Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-05-05
=" Free" (?j Government.

The substance OF reply alleged
to hive been made by Acting
President Dole to Minister Willis
is unnficially published. In 1t
Dole does not attempt to deny
that Damon agreed on behalf Of
the nsurping party t. refer the
coerced abd;catlon OF the Qaeen
to the government Of the United
States. He cody repndIates the
pledge b. throwing the RESPONSE
bilitv on ID ,moE. although he
knew at the time that Damon
had so advised the Queen and
that il was on Damons assumed
right to speak for the revolution
AIRY party that she and her cabinet
consented to submit in the
presence of the menace used by
Stevens in landing the troops
and guns of the Bostvn. Dole
declares that the provisional
government will not abide by the
agreement.
If anything were lacking to
show the real nature of the men
who secured the connivance OF
our navy for an unlawful pur-
pose. it is furnished in another
of the decisions announced by
Dole. 1t has been claimed by
the usurpers that they represent
ed the people Of Hawaii; that
they stood for republican gov
eminent; that they we're not an
oligarchy running seizsd gov
eminent for private gain; but
that they were merely trustees
for the best element Of the Ha
waiian population, and that they
would submit their pretensions
to popular vote at an early day.
Instead of doing this, although
in power nearly a year, they
have persisted in keeping the
voice of Hawaii silent and neither
directly nor indirectly have the
citizens been permitted to speak
for themselves.
The truth is that the men who
with Stevens, plotted the over
throw of the constitutional gov
eminent are merely adventurerS,
filibusters, with no more right t.
pretend to be the government OF
Hawaii than so many highway
men or burglars. They obtained
possession of the government
house by treachery and deceit.
They swindled the Queen and hel
advisers by pretending they
would abide by the decision OF
the government of the United
States. They repudiate that
pledge as soon as they are asked
to fulfill its implied obligation.
Their refusal to LET the voters OF
the islands express themselves is
suspicious to the last degree.
They do not dare appeal to the
suffrages of the intelligent Hawai-
ians OF any race or status.
Dole and his colleagues in the
swind.e had solemnly announced
that an election should be held
on the first day of next month
when the people should be free
to choose their government Now
Dole announces without explana-
ton that the election shall be
postponed year. That means
that for more than two years ii
iunta protesting to represent
republican ideas will play q
dictatorship over Hawaii and
compel the citizens to submit to
the taxgatherer, the pretended
justice and the organized military
force of q despotism.
The shame is the greater be-
cause this depotism was erected
in our name and with the help OF
the forces of the United States.
No junta in South or Central
America ever more wantonly be-
trayed their victims. The mos.
profige.s st { South America po-
liticians would hesisste to deerive
the people of the use OF suffrage
for two entire years. Nor is there
at Hawaii the excuse of danger of
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