The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-05-03
Remarks of Mr.. Milliken.
In Committee of the whole April 18th,
the Consular And Diplomatic Appropri
alton Bill.

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Mr.. Chairman, | certainly cannot disa-
gree with my good friend from Missis-
sippi Mr.. Hooker in the platitudes
which ne has announced TO the House.
Everybody, of course, agrees with them.
Nor am | here TO criticise Mr. Van
Allen. think that when Democrat
can be found who will decline an Office
he ought to be distinguished II not hon
ored U.aughier) | agree also with
my friend as to the vice and the crime OF
using money in elections. But do not
think he was quite fair when lie stated
that they use no money in the South.
While we use ii in the North. His state
ment may he correct; but would ii not
have been quite fair for him to have
gone little farther and stated that the
reason they do not use money in the
South Is that they haNh other and worse
methods OF accomplishing their purposes
AT the polls than the use OF money
shall not attempt here to-day to de-
fend Mr. Stevens. lie Is my constit-
nent; he has been my friend for thirty
years. | know him well. | shall not
spend time in defending him, because he
does not need defense here. The gen.
|
ems had been condemned by the secre-
tary of state during the administration
of Mr.. Harrison. Sir, he was not con-
demned mt all. The secretary of state
simply showed that The action OF Mr..
stevens had IA broader reach lhan Mr..
Stevens himself thu ught 1t had. In
other words, the action OF Mt Stevens,
as the secretary OF state salh, amounted
to the government oil the United states
assuming proteetorate over the la
waiian Islands. That is all there MAS in
that matter. fhere'Wls no rel like OF
the action of Mr.. stevens. except 50 lar
Is ii perhaps reached beyond lie llhe
which The minister lins 1t expected 1t
To reach.
But when the gentleman SAYS that
Minister Stevens MAS rebuked lay this
lIouso-whv. Mr.. h4irman. what could
you exp ct? Here Is House with ~
Democratic majority. Does anybody
suppose That Il man who raised the
American nag anywhere where there
was the slightest doubt of the proprlely
al it. would not be rebuk"d by TINS
Democratic House have noticed With
"A great deal of amusement and some de-
gree of interest the uheasincSs of our
Democratic friends over this raising OF
me iItiS' IL N'tlilS w N'lic ''I'it tih'ii
As Bauquo's ghost did before Macbeth ;
and they are sorry ii will not down" AT
their bidding. 1t did "doWu" nj your
bidding addressing the Democratic side
of the House in Hawaii, But that flag
will vet he raised upon the Sandwich is
lands: and it will be raised to stay
there; and no Democratic emissary Of
any Democratic administration will pull
it down. Applause on the Republican
side,
Mr.. Stevens condemned by the pco-
Pile of this country" Why, sir, if |
could have the faith in anything in this
world that do not absolutely know To
exist that my friend must have in order
to make such "A statement as that and to
believe it himself-if | were Il thousand
times richer than he is, | should be glad
to give all owned and all could ever
earn for such fifth. "tondemned BY
the American people, believe to-day
that if there has ever been man in this
country whose action was sustained by
the people of the country-not only of
his own party, bui of your parly-it /,
John l.. Stevens who raised the Ahrri-
can flag at Honolulu. He is man who
in private life is without stain. He
has been in the diplomatic service OF the
country, think, thirteen years; and no
man who has been in that service has
made more honorable record than has
been made by John l.. Stevens. The
crime that he committed in the eyes of
this administration and the Democratic
party was that he believed in his coun-
try. lie believed in extending her in
tercsts. lie believed that the civilza-
ton which had been created and had
been bulIt uD i'll the Hawaiian Islands