The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-08-17

not to bo thought strange that this
queen, like all the other rulers of the
earth, has been beaten with storms Of
obloquy and misrepresentation. George
Washington was called by Tom Paine q
lying impostor, Thomas Jefferson was
styled I'M infldel, and since those times
We are said to have had in the United
States presidency bloodthirsty man.
hunkard and at least two libertines.
and II anybody in prominent place and
effective work has escaped 'let him
speak, for him have offended, " After
an exchange of autographs on that day
in Honolulu we parted.
President Dole Greets His Guest.
: At / o'clock Chief Justice Judd came
to tho hotel with his carriage to take US
to the mansion of President Dole. 1t
was only minute after our entrance
when tho president and his accomplish
ell and brilliant lady appeared, with a
cordiality Of welcome that made us feel
much at home The president is pro-
nounced Christian man, deeply interest
cd in nll religious affairs as we'll as secu-
lar. his private life beyond criticism.
honorcd by both political parties, tai
entod, urbane. attractive, strong and fit
for amy position where consciousness
and culture and downright earnestness
arc requisites.
1t was To me a matter Of surprise that
at u time when politics are redhot in
tho Hawaiian Islands, and President
Dole is very positive in his opinions on
all subjects, heard not one word Of
bitterness spoken against him. Hawai-
ians and foreigners are alike his eulo-
gists. When | referred to the tremen-
dous questions he and his associates
had ON hand, he said it was remarkable
how many of the busy men of these is
lands were willing to give SO much of
their time, free of all charge, to the
business of the new government and
from what he believed to be patriotic
and Christian motives. The president
is graduate of Williams college, Mas.
Bachusctts, and when asked him if
Lis opinion Of President Hopkins Of
that college was as elevated as that Of
President Garfield he replied: Eyes l
think, as Garfield did, that to sit ON one
end of log, with President Hopkins
IN tho other, and talk with him on liter
Try matters would be something like a
liberal education.
TIL, presidents wife is a charm Of
|lovelless and is an artist withal. Her
walls arc partly decorated with her pen
Til. And, though under her protest, as
though the room was unworthy of a
visit, Chief Justice Judd took me to her
studio, where she passes much Of her
time In skstching and painting. The
ride l took afterward with the presi
dent and Chief Justice Judd allowed
me still other opportunity of forming
an elevated opinion of the present head
of the Hawaiian government The cor
diality with which we had been receiv'
ed by the present ruler and the former
queen interested us more and more il
the present condition and the future
happiness of the Sandwich Islands.
Hearing Both Sides on Hawaiian Affairs.
Aware of the different ways of look
Ing at things and of putting things,
resolved to get the story of Hawaiian
affairs from opposite sides. We have
always taken it for granted that anl
make 4, and yet Q and 2 may be 81
placed as to make 20. The figure il
only the figure 6 turned upside down
There are not many things like the
figure 8-the same whichever side is up
The different accounts l here presen
are reports from different standpoints.
| / had opportunity of earnest and pro
longed conversation with royalist, edu
Gated, truthful, of high moral charao
ter, born in these islands, and of grea
observation and experience The fol
lowing conversation took place between
US:
| Question-Do you think the ex-quee1
a good woman?
Answer-I have seen the queen very
often / have been one Of her advisers
and my wife has been with her much O
the time from childhood and has seel
her morning, noon and night and unde
all circumstances, and neither of us ha
ever witnessed anything compromising
in her character. She has made mis-
takes, as all make them, but she is full.
up to the moral standard of the world
rulers. She is the impersonation o
kindness, and neither my wife nor my
self nor any one else has ever heard he
say word against any one. In that ex
cellence she is pre- eminent In proof o
her good character l have to state tn
fact that there is not household il
Honolulu that did not feel honored b,
her presence If she had been such
corrupt character as some correspond
ents have represented her, ! do no
think that the best men and women 0
the Hawaiian Islands would have sough
her for guest and associate
Q.-Do you think she has been un
justly treated?
Al do. She has been most infa
mously treated. While our island wa
at peace and with no excuse for inter
ference the United States troops wer
landed. A group Of nor, backed up b
the United States minister and troops
formed cabinet and chose n prcsiden
and sent 10 committee to the palace an
told the queen to leave the place.
was another case of Naboth's vineyard
The simple fact is that there were me
who wanted the palace, and the offices
and the salaries. From aiiiuent pos
ton she was reduced i'll position unit
she had to mortgage the little left
her to pay commissioners to go to Wash
ington and present her side of the case
As said, she made mistakes but sll
was willing to correct them and in
public manifesto declared she was will
ing to retrace her steps in the matter {
the new constitution. She had {
, much right to her throne as any rule
on earth has right to a throne, br
by sharp practice when she was unsu
pecting the United States troops dro,
her from the palace, took possession I
the armament and inaugurated ne
government.
The Royalist View.
n Off the choice of royalty or al
nexation were put to the vote of Il
- l. Il 4 Al