Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-02-05

were foolishly ignorant OF the
exact situation and consequently
made dolts of themselves. As
for the Republicans. nothing but
lies and misrepresentation is
expected from them In regard to
any public policy on any cues
ton that a Democratic admins
ton may support As they lie
and conceal the truth about
their protective policy. so do
they lie and conceal the truth
about the plans of the admins
tration in the Hawaiian business.
The Democratic party. as party
expects nothing fair or honorable
from the Republican party, and
If it did it would be disappoiLt-
ed.
Since the publication of the
Gresham letter to the President
nothing but Misrepresentation
and abuse has come from the
Republican press, and for some
reason number of Democratic
newspapers have maintained
cowardly and mastery silence
In this neck of the woods the
people have been able to get but
one side of the question from the
newspapers, and this side has
been gross and shameful distor-
ton of the facts in the case. The
President has been charged with
an attempt to use the armed force
of the government to uphold a
monarchy, and everything else
that was undemocratic. OF course
these charges are untrue, for the
President has had no thought OF
doing such a thing.
The facts are simply these:
The President had an intimation
/ from a perfectly trustworthy
source soon after his election IN
1892 that conspiracy existed In
Hawaii to overthrow the Queen
and annex the islands to the
United States. The same reliable
authority told him that the then
/ United States Minister, Mr..
Stevens, was lending his high
position to encourage this con
spiracy. The President being
then a private citizen could dc
nothing but watch events as they
occurred upon the islands ane
draw his own conclusions. The
development of events subsequent
| ly convinced the President tina
the United States had not played
fair and square deal with ;
friendly power. 1t did NO
matter to the President, as j
does not matter TO the mind o
any intelligent Amia HHigsfE be tn tn
government of Liliuokalani, TO
that could have nothing to d.
with the merits of the case, ant
he only determined when Presi
dent to find out the facts and dea
with them in fair and homes
way. He knew if the agents o
| the United States Government
could plot and conspire to over
throw the government of ;
friendly power, a preceden
would be established which woult
in the end make the Government
of the United States a menace t,
all nations.
Mr.. Blount is fair, homes
and conscientious man. Hi,
record in Congress has proved
him to be such. He could no
have had the slightest motive fol
misrepresenting the situation a,
he found ii in Hawaii, and thos,
who know the man feel certain
that be has not done So His re
port has been printed. and it i:
full aud complete, containing g.
pages, making a document Of
immense proportions.
The whole conspiracy of Stevens
and the gang is shown conclus-
lively. as any one who has the
time and inclination to 60 through
the report will attest. Afidavits
by the score are printed from
good. reputable snd law abiding
citizens of the islands proving the
conspiracy. The report proves
that the Harrison Administration.
for the purpose of gaining a
little cheap notroiety. had gone
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