The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-01-03
"Wednesday. January 3. 1894.
THRONE BUILDERS SCOJRGEu.

Gently but firmly the Republican mi
nority of the foreign affairs committee
picks upthe Cleveland Blount- Gresham
L~iluokalani throne building syndicate
with tongs. as il were. and holds the
the ~wrigglIng nondescript uptothc scoru
and ridicule Of the American people.
The report has been published in full in
the Tribune. and made interesting read
ing. The unsavory history Of the whole
throne-building conspiracy is reviewed
from beginning to end. On the 9TH OF
March when President Cleveland was
inaugurated. Hawaii was under the SOY
ereign control of a republican govern
eminent, already recognized 10y the
United States and every other foreign
government. The United States had an
accredited minister at Honolulu al that
time. Gresham was appointed and con
firmed as secretary of state on March >.
On the eth Blonnt left as my commits
sioner'' with secret instructions and
without other authority than that con
ferred by the presidents personal com
mand. He seems to have been empow-
cred 10 command that portion of the
United States navy then in Hawaiian
waters and to haul down the American
nag raised at Honolulu in token of the
protection extended by the United
States to the persons and property of
Americans during the existing period OF
disturbance. The report reviews
Blount's extraordinary career and Justly
pronounces his course and that OF the
president unprecedented and without
warrant.
The secret instructions to Minister
Willis withheld until demanded by
unanimous vote of the House-are shown
up in all their absurdity. He is credited
to a friendly republic with secret in
structions to negotiate with the deposed
monarch regarding her restoration to
the throne. The instructions even went
20 far as to promise her reinstatement on
condition that she grant amnesty to the
leaders of the revolution. Signs of re-
sistance on the part of the provisional
government caused the syndicate TO hes
itate. and Willis was instructed TO tell
the queen that the president could not
deliver the goods without authorityfrom
Congress. He would be unable to use
force without the sanction Of that
body.
And now at last the president has
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gress in despair. and if the monarchy
is TO be restored Congress must do the
work.
After the c~learest review Of the dis
graceful blunder or series Of blunders
yet presented TO the public. the mi
nority sets forth its conclusions in these
terms:
~WHEREAs. Executive communica
lions to Congress disclose that the exec.
utiye department has been furnishing to
a minister plenipotentiary of the United
States secret instructions to conspire
with the representatives ef a deposed
and discarded monarchy for the owe:
throw of a friendly republican govern
ment, duly recognized by all the civil
lied nations to which said minister was
accredited. and to which his public in
structions pledged the good faith and
sympathy of the president. the govern
ment and the people Of the United
States;
"Resolred. That it is the sense Of this
House that any such intervention by the
executive Of the United States. its civil
or military representatives OF OH
GERS, without authority OF Congress, is a
dangerous and unwarranted invasion Of
the rights and dignity Of the Congress
If the United States and a violation Of
the law of nations: and further. that the
manner OF such attempted intervention
by the executive and methods used are
unworthy Of the executive department
a The United States, while the confessed
intent Of such Intervention is contrary
70 the policy and tradition Of the repub-
lie and the spirit Of the constitution"
Never was president Of this or any
other government more justly arraigned
for abuse Of power and usurpation Of
the rights Of a coordinate branch Of
the government. Never has a president
0f the United States been called upon|
70 answer an indictment more generally
coocurrsd in by the people. 1t will be a
long time before another president win
secretly or openly attempt to overthrow
. friendly republic AM restore a corrupt
and repudisted monarchy for the sake
Of discrediting a preceding administra-
tiOn.-Minneapolis Tribune.