Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-25
SENATOR MORGAN RETURNS TO THE
HAWAIIAN QUESTION.
THE EX.PREsIDENT's POSITION.
MR.. MORGAN REITERATES THAT HE
FAVORED ANNEXATION.
..WeIl known to His Friends" That
He Wanted Both Hawaii ana
Cuba in the Union-Pension
Appropriation Bill
Is Up.

nexation of Hawaii was somewhat eS-
tensively reviewed by Mr. Morgan, OF Al
ALBANIA, to-day while speaking to a ques-
ton of personal privilege. The Alabama
senator had been represented as saying IN
executive session substantially that eN-
President Cleveland was in favor OF Ha-
waiian annexation. This statement called
cut a denial from Mr.. Cleveland. ana, IN
support of his original statement Mr.. Nor
gan addressed the senate at great length.
Mr.. Morgan referred to the dispatch
quoting Mr.. Cleveland as denying the
statement said to have been made by MIR.
Morgan 20 the effect that Mr.. Cleveland
was once in favor of the annexation OF
Hawaii. Mr.. Morgan said that he could
not discuss his own statements made 'in
executive session.
No statement for publication was made
by me-" said Mr.. Morgan, hence Mr..
Cleveland. in accepting such statement
without first ascertaining from me what
the facts were, shows his willingness to
accept ex parte statements in Hawaiian
matters"
Mr.. Morgan said that 1t was we'll known
TO some of Mr. Clevelands friends during
his first administration that he was in IA
vor, not only of the annexation Of Hawaii.
but also of Cuba.
II cannot" declared Mr.. Morgan, "ac-
cept Mr.. Clevelands statement that ne
was always opposed to Hawaiian annexa-
tion. I can name at least one confiden-
tial friend of Mr.. Cleveland who will sup
port me in the belief that that statement
is not true"
Mr.. Morgan then presented an extended
review of Mr.. Cleveland's connection, as
president, with Hawaiian affairs. in the
course of which he denounced the accredit-
ing of Special Commissioner Blount to the
government at Honolulu as piece Of
duplicity without paramount"
Mr.. Morgan reiterated his belief that
Mr. Cleveland was in favor of annexation.
president to abandon his policy of over
throwing the provisional Hawaiian govern
ment. The correspondence he read, he
said laid the foundation for the broad
predicate that Mr.. Cleveland was capable
of declaring one policy and intending to
carry into effect another.
Mr.. Vest, of Missouri. thought 1t would
be unjust to exPresident Cleveland If the
fact We're not at this time called to the
senate's attention that a resolution was
passed by congress in 1885 relative to this
fairs. which Mr.. Vest conceived divided be-
tween the president and congress the re-
sponsibility for the administrations atti-
tude upon the Hawaiian matter.
Mr.. Walthall, of Mississippi presented q
joint resolution adopted by the legislature
of Mississippi urging the United States gov
ernment to interfere in the Cuban war on
behalf Of the insurgents, "peaceably if it
can, forcibly if it must The resolution
was read and referred to the committee on
foreign relations.
fore the senate, and, in accordance with
notice previously given. Mr.. Turpie. of In
diana. addressed the senate in support of
J., y s.; shall vote for the resolution willing
measure which contemplates an increase
of the public debt by $500, 200, 600 or $500 0OO-
600. 1t is indeed proper that we should
obligations are payable in coin-not in
BY the original resolution passed nearly
made synonymous with solvency, and the
funded debt was thereby made payable in
both gold and silver or in either Of those
coins.
If We abandon silver said he "and
agree to pay. all our obligations in gold, we
should simply clinch the hold of the debt
syndicate upon the country. If, however.
We maintain another metallic standard and
enfore that position by opening our mints
to the o, free col coinage Of silver. the syndicate
as strong friend of silver as Is my friend
from Colorado. the author of this resolu-
to 1t that they would not lose anything on
their holdings of government obligations" !"
Mr.. Turpie analyzed the bill proposed by
the monetary commission and sharply at
tackled the proposition that all debts should
be payable in gold. inasmuch, especially,
as that provision made the government OBJ
legations payable in gold. He suggested
that this was an indirect method Of dis
crediting the standard silver dollar, which.
by the enactment of that proposition,
would be left high and dry without its
proper debt-paying ability.
Mr.. Turpie did not believe any such prop
osition would ever find public favor in the
United States. Indeed. he had, he said, a
profound conviction that silver would
finally be restored to its proper position,
not by international agreement. but by hon
est individual action of the various coun-
tries of the world
The pension appropriation bill was called
up and debated for nearly three hours, but
was not passed. the senate adjourning un>
til tomorrow, pending the disposal of a
point of order made against an amendment
offered by Mr.. Allen. of Nebraska. to the
pending bill
nent to the bill providing that hereafter
no pensions of less than IS a month should
be granted and that all pensions less than
s. month now being paid be raised TO
that amount.
Mr.. Perkins made the point against the
amendment that it was new legislation.
Mr. Allen took Perkins point of order
as the pretext for an extended speech in
which he lampooned the Republican party.
declaring in the course of his remarks that
the Republican was the worst enemy the
soldier had.