Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-21

sdf employees. does not warrant and
never can entitle them to an equal rep
'eSentation in the Senate of the ITnjte,j
states with Virginia and Nassacl,
ietts CT with Illinois and Colorado. nor
my other state. \ new member as a
business matter, ought not to be pushed
nto the union without the consent of
III the present members We can lbs
heir friend without taking them into
1ur family. The Hawaiian annexation
'eheme hardly belongs to the present
administration, or the humanitarian
var, and the time may come when even
is present boidest advocates NAV MOI
ne unwilling to have it more Justly
Known as an untimely seven-months
offspring of some previous admins
tration.
My firm conviction, however, is that
annexation of distant islands is not in
harmony with the constitution Of the
United States but is conspiciously re-
oGgnant thereto. nor is it in harmony
With the history or even With any of
he recorded opinions of our earliest
md ripest statesmen
The Hawaiian island, if annexed
would prove as barren of military i'm
>ortance as of commercial, which is
%holly based on our unfortunate grant
If free market for their sugar, and
heir annexation would be a source of
weakness and no more desirable for
he defence of the Pacific coast than
he back side Of the moon.
If annexation is to be our fate at
east two or three of our vessels Of war
including one Of our best battleships.
should be sent forthwith to Honolulu
lnless we intend to leave the islands as
IN easy prize to some idle Spanish
gunboat The formal annexation Of
hawaii under one-man power, under
republic in name. or whatever form
# governmental experiment we may
'hoOSe or he compelled to pre-
'cribe, viii advertise the final Wrcchage
# the "Monroe Doctrine" so long
leId dear by the American people. Self
,espect Will compel us 10 discard ana
| seek a divorce from the glory of a CON
| lecticn With a historic measure to
| which the public opinion Of mankind
! Will at once pronounce as unworthy.
| We cannot afford to denOunCe and
| 0ibid all acquisition of territory IN the
| western hemisphere by European goE-
| 'rnments, even at the peril of war, ara
| orthwith embark in a thus be-damnod
| enterprise ourselves. If We should
| nave not yet unstained doctrine re-
| ;pected by others we must scrupu0us-
| practice what we prcach.
| The historic policy of the republic
| f the United States for the 100 Yeas
! ust passed, based as it has been upon
| he sound doctrine PROMULGATED by
| Washington in his farewell address
| With words of perennial wisdom
gainst foreign entangltng alliance, has
aiken root in the hearts of the A'ne!i-
an people, where it is treasured up rs
heir political Bible and connot now tje
| ,e Knocked at as merely ancient trad
| ton.
Its Acceptance has made the nation
| treat. made it respected. II our tid"l-
| ~ to the well iipencd Craftsmanship
| If the father OF his country shHt u,
| )erpetuated for the next 100 years as
| n the past, the honor prosperity and
| power of our republic. it may be safety
! Predicted. Will light and lead all th
| nations"
| Al Inc CONCLUSION "i Ni"if'H ~"
| }ar"h. ''ar entered upon q o'S'VS9'' l.
+ the constitutional "2Jecti'hS i' an
| leNail"n as he viewed them'
| NO more important question ina
his he said, mas been nf'u~hl }
| entity 90 the attention "i ''nei -
| 5 nos simply the question Oh the a"-
| }eNat5'n oi very small territory. %"
is one when Involves an H''.F rev
ution of the practice nj our govern
nent and OF the OBJ cations the #'(
| arnmtnj lays upon lht "i''' I'''P'
am assigned /" address me- : ,''' ,
because the particular subject "hit
| propose to discuss goes l" tH' very
| root Of the whole matter. III Is
strange presentation /" the '"0hJI
| Mr.. President. that in a matter az 1i..'
| gravity the advocates 81 ahh"Nali' III
| have nothing to say. ofdlhif.iE VIZ
| have report from the conllN''t'N AL
an elaborate presentation 81 ih' f'";
| ms of TIM proposed legislation from IN
hartman Of the committees hul IN IN
| ase We have neither a report nor Il
| presentation OF facts, We nave ~,
3ented to us simply the resolution