The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-02-02
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that could outvote the lower House.
That Constitution was bitterly ours
cd by The people and taught the ma
tives to mistrust the church hypo-
critics who had planned their debase-
ment.
OF John l.. Stevens in 1893 we
have not much to say. The world
knows of his bastard infamy, and
how he turned the flag of America
into an emblem of per6dy and treach-
cry. But he has passed beyond hui
man judgments, and at the tribunal
above he will have to answer for his
political crimes. Later comes Min
lister Willis, who also proved recre-
ant to his trust. The man is dead
and, like Stevens, has passed on to
higher Court. 1t is not considered
wise to reproach the dead Requi-
eSCant in pace. 1t is not OF the dead
| would speak, but there are some
things which the dead do before
their departure which remain very
much alive and become stern facts
OF history.
President Cleveland honorably
desired to rectify the outrage that
U. S. naval forces had aided in per
petrating on Hawaii in overthrow
ing e constitutional government and
creating a military despotism which
exercised its power most cruelty and
dishonorably. A man was sent to
do Cleveland's bidding. Those who
met him on his arrival, knew at once
from his manner that he did not
intend to carry out his Presidents
! instructions but would scheme some
way to avert it. In his frat DIES
patch, he, diplomat (7) denounced
the characters OF the royalists and
stated that the Oligarchy was "the
best government Hawaii ever had"
1t was an exceedingly undiplomatic
and ungentlemanly move when he
demanded the ex-Queen's attendance
at his Legation, instead OF calling
on her as any other honorable diplo-
mat would have done. He promised
to restore the Queen and the con
stitutional government of Hawaii il
the Queen would grant amnesty to
the rebels. This interview had been
anticipated by the royalist leaders,
for they received information from
Washington as soon if not sooner
than others. There is positive proof
to show that the Queen was instruct
ed how to answer. 1t is known that
she answered the American Envoy
that she was constitutional sover-
eign under the constitution OF 1887
which had been forced upon her
brother at the point OF the bayonet.
A constitution that was supposed to
be good in 1887 ought to he good in
1898. She felt that grant OF
amnesty by her alone would be in
valid and unconstitutional. But
she would summon her Privy Coun-
Gil and urge upon them to aid her
in granting the request of President
Cleveland and there was no doubt it
would be done. The minister re-
turned in few days with draft OF
a despatch in which he stated that
"the Queen refused amnesty but de-
manded that the rebels be beheaded,
etc. The Queen repudiated it at
once and the minister promised to
send truthful statement. But he
did not keep his word, but sent the
false despatch about beheading,
which of course accomplished his
purpose in making the restoration OF
the constitutional monarchy in Ha-
wall impossible for the time and has
brought poverty and distress on the
Hawaiian people on account OF the
insolent prosecutions OF the sup
porters of the oligarchy.
Thus has Hawaii by fraud and
treachery been placed in quagmire
of uncertainty and despair Annex
alton will not help us for the United
States is like Hawaii, an Oligarchy
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