The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-21

pire." 1t looks, however as if COM
mercial and strategic reasons seem to
nave taken so strong a hold upon the
people and upon the majority in the
Senate that annexation seems now
but question of a short time, and
those who oppose it must be content to
submit to the inevitable.
TERRITORY OF HAWAII
Fresno Republican,: News of the an
| nexation of Hawaii as a Territory of
| the United States win be received with
general favor although there is a con-
siderable number of American citizens
who, While admitting that such action
may be necessity of the situation,
take a somewhat dubious view of the
| policy Of acquiring distant territory
largely peopled with a heterogeneous
citizenship that has little knowledge of
and perhaps little capacity for enjoy
ing the blessings of a free Government
| The Republican, is among that class,
and has frequently expressed its views
ON that point in the past. This paper
does not fail to recognize the fact, how
ever, that this Government cannot af-
! ford to allow foreign Powers TO ac-
/ quire important territory in the West
ern Hemisphere, and matters had evil
IDENTIFY reached a stage in Hawaii that
required prompt and decisive action on
| the part of this Government.
! The Republican, looks upon the an
nexation of Hawaii as an experiment
and trusts that all the benefits hoped
for may be realized both by this coun-
! try and the little sea girt Republic
That the new Territory will be rapidly
Americanized and the influx of the Ori-
entails checked is among the hopeful
probabilities.
KEEPING ITS PROMISES.
Alameda Encinal: We beg to call
| the attention of our friends the en-
envy to the manner in which the Re-
publican party is keeping the promises
made by it during the last campaign.
Not because it is anything especially
notable that that party should keep its
promises, but rather because some fault
has been found that quicker work was
not done, and more especially because
| it is in such marked contrast to the
conduct of the late unlamented admin
istration of the unlamented Cleveland,
whose pathway was bestrewn with
the wrecks of promises made with no
intention of their being kept.
Protection was promised and will
be a realization ere many more days
have passed. The Democrats prom
ised tariff reform, but with an over
whelming majority in both houses it
was more than year before the Will
son bill became a law, and then it
was neither one thing nor the other.
The Hawaiian matter was to receive
attention, and yesterday the treaty
was signed which puts the islands
under full protection of the United
| States. Cleveland trailed the Amer
lean flag in the dust at Honolulu Nc
! Kinley raises it proudly on high there
| to remain so long as flags and Govern
ment shall exist.
| The telegraph tells US that McKin-
ley will sign the resolutions recogniz-
| ing Cuban belligerency the moment
| they are passed, and that there will
be no delay in passing them. Cleve-
land said that if Congress dared" pass
such resolutions he would ignore them
and refuse to act by them.
| Mckinley at the earliest possible
moment appointed commission to go
to Europe and agitate bimetallism in
accordance with his campaign pledge.
/
platform on which Cleveland was last
elected pledged him to the equal use of
gold and silver, yet he ignored that
platform and became the leader of the
gold-bugs and bond swindlers.
The Mckinley administration is yet
young Little more than three months
has passed, yet look at what has been
accomplished. And it is safe to pre-
;,,s.,
be marked by the same policy Of
promptness and fulfillment of promises.
A REASON WHY.
Placerville Nugget: People who are
! inclined to criticise the Senate for its
apparently slow progress on the tariff
! bill will understand from the following
statement from the Washington Post"
/ the reason why the Republicans find it
/ impossible to make rapid progress
they do not control the Senate. The
| Post of recent date says: With
/ the swearing in of Senator McLaurin,
/ the political complexion Of the Senate
/ is established for some time to come.
/ 1t is as follows: Republicans 43, Dem
ocrats 81, Populists 4, Silver Republi-
cans ), vacancy (Oregon) 1, total 80,
necessary for a majority 10.
THE VOTE NECESSARY.
Napa Register: The San Francisco
Examiner misleads when it says that
sixty votes are necessary in the United
! States Senate to ratify the Hawaiian
annexation treaty. A quorum present,
two-thirds of the Senators decide the
question. This is fixed by the Federal
Constitution. Now suppose sixty Sen
ators are present and forty of these
vote in the affirmative, does annexa-
ton carry? We say yes.
PEACE IS IMPOSSIBLE.
Humboldt Standard: Turkey is play
/ ing a game of hide and seek with the
/ boosted powers Of Europe. Osman is
not ready for peace, and the Powers
know it, and whether Greece is at fault
or not the Powers are ready to see
Greece Inundated. A little later Rus
STA may hold a leading hand, for
good and sufficient reason, and then
/ will come bloody turmoil in Europe.
There are other European Powers which
care as strongly to acquire Greece and
Crete as does the Gar. BY the middle
of July the Sultan promises to have
300, 900 troops in Roumania. That is
not an indication of peace. Mohamme-
dams have slaughtered at least 80, 900
Christians within the last three years,
and it may be taken for granted that
the Powers propose this good work
shall go on. Who can blame Greece
for fighting Turkey to the bitter enc? ?
King George places it in the light of
Liberty or Death"
AN UNWELCOME ACQUISITION.