The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
THE PRESIDENT ON HAWAII.

THE financial propositions of the Presidents message
derived from the platform of his party and ndorsed
by large popular and electoral majority in 1896. The
votes that made that majority exclusively by
former Republicans The necessity of financial reform dom-
mated the votes of outside the only party that promised
it The President in his of this policy is
not only party chief calling his followers fidelity their
undertaking, but he is the commissioned leader of the people
advancing in line with their expressed wish.
When turn to his annexation proposition the scene
changes and the responsibility and position of the
change with it. The platform of his party did not demand
annexation. That policy not impeaded the issues
the campaign 1t not subject of discussion. not
put among the purposes and promises of the party and
not passed by the people In presenting it, therefore,
the President is not acting party chief popular
leader He simply individual urging his personal views
in great public matter and these of greater weight
than expressed by any other citizen of equal character and
standing.
1t was expected that his individual opinion would find
place his first annual message But it expected also
that he would the queries that through the
try with the discussion OF annexation. Are the Asiacs
in Hawaii to be free in the whole oounry7 After
of exeon limit among this undesirable popua-
ton to have its number doubled by annexation?
What part of the constitution will compel the courts for
bid the freedom of the whole country the Chinese
HaWaF None of these inquiries is answered by the
Again. there abroad question to the form of gov
eminent be used in Hawaii Is that country to pass
vtiate Territory? Thereafter it be admitted
Sate SO, what will be the of the 90 per of its
people denied the ballot and excluded from participation
in the Dole Government
On all these subjects the message stimulates rather than
aays apprehension. The President says "What the
duons OF such union shall be- the political relations thereof to
the United States the character of local administration, the
quality and degree of the elective franchise of the inhabitants
the extension of the Federal 10 the territory the enact
Srt Of special lars TO fit the peculiar conditions thereof the reg
iafon Of needs Of labor tsre all matters which the treaty
has wisely reegated to the Congress-
Here alarming admission that peculiar conditions
Hawaii will require peculiar legislation to fit them. is
confession that about to take into body polite
element incapable of constitutional assimilation; that
to bid farewell to system of equal government under the
constitution and boWng to the necessity of monahes which
deal with their colonies under peculiar conditions
known to their home government find in that variant policy
element of weakness rather than of strength. The people
had right expect detailed statement of the form gov
eminent intended for Hawaii, by which the planters of the
islands will be given rights denied the farmers of United
Sate and by which the people United States are to
continue in the enjoyment of freedom and franchises denied
the people of Hawaii.
Lncons cry raised in his Cooper Institute speech New
York, that slavery South and freedom North presented an
repessbe conflict and that the Union must become all free
all slave, declaration of the absolute need of one
Union and law for every State and every person under the
flag In conservation OF that principle blood and treasure were
spent freely the forests give their the
gale. What evil genius lead American people to
abandon and embark upon sinister experiment.
declared by the President himself present such peculiar
conditions to require repudiation of all for which Lincoln
stood2 Having such rid ourselves one
epessbe conflict possible that at further cost we will
embrace the pest infect with the disease and
put upon the future another like burden!