The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-25
CLEVELAND NAILS MORGAN.
He Makes A Sweeping Denial of The
Views itr.buted 10 Him.
HAS MEYER PAYORED ANNEXATlOj
The Alabama senator Had Reiterated Ill
Statement In the Senate and said Mr..
CIeyeIand's Denial Was Untrue.
Ills Action Condemned.

WASHINGTON, Jan. A.-The proposed
annexation OF Hawaii was somewhat eX-
tenslvely reviewed by Mr. Morgan OF
Alabama, to-day while speaking TO Il
question OF personal privilege. me
Alabama senator had been represented
as saying in executive session suostan-
TALLY that ex-President Cleveland was IN
favor Of the Hawaiian annexation, Ihls
statement called out a denial from Mr..
Cleveland and in support Of his original
statement Mr. Morgan addressed the
Senate at great length.
Mr.. Walthall, OF Mississippi, presented
a iont resolution adopted by the Legis-
! lature of Mississippi urging the United
States government TO intervene IN the
, Cuban war on behalf OF the insurgents.
| ''Pcaceably. if it can. forcibly, II II
must The resolution was read and
referred 10 the Committee on Foreign
| Relations.
TELLER'S RESOLUTION.
The Teller resolution was then laid be-
| fore the Senate and in accordance with
| no,ice previously given. Mr. Turpie' OF
| Indiana. addressed the Senate IN support
of the resolution.
Il shall vote for the resolution willing
| W. he began. Il think its introduction
| timely and opportune especially when We
are conf onted by a measure which con-
/ templates an increase of the pubic dep'
by three hundred or four hundred nllllch
dollars. II is. indeed, proper that We
| should repeat the declaration that an
government obligations are payable IN
coin. not in gold.
If we abandon silver" said he. and
agreed to pay all of our obligations in
gold We should simply clinch the hold
of the debt syndicate upon the country.
Mr.. Turpie spoke for an hour ana
half. concluding with the statement that
| he and other silver advocates were Will
| ing to rest their case with the people
MR.. CLEVELAND'S DENIAL.
Mr.. Morgan. Of Alabama. under ques-
tion OF personal privilege rose at the
| conclusion of Mr.. Turpies address 10
make a statement.
Mr.. Morgan referred to a dispatch from
Princeton, \. j.. published yesterday
| quoting ex-Presid mt Cleveland as deny
ing a statement said 10 have been made
by Mr. Morgan IN an executive session OF
| the Senate to the effect that Mr.. CleVe-
land was once in favor Of tho anneNa-
ton Of Hawaii.
Mr.. Morgan said he could not discuss
| his own statements made I'm executive
session. NO statement was made for
! publication by me- said Mr. Morgan
'Hence Mr.. Cleveland in accepting such
a statement without first ascertainlng
from me what the facts were. shows hts
willingness to accept ex-parte statements
| in Hawaiian matters
a strrfe oil
some of Mr.. Cleveland's friends during
his first administration that he was in
favor not only OF the annexation OF Ha-
wai, but also OF cuba.
rs NOT TRUE"
II cannot declared Mr.. Morgan, "ac-
ccpt Mr.. Cleyeland's statement tnat he
was always opposed TO Hawaiian annex
alton. 1 can name at least one contiden-
tial friend OF Mr.. Cleveland who will sup
port me I'm the belief that that statement
is not true
At great length Mr. Morgan read the
correspondence between Minister willis
and the Hawaiian government and with
| Ex-Queen LiliuOkalani.
Mr. Morgan then said that Mr. Cleve-
land after tho correspondence had been
submitted 10 him, seeing that he had a
man AIr. Dole) to deal with. who was
| incapable OF dishonesty or intrigue, re-
tired from the field and shouldered the
whole Hawaiian matter upon Congress.
The Senator declared his belief that Mr..
! Cleveland in endcavoring 10 reinstate
| Liioukalani upon the Hawaiian throne
had in view like Secretary Of state
Marcy once had. the annexation of the
island TO the United States and the PEN
siOning OF the Queen.
HIS ACTION CONDEMNED.
SIR Morgan said that he had no desire
10 argue the matter, feeling woll assured
that the correspondence he had read had
not only established the fact that Mr..
Cleveland was cOvertly considering the
question Of annexation. but that his ac-
ton in regard TO Hawaii was a lasting
disgrace upon this country.
Mr.. Morgan reiterated his belief that
Mr.. Cleveland was in favor OF annexa-
ton. but that Mr.. Doles honesty forced
the President to abandon his policy OF
covert action by the provisional Hawaiian
government. The correspondence
nave read" declared Mr. Morgan. lays
the foundation FOR the broad prediction
that Mr.. Cleveland was capable Of de-
claring one policy and intending TO carry
into effect another
The pension appropriation bill was then
called up and debated for three hours
At $50 T. NJ the Senate adjourned, leav-
! ing the measure uncompleted
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