The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-12-22
Friday, December - 1898.
\ REPi BI.ICAN iPHEAstL.

1t is apparent that the significance OF
the political movement in ali was
not appreciated by the administration
until within the past few days. When
the queen did not dare even assume the
throne tender ed to her. then it dawned
on the administration. for the first time.
that the movement which eliminated in
the overthrow Of the monarchy and the
establishment Of the provisional govern
ment represented a strongly entrenched
public sentiment.
When the first signs of hostilities APP
peared among the American colonies to-
ward the British government. the idea
in England was that the movement was
simply a little conspiracy got up by such
fellows as John Adams, Patrick Henry
and few meddlesome colleagues. In the
same way the administration at Wash
ington thought that the Hawaiian move
ment was a little private affair of Dole.
Carter. Thurston and a dozen or so 9TH
ers. The administration now sees its
mistake. Blolnt reported that the pro-
yisional government could not stand of
itself if the American troops were with
drawn. Blu. Minister Willis will now
resort that the provisional government
is not only able to stand; but is strong
enough to withstand even the American
force in Hawaiian waters: while Liliuo-
kalani recognizes that the provisional
government has such a popular support
that she would not dare ascend the
throne. knowing that she would again
be Immediately deposed by the indig-
nant. republic loving people.
The fact is republican ideas have been
terminating in Hawaii for many years.
The peaceful revolution of last January
was simply the elimination of reyolu-
tionary forces which have broken out
from time to time during the past six or
eight years-forces which must i~nevita-
bly, in any ease nave resulted in a re.
public or annexation in the near future.
Hawaii had outgrown its ignorant. dis
solnte and impotent monarchy. Chris
tianity. public schools. commerce, in
dustry and contact with civilization had
gradually converted the people from
their monarch worshiping sentiments.
and had built up political ideas and am
billions which the Liliuokalanirule could
not satisfy.
Outbreaks against both L~iliuokalani
and her predecessor We're ommon about
once a year. Liliuokalani was endured
only because her powers We're curtailed
TO the point that she was merely a fig
nrehead. Her ministers were given the
powers which ordinarily belong to a SOW
ereign. and she had no voice IN the se-
lection Of her ministers. When finally,
after her notorious collision with the
opium and lottery rings. she proposed to
promulgate a new constitution. and had
assembled the natives and the army for
the purpose of enforcing the constitu-
ton upon the people. the latter could
stand il no longer. and breathed a senti-
ment which meant death to the linger-
ing vestiges of monarchy. Liliuokalani
then became alarmed and offered to
"liItIdH ntI NoilSiithtloi' bal III
sentiment once aroused among the peo-
pie would mol down. 1t was determined
not to trust the queen again. and give
her a chance to usurp unconstitutional
powers. The committee of safety.
formed to protect the people from the
queens crowd. proceeded with its pro
gram until the provisional government
was seated in the capitol. That govern
ment now has the support Of all the en-
frightened elements of Hawaii. including
the educated aud Christianized portion
of the natives.
Against this republican movement.
which temporarily has found expression
in the provisional government. the Cleye-
land administration has run in its en- .
deavor to visit condemnation upon the I
preceding administration. The theory
Of the president was that the provisional
government was a little ephemeral con-
which got into power by the acct 4
dent Of the landing of American troops.
and that the moment those troops were
the conspirators would fall,
and the queen, supported by public sem
would resume her reign. In this
The administration wholly missed it's
guess. and it is because OF this complete
misunderstanding Of the situation that
President Cleveland is now compelled to
acknowledge the collapse Of his Hawaii
IN operations. He ran up against a
,trong popular republican movement
He al against an enlightened public
which would have one of the
,dious deposed Liliuokalani, and re-
,eived his proposals in her behalf with I
The queen herself appreciated :
condition of things of which the :
resident, from the standpoint of a poll :