The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-24
SENATOR GKay's SPEECH.
Our Cuckoo Senator George Gray, Esq,
Made One OF Ills Characteristic Speeches
lii tho United states seuate.

Our Cuckoo senator George Gray, ESQ,
Made One OF Ills Characteristic Speeches
Lin tho United stntes seuate.
In tho Senate Mr.. Gray spoke OF the
''amazing want of sense of proportion In
the attention given to the emeute in tba
Hawaiian Islands" and he reminded MIR.
Lodge that this was mot q missionary
meeting In which we are called upon To
express sympatny with those who have
gone to those Islands to preach the gospel
oI peace" This was the SENATE OF the
United states deailng with AN information.
al question, dealing with country small
in extent, but clothed with all the attri-
butes OF autonomy and entitled To receive
from the Government of hoUnited States
that consideration duo to every other iu'
dependent Government which Fad no
right to expect from the Government
mucn less demand any Interference Or az
ton not warranted by the general laws
which govern the Intercourse oil Tree HRd
Independent countries.
HE DErESDs THE PRESIDENT.
Mr.. Gray defended the President from
the criticisms OF Mr. Lodge In hts speech
OF saturday last, and said; Il maintain
that the attitude OF tho Administration
hns been In exact accordance with the
time honored preuedents that have OBJ
tained IN this country Tor 100 years. The
President of the United StaLes has steah.
lily aimed. amid much clamor and much
dotractlou, and much unjust criticism. to
maintain The honor and fame OF tho coun.
try over which he has bean called to pre-
side. For him to have done otherwise. to
have dOne what the Senator from Masea-
chusetts suggests. to have shown swift to
Interfere, swift to display the military
power OF this great republic Whenever
ripple occurred Oh the surface OF those
| small islands, would have beun TO degrade
his high ullics and batray his trust"
HONOLULU AFFAIR EXAGGERATED.
Talking OF the newspaper reports OF
| the recent aiTalr in Honolulu, Mr.. Gray
roma ked that more space had bean
| given to the hundredfOld mora serious
| matter of the railroad troubles in BrooN-
| lyn. Tho President OF the Uni ted states
had been criticised. he said, by the Sena.
tor from Massachusetts as II he were
| sort of Nero hddllng while Rome was
| burning.
Mr. Gray also referred TO the expires.
sion of qualification by President Dole
that thele had besn no national ship in
the port OF Hawaii during tle recent
distu rbance. Mr. Gray, IN tns conrse OF
his remarks, spoke OF Admiral Walker
as "a swift witness OH the side OF tho
oiigarehy that now holds power In Homo.
! lulu in the name OF a republlc.
Mr. Frye said: I'VE have no right to
send an American vessel nto these waters
to keep President bole or his Republic In
power. But there are American cltlzhns
with business and property. and 1t Is for
them TO say whether or not they need
tho protection OF American Vessels. And
itth5y do (uttorly reg Iri e35 OF the he.
public there) 1t Ia the duty OF the Preai'
dept OF the United States to send Amari-
can vessels iner1. not To suSOaln the Hs-
public. but to take caro- oil tho lives und
property OF American cltlzens. That il
tue point make"
Mir. Gray proceeded with his speech
and spoke of the matter as an Indication
tint Admiral Wdikur aud the Seuator
from Massachusetts desired to have the
navy Iurrcased AMI to get up great iee'
IA thing he declared, "unerly incuneist
tent with the nolions of IL RepupicaL
governments which We have lnherlt'd
from our Iathers."