The Monte Vista journal., 1898-01-29
CLEVELAND Ano AnMsxAr ION
says Enphasic.liy THAT Ne Opposes II for
Hawaii and Cuba.

says Enphaticsiiy THAT Ne Opposes II for
Hawaii and Cuba.
Princeton, n. j., Jan. J.{'It is one
OF the strangest things Of these strange
times that my position upon the Hn-
waiian question should be misunder-
stood" Tint 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
could be no misunderstanding Of his
position on the part OF the public, he
authorized the following statement to
the Associated Press:
Il do not believe In discussing mnt-
ters Of this kind ns a private citizen.
| do not care, however, to be misreprc-
scented.
Il will, therefore, say that ever since
the question of Hawaiian annexation
was presented. l have been utterly and
constantly opposed to IT, The first
thing l did after my Inauguration in
March. 1893, was to recall from the
federal Senate an annexation treaty
pending before that body. regarded,
and still regard, the proposed nnneNa-
tiOn of these islands as not only OPP
posed to our national policy. hut MS II
perverslOn Of our national mission. The
mission OF our nation IL to build up
and make u great country out Of what
we already have. instead Of annexing
| islands.
II did not suppose that there was
anyone In public life who mIsunder
stood my position In this matter. II
has been said that was partial to the
former monarchy and desired to nee II
restored, In order that ! might treat
with II for the purpose Of annexation.
How could have had such an idea
II regarded annexation as contrary
to our national policy? The same an
swer can be made to the statement
that my opposition to Hawaiian an
nexation was based merely upon dis
satisfaction with the treaty pending
before the Senate ut the time Of my
second inauguration. | was opposed TO
the annexation us such.
I'm regard to the Hawaiian mon
archy. aside from any question OF an
neNation and without harboring any
previous designs Of restoring that mon
archy. investigated the relations OF
our representative to Its overthrow.
This investigation convinced me that
our Interference in the revolution OF
| 1881 was ulsSTNceIuI. ] WOuN SIuuIy
therefore. for the snke OF our national
honor and our cOuntry's fair name
have repaired that wrong.
I'm regard to the Cuban question,
my position was fully made known to
Congress In the various messages In
which the subject was discussed.
was opposed to the recognition Of the
bclligcrency OF the island. and my po-
sition was perfectly well known. In
deed, 40 very unmistnkable were my
views OH the subject that was time
and again threatened by frenxied men
and women with dire cnlamities to be
visited upon myself and children be-
cause Of what they saw lit TO assert AZ
my enmlty tn the Cuban cause.
My position on all the questions
was made very clear In the official
documents OF the time and there can
be no possible mistake.
ut is very difficult for me to under
stand senator M0rgan's evidently
wrong Impressions In regard TO my po-
sition. Indeed. II In one Of the strang-
est things Of these strange times that
my position In these matters should br
called into question