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troops from the waIship Boston over
threw the constitutional government of
Hawaii, and again, that dusky relic, was
courted and feted by the best and fairest
of the members of that particular church
up to the very day of her overthrow.
Also, "that dusky relic" at the time of
her overthrow, was at her own expense
paying for the board, schooling and
clothes, of 20 young native girls, in a
seminary connected with that church.
And again, "that dusky relic of royalty"
is highly educated and accomplished
lady-a fair musician, whose purse was
always open when funds were wanted in
aid of the church, or to aid missions to
the South Sea Islands. Such is shat
dusky relic of royalty who has been
cruelty and cowardly vilified by SANDER
Gus vipers, who wear the garb of religion
and who, up to few years ago, owed
everything of this worlds goods down to
the very salt they ate, directly to the
down-trodden people of 'that dusky
relic of royalty" Remember this, thou
sycophantic BANNER man, by hook or
by crook, that dusky relic of royalty,
will again reign supreme in alliher glory.
Hurrah for Cleveland, and to Hades
with Stevens and all puritanical deviltry.
President Cleveland is gentleman and
an honest man, and may God Almighty
bless and protect him through life, and
when the time comes for him to pass in
his checks, may he pass the portals of
st. Peter without hitch, is the short
but sincere prayer of your humble SER
want.
send you a few from many cuttings,
that you may CLEAN little truth with re-
gard to affairs in Hawaii mel, which
sometimes proves wholesome for the
verdant youth if taken in liberal doses.
Au revoir. JAMES OLDs.
In giving the above place in our col
umns, we can afford to be magnanimous,
inasmuch as a Democratic Congress,
through its Senate, has sustained the
Provisional government and the attitude
of the Harrison administration. Espec-
tally the late unanimous vote in the Sen
ate, since Mr.. Oldss letter was written,
is significant. Ex-Queen Lii. was so
religiously inclined that she proposed to
Mr.. Cleveland's special emissary to drop
into basket the heads of the Presi-
dents great and good friend' Dole and
his cabinet, proceeding that looks here
like barbarism. If the principal thinks
this the right thing to do, what may we
not expect from her admirers like Mr..
Odds. We refrain, however, from an
swering our correspondent after his
kind, and quote aportiOn of the Demo-
cratic majority of the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations, men after Mr.
Cleveland's own heart. The full report
is based upon sworn testimony, the Com
mittee being favorable to sustaining the
action of Cleveland, but obliged to re-
port according to the facts as found.
Mr.. Odds calls Mr.. Stevens an ''arch
hell-hound" because of his action. The
Senate Committee, however, find that
he acted in line with his Democratic
predecessor Mr.. Marcy, land nearly
everyone of his successors as Secretary
of State;'' sin his dealing with the Ha-
waiian government his conduct was
characterised by becoming dignity and
reserve, and was not in any way harsh
or offensive. In the opinion of the Com
mittee, based upon the evidence that ac-
companies this report, the only substan-
tial irregularity that existed in the con-
duct of any officer of the United States,
or agent of the President, during or
since the revolution of 1893, was that of
Minister Stevens in declaring protec-
torate of the United States over Hawaii,
and in placing the flag of our country
upon the government building in Homo
lulu. No actual harm resulted from
this unauthorized act, but as a prece-
dent it is not to be considered as being
justified" There is very little consola-
ton in this for Mr.. Odds, Claus Spreccles
or other bitter royalists. The finding
is that of a committee composed of
Cleveland's own party and a minority of
Republicans, after the flag had been
democratically removed and the Provis-
ional government of the Sandwich Is
lands weakened as far as it was in the
power of the Cleveland administration
to do.
Mr.. Olds's structures upon ourselves
are just what were to be expected from
semi barbarians, with Indian blood in
their veins-they are too contemplate
for notice.