The herald., 1898-01-25
IT is STRANGE
That Growers Position Is
Misunderstood
DID NOT FAVOR ANNEXATION
OPPOSED RECOGNITION OF THE
CUBANS
DID NOT FAVOR ANNEXATION
His Opinions Were Very Strong and
They Have Since Suffered
No Material Change
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
PRINCETON, N. j., Jan. 24.-"It is
ane of the strangest things of these
arrange times that my position upon the
Hawaiian question should be misunder'
STOOD
That is the way ex-President Grover
Cleveland expressed himself when
shown the statement of Senator Morgan
relative to his position in the senate to-
day. In order that there should be nc
misunderstanding of his position on the
part of the public, he authorized the
following to the Associated Press:
'I do not believe in discussing matters
of this kind as a private citizen. 1 do
not care, however, to be misrepresented.
II will, therefore, say that ever since
the question of Hawaiian annexation was
presented 1 have been utterly and con-
stantly opposed to it. The first thing 1
did after my Inauguration in March,
1898, was to recall from the federal sem
ate an annexation treaty then pending
before that body. I regarded, and still
regard, the proposed annexation of these
islands as not only opposed to our ma
tional policy, but as perversion of our
national mission. The mission of our
nation is to build up and make greater
country of what we already have, in
stead of annexing islands.
II did not suppose there was any one
In public life who misunderstood my
position in this matter 1t has been said
that 1 was partial to the former mon
archy and desired to see it restored, in
order that 1 might treat with it for the
purpose of annexation. How could l
have had such an idea if regarded an
nexation as contrary to our national pol
icy? The same answer can be made to
the statement that my opposition to
Hawaiian annexation was based merely
upon dissatisfaction with the treaty
pending before the senate at the time
of my second inauguration. l was op-
posed to annexation as such.
'In regard to the Hawaiian monarchy,
aside from any question of annexation
and without harboring any previous de-
signs of restoring that monarchy, l in
vestigated the relations of our repre-
sentative to it's overthrow. This investi-
cation convinced me that our interfer-
ence in the revolution of 1898 was dis
graceful. l would gladly, therefore, for
the sake of our national honor and our
cauntry's fair name, have repaired that
wrong.
IN regard to the Cuban question: My
position was fully made known to con-
gress in the various messages in which
the subject was discussed. l was op-
posed to the recognition of the bellig-
erency of the island, and my position was
perfactlv known Tp6aa6 Vary I'm
nlistakable were my views on the sub
ject that 1 was time and again threat
ened by frenzied men and women with |
dire calamities to be visited upon my
self and children because of what they |
saw fit to assert was my enmity to the |
Cuban cause.
MY position on all these questions
was made very clear in the official docu-
ments at the time, and there can be no
possible mistake.
'It is very difficult for me to under
stand Senator Morgan's evidently wrong
impressions in regard to my position.
Indeed, it is one of the strangest things
of these times that my position in these
matters should be called into question"
OTHER OPINIONS
NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-The Herald
has obtained the views of some of the
Governors of States on the subject of
the annexation of Hawaii. The inter-
views follow:
Governor Leedy of Kansas believe
the Hawaiian Islands should be annexed
by the United States for these reasons:
Within q short time canal will be built
across the Isthmus of Panama. This
canal should be controlled by the United
States The nation having possession
OF these islands will command the road
to that canal and will also possess the |
key to the Pacific Ocean, from a mari |
time standpoint.
Governor Adams Of Colorado-While |
not enthusiastic, 1 believe the future
commercial welfare of the United States |
would justify the annexation of the Ha-
waiian Islands.
Governor Holcomb of Nebraska-I am
opposed to Hawaiian annexation. An
nexation would be used as a pretext 10
appeal to the spirit of nlitarism Of the
people Of our country.
Governor Stephens of Missouri am
opposed to the annexation of the Ha-
waiian Islands, but cannot explain my
position satisfactorily in an interview.
Governor Tanner of Illinois refused to
express an opinion on the matter.
Governor Clough of Minnesota-Ha-
waii is u case of gobble or see it gobbled. |
If we don't take the sandwiches the
British will.
Governor Bushnell of Ohio - The
United States should approve the an
nexation of Hawaii. 1 believe I voice
the sentiments of IS per cent Of the peo-
pie of Ohio. 1t would then be a naval
stronghold and a commercial benefit
aud it is worth ten-fold the price asked
for it.
Governor Lee of South Dakota.-The
first duty of this country is to Cuba-
to stop the butchery in that island at
any cost. After that, If Hawaii is of anv
strategic value to this country and its
citizens are desirous of annexation. it
would probably be good policy to take
the islands in.
Randall Hunt Dead
GAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24.-Randsll
Iunt, prominent civil engineer, died
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