Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1893-11-17

4 could scarcely De DelleVeU buA'
the administration would dare
take such step, but it WAS soon
found that it was all too true. and
that the United States had a fIes-
ident willing to abuse the trust re-
posed in him by the people so far
as to aid In restoring deposed
monarchy to power.
This is the way one of his spol-
ogists puts it: "The president has
no idea that force of arms will be
necessary. Had he anticipated
such necessity, instead of two
American vessels in the harbor
Honolulu there would be half
dozeu.' In other words, the Pres
ident was determined that the cor
rupt Hawaiian monarchy should
be restored, if it took the whole
strength of our navy to do it. Be-
fore these lines are read the infa
nous course began by the hauling
down of the American flag will
probably have been completed by
the wiping out of Republican
government and the seating of
a queen by force and under the
personal orders of a President Of
the United States.
The Indignation felt by Repub-
licans is fully shared by many
Democrats, and more than once
the remark has been publicly
made. cleveland ought to be i'm
peached for this" Not a few
people believe that the money of
Claus Spreckles, the Hawaiian
Sugar king, has been an impor-
taut factor in bringing about
this disgraceful announcement.
Spreckles spent a week in Wash
lington short time ago and he
made no secret of his belief that
the administration would restore
the Queen, but everybody thought
at that time that the Idea was too
preposIerous to be even seriously
considered.
Whether this matter is taken
up by Congress will depend some
what upon the news from Hawaii.
Should the very unusual position
taken by the administration re-
suit in bloo1shed, as naval officers
J and others familiar with the stu.
alton on the islands predict, there
will be some very plain talk in
Congress and it will not all come
from Republicans, either.
!, Mr.. Cleveland has long beer
SUBJECT to fits of the sulks wher
things did not go to suit him, anc
he is now in the midst of the
, worst he has ever had, in Wash
: ington. He has been in the White
, House only once since the elec
;, ton and that was to attend a cabj
. net meeting. One of the cablne
was heard to remark after the
meeting, "The old mans as crank!
as sick BEAR and it is under
stood that he has subbed nearly
. every man who has seen hin
e since the great Democratic de
D feats.
This administration is certainly
, contrary, if it is nothing else. l
has been kept SO busy finding
fault with and trying to undo ev
o erything that was done by thu
S Harrison administI alton that i
f has done nothing itself. One O
! the latest cases of fault finding ii
contained in the annual report O
the first Assistant Post Master
l General, which declares that the
experiment of free mail delivery il
) small towns and villages is fail
3 ure and recommends that it be
: suspended at the close Of the cur.
rent y ear. The report very grs
ciously admits that the free deliv.
cry was when first established il
) the small towns and villages re.
ceived with satisfaction and de-
light, but 1t then makes the re,
marksble statement that as soon as
the novelty wore off the residents
found it more convenient to call
at the village post Office for their
mail than to have it brought to
their houses by the carrier.
The improvement in govern
ment finances which Mr.. Cleve-
land and Secretary Carlisle were
so positive would Immediately
follow the repeal of the purchas-
ing clause of the silver law has
not made lis appearance. So far
In the month of November the
governments expenditures have
averaged about 100000 a day
more than its receipts from all
sources. However the heaviest
payments for the month have
been made, and the deficit viii!
grow less from now until the first
of the month when other large
payments have to be made.