The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-09-06
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
The Pacific an American Ocean.
N Y. Press

The Hon. Harold NJ. sewall. formerly Presi-
dent Cleveland's Consul in Samoa, is the son
of the Hon. Arthur sewall the well known
shipbulder of Bath, Me-, and representative
of the State Of Maine on the Democratic Ma
tional Committee. The fact that the shipping
interests of Bath are being injured severely by
the Democratic policy of ruin for American
industries has evidently helped to impress
upon the son. If not upon the father. the folly
OF supporting an administration which
strikes with equal malice at the prestige of the
nation abroad aud its prosperity at home. Ex-
Consul Sewall, ut Republican meeting in
Augusta. Me-, delivered timely and fore Bile
presentation Of the shameful. treacherous.
anti-ATerican policy OF the Cleveland Ad-
ministration In tue Pacific. As Mr. Sewall
declared, foreign affairs have not been up
psrmost Of late In the minds OF the people
Of Maine. They have had enough and
too much to think of regarding tho struggle
which has been going on and Ia still going
on in defcnse OF the very life of tho
industries and commerce OF their State, as
sailed by the Democratic program OF
destruction and disaster for the North.
But the honor of the whole nauon. from
Maine to the Rio Grande, is involved by
The policy which has brought disgrace and
shame upon the American Government in
connection with Hawaii. and threatens
similar disgrace and shame in Samoa
That the Democrats of Maine should have
given approval, however qualified, to a
course which high minded Democrats in
Congress. led by Senator Morgan ef Ala
bama, have repudiated and condemned,
shows the debasing influence OF executive
favor upon the cuckoo Democracy. and at the
same time dkaw 5 the line clearly in the Maine
contest between tho Republican principle of
Americanism and the Democratic principle
of sacrificing American to British interests.
Mr.. Sewall portrayed in facts and figures
that every American should take TO mind
the greatness of the intere is which bind
this country To the islands of the Pacific.
On that immense ocean two-fifths of the
territory of the Republic tinds its outlet.
Our States on the Pacific slope give us 'front.'
-a.sa- -thara- -of-nxer- Loo
Puget sound and Alaska in its measured ex-
tensions east and west, north and south, adds
TO that frontage twice as great. To the east
lie the richest nations OF Asia; to the south
the future republic of Australia, whose people,
Mr.. Sewell correctly said are today the aptest
students OF our political institutions. The
advent of Mr.. Cleveland TO the presiden-
tial chair found this country in "a position
of supreme and momentous advantage re-
garding the Pacific, and that advantage
the Cleveland Administration has striven by
every means in its power. and even beyond
its constitutional power. to surrender.
Mr.. Sewall described In language as severe
as IL was truthful the Infamous con-
spiracy against Hawaii. That conspiracy has
happily been defeated, thanks to an outsurst
of patriotic Indignation which even the dull
and stubborn intellect of Grover Cleveland
did not dare TO ignore. It remains 70 be seen
whether the scheme TO surrender Samoa TO
Great Britain and Germany in viola
tlon OF solemnly incurred obligations
TO the people of those islands and
in contempt and disregard of TIE
rightful influence OF the United states in the
Pacific will be carried out. President Cleve-
land ami his willing agent ga infamy, tho
Benedict Arnold OF tho State Department.
will sacrifice American interests II they dare.
aud it remains for the patriotic people OF this
nation 20 demand by Republican victory at
the polls that the Administration shall aban-
don the policy of treachery. il not OF treason.
and upnold American prestige and influence
in that vast ocean which before many years
will TEEN with American cof1mercc.