The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-06
routeile Has His say at Last.

Mr.. RoutcNe Otep, Mcl, IN dcitn'l"-
the action OF Minister stevens salu "ie
grcatest crime was that he had always "'
heart the interests OF the American Gov
eminent and the American people NO
one could ever bring that charge AGAINST
the President. depublican applause
And one might search records in vain 10
show where the sycophants ana parasites
OF "a President had ever gone 10 such an
extent in upholdlng a President as the
Democratic party now presented. Mf.
Boutclic arraiencd The onc-sidedncss OF
the resolutions reported 10y the Committee
on Foreien Affairs. 10 had no structures
for any one except those two men,
Mcesrs. Stevens and Wiitzo who stood in
UnwnN in defence oi the traduonai
American policy OF closer connection
with the Hawaiian group, ana nothing was
t1 Did. said of President Cleveland. Minis
tor Wills or Ma Biount. who had dragged
the fair famc N the country ia the aust.
Itonuhfcau arpiausel He appealed 10
ihe House to wipe ont the iuiamy which
had been pcrnetratcd IN the name OF
hign-mindod Government which. mp 10
eight months aso had had no cause To
blush for us record. only the President
and an apostate Secretary OF state had
brought this degradation on the nation
But ever that was not enough. Not only
must We ftNl "a rIA 10 amer iNAii iAi''~.N't
tions and American influence in an island
which is the key 10 the Pacific ocean. but
we must also degrade our American navy
by putting it IN the hands OF a Georgia
politician in order 10 get some one who
would give the order 20 "haul down the
American flag" That order was uncon-
stituuonal: when that order was written
| the Constitution was violated, ana the
man who wrote IL made himself liable 10
! Impeachment at the bar Of the House or
| Representatives. The Secretary or the
! Navy. writing 10 the admiral of the Amer
lean fleet admiral SkerretO, a man who
had before carried the American Tag
ashore at Honolulu. among the pludits
Of the American people. told him That
ne must confer with AR. Blornt n private
citizen of Georgia. and Mr. Blount taking
/ ADVANTAGE Of the first opportunity ever
presented itself 10 him. gave orders 20
| that gallant Admiral 10 "haul down mat
flag" "Ohi you are making splendid
record for yourselves" he cried. sdrcas-l-
/ cally. as he turned towards the Demo-
! cratic side Of the House.
Mr.. Black Dem. I'D took the opno-
| site end Of the argument and delfeitd
| a. speech scintiating with wit.
lie read letter Of eX-Secretary OF
state Foster disavOwing the action Of
Minister Stevens in substituting the
American flag for the Hawaiian as am
emblem of authority This was greeted
hv loud applause on the Democrats
side. He said the native race was fast
disappearing and had but very small
fraction Of land remaining IN their pos
session; and Mr. Black appealed 10 coun-
try 10 bury the little fragment Of q
race I'm it's remaining land, and then iet
the plOw Of civilization 20 over their
remains" Loud applause from the Demo-
Gratis marked the close of the speech.
Mr.. VanVoorhis Olep- n. W appealed
for the annexation of the Islands. II
was all very well 10 say that we would
regard any approach boy a foreien Gov
ernment as an act unfriendly 10 our
own. but if the Hawaiians, after being
refused annexation by us. should apply
TO Great Britain. what could we do about
itg
AT the conclusion OF Mr.. NanN oorhis'
speech, Mr.. McCreary moved that az
530 the House take recess until s J.. NJ.
the evening session to be for debate Only
on the Hawaiian question. This vas
agreed TO-
Mr Griffin Dem. Mich) was the ncXt
speaker on the Hawaiian question. He
said he cordially and enthusiastically en-
dorsed the Administration. He would not
ch8nge the dOtting Of an 'f' or crossing
of ct" in what had been done or said
by the Administration IN regard TO la-
waiian affairs. The President had done
the right thing az the right time and
i'm the right place. He (Gridim was ready
Ito rally round the flag" 10 put IL up
when IL was improperly hauled down,
ana TO haul it down when improperly
put up. but did not want 10 see it float
az Honolulu as "a signal that the great
Republic OF the United States had over
thrown a peaceable and constitutional
Government and substituted in iis stead
"a wretched and miserable olisarchy.
democratic Aplause)
When Mr. Blount had it hauled down
he performed as credtable an action as
a great soldier who under other con-
ditions planted il on the parapet of the
enemy.
At $50 the gavel fell, and the House
took q recess tin q i. Nj.
Ten members were present when the
House met in evening session 10 continue
the debate on the Hawaiian resolutions,
and there was not much Of an audience In
the galleries Mr.. Brookshire pcm., lnd)
was i'm the chair. The speakers were
Messrs Ham Oem., Minn), Post Rep,
Ul. Stallings Dem., Ala), Lacy uept
Ia9 who gave part of his time TO Mr..
Morse. of Massachusetts. ana Mr.. Stocks
dale Miss). Chairman McCreary. 2l the
Foreign Affairs Committee, was on the
noor, and he got into several sharp COLI
l0quies with Messrs. Lacy and Post