The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-02-02
LETTERS GENUINE
Senators Wrote Them as Published
Yesterday.
NAMES ONLY WERE OMITTED
Rev. S. E. Bishop Vouches
for Their Commences.
Why They We're Published In I'm
Weight if Printed in Full.

The letters published in this paper
yesterday morning as coming to a Ho-
nolulu citizen, seemed to have stirred
up a hornets nest, and a number of
people shouted: Fake" directely they
had read them. The manner in which
they appeared in the paper, without
address or signature, was suggestive of
something that smells high unto
heaven" and they did not have a very
weighty effect upon the community for
that reason. But there were restric-
tons placed upon the Advertiser re-
porter by the man who received the
letters from the Senator's and although
they were published in the exact way
in which he requested, he saw fit to
write an anonymous letter to the ed
itor of the Advertiser, charging gross
inaccuracies and breach of faith on
the part of the reporter.
1t seems that a remark had been
made on the street that such letters
had been received here; the reporter
traced it up and found the man who
had the letters. His statement was to
the effect that he had sent circular
letter to So members of the United
States Senate and one to President
elect Mckinley, or his private secre-
tary, and has received % answers.
Some were favorable to annexation,
one or two were opposed to it, several
fused to be interviewed" After sew
eral conversations with the owner of
the letters, he agreed to have three or
four published in the Advertiser yes
terday morning, provided the scheme
met with the approval of a gentleman
high in the esteem of the people who
had read them. That gentlemen was
seen and outlined the plan on which |
the letters were published yesterday. |
There was no breach of faith, there |
was no guessing; if the reporter made |
a mistake it was in crediting a letter |
written by an eastern man to one who |
lived in the west, a mistake that was |
for the sentiments espress-
de were the same
Following is the roar from the man
who received the letters:
MR.. EDITOR:-Extract from the
letters of several United States Sen
ators were submitted to your paper
by me after a week of urging on your
part.
L absolutely refused to allow the
names of any to be used, although the
reporter read all the letters
The subsequent attempt on his part
to name the author of each as it APP
peared in this mornings paper would |
be interesting for comparison with the |
letters.
Twenty-Five letters in all have been |
received by me, the II quoted as ia |
vorable to annexation, and the IL 9TH
ers referred to.
Several are, to the best of my knowl- |
edge, new advocates of our cause.
Yours truly,
THE PERSON WHO RECEIVED THE |
LETTERS.
Honolulu, February I, 1897.
Rev S. E. Bishop is one of the men
who heard that the letters published |
were fakes gotten up in this office and |
to set the mater right he volunteered |
the following:
MR.. EDITOR-Learning that doubts !
have been expressed on the street as
to the genuineness of the letters pub |
lished this morning in your paper as |
having been received from United |
States Senators on the subject of the |
of Hawaii, it gives me |
IL Dor