The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-09-15
SENATOR MORGAN.

Hawaii is an American State anC
is embraced in the American CONNER
cial and Military system."-Report ot
Senator Morgan to the Senate, Feb. 26
1894.
The foremost warriors, In times
before fighting was done with
powder and ball, sometimes flung
their spears In battle far into the
ranks of the opposing forces and
then fercely struggled up to them.
So this Knight of Modern Progress
by act and word, flung his spear
of reason and hope, out over the
sea, beyond the advanced, ranks of
the advanced guard, over whom
he is one of the captains, and plant
ed it here in the very spot where
the Asiatic is already in camp.
And with him are Frye, and Kyle,
and Davis, and Hale, and Chand-
Ter, and score more, struggling
to reach their spears, and, we hope,
fated to reach them before the sun
goes far to the South, after the
December days.
The Senator, for a brief period,
throws his armor off, and, as an
individual, not as soldier visits us
for rest. And for that inspiration
from sight, which so often fortifes
and kindles the mental vision.
In these gardens, along these
highways fanked with graceful
trees, In front of these mountains,
dressed in darker green than the
verdure of his own State, he finds
himself, at least, in the very spot
about which he has read so much,
and diligently. And he stands
where the events occurred, which,
in his admirable report to the Sen
ate, he had so much to do in fixing
with historical accuracy.
Many public men have been wei
coined before to these Islands.
But no one has been, or could be,
more welcome to. those who have
SO far as they could, and it is hoped
finally, shaped the destiny of these
Islands. They are especially CRATE
full to him, because he comes from
a State, which has hardly yet felt |
the urgent demands of a foreign
commerce, and therefore has not
seen the value and need of annex
alton, valuable as it will be to the
iron and cotton industries of that
State, whenever the Nicaragua
canal is constructed. While those
representing other rich and large
commercial States are serving the
cause of annexation, he has taken
upon himself, unusual and heavy
burdens in vigilantly pressing this
matter to a conclusion. And for
it, we are truly grateful.
But we must warn the Senator
that the. art of killing with kind
ness and hospitality is as common
here, as the art of praying to
DEATH" was common in the an
cient time. On every side he will
find many ready to commit man
slaughter with luaus and entertain
ment. They will not attempt to
reach his brain through his
stomach, because his intellectual
work, on behalf of Hawaii, is now
wisely and largely already done.
The festive day for a repast on
"cold missionary" rendered to dis
tinguished guests has passed. But
our mixed civilization will tender
him feasts, cooked by Chinese
chefs, served by japanese walters,
made beautiful with Portuguese
flowers, and enchanting with ma
tive Hawaiian melody If the Sen
ator had persuaded his colleagues in
the Senate, to weld us all into one
nationality, we should have shown
to him, by this time, the possibility
of ''the 'possum and the COON"
"Small cheer and great welcome
make a great feast" We tender
him great cheer and q greater wei