The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-03-07
THE POLICY OF DEcENcY.
Supported by Congress and the Res
pectable Press.

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The McCreary resolution endors-
ing the course pursued by the pres
ent national administrative in regard
to Hawaii, pronouncing against
either the annexation of the islands
or an unconstitutional assumption
of a protectorate over them, and de-
nouncing the Infamous abuse of
position and usurpation of congress
sional and presidential authority by
ex-Minister Stevens, in practically
making war upon the established
aud constitutional government to
which he was accredited as a pleni-
potentiary diplomatic agent, passed
the House of Representatives on
Wednesday last without any diff
Guilty, notwithstanding that the
friends Of the incriminated ex-minis-
ter and the leaders of the republi-
ran party exhausted all the technical
parliamentary resources at their com
mand in order to defeat or delay the
vote. Only seventy-fve members
voted against the resolution, thus
demonstrating, on the very first
opportunity that there has been Of
getting an expression of opinion on
the matter, that the course pursued
by Cleveland has the endorsement
Of his party aud is satisfactory to
the representatives OF the American
people in Congress assembled. This
effectively disposes of the menda-
cious fanfaronade which has been
kept up for months past in the col
umns Of the degraded, sensational
and corrupt press, Of which the San
Francisco Examiner, the New York
sun, aud the National Police Ga
zctte are honored representatives.
These discreditable publications
have directly affirmed and indirectly
! implied that the President was in
this matter pursuing a policy which
was rcpugnant to the country and
4 unsatisfactory to his party, and
which would, when opportunity pre-
/ sented, be repudiated by Congress.
All these statements were, Of course,
speculative admeasurements of ex.
isting sentiment and their accuracy
was llatly challenged by papers like
Z the Louisville Courier-,J Journal, the
New York Post, the Kansas City
Times, the San Francisco Town
Talk aud other publications which
appeal To the intelligence, conscience
aud integrity OF the communities in
which they live. Which class OF
/ publication is most accurately in
touch with surrounding sentiment
can be- gathered by the vote of Wed.
n"sday last and popular vote would
he even more emphatic. This coun.
try is not controlled by its hood.
lums, rowdies, prize fighters and
supporters OF official jobbery
though the Mission street organ
Of the demi monde may think that
II is. Or course we are prepare
To hear, when the journalistic
blackguards recover their wind
that inasmuch as that the McCreary
resolution does not authorize the
restoration Of Liliuokalani by force
IL Is not an Endorsement OF Cleye,
lands policy. But there is time
enough FOR that, good friend. Tn,
vote of "Wednesday is a hint to Ho
nolulu. There is reason to believ,
tina, the pirates and adventurer.
ih"rc have becn misled as to the
sentiments OF our people aud oul
Congress by the blackguard press
'fh" vote of Wednesday should un
deceive them. II il does not the
employment Of measures will b,
considered in due time.-Pacif,
I1wH HIk, San FmnrisrO.