The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-25
MORGAN TALKS ON HAWAII.
AIII SEES CLEVELAND OF DIPLICITY
IN his TREATMENT.
Says the ex-President Was at One
Time i'm Favor Of Annexation, De-
spite Ills Den.ais-Turpie Argues
I'm support of Teilcr'x Resolution.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2i--The proposed
annexation of Hawaii was somewhat cx-
tenstvely reviewed hy Morgan OF Alabama
today, while speaking rs a question of per-
sonai privilege. The Alabama senator had
been represented as saying IN executive
session substantially thai ex-President
Cleveland WAS IN favor OF annexation. This
statement called cut a denial from Glove
land, snd IN support II his original state
nent Morgan addressed the senate ut great
sngth. lntieF question Of personal priv
hege he referred 10 fisp3sch from Prince
ton y. j.. published yesterday. quoting
ex-PresiGeat Cleveland as denying a state-
nsnt said 10 laare bean usGe ny Morgan Ia
an executive session Of the senate 70 the
effect that Cleveland was once ~ favor of
the annexation OF Hawaii. Morgan said
that he could not discuss his own state
men;s sandc ia executive session.
NO ssatcment feF publication was made
by me raid Morgan, hence Cleveland.
III accepting sticn a statement without first
ascertaining from me- what thc facts were.
shows MS Willingness 10 accent * parte
statements IN Hawaiian matters"
Morgan said ;has il was wei known To
some 81 Clevelani's friends during his frs,
administration that he was in favor, net
only Of the anaeXation Of Hawssh, hut also
OF Caba.
Il cannet. declared Morgan. accept
Isieveand's statement fhnt he was always
opposed ge Hawaiian annexation. } can
name a. leasg one coanaen5isl friend OF
Cleveland ~he "a III support ma in tie belief
that tie statement ls not sTue.
Morgan then presented au extended re-
view of Cievel8n1's connection. as presl-
dent. with Hawaiian affairs. liz Tie COURSE
of which he aercHuced TIE accTrditirs (
Special Commissioner Dlount 70 TIRE gov
ofnmeut az Honolulu rs a '-p3eCe el J1pIlc-
Ky Without parallel
Me.Fan reiterated his 0e33cf that Cicve-
ri
nose's honesty forced the pre- siaen, Ia
ahant3an his poItvy Of tNefthycwtng the
provisional Hawaiian government The
correspondence ho read l9e aai3 isid tle
foundation foT the broad predleation
that Csevclaut was carahle Of declaring,
one policy while attending 90 carry into
effect another.
Waite 81 California faCetiosts'y Refereed
10 Noggan's discussion OF the Hawaiian
question in clsun session. Sni declared
that the senator $ remarks showed ths
utter fusiisgy and folly OF combining TIE
discussion % suciI matters 60 executive
sessions.
WeSs II Miasaufl Though: IL would -
unjust 30 sN-pgessdc0f Cleveland X ths
fact were ues az th3s time called Ia ths
seDate's a,tcniion tnat a resolution wa,
passed by congress 2 1855 relative 80 hi.
policy concerning fo3elgn affairs. which
Mes conceived. divided between ths
president ana eo@srssS tfc resnens 0lftA
CT the a3nasisg ration Is a{siuAe On tn.
Hawaiian matter
Previous IL MuE san's spsvch. - Te0sl
resolution WIS iaia Hrtstv the sen
ate sad Ia aNeefdevcV WIKI aatt0e pre-
vioas}y givea T8Tp5e ~ faasana address
ca Ire seasge IN support of tee resolution
f'N tae Sr}esna1 resolution yssssd noar
~ thlgsv years aga TutNls heia ta&'
-eosa> WAS nsaae synons mons w3la thlt1
seM ssss silver ana shnt she sanae3 ef h
was taare1y ns@ae l4Sao}e h. beta ~ .s
e4ther sac e s'ssss metals
IL Ne at2&daR sl3yeF." said sc. ''and