Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-07

After the call Of committees for reports
the Hawaiian debate was resumed Mr..
Cultivate tDCmOcral Of Ohio, taking
the floor In support of the McCfeary rcso-
luton. He took the position that Minis
ter Stevcas, In ordering the troops ashore
at the time Of che revolution. had been
guilty Of an act of war, that IN hetray.
ing the government 10 which he had
been accredited he had hcch guilty ot
trcachery, and that IN schcming with tho
sugar interests 10 overthrow weak mon.
afVhN with view to lnueNNlNh ne
had boon guilty Of coMardicc. lie ana
lyzed the events Of the revolution 60
show Mr.. Stevens zeal on behalf OF tho
reyoluiiouists. The subsequent attempts
g .rust the Hawaiian Islands into the
United States. he sald, was marked ny
mock heroism at Honolulu and mock
patriotism at Washington. He hoped
when the gentleman from Indiana llohn'
SOM wrote his opera he would nnt forget
TO blaze on the banners Of Tie chorus
girls $50 per ton ON sugar
II might include your Speech. inter
| mpted Mr.. Johnson, amid d ripple OF
amusement. ut would certainly prove
lnughable feature Of any comic opera.
| Mr.. Cultivate challenged the produc
| tion Of u single selntilln Of evidence 10
| prove that Cleveland had, IN the iuaugur-
| ltion Of The policy which had for is nnr-
Z pose the Fighting Of national wrong,
/ ever contemplated using force.
I Mr.. Culhurson OF Texas, chairman Of
| the judiciary committee, followed Air.
/ DuthWaite. and was listened 20 with
| great attention. Mr.. Cleveland was IN
| augurated, he said. when m eyiraor-
| binary condition Of affairs with reference
| 20 Hawaii existed. a treaty Of nnnexa'
I ton had been negotiated anu sent Ia
l the senate, The transaction was in
complete. The treaty WIS bnsed upon
| the report Of Secretary Foster II was
/ Clevcland's right aud duty to Investigate
Tie rcpOr. already questioned. All cQn.
sideratlons VI national honor demanded
That he exercise that right, and discharge
! his duty. The main question before
| the house was whether the evidence fur
nishe1 dcmOnstrtcd the falsliy OF Che
report. II IL worc false and the fact
could no made appear that the revolution
was accomplished by the lhwless act of
our minister, then the NEGOTIATION ~ thnt
treaty WIS an inexcusablc hlundcr, and
Mr.. Stevens action WAS a crime lgninst
the United States All evidence. he
went on, showed that Secretary Fosters
report was erroneous and unreliable; that
Stevens was y revoutOnist and o con-
sldcuous consprator aud that the land
ing OF troops TO protect American life
ana property was q mere pretext md q
disguise 10 make possible che success OF
u projected uSurpatiOn. Long aftnr dc,
tanners Of the president shall LNve heea
forgotten, the courage Patriotism aud
devotion Of q Democratic administration
VIII stand as monument to the honor
of the United States and the rnligntenod
Justice Of the world Democratic ap
nlauscl.
Mr.. Storcr Of Ohio. Republican MON.
her of the committee on foreign affairs
said that what occurred In Hawaii IN
january, lSlg', was a small mnttcr com
pared win what had occurred IN Wash
ington since March, 1Sl3. Mr. Storel
made argument against tho president
power to confer upon Mr.. Blonnt dir
iontatic authority without nomination and
confirmation hY the senate In tho regular
way. Mr. Bount's mission was pnrd,
a political one. He was sent to make
cnusc against the last administration
and made Il, but would have made d
better case If he had not made 50 good
= a case and had been more careful ab0u
expressing his own opinion
Mr., Everett of Massachusetts,, a mem
Der of the foreign affairs committee
! took the position that the Hawaiian
revolution was accomplished through th,
= sympathy Of Stevens and the lntimi
dntion produced by the landing Of III,
: American troops
Mr.. Loud, Republican, Of California
who followed, commended that partisan
, ship should have no place Il
the determination OF the question
where patriotism alone should reign
American interests IN Hawai- were par
! amount. Down TO Cleyeland's admin
! istraton the policy Of the United state
, alton. Even Mr.. Merrill Cleveland
FIRST minister to Hawaii received instruC
tons, both written and verbal, to c0ur
the most friendly relations with Hawai-
with a view TO ultimate annexation
: That the annexation scheme, instead o
| Lii.
, opposed by them.
Mr.. Turner of Georgia made an i'm
passoned speech. Tie revolution of on
countrymen in Hawaii WAS not agams
oppression. 1t was u conspiracy whic
overthrow and trampled under foot a con
stitutOnnl form of government, iinde
which they had flourishe1 and prpspered
, Mr.. Turner paid a hirl. tribute to tn
ability and integrity Of Mr.. Blonnt, an
commended the magnanimous COURSE q
the president.
. Mr.. Sickles followed, making the frs
o Democratic speech agaist the McCrear
. resolution. If the resolution confined h
+ self to the past and present 10 woul
2 have remained rcmnined silent II wen
q went further. u had m important bcai
I, ing on the future. He did tnot belly
the administration to be a ronrt Of M
u pcals OF appeals or cOnrt of review
for the acts of the former administration
4 MN hHW hf FAM NAAiA rsNNNA7F AUfl II
1 greet efforts made 20 rcview the acts q
$ Harrison and Minister Stevens. both &
7 whom are now out Of office. The pre-
?. ent government Of Hawaii was rcco!
o nized by the United States as Legitimate
4 and rs authority unqiesiloned.
y II do moi agree with the resolution,
d continued Mr.. Sickles, emphaticaill
land ] will not vote for Il. As Ion
l. ago as 1850 ! heard Governor Marco
= say That the Sandwich Islands Rhoul
y not belong 10 any other power aud wonl
O eventually belong 10 u.s. ] agreed wilt
. bin then. and / agree with him now.
r Mr., Deforest, Democrat, Of Connect
= cut, indorsed the action Of the admin
d trntion.
Z Mr.. Hepburn, Republican, Of low
said the resolution which the Democrat
s house proposed TO pass condemned Nj
% Steven on ex pfrte evidence, secured B
= Mr.. Blouni: that evidence Mr.. NJ
r Creary would not have been justified
q using before any court
r Al $50 o'clock Mr.. Hooker Of Mi
o si-sippl was recognized for one hour q
:. the closing speech Of the debate Nj
r Hooker Is a Democratic member OF d
n foreign affairs committee. He called a
$ tention TO those features OF the lInwaih
treaty submitted By President Harriso
II which gave pension Of S2lVp q YET
TO the dethroned queen, SlD0pO 20 u
i r0ynl princess. and assumed the Haw
y Han debt Of over S30O)OoOO.
He urged at length the existence