The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-02

PAwTucKET, Il. l., Jan. l.-Tho GNr.
field Republican Club held n brilliant
banquet this evening, fitting close to
tho days Inauguration ceremonies.
Covers were laid at tho Alcazar for 200.
Mayor TicplIo presided and besides the
special guests Of tho evening cx-Alinis-
ter Stevens and cx-CongrcssmNn llorr
were present.
1t WAS 0 o'clock whom tho mayor in
troduced Hon. ]. L. Stevens, ox.lninis-
ter to the Hawaiian islands.
Mr.. Stevens was received with pro.
longcd applause. His preface was an
exhaustive review OF the resources and
population OF tho Hawaiian islands and
thcir commercial importance TO tho
United States. Treating OF the present
aspect OF Hawaiian affairs, ho declared
that the rotutn OF Queen Liliuokalani
to the throne by any outside force or
intimidation. by any diplomatic pres.
sure or chickanry, will be public
crime by whomsocver porpetrAted. 1t
would make OF Hawaii 4 second Singa-
poro or Hong Kong. 1t might DO all
very we'll ior Il British colony, but not
adapted to American institutions nor
intended for an American form OF GOV.
ernment.
Tho executive OF this great republic
has assumed hostile attitude to tho
American colony in the Hawaiian
islanda. Why this uniriendly action
towards people who never did us any
harm' Why this threat OF war against
people who mean to bring untold
wealth to our doors, for nowhere on the
globe except in the Northern Pacific is
American commerce so vastly in tho
ascendancy as at Hawaii, which is as
American in its sympathies, its hopes,
its ambitions rs California or Washing
ton or Maine. 1t is decpl y humiliaiing
to every true American to see this con-
dition OF affairs and it makes page OF
history at which all Americans must
blush.
When Cleveland's cmissary reached
the islands last March there was no
part OF the United States more peace
ful. for tho monarchy was dead. and
official corruption had been put to IN
end. This same emissary bore letters
OF credencc to representative Americans
whom he subsequently, stabbed in tho
back. On tho secret testimony oi
enemies the respectable members oi
the provisional. government were con.
dcmncd as criminals and insultcd with
the promise that when the grossly i'm
moral Queen Liliuokalani was restored
to the throne they would pardon them.
Pardon such men rs Chief Justice Judd
and Attorney General Hatch, a son oi
New Hampshire, and the superior
legally and in every other respect, oi
Secretary Gresham; pardon such repre-.
sentative men whose private and official
character ut no period i'll their past
lives ever had blot upon them.
With sorrow and shame We look upon
this sad picture to which we have been
brought by tho present administration
In tho name, then, OF our common an
cestrv, in the name OF frecdom-loving
races, in behalf OF all who love justice
and fair play, in behalf OF Christian
civilization in the United States, let III
do our duty in cndcavoring to put {
stop to this extraordinary usurpation o.
power and stamp out this outrage in
ilicted upon our patriotic, devoted anC
inperied fellow countrymcn OF thu
North Pacific.
Ex-Congrcssman 1Iorr. OF Michigan
was next introduced, his address bcin.
purely political and vehement dcnunca
ton OF tho Wilson tariff bill. Brief ad
dresses were also delivered by Attorney
General Burbank, native OF the LA
waiian islands, Prof. Williams OF Browr
nnirnraity and nthnrs