The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-16
THE HAWAIIAN COLLAPSE.

President Dole does not appear to possess
anv of the characteristics of David Crock
ett's coon.-New York Commercial Adver-
tiser (RepO
President has received than is dealt out
in President Dole's letter. 1t is deserved.
Philadelphia Press NRep)
The President could hardly have been
expected to give up his Hawaiian policy
simply because II was blunder. If that
course were adopted he would soon be COM
pletely out OF politics.-kansas City Journal
CRep.)
Never has an executive of the United
States been forced to supply such complete
material for his own overthrow. Out of
the mouth of his own minister he Is con-
demned He is hoist by his own petard.
Chicago Times (Dem.)
The conclusion seems to be forced upon
all reasonable men that Mr.. Dole. President
Of the provisional government of Hawaii,
understands how to deposit an American
administration very neatly In a cavity.
New York World QDem.)
President Dole is well informed on the
Hawaiian situation, even If Congress isn't.
He has a few more trump cards yet TO
play. One of them will be the tender to
Mr.. Willis of a suggestion that his alb
sence from Hawaii will be taken a ia
yor-Cincinnati Commercial Gazette Rep.)
Artemus Ward once said of jeff Davis,
that II would have been ten dollars in his
pocket If he had never been born, and 1t
would not be surprising If Grover Cleve-
land. about this time, had come TO appre-
ciate the force of that daring paradoX-San
Francisco Chronicle (Rep)
Nothing in the history of American d.
plomacy has been so infamous as the at
temDt of President Cleveland to act as
dictator over the affairs of foreign nation
and to assume the responsibility of appoint
ing a minister without the advice or con-
IF hA a p mn
(Rep)
President Cleveland, misled by that
strangest Of enigmas, Blount, and mis-
taking the extent of his authority, has
Numbered monstrously in attempting TO
overthrow a duly recognized foreign gov
eminent and TO restore TO the obsolete
throne of Kamehameha the Great Liluoka-
lani the Foolsh.-Chicago Record Qnd.)
1t used TO be said that Cleveland was bet
ter than his party, but now just the reverse
is probably true. The Democratic party
has too much common sense and sense of
common decency in public affairs To take
no the cudgel of war against a little re-
public which has never given this country
any cause or onense.-Chicago Inter Ocean
Rep)
So it appears that Queen LII wanted to
behead the PROFESSIONALS when she was re-
stored to power. This was quite natural
1t shows the advance made in Hawaiian
civilization that the Queen did not also
Minister Wills concluded TO wait for fur
Their overwhelmingly Record
Dem)
Congress should peremptorily enjoin Pres
ident Cleveland, Secretary Gresham and
Minister Willis to NEEDLE no more with the
affairs OF the Hawaiian government. The
Secretary OF State should also be directed
TO inform President Dole that the offensive
demand made upon the provisional govern
ment is disavowed by the United States and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Enquirer DEM
II matters not whether Mr.. Cleveland
personally wants TO put back Mrs. Dominis
on the Hawaiian throne now tossed away
as useless. e cannot crafty his desire