The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-09
What Are They Going to Do About 1tp

" nat are 4ney GOlnR 10 10 ABOUT AtE
The esteemed contemporaries that have
been snarling at the President on account
of his Hawaiian policy and predicting that
the House would never vote to censure
ex-Minister Stevens, who is responsible
for the overthrow Of the Hawaiian mon
archy must now be in an unhappy frame
Of mind. The House passed the McCreary
resolution that condemns Mr. Stevens, by
an overwhelming majority, and that con-
demnation carries with it the condemna-
tiOn Of the Harrison administration for
sustaining Mr.. Stevens and negotiating
treaty with the provisional government of
Hawaii for the annexation of the Ha-
waiian Islands to this country
The right is pretty certain to prevail,
and it has prevailed in this instance. The
House voted TO sustain the President and
condemn Mr.. Stevens, not because it de-
sired TO sustainthe democratic administra-
ton, but because it was right to do so.
No one who has followed closely the
course of events in Hawaii can reach any
other conclusion than that a few men in
Honolulu, backed by the United States
minister, deposed the rightful ruler of
the islands and set upa pro DIVISIONAL govern
ment with the ultimate purpose OF having
Hawaii annexed TO this country. The
President, being satisfied that a wrong
had been done in Hawaii with the help of
the representative of this country. at
tempted by peaceful means to undo the
wrong. 1t is probable that he had little
hope that his effort would succeed, but
he wished to place the United States in
an hOnora bic position before the world.
He ought to be, and doubtless is, sat
isied with the action of the House in
passing the McCreary resolution. The
passage of that resolution is an announce
ment to the world that the course of the
President, in refusing to take advantage
of the wrongful act of a minister commits
stoned by previous administration, hav-
ing different political faith, is approved
and commended.
The columns of the papers opposed to
the administration have been filled with
lot of silly chatter about the glorious
act of a few Americans who inaugurated
a revolution in Hawaii, overturned the
government and set up a government of
their own. Those papers have discussed
the Hawaiian question from the stand
point that might makes right, and the
United States are entitled to all the ter
ritory they are strong enough to take.
The President acts from standpoint
that is wholly different His idea is that
a strong government like ours should
respect and protect the governments of
those countries in this part of the world
that are not strong enough to protect
themselves.
1t does not make much difference now
what action the Senate takes in the Ha-
waiian matter. The House has spoken
in favor of justice and fair dealing and it
has voiced the sense of the country
Senator Kyle has introduced a typical
popuist bill in the Senate. 1t provides
that intemperance shall be a cause for
instant dismissal from the army, the
navy and the civil service of the United
States, and defines an Incorporate person
as one who has been intoxicated within
year, The senator probably wishes to
decimate both the army and the navy,
and abrogate war, in so far as this coun-
try is con erned, by making us unable to
fight. 1t is just as natural for private
soldier after months of service in bar
racks, and a jack tar after a cruise, to
''get on tOot' as it is for a populist to
HUNGER and thirst for office. The soldiers
and sailors have very few privileges
now-so few that the service is not in the
least attractive-and those privileges
that they have, getting tight occasionally
when of duty if they want to being
among them, should be left alone. But
supposing that the bill were to be passed
how would standard of in briefly be
established Who knows when he is
himself drunk2 And what kind of a
court could be depended upon 20 say pre-
cisely when the di iding line between
sobriety and intoxication had been
passed.