The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-01-16
HAWAII AND THE TARIFF.
the Settlement OF Hawaiian Affairs
The Debate on Tarff Reform and
<PrOSppct Of the IneoIne Tax

Speclal TO the Atltr ia Constitution.
WASHINGTON, January 9.-The res
olution introduced by Senator Turpie
yesterday in regard to Hawaii means
much. 1t declares that "it is unwise,
ineXpedient and not in accordance
| with the character and dignity of the
United States to consider further, at
| this time, either the treaty or project
| of annexation Of the Hawaiian terri
tory to this country; that the pro-
visional government therein hav ng
| been duly recognized, the highest IN
tcrnational interest require that it
shall pursue its own line of policy and
that foreign intervention in the politi-
cal affairs of the islands will be regard
cd as an act unfriendly to the govern
ment of the United States"
This resolution is said to have been
drawn up at the State department and
Mr.. Turpie introduced it at the re-
quest of the President himself Tho
President is sorely tired of this
Hawaiian matter and he wants to get
out of it just as quickly as possible.
His policy will now be to "hands off "
Hawaii. He takes the position now
that when Minister Willis asked the
provisional government to step down
and out, and make way for the queens
return to the throne, and the pro-
visional government declined to do so.
that the United States did all necessary
under the circumstances. He thinks
Minister Willis's efforts have shown
that this government did all that was
possible through peaceful means and
that the condition of affairs is such on
the island that it is neither possible or
desirable to make a further move to-
wards the restoration of the queen and
that the only danger to be feared is
from foreign interference.
1t is known that the President will
have Minister Willis instructed to do
nothing further in the matter OF
course, the Democratic Congressman
will uphold the Presidents act, but
they criticise him rather severely.
They think that he made a mistake in
asking the provisional government to
step down and out. If ho was going to
do that at all he should have placed
himself in a position to have forced the
provisional government out and re-
placed tho queen. But every Ameri-
can is opposed to the restoration of
the queen and ali are glad that Presi-
dent Dole refused to step down. Tho
whole thing leaves the administration
in an unenviable position, but Mr..
Cleveland and his cabinet think they
have done the correct thing, and the
matter will probably rest just where
it is.
The investigation which is being
carried on by the Senate committee
will probably amount to but little. 1t
will simply develop the facts in the
case which have already been fully
published. 1t is not probable that
Congress will do anything except,
perhaps, to pass the resolution of
f,,,, &, l. ~l,,
out Of the difficulty for the Democratic
party. 1t must uphold the acts of the
administration as far as possible.
The majority Of the Democratic
Senators and members, however, wish
it to be understood that the Hawaiian
matter was managed entirely by tho
Congressional leaders, and that Mr..
Cleveland, personally, more than the
party, is responsible. In the debate
which will come up over the resolution
Mr.. Cleveland will be defended by
Democrats to tho best of their ability
While they do not endorse his policy
still, as u Democrat and the chief
| officer of the government, they will
uphold him.
The Republicans will endeavor to
make much political capital out of the
affair. They may make some, but
fortunately Mr.. Cleveland has not gone
so far that he cannot get out of it..
Nobody censures Minister Willis for
his acts. He was simply acting under
instructions. Mr.. Blount, who arrived
here yesterday, will appear before the
Senate committee Investigating the
Hawaiian matter on Friday. Mr..
| Blount has declined to discuss the
Hawaiian situation with any of the
newspaper correspondents. He will
| tell the committee all he knows about
it on Friday, but will probably have
very little to tell in addition to what
he has already said in his report.
The debate on the tariff bill con-
tinued to-day. Mr.. Wilson concluded
his speech this morning. 1t was q
good speech, but the tariff debate is
| tiOn nor is there so much interest in il
as there was in the discussion over the
| Mills bill or the Mckinley bill in pre-
vious Congresses. Mr.. Wilson de-
licvcrcd very strong and we'll pre-
pared speech. twill read remarkably
well. Mr.. Wilson is not an orator
He is scholarly talker, but is not
magnetic in his delivery. Mr.. Bur
rows, of Michigan, followed Mr.
| Wilson and opened tho debate for the
Republicans in opposition to the bill.
| Mr.. burrows is one OF the orators O
the House. His delivery is decidedly
attractive, but his speech was not as
well prepared as some of his previous
efforts on the tariff question. From
a Republican standpoint it was q
fairly good argument and Mr.. Bur.
rows has very attractive way of talk
ing. He was listened to with much
interest. Mr.. Black, of Illinois, fol
lowed Mr.. Burrows and Mr.. Hopkins,
OF Illinois, closed tho debate for the
day session. Neither Mr.. Black nor
MIR. Hopkins are great orators by any
means. and as the members and specta
tors had become somewhat wcaricd
they were not given that attention
their remarks deserved.
Bourke Cochran and Tom Reed viii
attract more attention that any other
men who will speak during the genera
debate. The interest in the tariff dis
cussiOn will be when the debate under
the five-minute rule opens. Then
every man will have an opportunity
to speak and there will be u lively and
interesting debate. That will not bo
until next week.
Though Senator Voorhees,, after
having for years been free coinage
man, led the tight in favor of the re-
peal of the Sherman law, he will tight
for his old-time convictions in favor
of an individual income tax. Twenty
years ago in the House he voteC
against the repeal of this tax which
was then in force. He declares now
| emDhatically that he will npyer lend