The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-01-25
A SENATOR OF THE PEOPLE.
Senator Davis Eloquent on HaWa
Wdiian Subjects.

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Waiian Subjects.
The GAZETTE below gives three ex-
tracts from Senator Davis mastery
speech on the Hawaiian question be-
fore the United States Senate. Not
since the fiery ingalls, left the Senate
has its equal on international law or
international subjects been heard. 1t
has won fame for the Senator far and
wide, not only in this country, but
cabied acoss the Atlantic. Senator
Davis first gave a careful review of
the whole trouble, from the time it
first arose, to the end of Paramount
Blount's biased report. He conclud-
es that part of his speech ending with
the revolution, as follows:
Thus, Mr.. President, the curtain fell
upon the last scene of this harlequin
monarchy. The stage lords and stage
ladies vanished into the mass of the
population. The queen OF the play
laid aside her tinsel crown, put OFF
her tawdry regalia, and reentered
private life through the stage entrance.
The play has had it's run. The en-
gagement, which had not been sue
cessful, was ended and the theater
was to be closed. The whole proceed
ings throughout have been initiative.
Inc monarchy was spectacle. 1t
had been tolerated by the civilized
world, although frequently the per-
Torrance had been rudely and forci-
bly, interrupted by the foreign spect-
ators. The domestic audience, heavi-
" taxed for it's support, when insulted
by the actors, had repeatedly resented
the indignity with violence. The
practical and real took the place of
this pernicious mockery. A firm gov
eminent, conducted by just and able
men, was installed upon the aband-
oned stage. The whole proceeding
had been spectacular. Civilization
had endured 1t. The lord of the de-
mesne had for a brief period CONFER
ed his functions upon Christopher Sly.
But to this general and correct appre-
citation of the melodrama there was
one exception. As the play was end
ing the Democratic Administration
came in as spectator, as Don Quixote
and Sancho Panza entered the puppet
show in Spain. To it, as to the don,
the performance was real, and, like
real life, it was thought to be contin-
uous. It saw in the mammets and
puppets and in the stage queen weak
ness overpowered and virginity op-
pressed and disinherited, while San
cho, against the evidence of his senses,
saw through the eyes of his master.
Laughter and applause in the CALLER
les.
Speaking: of President Cleveland's
encnoachment upon the powers of the
Senate Senator Davis said:
1t is not the first time in history,
Mr.. President, that an attack upon
the privileges of a Senate has been
made by an Executive magistrate,
nor is it the first time in history that
resentment or discussion by the SEN
ate has been deprecated. At time
in the history of the Roman Empire,
when the Emperor was Princeps Sen
otus, connected somewhat with that
body as the President of the United
States is with this, resolute man,
a man determined to overthrow the
privileges of the Senate, withdrew
himself into seclusion for that pur-
pose to the island of Capri, and as
the last Administration is accused. as
Mr.. Stevens is accused, as the Ameri-
can men in that island are accused,
as the privileges of the Senate of the
United States are ignored, so he by a
message accused and brought into
question the privileges of the Senate,
Discussion was to be stifed. Nothing
was to be said. The few remaining
arches which sustained the senatorial
privileges were to be broken down
without question. When some one is
represented by the satirist to have
asked concerning the man attacked or
the privileges to be overthrow, he
thus. said, and was answered to in
Latin, the translation of which follows.
''Into what crime has he fallen !
By what informer has he been accus-
ed? What judge has passed upon
him? What witness has testified
against him7 Not one or any of
these. A verbose and turgid message
has come over from Capri. That set
ties it. will interrogate no further. .
Laughter.
In closing his speech, lasting
through two days, he said:
Mr.. President, many questions and
illustrations of this kind press mon
the mind while one is speaking, but
the limitations of time do not warrant
more extended remarks. They sug-
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