The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-14
CLEVELAND DEFENDED.
,yorsRsY uPHoLDs THE PRES
1pEy1,s H4WzfIAS POLIcf.
A., Teller wants to Know II the fres'oehe
L.. n.fsrred the Matter Entirely TO
congress and Mr. era, Replies.


49,, .,okspe Labor Day (the first Monday
~ sep,cmber In each year. a legal ho"~
b., as other public days. vas reported
-, The Committee on Education and
labor. ana was placed on the calendar
Air. Gray dem. Dell resumed his
,,eech Ocgun yesterday In support OF
,te resolution from the Committee on
Foreign Relations, declaring IL unwise
ana inexpedient to consider further the
treaty OF project OF annexation OF the
Hawaiian territory: that the provisional
government should be allowed to pursue
!s own line Of policy: and that ioI"'s"
Intervention ~ the political anaifS oi INC
,saras would be regarded as an aet "n-
,,,.,5l, to tbs Government OF the On''eu
States. ,..
,f,or reading some testimony showing
y statement by Mr.. snoper that ne hau
.s.s,rsuces from the old man himseh
.t,. Minister Stevens-Mr. Gray sald
=. tf.f testimony left no room ioT
tt thst tho revolution IN bonoiuiu
- ,,culd have occurred had 1T not
=. Cor the assurance that tnc mntaiE
.o-.os from the United states wafship
So, would be on shore 10 support anu
,,tanance what was TO be done 10
,..-l fsfhroning the Queen and cstapiish-
,.e "a provisional government.
,fr GRAY devoted much OF MS speech 20
, 8I.erssion Of tho question whether in'
-,,rtn,ent of MIR Blonnt as commis-
sloner 20 Hawaii was such an once az ar
.-,uircd confirmation by the Senate ~,
n
r Mr. Teller whether. II Mr. Biount su.
t-..dad any officer whose appom'mth'
ft raf rcarire confirmation by the sen
~ hat aid not change the SITUATION.
Si~ Cray gave il as his opinion 'hat !,
fd not and that person so appo,'''vu pp,,u''..'
fsr a specific purpose was not an oiii0O'
under the Constitution.
Mr. Gray's Eloquent Appeal.
In closing Nlr. Cray said: ''The case is
,o,oartant-far more important tnan nv
,,,t.rial interests involved. The is'ahhs
a. ,erv small and insignificant. IL al
esr4honakc or a convulsion In those sOuth
eri seas were 10 swallow them up 10
,,.rr,O. there would not be except iron
fesiines Of humanity for the loss OF hle
a ripple on the surface OF the "orlu
affairs. But the importance OF tn's qu'S
zion as I said at the beginning is one
international mofdlltNt hitt -" N'
to of~ relations with the least power
sr The world. wound or destroy or attael
fto Integrity Of those relations withou
Erecting the whole people of the Onlte
STATES We are concerned in malnthlhhl
.r,oro than n a powerful kingdom or grea
ysnuhic were involved the good nam
snl fame OF this great country. It's nam
ana fame should hc held so high that IN
breath Of aspersion or detracuoh cou'
not reach IL. II We are ever 70 step iio'
tho shores of this continent out on a ca
..er - onuire and colonization. let II J
with head erect without the breath
sfsnicion or dishOnor, Intrigue, or 10
S.4iin-. Lot Il be In the face oi ia.
III 30 be- conquest. let IL be by iorce
AIMS and with the blast Of the trumpet
and " II is TO be convention, let II
oprn and above board, 20 that We ma
know. when we acquire ute thdt
hv the will Of the people whose sol az az
,s,ntr,, Uc absorb That is the quesu'
,,raaente1 in the papers submitted 10 u
Sfrafo bv the President of the OhnV
states and on which We are called up
- p0sa THAT the PrcsideIs should ma
sffempfed to withdraw this country ITO
the dishonorabic situation III when II NJ
placed by the indiscreet action oi =
United States Minister IN January 10
IL greatly 90 his credit, ana VIII ai""
man ms long as this record remains. -
canuoi blot out the record that has be
,oaaa during the last year. ana II
continue 10 be the VindcatiOn OF the IN
who tried I'M his great Office 10 90 Ju
ti.e and work righteousness IN the III,
national affairs Of this great country WI
The people 81 the earth.
what il to he Done?
II am not so much concerned, SO
Nr Teller "as to what has been dohe'
am as to what IL going 10 De uoi
asked tho Senator II he unuefstah
that the whole question has been remit
hy the President to Congress.
The President says So Mr. Gray
1werci.
You understand that" Mr.. Teller
marked. with an air OF seuslacu'
"Then I want 20 ask him whether
effort is now being made by thls "'
eminent 10 restore the Queen TO power
sT 10 not know Of any such effor
Mr. Crav replied. "rhe same sources
Information are open TO the Senator y
are omen to me- / do not know OF an
AIR. Teller: l want to ask the Sena
.,oth.r question II the matter
been submitted TO Congress. / ask h
,aS member of the committee chars
with this natter what II Is proposed u
We are TO do. Are We 10 90 What
,s,.sidant has failed TO do, or are We
consider the matter settled anu 10
tbo provisional government remain
ur GRAY. When this resolution '
,.,o,,ad from the Committee on fole
Relations the President had sent II
message in which 1t was undeistood I
ne committed the matter TO CONGRESS
e..,c ,he efforts which he had maze
q. nat time. 20 restore the status
and to uudo the wrong which me {
ca.red had been done by the authol
a. tho United States Minister had M IMdn
au8 10 submitted the Wh"is "lis.Na a.,|,,,
What hc called the wiser dlscrceioil
Congress-" That h my unuefs'ai'u
The committee reported this resoiu'o'
Tho senate So far ag l am conccrne'
am willing 10 vote for Il now, allho
would not have been Wiling 10
for lt a short time prior to It's o'
reported.
10 Undo a Great Wrong.
When n was reported that there
tai / undorstand) nothing more "
Zone on the part Of this oovernmeh'
N undo what I consider TO nave pee
great wrong and outrage on Tue
Vailan Government existing on tne
81 January. 1893. That being so, thou
and l think now that the interest Oh
concerned I'm these islands, as Wen az
interest OF the people. OF the .h
States Is best conserved by leaving
Hawaiian people 10 pursue hel,
llne u policy. II the provisional
eminent has established itself IN
manner as TO be able to make nse,' e,'
reality a De facto government (which
uY opinion Il never was during
preceding months). then ! ronceive !
The best interests of the Hawaiian
pie and the best interests OF the cn
siaies viii be promoted by It's goins
and obtaining the sanction OF the pc
~ can. which 40 10 this time. n