The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-10
TWO PRESIDENTS.

There is quite a contrast between the
achievements of President Cleveland and
Of President Dole within the last eight
months. The former became President Of
the United States in March with the pres
tige Of having won the office by force of
ability and character. He had risen above
all rivals in MS own party. and in close
contest had prevailed over the popular and
able candidate of the opposition party.
His rise had been so marked and so unac-
countable that the public regarded him in
a measure as man of destiny. No Presi-
dent in recent years has reached the Presi-
Dental Office who carried with him so
much of the hope and confidence of the
people as Grover Cleveland. Even those
who voted against him were willing to
give him fair trial, many of them hoping
that the wisdom of the people in electing
him would be justified. Somehow he had
Impressed the people without regard to
party that he was the representative of
what may be termed the higher element in
politics. He had at least attracted to his
standard large proportion of well-known
men who had become conspicuous for their
advocacy of much-needed reform in the
public service.
When President Dole was placed at the
head of the Provisional Government of
the Hawaiian Islands very few out of the
Islands knew who or what sort of man
he was. His name carried no particular
idea to the American people. 1t was not
supposed that he would last more than a
few months. No one dreamed that the
Provisional Government could maintain
itself from its own resources. But the
Provisional Government has grown
stronger day by day. The financial
difficulties that were relied upon to
swamp IL have been met and over
come. From the first the Dole Gov
eminent mas had to face the hostility of
the Cleveland administration. The with
drawal of the treaty of annexation from
the Senate by President Cleveland was in
limited way a declaration of war. TWAS
as much as to say that President Dole ad
nothing to expect from President Cleve-
land. In the last two months the hostility
of Cleveland has become more open and
decided. Under pretense of investiga.
ton. reports of the condition of things in
the islands have been scattered broadcast
over the United States which. IL true,
would show the Dole Government to be a
usurpation supported for a time By mere
physical force. But within less than a
year. by good and honest administration
the island Government has reached thai
point in public estimation in this country
that renders interference with 1t a dan.
gerous exercise of authority. American
public opinion stands between the Presi.
dent of the United States and the Pro.
viSiona President of the Hawaiian Islands
The American people have almost er
masse ranged themselves against the
American President. American history
hardly presents parallel spectacle. The
sympathy and confidence of the American
people have gone 10 foreign cause. The
faulty which led to this result is past com.
prehension. The fact, however. is indis-
putable. The condition is SO thoroughly
comprehended at last by the admnistra
ton that change of policy is unofficially
announced. No one now pretends thai
Mr.. Cleveland will persist In his origina
purpose of restoring the deposed Queen 60
the throne her own acts had forfeited.