The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-11-14
ABOUT THE PACIFIC.

The Hon. Harold NJ. Sewall de-
livered the following remarks be
fore a large audience assembled i'll
the Music Hall in Boston, on
October cath. When Mr.. Sewall |
was introduced the people in the
hall, numbering some three thou
sand, met him with an innovation
which, mingled with the display OF
the national colors, was clearly in
dicative of the spirit of 1875, and
generally of the United States, on
the subject Of the annexation OF
Hawaii:
But turn to the Pacific, where is now
being fulfilled the prophecy of Seward
when he declared that its shores, its
islands, and the vast regions beyond
were destined 'to become the chief
theatre of events in the worlds great
hereafter. Here, at least, it seemed
that the way was open for the develop
ment OF our power and influence, I'M
hampered by the jealousy of neigh
boring rival, development commensu-
rate with our great coast line and the
promise of our early enterprise there,
enterprise in which Massachusetts, took
the lead.
1t was a Salem ship that laid our title
to the vast Oregon territory, which the
weakness of a Democratic President
was afterward to compromise. The
whalers of New Bedford crowded the
harbor of Honolulu as it never has been
crowded since. The merchants of Bos.
ton, Forbes Heard & Lawrence, led in
the trade with China, over whose coun-
ellis your Burlingame won for us such
enviable influence.
But, my friends, where over all the
scene of Mr.. Stewards prediction can an
American look now with pride or salts.
faction? Our merchant flag has dis
appeared from China, and gone long
since; is that prestige won for us by the
great statesman and diplomat of your
State! That prestige in China is gone
not to be won back for us, as Mr.. Ores
ham seems to think by attacking the
motives of her valorious adversary. Mr.
Gresham has not only not won it back,
but he has made an enemy of Japan,
whom we opened up to the world. lie
has done worse. BY permitting Great
Rritaip IN ha tha first rApnUniZp the
new Japan which we made possible, he
has allowed Great Britain to supplant
us in the esteem of that Power, upon
which rests the hopes of civilization in the
Orient, and which henceforth contests
for the supremacy of Asia on the
Pacific.
Three points on this ocean demand
our attention, as of commanding inn
portance to the commerce of the future
and to the injury of our position in all
Democratic Administration has deal
blows that might well have come from
our bitterest enemy.
There is Nicaragua, the gateway to tn,
Pacific. Senator Edmunds, who wa
on the Committee of Foreign Relations
told you the other day how the RepuLli
can treaty which would have insure,
the building OF the canal was defeated
how, Notwithstanding the approval q
the country had gone out to the measure
Mr.. Cleveland Withdrew it. How tn
Republicans got together and framed
bill, how that, too, met defeat by tn
election OF Democratic House. An
how today we have only humiliatio
and failure where a glorious achieve
ment full OF blessings for all mankin
was within our country's grasp
Here, too, we have struck down on
own interests to the satisfaction Of tn
British, ii indeed anybody can get satis
faction from the defeat OF SO beneficen
an Enterprise.
Go ont from Nicaragua TO the mid
Pacific and there, guarding like sentinel
the routes OF the traffic to which il
course will give birth, are Samoa an
Hawaii. ! will pass over the story {
Hawaii, the sckening story OF Mr.. Cley'
lands attempt to punish our ow