Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-11-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Written and compiled for the HERALD.l

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Written and compiled for the HERALD.
WASHINGTON, Nov. -, 1o93.-rne
ensation caused by the official announce
nent that Minister Willis, who, If 10
,cciden, occurred to the vessel in which
"a left San Francisco, arrived at Hawaii
ast week. carried with him instructions
n use if necessary the sailors and marines
m the limited States war ships now in
the harbor of Honolulu to depose tie
republican government of
Hawaii and restore Qaeen LiliuokalanI,
to the power which she held before her
forced abdicaton, last January, was
GREATER even that that made by the cleo
last week. Although Claus
Snreckels. when here few weeks ago
predicted that this would be done and
there had been other hints of its probaOl!-
ity. it took the community completely by
surprise, a surprise which few have yet
shaken of.
There are comparatively few CONGRESS-
men in Washington, aud some of them
refuse to discuss the matter at all, bat
the most of them, without regard to their
pohtical opinions, regret this action by
the administration and many DO not
hesitate to express the opinion that it is
the greatest mistake of President Cleye-
lands life. They say that even allowing
which many of them do not by any means
that Secretary Gresham's statement,
based upou ex Minister BiOuuts report
of how the provisional government came
into power and how the Queen was
forced to abdi,ate because she feared to
oppose the wishes of the L. S. Minister,
Stevens and the late Captain Wiltse who
was at the time o. the rsvoluiJn ia comm
and of the L.. S. S. Boston, from which
the marines were taken who raised the
American flag over the isllnd, untrue,
the present action would still be con-
demned by the great mass Of Americans
because all they will see and fully COM
prehend will be that the administration
has ordered the destruction of the gov
eminent of republic and the establish
msnt of a monarchy, the oulJ one on our
side of the world; and they back up
their opinions by citing the popular
feeling against the lowering Of the Ameri'
can flag in Hawaii By MI Blount. A
Senator who is IN political accord with
the administration said privately; 81
have not studied the question sufficiently
to kaow whether there really was wrong
perpetrated upon the Queen OF Hawan
when she abdicatej, but | am sufficiently
acquainted with the sentiments OF the
American people to know that they Will
not approve the restoration Of an abolish
ed monarchy, known to have been one OF
the most corrupt in existence, no matter
what the circumstances might have
been. The administration is establishing
a bad precedent"
Whether true or not your correspor-
dent will not undertake to say, but the
idea seems to be generally accepted in
Washington that President Cleveland
will in his annual message, upon which
he is now working, recommend that
Congress repeal the tax on state bank
currenc-. This is pleasing to many OF
the democrats from the south, but 1t has
brought some prominent democrats here
from other sections, to protest and TO
endeayor to persuade Mr.. Cleveland not
to make the recommendation. None OF
them have however, seen NJ Cleveland,
as he has only been to the White House
once during the last week aud that was
to attend a cabinet meeting. Secretary
Carlisle has also denied himself to all
visitors since he began work on his annual
report, so that the visitors have not made
much of a success IN impressing their
financial views upon the administration,
but they have put in some work on Sena-
tors and Representatives that will proba-
bly, be heard from when the subjects gets
before Congress.
Since the elections there has been a
marked change in the tariff talk of dem
ocratic congressman, although enc ortWo
of the democratic members Of the House
WAYS and Means committee have taken
occasion to soy that the result OF the
election would make no difference IN the
tariff bill upon which that committee IS
working. 1t Is significant however, that
the democrats who are SO positive about
this are those whe we're opposed to tie
administration on the silver question
and therefore are not now taken into the
confidence of the administration, which
will unquestionably control the nature CT
the new tariff bill. The administration
democrats are not committing themselves
TO any extent. The democrats who re-
present districts having industries which
want some protection are much holder
in their demands upon the committee
than they were before the election ard
the impression here is that they Will get
MANY concessions that would have beer
denied them had the result Of the election
been different. 1t seems to he settled
that the new tariff bill Will impose some
sort of an income tax, bat whether 1t
shall be upon individuals or corporations
is still a matter of doubt. There is also a
proposition to impose an Inheritance tax
which has met with considerable favor.
Editor Pulitzer.
The World says The people Of Hawaii
have an unloub.ed right to determine
their own form Of government and to