The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-05-04
STEWART TO CLEVELAND.
Decidedly Caustic Letter on the Pres
ident's Attitude Toward Great
Britain.

Declueuly SauSIlc Letter on TIC EESS-
fdent's Attitude Toward Great
Britain.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. April 30.-Un-
der a Washington, D. c., date, the
Journal" tomorrow morning will
print lengthy and axtremely caustic
letter, written by Senator William NJ.
Stewart, Cf Nevada, to President
Cleveland, and which has been mailed
to the Chief Executive. The letter,
which deals principally with the Presi-
dents foreign policy, is in part as fol-
lows:
when l last wrote you I did not
suppose that l would be called upon so
soon to renew my congratulations for
your conspicuous bravery in promot-
ing the policy of the mother country.
The joint success OF yourself and Lord
Kimberly in planting the British flag
and extending British rule over Mica
ragua is admired and applauded by
every loyal subject of the Queen and
will secure for you the love and re-
spect of allrue Englishmen.
The people of the United States
will view with much satisfaction the
preparations which you and Lord Kim
berly are making to press the claims
o. Britishand American subjects, who,
in the interest OF the mother country.
conspired 70 overthrow the republic
can Government of Hawaii. The fact
thatthe conspiratOrs were unsuccessful
aggravates the crime of the republic
in maintaining its constitutional gov
ernment. and furnishes you and Lord
Kimberly ample Justification for de-
manding impossible reParation and to
make an excuse planting the British
flag and extending British rule over
the only remaining outpost in the Pa
cific where military establishment by
an unfriendly Power would menace the
commerce OF the United States.
The object lesson of your broad
and comprehensive craftsmanship is
already instructive. When you have
fully secured the protection of England
for our extended seacoast on both
oceans and the construction of the
Nicaragua Canal at the expense of the
United States FOR the benefit OF Great
Britain. your economy will be APP
preciated.
Although the policy OF relying on
British craftsmanship is not new. you
have enlarged and Illustrated and car
ried into effect that policy in such
manner rs to make the American peo-
pie realize that the sovereign power to
coin money and maintain a financial
policy oi our own is Inconsistent with
that brotherly love and cordial sub
mission which We owe to the country
that gave birth to our ancestors and to
whose fostering care we are indebted
for life. with such libertyas the mother
country will graciously bestow.
May we indulge the hope that your
fidelity 10 the British crown has Sc
cured you such influence as will en-
able you to induce the mother country
TO take charge OF and regulate our
commercial relations in such a manner
as will remove all the unpleasant and
unnatural disagreements between tie
two countries with regard to tariff leg
islation. Why should England be
more unwilling to regulate our Gus
toms dues than manage cur foreign re-
lations and to control our financial
policy:
Keep an eye single tothe glory and
renown and the imperishable name
you will leave to posterity by achiev-
ing a union OF l2J. 100000 of English
speaking people under the benign and
unselfsh rule of the British crown.
Yours respectfully.
.'WILLIAM NJ. STEWART.