The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-26
Hapless senator Gray!

Senator GRAY made the following remark
In the Senate on Wednesday. during the
discussion OF Senator VEsT's resolution
offered az a substitute for the Hawaiian
resolution reported from the Committee on
Foreign Relations:
The President had sent to the Hawaiian Islands. a
gsntsnia TO see with his eyes aud 10 hear with his
sar, what thu Ere dsn could hear With bic
own ewes AMI cara lie had the sby shown a rssious
Intention and desire to perform a great public
act Tue inform on and with aweiLnrormed mind
and conscience. Having done So the President had
submitted special report to the Senate. with The
fsets and papers which It was based. announcing
lis conclusion that wise and -xpsdisnt 10
re.gUuit the treaty under present conditions"
This is an altogether incorrect statement
Of the facts Of the case. but the unfortu-
nate Senator 70 whom has been committed
the impossible task Of defending the policy
Of iufamy. was forced to such distortion.
Mr.. CLEVELAND did not send "a gentle
man to tho Hawaiian Islands" 10 gather
the facts ri the situation, In violation Of
the Constitution, by an impeachable act Of
usurpation. he sent thlther a Paramount
Commissioner tn whom he gave authority
which can be conferred only by consent OF
Congress. This gentleman was sent as a
private spy. but Mr.. CLEVELAND clothed
him with power which he had no shadow Of
right to give under the Constitution.
When ho got the report ~ this agent TINS
sent, he did not show "a Jealous intention
ard desire to perform a great public act on
,lun Information and with a well-informed
mind ard Conscience" He proceeded. on
the purely rr pIrie report OF this uEconstl-
tutional Commissioner. TO violate further
his obligations 20 the Constitution and to
outrage International law by perpet:atinS
the yr.v act which tue resolution Of the
Foreign Relations Committee opposes. lie
inter;erod with tho Hawaiian Government.
tried 20 overthrow 1t. and corspirsd with
adep.,s"d Queen Ia restore her 10 hcr throne.
That was an act oi war. ard II would have
been regarded aud resented as an act - war
ifit hal i'cen rommitt"d against any power
full Government with which the United
States have diplomatic relations. II Mr..
CLEVELAND should instruct Mr.. EUSrIS.
our Ambassador at Paris. 10 conspire with
the Count OF PARIS md demand that Prcsi-
dent CARNoT should give up his place To the
Bourbon pretender. So that the French re-
public might bo replaced by monarchy, he
wound rot violate the Constitution and out
rage International law any more than he
ull 10y S"nu'Hg AT. W ILLS 10 cOhSpl'e WIN
LILIUoKALANI and TO call on President
DOLE TO make way for her barbarOus
monarchy.
The whole proceedings ~ Mr. CLEVELAND
Involved II hostile Interference with the es-
.allshe'l aud recognized Government Of
Hawaii. They were undertaken solely for
the purpose 81 restoring the depOsed
Queen: and except for the forttude
OF the Hawaiian Government and the
Indignation OF tho American people.
when hnally Mr. CLEVELAND Was
forced to reveal 10 them his dastardly
plot and unconstitutional usurpation OF
power. lie might have succeeded in his pur-
pose. He gave up the attempt only when
no found out that he could not get the
Queen back ON her throne.
That Is the simple statement Of the facts
Of the case. but Senator GRAY could not
make it without throwing up his retainer
as the pitiabls advocate OF the policy Of in
fanny on the floor of the Senate.