The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1893-12-29

At $50. Jan. l6. | landed the ship's
battalion under the command of Lieu.
tenant Commander William Il. Swine-
burn. One attachment of marines was
placed at the legation and one at the
consulate, while the main body of men.
with two pieces of artillery. were quar-
Tered in q hail in central location near
the Government buildings.
Anent the contention of the Argus
Leader that Minister Stevens bulldozed
the Hawaiian Queen from of her
throne, that official avs:
Deep in the conspiracy to remove the
WilcoN-Jones ministry, whom all the
best men of the islands wished to CON
tinue, she signed the lottery and opium
bills, appointed to her cabinet the men
who had been the chief parties in brib-
ing the lottery bill through the legisla-
ture, and followed this with an attemp-
ted coup d'etat. calling worthless mob
OF retainers to her assistance, trying To
proclaim constitution giving her arbi
trary power. overlnrning an incorrupti-
bic supreme court, and giving to her
self the appointment of new Judges
This was Saturday, Jan. IA. 1898. From
that hour the Hawiian monarchy was
dead, and no restoration is possible, eN-
cept by the exercise of ssome outside
and foreign force Az the date of her
downfall l4iliuokalani was without the
sympathy and aid of the hest of the ma
tive Hawaiians and OF nearly all the
respectable and responsible white resi-
dents of the islands,
This assertion has been abundantly
borne out by that part of the Presi-
dents message which recites that the
deposed queen refuses to attempt tore
mount her throne unless assured of the
active and continued backing of this
government On this point the l'io-
neer-Press of recent date has the fol-
lowing ununswerabe argument:
| Now what we regard rs the cuntroll-
ing and decisive fact in all this mass of
assertion and counter assertion is
that the provisional government was
able ever since To maintain itself in
power: while the monarchy, even with
the protlered assistance of the United
States, hesilates to reasSert itself. This
is the admission of Mr. Cleveland g mes
sage and it is Il confession of defeat.
Let the public mark the situation which
| MIR. Gresham has outlined in the
strongest argument that he could draw
for the case which he represents. AL
though the monarchy was firmly en-
trenched in the hearts of the people, it
was overthrown by the presence OF our
troops and the unwillingness of the
u. .it,l h.A .llb tn a %
Il conflict with us. She chose rather to
submit and throw herself on our Justice.
But all the time the nation was with
her. The men from the Boston held
them in awe and consummated the out
rage. But in Hawaii itself there was
but one feeling and that counseled sub
mission because the assanltipg power
was the United States. intent upon the
annexation Of these islands. This is the
way that the message paints the picture
over and over again. But what have
we to succeed it? Nine months have
elapsed since this administration came
into power, in which time it has left
nothing undOne to show the people ol
Hawaii that they would have all the
moral support that they could ask in re-
storing their beloved Lilinokalani tt
the throne. Immediately on MIR
G eyeland's accession the annexation
treaty was withdrawn. That servec
notice on the people OF Hawaii that the
provisional government had been de
serted and that its plans would not be
: carried out. Then Mr.. Blount was sen
over. and while in the islands he con
sorted with the royalists and gave then
every comfort in his power. And lin
ally MIR. Willis was sent, empowered tt
plainly say to the queen that this coun
try would assist in her restoration, con
, ditioned only upon the offerof amnest!
to those who had taken part agalns
her. The last support was withdraw
from the governmental President Dole
: and ii what MIR. Cleveland says abouti
were true. it must have collapsed like
house OF blocks.
Instead OF this. We find the remarka
: BILE statement that the queen reject
: the conditions offered. Why? The
]: require no sacrifice on her part. The
J include her restoration TO honOrs an
: dipnitics of which she has ever bee
!, tenacious. They ask of her nothin
5 whatever except not to pursue her enc
mics with the sword. And she decline
d to take back again the reins of govern
ment. lust as President Dole decline
t to WELD them. For such conditio
S there is but one possible explanation
J and that is that Liliuokalani know
Il that She could not support herself ft
an instant: she dares not assume agai
IS an authority from which the peop
y have thrust her. If the case we're
u MIR. Cleveland states it. the provisions
q Government were of our making. til
VI throne would have been set up agai
:, within twenty-four hours OF the tin
e when Mr.. Willis Instructions wei
IS known to the people of Hawaii. II a
Al that the president says of what MIR. Ste
N ems did were true, would not amount
20 such encouragement and assistance
'e Nh, revolutinnists as has since hnrn vt
'e 1p,ee,.ed To The queen. ct the oi
e. government stands. the other remai
= prostrate.
!, The daily developments on this que
~ tion are along the same line, al
IN strengthen measurably the position ,
al have taken that Blount was prejudice
v Gresham precipitate. and GleyelaI