The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-02-07


features of the brisk debate in the
Senate yesterday morning on the
Hawaiian question was the very
patriotic speech of Mr.. Teller, who
entered into the discussion with all
of his characteristic energy, says
late Washington Star. He took the
radical ground that annexation is
not only necessary and expedient
in Hawaii, but in other neighbor-
ing territories, and his speech from
beginning to end rang with broad
American policy, which, he said,
was the early policy of the Demo
cratic party, in which he was
reared. He vigorously attacked
the former speech of Senator Gray,
which he called a labored effort to
excuse the administration, but, he
said, it did not convince any con-
siderable number of the American
people that the present administra-
ton had not committed grievous
blunder and inflicted a serious
wrong upon the dignity of the
United States. Mr.. Teller almost
made public an executive secret
when he alluded to the great joy
and sense of congratulation that
pervaded the Senate, when, behind
closed doors, Mr.. Morgan in the
early part Of the Hawaiian discus
sion read a telegram from the State
department as to the transactions
in the Islands. Mr.. Teller raised
a laugh by the following summing
up of the relations between the ad-
ministration and the Islands:
Nothing which this administra-
ton could do would have 80 brought
it into sympathy and touch with
our people as to have taken steps
to bring those people into closer
relations with US. Nothing has
brought this administration into
greater disrepute than its connec-
ton with this single transaction
not one."
At this point Mr.. Stewart, who
had been listening very intently,
leaned forward and made a whis-
pered remark to Mr.. Teller. The
latter nodded and went on: "And
that is saying a good deal, as is
suggested to me by the senator near
by, because there are a good many
matters in which the administra-
ton has not been in touch with the
people,"
In conclusion, after justifying
completely the course of Minister
Stevens and the officers of the Bos-
ton at Honolulu, and pleading for
fuller protection by the United
States to the young republic, Mr..
Teller said: "I did not rise to say
anything disrespectful of the com.
mittee on foreign relations. l did
not agree with a portion of its find
ings, and / do not agree with them
now. am not in sympathy with
this idea that We are bound by local
lines. want the government OF
the United States to be what it
ought to be, what it is entitled to
be by virtue of it's great population
and great wealth, the dominant and
ruling power on the face of the
earth. cannot be proud of my
flag and my government unless that
is to be tie case"
The debate on the question yes.
terday showed that the Republic
ans are determined to seize every
opportunity to harrass the admin
istration by holding the Hawaiian
question before the people. Notices
of speeches were given by Senators
Palmer and Allison, and 1t Is
known that there are hall q dozen
others ready at any time to come
to the front with "remarks' when,
ever the subject shall be broaohed
in any form. There is vague un
derstanding that this is to be done
with the express idea of keeping
the question alive, so that the SUB
iect. of annex alton can be brOugh