Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-09-05


tors were those high in authority over us
though be it said that the President was at
nrss at least rather victim than q conspir.
ator.
So was the honest but guileless secretary
OF the treasury. The secretary of State we
assume was pxrticeps criminis from the
first eagerly Selling the opportunity for the
personal resentment he has SO carefully
cherished, so was Blount, so was Willis
with words of greeting on his lips and the
treachery OF the assassin in his heart, 60
was Spreckles for obvious reasons, so was
Nordoff for reasons equally well known in
California.
The first step in the conspiracy was the
mission of Blount. Why was he sent, was
it to get information of the islands, their re-
sources, etc! The archives of the State
department already groaned under statistics
of these unread and uncared for. Was it
TO get information regarding the revolution
and Mr.. Stevens action! There was pres
ent in Washington, the commissioner of
LllIuokalani, with her power of attorney,
ner trusted counsellor, the able, the brill
liant and versatile Paul Neumann. There
was present MacFarland, her former cabi-
net officer, there was present her nephew,
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lulu, at the time of this action. And rep
resenting the provisional government its en-
tire commission of five members waiting for
hearing. In spite of this Blount was dis
patched. l say not for information but to
make out case by impugning the motives
OF his countrymen there and by defaming
our diplomatic representative.
And all this was to be done by impugning
| ia my af
lting our governments representative there
1t was task repugnant to honorable in
stlncts, the task of the intriguant rather
than of the investigator the task of spy
upon his peers. a task of double-dealing and
deceit. And to the credit of him selected
for it, be 1t said that he was never happy in
1t and believe feels keenly today the I'M
dying sting of self reproach
But faithfully he fulfilled his mission.
His was not mission of truth and he
Stunned the light as a mole burrows from
the light of day. He worked in secret as
one whose deeds are dark. His methods
were his own and the testimony taken
would have been thrown out by court of
law. On this point, his choice of witnesses
leaves no room for charitable doubt. | do
not speak lightly, speak from study on the
spot, during the greater part of Blouut's
stay at Honolulu and from the report of its
reputable citizens. when 7 declare that his
| attitude there was that of one consciou sIv
engaged in dishonest work. suspicious. en-
bsrrassed, irritated and alarmed at the pres
ence of those who knew the truth and were
therefore obstacles in his way.
NV friends. [ have said | love the whole
Polynesian race. | have reason for it. I
have lived among them, shared their hospi-
tality and their Joys and would be migrate
| full indeed should | ever be unmindful of
their sorrows. To me they ever will re-
main the most attractive and interesting
native people in the world, and the most de-
| serving of our sympathy and tender solicit
tude, wherever we are brought in contact
with them. Did believe what is claimed
| for Mr.. Clevelands action towards them, |
would not be here tonight. You have seen
what this action has meant for the Samoans.
| DO not be deceived by his appeals to honor
and Justice, by his high sounding preten-
sions to sympathy with the Hawaiiaps, for
if there by any degrees to the deeds of the
devil, the basest are those accomplished by
PLAYING upon the noblest attributes of the
human heart.
Consider the proposition, Mr.. Cleveland
has succeeded in preventing annexation for
time. For time he has prevented the
H.waiians from ENJOYING the blessings of
our flag. And we are asked to believe that
this action is humane! To ycall it this is to
libel not only our own people and institu-
tons, but the Hawaiians as well. There
has not been. nor is there now, any ami
mostly on the part of the Hawaiian people
towards our flsg. They have always re-
uarded the shelter of our flag as place of
pefu0e. They have repeatedly sought it,
and Parker. one of their ablest and most
honest leaders declares in his testimony
that he would not take again Cabinet seat
excenting under its protection.
In annexation there was involved no
Question of the destruction of a native gov
ernment. There has not been any nativ e
government in Hawaii. 1t was only a
9uastion as To what class of foreigners the
gorornment should he entrusted. those who
nod dunes of the natives and excited their
yorst nreiudices and passions. the enemies
liz of Tho native and the reputable for
aigner, or to such as should be chosen I'M
aar tho svstem of government which Con-
nrass !, Re wisdom should determine upon.
Aga;nst ma and our institutions. | repeat
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