The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-06


education writes to the Washington
Star: Our government and public men
are all on the alert for taking any ac
ton that may contribute to the possi-
blity of securing the boon of anneXa-
tion during the expected special session
of congress. We fancy 1t not unlikely
that your statesmen will feel some
eagerness promptly to rectify this one
among other imperious blunders of Mr..
Cleveland, who so summarily withdrew
from the senate our treaty of anneXa-
tion negotiated in February, 1893. He
lost no time in crushing the policies of
the previous administration, including
what he regarded as the nefarious
Vaccinations of his rival, Blaine, to an
mex Hawaii. He felt sure that Blaines
intimate friend, Stevens, had vlely
Compassed the overthrow of our gra-
cious queen at his leaders prompting
Now, 1t seems not unlikely that Mr.
Cleveland'S SUCCESSORS in power may
perceive a fitness in acting with equal
Celerity to undo the indignity he in
ficted. Our government is awake and
active to cooperate with any such dis
position. Two of our leading public
men, l.. A. Thurston and General a.
8. Hartwell, have proceeded to Wash
ington, uncommissoned. but ready to
serve in any way that may arise to
promote the good cause.
We of Hawaii have deep provocation
to form unfavorable estimates of the
merits of Mr.. Cleveland His conduct
toward us has been atrocious. In the
the case Of Hawaii his ear was adroitly
gained at the outset by the fallen
queens emissaries, Newman and Mac
farlane. who cunningly played upon
his we'll known animosity toward Mr..
Blaine. They created at once in the
incoming presidents mind q sense of
certainty that his rivals man Friday
had played the rogue and employed the
United States naval forces to rob the
native people of their queen and coun-
try and install in power gang of
usurpers. Mr.. Cleveland went to Wash
ington inspired by a noble resolve to
right the infamous wrong. His first Of
cial act after getting fairly seated was
to jerk the treaty of annexation out of
the senate and almost his next to
hurry Colonel Blount out here, post
haste, to rake up proof of our roguery.
MINISTER STEVENS CONDUCT.
Mr.. John l.. Stevens was for four
years my near neighbor, and l enjoyed
tba nriyilage Of -, eo,,au,bo+ ol,so a.
onaintonca With him found hi,, a
,nop Of tr,,erorart e;,oorit,, 90 ho,
acter His earlier 1ife nod Laan snan,
in tho ,,i,is+r,, re +ha 1-ni,,orsaIit
church ond ba y,os daanl,, da,,o,,t o,,d
Cod -faaring on bo,ast Nv, IIno,ora
Puritan with q strono, inta,I,ct o,d
c1aar disoarnment II nod haoon,a nh-
,,;ous 70 bir, tho+ tha M t;,,o ,,o,,i,,,a
,vas annroocbinr q sraaa,, o,,d h,, roo
co, of i+s own deoranityda oo5 oa,
rnnticn and +bot rbano,,ar ~ faII /,
Voc bighI,, a~,,,aaio,,+ o., 49,, 90 go, 80
alI ooncar,od tbo+ tha to,,oroir,,+,, =,
shonld at onoa nass oysr to tha TpitaS
states who bad for savaptaa, ,,aa No
haen fosterirg tbeir Anericop oo1nn,,
here NV means of the treatv of reoi,
nroc,+v Witch boa r,.da nc ,,,aoith,,
and hound nc to tho bonoe 1o,d h,, ~
broodast oo,,,r,aroial tia, NJ S.
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,nind opd Lent M, ploi,,a o,r3 his s,,,
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cbangas IN +ba situation as,aoio iI,,
during the very critical dove of ~
,oner legislo tive s+ruoo,,ae % 1000
. m the aotual downfou oP tho ,,,,,,
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iouka1ani to strsgtben tbai,. thrnao
NV fdalitv to liba,oI ord oo,sti+,,+iara,
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heeded tbe NATIVE r,ororob,, r,o,,,a ,+ii,
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unwelcome and rasentad nv, tha,,o ,otI,
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conn d'etat came on the 1atb of Tow
nary 1899 at+amnting to aos+,.o,, tto
liberal constitution and suhetit,,ta on
autocratic one the ca+ae+rorbo u,ar
wholly q surprise to Mr. Sta,,ars a
we'll as 70 rhe libaral marty Tba ,,,ir,
ister had seen q libsroi oa aLi,,o+ -, ,a,,
or for month 90 tho o,,tcor,,a of . ta,,
inns struggle with tho nuean rrha h,,s
mess of the Legislature was oonon1ataa
the session evidantlv about to cIosa o,,a
manv of tha Iirorat ,r,a,,,ra,,,, CIV.
howe IIa bod hoon,,,o ar,ti,o,,,
fed tbot rnhrio aefoirs 80 Soso S"',s ss.
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