The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-04
FINNEGAN'S DOG.

ing neutrality in May last was cow
ardly," "dishonorable," and treason
able the Advertiser replied by setting
forth a brief written record on the sub |
ject. 1t was this:
April IA, 1898. Eleven days before |
Congress declared war, President Dole
wrote to Mr. Hatch in Washington say
ing he would be pleased to receive
suggestions from the Washington Gov
eminent in regard to our attitude tow
ards the United States and Spain in
the event of war
April goth. Seven days before news
of actual war, President Dole again
wrote to Mr.. Hatch, saying, he ION be-
half of the Hawaiian Government,
would be glad to aid the United States
in some way"
May It'll. News was received OF the
declaration of war.
MAY 9Th. The Government prepared
a telegram, assuring the washington
Government of it's readiness to abandon
neutrality, which telegram and letter
explaining it, were forwarded by the
first departing steamer. This was done
without waiting 10 receive any reply
from the Washington Government.
President Dole's action, re-stated ac-
cording to the written record was this:
To Mr.. Hatch: 1st. Find out what
the Washington Government wishes us
to do. End. We would like to help the
washington Government. 3rd. We
have acted without waiting for reply.
Mr.. Sewalls organ has now occupied
seven columns of space in order TO
show that really and truly, and con-
fidentially those words do not mean
what they say, and if you will only
interpret them by using Mr.. SeWall
cipher they really mean "cOwardice,
treason" and "dishonor." While the
record of Mr.. Dole's Government shows
a singular promptness, and desire tc
aid the United States, the seven col
umns of the Organ are devoted to show
that the record is really and only q
sham, and President Dole's cowardice
was actually monumental.
The readers of the Advertiser Will
we hope, not entertain the idea thai
it proposes to discuss seriously sucf
an issue. The only reply it makes Is
that of the simple record. AS Presl
dent Mckinley has cordially approved
of that singularly prompt record, any
personal friends of President Dole
may be assured that in Washington
that record will be quite sufficient evi
dence of his extraordinarily promp
action in the neutrality matter.
This attempt to make out case Of
cowardice and timidity against Pres1-
dent Dole recalls the case of Finne.
CANS dog. 1t makes the best reply t6
Mr.. Sewall's seven column historical
sketch
Finnegan had a quiet, medium sizet
dog, which, on being nagged one day
few at and bit the leg of Finnegan':
neighbor McFadden. Thereupon Nc
Fadden got Finnegan indicted TO
keeping a vicious brute. On the trla
Finnegan's lawyer set up as one de
tense. that the bite on McFaddens lie
was only an imaginary bite, but hi
main defense was that the dog wa
cowardly and timid, and never bit an
one, and couldn't bite any one. Tn
case was bitterly contested, and F1nne
gan's dog was brought into court an
exhibited to the jury and went to slice
hehind the LAWYERS chair. Finnegan
LAWYER made a three hour speech
the Jury. and tried to convince it tina
the bite was only imaginary, and tn
doctor who testified that it was oil
was a liar and that the dog was u
most cowardly and timid beast. l
closing his three hours argument
raised his hands wildly and shouted
gentlemen of the jury, you don
know the cowardice OF this dog. 4C
may straddle comet and ride throus
the universe and inspect every dc
that is smelling around in the SIX
thousand planets and stars in the ii
mament of heaven, and you couldr
find a more timid brute than this.
appeal to the God of Justice AS
inferred these words he stepped bac
and accidentally trod upon the dog
tail. The dog instantly locked
laws in the calf of the lawyers lie
While Finnegan and the Sheriff trl
no pull him off and the lawyer groa
ed, the judge smiled and the forem'
of the jury rose and said: Your homo
this jury reckons that it don't wa
no more highfalutin talk about tn
dogs cowardice."
With the brief, sharp, incisive re
Dn1n'S
trality in view, "the jury don wa
no more highfalutin talk in seven g
umns to show "cowardice' and tire
son.