The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-12-02
Controversial Letters IN q Boston
Publication.
SOME QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The Great Political Changes IN IA.
wsii-iiow They Came About
Cotman d. Gilman.
Cwonans Journal, Boston,

writes us as follows:
st. Louis, Mo. Oct. %, 1895.
Editors Woman's Journal:
Entirely agreeing with you that ,
Home Rule for Hawaii" and a prop
orty qualification are In themselves de- I
sirable, we differ widely with regard |
20 the state of affairs in those islands
The facts In the case understand to
be these:
!. Under Harrison a small majority
of whites Of foreign origin, with whom
our consular agent affiliated, over
turned the existing government, estab-
ished a new one, and sought anneNa-
ton to the Union by treaty.
2. This treity was sent to the Sen
ate by Harrison, for ratification, and
withdrawn from 1t by Cleveland, who
favored the restoration OF the deposed
Queen.
3. The Senate declined to sanction
her restoration, and President Dole's
faction was recognized as the govern
ment dc facto.
4. A new constitution was then
proclaimed, DISTINGUISHING the natives.
s. This self-created government, OF
which the natives form no consider
able part, again solicited annexation,
and a resolution was introduced into
Congress to that effect. An amend
ment offered TO test the sentiment OF
the Hawaiians by popular vote was
overwhelmingly defeated, and the res
olution passed.
G. To perpetuate this act OF spJila-
ton, a property qualification is now
proposed, which, as its advocates
claim, will forever restrict the suffrage
to the usurping white population.
For half q century IL has been the
boast OF missionaries that these island
ers have been civilized and Christian
lied Yet the descendants OF these
missionaries have discredited the claim
of their fathers, have consplred with
others to rob the natives OF citizen
ship, and now propose to put II prob
ably forever beyond their reach.
Z. DORIS Rebellion In Rhode Island
showed that no property qualification,
however desirable, can again be es-
tablished in our country. How unjust
then to force 1t upon the poor primi-
tive Hawaiians. whose independence
has Just gone glimmering! Our future
pro-consuls, having robbed them OF
their liberties, will not hesitate TO ron
them OF their lands Our yellow jour
nails" are sure to applaud the work as
the result OF Manifest Destiny" and
their clerical followers to see in II
'The Finger of Providence" and so we
shall enter upon a second Century OF
DlshonOr. "
Hon. Gorham ID. Gilman, former
Consul General of the Hawaiian Re
public, has kindly addressed to us the
following reply to the above:
To make specific reply TO your COR
respondent c." II may be stated;
!. That a minority OF whites, 10 fal
as the native population was con
cerned, did the wise deed OF rescuini
tho home government, and established
republic for the benefit OF the great
est number.
Mr.. Stevens, the Y. s. consular
agent, has been signally and justly eX
opsyated by ample proof from th'
charge OF completely and guilty "af
fi.iatiop" with the American party.
2. The treaty was sent to the Sen
ate BY Harrison and Withdrawn D.
Cleveland. But We have this recor
b. Hen. T. +. Bayard, Secretary o
State in 1888, under Mr.. Cleveland
first administration. He SAID that 8!
poiiliCal union (of Hawaii and the U
81 would naturally and logically FOL
low. My idea was that our polio
should be to permit the AFFAIR to wOr'
out its proper results. II was mat
ter OF waiting until the apple shout
be I!pe and fan.
It Is oontended that President Cleve
land greatly exceeded his constitu
tlonal powers when he attempted :
oyerturn the acts of his predecessor
when such acts had been legitimatel
within the scope OF his predecessor
duties, especially when Presiden
Cleveland undertook the undemocrati
task OF restoring an efete monarch
over young republic.
g. President Dole was not the hea
of any faction" but OF strong, CAP
able party. -.
4. The new constitution did not dis
franchise the natives any more ina
the u. s. Constitution disfranchlsin
our returning Southern brethren.
did not dlsfranchise,
8. The new government was Just q
open to the native Hawaiians az I
the whites; there was In II no distinC
ton OF race or color. Many native
were deferred from participating J
the government by listening to bad az
visers who, encouraged by PresldeI
Cleveland's attempt to restore roya
ty, made the people believe that II the
united with the republic they woul
be punished when monarchy was n
stored.
The dilatory, obstructive resolution
introduced into the u. s. Senate WEI
offered by the opponents OF annexi
ton only TO defeat the bill The resi-
lutions Of annexation were passed !
a two-thirds vote both in the Hoan
and Senate, that being the constit,