Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-21

Again be axys. and With great force. Of
the revelation
at vas q united and irresistible move
ment Of the ssrss men. With no~ Increased
aunlbers, that took asay she dsspotic po~
sss of King KaIaksaa in 1857 and crushed
the Wilcox revolt 81 1889. They gathered
At the arrnorv With their rifles In hand,
which we're Increased BY other arms openly
carried ia q cL.riage xith only
three men IN eh~gs. The only govern
ment that existed or eoalf exist under zach
circumstances, vas Ike PROVINCIAL Govern
snent. Whoever denies this hiss M ether
bs-is for deaiaI shAr pssjared a.iiday'ts,
| haBdrpd4 of witch are 0b,a.nabie In the
= nms Of Hanolals AZ tso dollars each"
| The story 0f the revolution a. told ny
| sfr Stevens, j. correct and bis narrative m
a.l.aahabls. AMI those who kno~ him
. III believe ~hst be says in preference q"
| he garalsti stafeInsnr. Of Mr. Blount, based
~ the psr.l.an evidence Of bitter roy alists
The asspoa from the white House.
New York Sun
The gery first paragraph Of the Hawaiian
message shows the Pfe-idsDt's inherent and
| Inc xtinguishsble contempt for the authority
| Of Congress. lie has been brought up With
a round turn in his secret pursuit Of the pol
lev Of iDfAmy. Congress, by resolutions
passed by both Houses, has demanded
| 10 know what be has done, what lac bias IN
| tended to do, and what he i. still doing,
on his own responsibility in Ha-
wall. MIR Cleveland affects TO igsore The
| pesemptory call of Congress-. he prefaces
hs me- sszge of Yesterday, not. as IL ens-
| ,omary, with straightforward statement
/ of the Truth, namely, that i, il submitted In
conss qusDee Of and in obedience TO, the
command Of the Federal Legislature, but
| with the sneaking pretence that this mes
cage originates solely in his own volition,
| and is now written in pursuance of pre-
| viousIy expressed Intention OF transmit
ting further information on the subject
when I'D iitionai aiyices permitted.
| This document, really a reluctant re-
sponse to a sharp cali from Congress, Mr.
| Gle eland sends to the capitol as il it were
/ a voluntary act of coudescension and grace
| % his part. In accordance with my pre-
vions intentions" said the coon, lofuly
IL now proceed to come down and hold
further amicable intercourse with Capt
| Scott" Five-sixths of the message "a a
| restatefnent In Mr.. Cleyelanh's own Ian
gusge Of III, argument for the policy OF
lnsamy. rendered familiar TO every body
through the previous efforts Of Blount,
Gresham, and the various hirelings of
Claus Spreckeis ~ only new feature
sre a stronger insistence on the idea that
the findings of Mr. Blount are paramount
TO all other evidence, and must be regarded
- infallihle and final; and Il somewhat
more profuse seasoning of platitudes with
references to morality, Justice, ard the
higher law. This part of the message might
have been written by Paul Neumann AZ a
foundation for a claim for money damages
in behalf of Lilitfokalani. Mr.. Clevelan1 8
presentation Is no stronger than was Secre-
tuy GreshaD's; Mr., Greshsm's carried no
more weight than Biount's; what Bloants
is worth, the whole country, including Con
gress, now perfectly understands.
The remaining one-siIth of the message
i. more interesting. but it is n ither an
did nor satisfactory de fence of the admin
Fi.trations flawsiisB policy. Mr.. Cleveland
announces that h. shall not again submit to
the Senate the treaty of annexation with
Hawaii which he withdree last VI srch.
This is not surprising news. Mr.. e eve
hands hostility to American extension il
now no secret, and the future union of Ia
waits destiDies with those OF this coantry
viii not proceed from his iuitlstive The
American friends of Hswa ali and the fla-
wsiian friends of America have nothing TO
expect or to hope for from him The main
point TO be noted is the Presidents carr flu
avoidance of any Ineligible explanation Of
the method by which be originally intended
TO accomplish the restoration Of monnr by
in the islands, at the time when he hOp'd TO
pot Liliuokalani back upon her throh" b.
fore Congress or the country should know
lis plans The process of inquiry by Con
gross is not yet complete.
Mr.. Cleveland is obliged to confess TO
Congress the utter failure Of his policy of
,nfamy, but he bears witness that IT faIi-d
through no hesitancy on bis part The
scheme fell through, Mr.. Cleveland aileg's,
merely because Liliuekalani refused TO give
certain guarantees which he required as in
dispensable md iona of her restoration by
him. This refusal, together with ''the ia
fortunate public misrepresentation of the
situation and exaggerated statements Of
the sentiments of our people" h re in
the United States. "have obviously injured
the prospects of successful Executive me-
diation.'
Executive mediation Williss instructions
from Gresham show what sort of me distion
vas originally contemplated. There was
not a wor,l about any limitation on the pow
or Of the President 10 carry out in Hawaii
his DEGREES from the White House, until
long after The whole country hal been
aroused to extraordinary indignation over
the proposed outrage. The dates of the
succe sslye inst uctious to Willis tell the
whole story On q 'sober Is, when the
conspiracy was still under cover,
Gresham instruets Wills To adyi.r the
Queen" of Mr.. Clevel4nd's desire 10 do
Justice aud undo this wrong" IL Liliuoks-
lsui agrees TO the conditions imp d nv
Mr.. Cleveland, Mr.. Willis is then to adj
v,.e the provisional government of the
Presidents determination of This ones
ton" and to notify them ''tha. thy
are expected promptly t. restore her
cops ,itutiousl authority. II either LII
iuokslsni or the prosisionai govern
ment shall refuse to obey Mr.. Cleve-
land. contingency that does not sp-
pear to have been regarded by Mr. Cleve-
land as probable, then Mr. Willis
is to await further orders. On Nov. "a,
again Gresham insIuets Willis to insist on
the conditions imposed on the Queen as
essential conditions of restoration" 1t is
not until u 3. the dsv before Congress
10 to meet. and three wee Ks sitter the con-
stitutiousl limitations Of the Executive had
begun to he the saelecs of somewhat ex-
cited publ, diseu-sto,, ttst Mr. Willis is
reminded that .'the President cannot use
fierce without the authority OF Congress.
Nov. when din thst no'iou, thst sffev
thouSht tiad l,'gmert in Mr.. Fievelsrd'-
intellect? If the dethrnned Queen had
arree,, 10 tie cunsiitions ss 10 srnArty and