The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-01-25

ellis on this question, and as the leader
OF the silver Republicans has drawn
TO the support of the treaty every one
of them except Pettigrew, who is al
ways fond of tlocking by himself.
GORMAN FOR ANNEXATION.
Their claims OF four Democrats are
equally correct, for, besides that orr
ginal annexationist, the venerable
Morgan, and his peculiar old colleague
Pettus, they have captured the re-
doubtful German and Rawlins, who,
with Cannon, represents the State OF
Utah, which with its peculiar popula-
ton is thus solidly represented as in
favor Of admitting the queer popula-
tons of Hawaii TO what will be ulti-
mate Statehood in spite of all present
DISCUSSES. The Populists are notori-
ously the political mercenaries OF the
Senate, and the Republican annexa,
tionists are probably quite warranted
in claiming that they will get all the
votes they need from them. 1t is not
strange that the Republican managers
of this treaty believe that, although
they have not the tWo-thirds vote ne
cessary actually in hand, they vii
have il by the time the debate is over
and are talking Of this great departure
from our traditions and presidents as
though it were already accomplished
Senator Lodge goes farther and says
And in a month after it is done the
whole country will be wondering VIII!
any objection was raised TO it.
II Senator German were leading the
! opposition to it the treaty might yet
be beaten, for he has lost none of hi:
power and none of his skill because
of his defeat last fall, and by his clever
tactics he could staTe of a vote unit
he wore the annexationists out Bu
they have captured him, and there Is
no one on the Democratic side 10 TAKE
his place in such a fight, as there vii
be no one TO succeed him as a parlia
mentary leader when he goes out {
year from March. Senator Gray anC
Senator White, of California, and 9th
er able lawyers and good debaters vii
say all that can be said against th'
| new anu Jus pOlAGss DuL lnCs VII
not have united party behind them
and they could not manage it success
fully for the present purpose if the!
had. Unless the unexpected happens
as Lord Beaconsfield said it Away
did in politics, the treaty will be rati
| fed without amendment after the Sen
ate is talked out on the subject, o.
rather the opposition for the advocate
OF the treaty have practically agreed
among themselves that they will no
| consume much time in speech-making
And if they should fail to get the ne
| cessary two-thirds vote for the rati
| ication Of the treaty they can fall bacl
upon the bill OF joint resolution, 10
! they easily command large majorit.
| in both Houses, and that would be al
| that would be needed 10 pass either
! bill or a joint resolution 1t woulr
| probably not be the Morgan bill, how
ever. that would be taken up, becaus
| il recites the text of the Hawaiian
treaty, and the obvious and fatal OBJ
lection has been raised that to pas
that bill would violate the Constitu
ton by practically ratifying a treat,
by a majority vote instead of by tn
| Constitutional two-thirds vote. Tn
Senate would not set such preceden
as that, and if it did the House woulr
not follow it.
But the precedent of annexation b,
a simple declaration of a joint resolu
ton has already been set in the cas-
Of Texas, and could be and would b
followed in case the treaty failed, I'm
less it was thought preferable to max
/ the terms of the annexation measur
a purchase of the Islands for the 81,
10000 debt
HENRY MACFARLAND.