The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-01-19

known TO some Of our citizens, who were
ACC tainted with him when he was a
school boy ia Mcleod county, but who
has been living at Honolulu for some
time, writes to Dr. a Il. Benjamin, Of
Minneapolis the following letter. 1t is
which was aroused IN the American pop
uIation OF the islands by Cleveland's de-
testible attempt 10 restore dissoute and
semi l-sayage queen to rule over them:
HoNoLuLu, Hawaiian Island, Dec
3, ESQ; My Dear Friend; | DO not know
when tins viii each steamer, but | am
just boiling over with Indignation and
must fad vent some where. | have
just come in from a grand mass meeting
called together to make indignant pro
test against the action of that person in
the White House who evidently aspiies
to pass as the Man on Horseback >
When the news cane announcing the
administrator policy We were astound
Ell, it came like Il clap of thunder In a
clear sky. The paralysis did not last
long, however. | tell you, | am proud
Of my countrtmea down here. If any
one tniaks that American spirit has de
generated, that the love Of liberty which
inspired our toreiathers at Concord, at
Lexington or Valley Forge has been un-
dermined in the race Tor riches, lie need
%l,.%
The speaker who put the resolution spoke
OF how the Americans of Il hundred years
ago nsNered the demands OF a would-be
despot ana called tor the ayes Of all those
ready 10 assist the oppression OF modern
ruler Of .'mother country The answer
tina, echoed from thousand throats
could have been heard mile, and as
nearly all present were armed supporters
Of the provisional Government anu sharp
shooters besides, it was no uncertain
sound. The spirit that inspired the
resistance 10 tie oppression of George
III, lie spirit aroused Dy the hiring on
Fort Sump,er is not dead.
Capt. a Grand Army man who
hobbies about on two cork legs, was Wild
with excitement and said it called back
the days before the war and seemed like
old times
The first intimalion we had was con
tanned in the honorable (.) secretary's
letter to the President 1t contains So
many l,are faced falsehoods that people
are beginning to wonder If some Of
Klaus Spreckel's millions did not find
their way into purses much higher than
was al first suspected. Perhaps the only
thing that has saved us is that by some
mistake Il christian gentleman was sent
down here To be gully OF perperating
tie infamy Of restoring a kanaka prost-
tute hy means Of U. 5. troops, TO rule
over christian community and his re-
fusal 10 do so. The returning Of Mr..
Mills here as consul after his notorious
conduct here in the matter ot indulging
too freely in intoxicating spirits was
evidently Intended to insult the domin-
ant party. Of whom probably not three
IN five even So much rs taste spirits.
Just to think Of sending an ex-confede-
rate colonel down here to undo the work
Of patriotic Americans and TO plan the
preparation of an iniamy that would
have disgraced the history OF our country
Undoubtedly the presence Of tho 7. $.
troops on shore had a moral influence on
it and perhaps hastened it, but that II
changed the ultimate result is entirely
untrue.
In that celebrated letter (that will not
soon be forgotten) while the landing of
the &. 5. marines is spoken OF, there is
no a.enton Of the fact that the queen had
broken her oath and promulgated u con
stitution IN would have made it i'm
possible for white people Of any spirit TO
endure it. And that ii the queen had
taken the advice Of the supreme court
and vetoed the opium and lottery bills
and had not tried TO start q revolution
throne to-day II did not say that this
d sty had been placed on fIe throne by
the power or tho same party Of people,
that when she rad violated her solemn
promises, and only then they overthrow
not only the dynasty bnt the throne
Itself
Up TO to-day I.had not formally be-
longed to any OF the Government forces,
nut | shall promptly enlist in the
Ci'lzens reserve and sleep with a
doubled barrelrd double shot gun at my