The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-01-10
WAITING.

There is now nothing to be done but
to wait. Each side in the conflict for
and against annexation has done its
best. The battle in Washington has
been prepared for with energy by
both sides, and has probably by this
time really commenced. All we have
heard about it up to the present has
been of the preliminary manoeuvres,
the getting ready for the political
struggle of this month and next. At
these manoeuvres some of the weak
kneed here became alarmed, and felt
as if the cause was lost. On the other
hand the over sanguine of those OPP
posed to annexation were ready to
fling up their caps and shout for vic
tory. AS the matter stands neither
side has lost or won.
As the fight has developed it is very
evident that money is being freely
used to defeat annexation. and that no
expense is being spared to send food
of campaign literature about the Unit
ed States. Some of this is of a very
insidious character, and may do much
harm, but the workers on the side OF
the annexation cause have copies of
these documents and are at work
counteracting them as rapidly as may
be. The main struggle is, however,
for the present. in the Senate. There
a great gain has been made by tine
friends of annexation, in that the
Democrats have decided not to make
the question party measure, but have
left it to the individual wishes of the
members of the party. This has
brought an accession of voting
strength to the anneNationist ranks.
where. before this action was taken,
there was only strong sympathy.
TO strengthen their cause the anti
anneXationists sent Il delegation TO
Washington, and have further tried
to strengthen that delegation by send
ing j. o. Carter to join them. The pc
tition which was taken along by the
htltSdllOIl las bttIl tNdlill-
ed, and it has been found that, like
many such documents here, Il large
number of the names are in the same
hand writing, and it is known that
others are not genuine names. The
weight of the petition may be regard
ed as nil. :,
H. to- h., g
President Dole has gone. The Cabinet
had been thinking of the step for
long time, and, during the past week,
applied to the Council for advice upon
the point, and it was unanimously CIV
en- in favor of Mr.. Dole's departure.
In "a very few days, all the forces and
best men capable of throwing light
upon the subject, will be arrayed
against one another, and the real bat
tie will commence. People at the last
moment get anxious. The, result of all
the care and forethought that has
been bestowed upon the cause is nat
urally watched for with trepidatlon
by some who are heart and soul pledg-
ed to the cause; is watched narrowly,
by others, who want to see which way
the cat jumps and wish to follow her.
and it is the waiting that tells upon
the nerves. If we had cable and
could hear daily what was being done:
if we could, as it were, watch every
move in the game, it would be differ
ent. The strain of waiting would not
be so bad, and we could then more cas-
lily predict results. But such is not
our case. We have to sit patiently
down and wait for news which reach
es us week after the affair is con-
summated.
However of this we may feel assur-
ed. Our fight is in good hands. The
ablest of American statesmen are in
our favor, and are pledged to our
cause. The annexation party from
Hawaii is well represented. The
cause is good one. 1t has everything
in its favor to win.