The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-17
Note and Comment.

The Hawaiian business is the most
awkward and unnecessary tangle that
our government ever got into at any
time in its history. After recognizing
the provisional government establish ed
by Americans in self defense, for the
pro ection OF their interests and the in
terests of civilization, the adminstra-
ton made the mistake of yielding to
Secretary Gresham's idea of reinstatinr
the immoral negro queen, whose op-
pressive conduct caused her overthrow.
Atlanta Constitution (Dem).
EVEN after the savage reply of this
vindictive old wretch had been reported
to Mr.. Cleveland, he directed his rep
resentative to renew his efforts to bring
about the restoration of Liliuokalani!
Thank heaven that the partnership pro.
posed in Mr.. Cleveland's name in that
little back room in Honolulu miscarried,
that the policy of infamy has failed
This nation has escaped a shame
and a disgrace even blacker and
deeper than that which has been put
upon it by the presidents attempt to
do an infamous thing upon his own
responsibility.-NeW York Sun.
THE plain business people of this
country are laying by store of many
walls of wrath which will be opened on
the democratic party with most woful
effect whenever the opportunity pre-
sents itself. That the people had hope
of and confidence in the party is shown
by what has been done for it. The
fatted calf has been killed repeatedly
for it, and as often it returns to its
husks. In the name of all that is right
and just, is there any hope of or from
it? Must it die of pariesis? Is it utterly
Incapable, incompetent, inefficient?
Can it do nothing but blunder? We
shall see.-Hard,oick Gazette.
The president has done little or moth
ing either to disarm hostility or to in
crease the number of his friends. He
is not magnetic" and if we said he
had winning manners we should depart
widely from the truth. Ever since he
came into Office he has almost studiously
ignored his chief supporters of 1884,
1888 and 1892 He has not sought their
counsel, and has apparently tried to
forget that they ever served him. His
illusions to the civil service refOrmers
in bis message to congress and in his
fortunate, coming from gentleman
who owed them so much. The notions
which at times has seemed to possess
him, that he could in any way consis-
tent with his character and principles
conciliate his enemies in this state,
showed a surprising simplicity in gem
tleman who had lived among them so
long. -Neao York Post (Mug)
THE policy of this administration
toward Hawaii has been one colossal
and objectionable b,under. We do not
deny that the president and Secretary
Gresham have really believed what they
declared-that the queen was removed
from her throne by the act of United
States officials; but it was culpable
ignorance and jealousy which allow d
them to believe so. They ought to
have known more of the condition
and history of the islands. They ought
to have had quick sympathy, not for
monarchs but for republics. A people
seeking a republican form of govern
ment, under our own national flag,
ought to have had their sympathy, not
their contempt and scorn. The United
States should never discourage any
attempt that is made to establish a
republican form of government in any
country, small or great, weak or strong,
civilized or unciviized; and any officer
of the United States who directly or in.
directly supports the pretensions of an
overturned monarch is incapable of APP
preciating the spirit of our constitution,
is false TO our traditions, and should
either acknowledge his error or be re-
moved from oflice.-N. Y. Independent.