Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-12-09
BosA AND
IdIotlc G.. O p. Drivei on the Hawaiian
Matter.

p sosA AND BUNcoMsE.
, IdIotIC G. O P. Drivel on the Hawaiis
Matter.
"A Nations Shame is the title of th
New York Press leader ON th
Hawaiian affair; oOur National Shame
, Is the way the Philadelphia Press pu
10 and so II goes all along the line G
the thiek-and-thin brigade of th
, q, O. P. bazoos Every America,
who believes In the immortal princI
pies OF the declaration OF independ
ence,' blows the New York bazooter
every American who holds that tn,
tyranny ofa monarch Ia treason agains
the 'nalienable sovereignty Of the PEG
pie, every American by whom the star
ry symbol Of the republic is held ii
reverence and honor, and TO whom tn,
dignity and authority Of the republic
are sacred, will regard the outrageou.
purpose Of the Cleveland administrs.
ton to restore the Hawaiian monarchy
with Intense indignation and profound
shame. Grover Cleveland and the re.
publican renegade whom he has re-
warded for party treachery with q sea,
IN his cabinet have gone about their
Infamous tssk"-and 90 on and 80 on to
the extent of q column of Mysteries, ex-
oiamation points and language Of such
q character that 1t would have been
more In accordance with common usage
II It had been represented by IS in
stead Of spelled out in the full exposure
Of type
VI course, noneo Of this sort of fustian
has anything to do with the case. There
is no question of the Americans prefer.
enoe for republicanism to monarchy.
Even as bold. bad vilyuns as the press
holds Messra Cleveland and Gresham TO
90 would not be stupid enough to make
such an issue as that before the Ameri-
can people. The simple and only oues-
ton which confronted the ndministra-
ton in this Hawaiian matter WINS, not
as TO the form of government which
the United States would prefer 10 see
! the islands, but whether the pro-
vis!oual government had been estab-
iished with or without the Legitimate
action OF our own officials and forces.
The evidence which the administers
ton has taken the pains to gather
AND weigh for the last seven or eight
months shows clearly, according to
Secretary Gresham's report, that the
Hawaiian government was o~verthrown
and the pro isional government set up
through the completely Of the United
states minister at Honolulu and his I'm
]ustltable uae Of our naval forces at that
That being the case, we violated
our national policy and did the Hawai-
IAN government a wrong which can only
De rlghted by restoring the status
which existed before II interference,
he fact that the government which
we pulled down, and which we are.
therefore, In duty bound to set up
again was a monarchy, and a very
shabby and disreputable specimen of
me at that. has no bearing whatever
'pon the ethics of the case. We can.
'os u our ideas of justice by our own
'pecial fashion-plate of government.
cannot claim to keep our flag un-
ullied by dealing honorably and Just
y, and in practice deal honorably and {
Justly only with republics. We had 2.
lothing TO do with the original selec- {
OF Hawaii's form Of government, {
nd, unless we annex Hawaii and be- t
ome responsible for Its government, c
'e certainly have no right to change t
hat government Least of all have we q
he right to change that government, t
through an intrigue with a few aliens, i
oroer That we may annex the coun- a
y irrespectively of the wishes of the o
reat body OF Its citizens. That is lust t
hat our former minister did, and that h
what we must undoif we are to o n c
nue. to boast OF our national integrity, o
al to keep the starry symbol Of the G
'public' worthy Of reverence and Il
onor." -
1t has never been our policy to 90
the world overthrowing mon.
'chles because we think n republic is E
e only true form of government, On
'e contrary, it has been our announced
Id observed purpose to maintain our n
vn sovereignty. to interfere with no tr
'dy and to prevent foreign interfer- to
'ce In the Americas. When we pro- al
ann our Intention to abandon that tu
'licy, which has been the source of so de
uch OF our national power and pride, M
will be time enough to forsake our
'n affairs and enter upon the mill. &c
Mt work of republicanizinQ the ma. XII
ms OF the earth, whether they wish CT
be republicanized or not. re
Our national shame would be. not eli
rectifying the wrong we have done a tn
ny power, as the administration pro. la
SEES to rectify 1t, but in condonlne It. ga
rs,sting in 1t, and even profting by pa
as the republican ~bazooters demand .
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