The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-02-16
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ohu uloO UuOSO WIN ulHSI Will ulul
are knaves, demagogues and hypocrites
This style may be looked upon as
heavy argument by that class of adj
mlnlstratiOn supporters whom Sena-
tor Morgan, OF Alabama, termed
"Cuckoos," but it is not so looked up
on by the mass Of patriotic people.
The charge of conspiracy which was
made against the Harrison admins
tratlon has never been sustained. In
fact, the preponderance of testimony
which has been produced has shown
that no conspiracy on the part of said
administration or its representatives
existed. and the fact that after Mr..
Blount pulled down the American flag
and sent the marines back to their
ship, the people did not overturn the
provisional government is the strong
est kind OF testimony that no con-
spiracy existed against the wishes and
desires OF the people of that country.
But Democracy is not unit in the
support of Mr.. CleVeland's policy. The
Cincinnati Enquirer, one of the lead
ing Democratic papers Of the country,
in commenting upon the presidents
anxiety to get the house to endorse
him, said:
Why does he still foul his own nest
endeaVoring TO dragon the house of
representatives into branding his
country as guilty of perfidy and out
rage? What is behind this unaccount-
able perversity of the president? Is
he so Inundated by the facts that he
would rather continue in the wrong
than to admit that he has been mis-
taken? Is he confounding obstinacy
"a quality in which every mule can at
least equal him-with that noble
quality Of the will which finds it's lof-
tiest'eXercise in self-control and the
ready correction of errors? Has the
rage of controversy blinded his reason?
Or is his Republican secretary of state
using him to get even with his rival
for the Republican nomination for
president in 1888? Or is Claus Spreck-
les longing for the resumption of the
financial control Of Hawaii, which he
found all profitable under the monar-
chy? Or is the Louisiana Lottery
company hoping for restoration of
the queen in order that its privileges
may be renewed?
The editorials Of many of the ad-
rministration organs published when
Growers un-American policy was first
opened up, would make interesting
reading paralleled with some of their
utterances Of the past few weeks, and
if memory serves US right this will
apply to the Times.
The Times closes its remarks with
the following:
Democracy not only goes on record
as endorsing Mr.. CleVeland's patriotic
and just intentions with regard to
Hawaiian business, but it also goes on
record as branding Stevens a great
rascal whose rascality has succeeded
in putting his government into what
Mr.. Harrison would, with christian
cheerfulness, describe as "a hole"
Patriotic and just intentions ~
Shades of Thomas Jefferson and An
drew Jackson! Would the Times edi-
tor call the intentions Of man ''pa-
triotlc and just" who would enter his
office and profess the greatest of
friendship and then turn his attention
to undermining him? Hardly. Yet
that is what he terms Mr.. Cleveland's
policy which he attempted to carry
out through his man Willis when he
recognized the government at Homo
lulu, addressed the president thereof
as my great and good FRIEND" and
turned around and offered to put the
deposed queen back upon the throne.
Had he pursued such a course toward
any third-class power on earth his
man Friday" would have been kicked
ont Of it's borders and the guns of it's
navy would have roared in our seal
port cities within ten days. AS far as
branding man rascal is concerned,
that is an easy matter; TO prove it is
another question. Democracy will
grow thin in it's ranks searching after
proof to sustain it's charge.