Washington sentinel., 1900-12-08
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T0rforoaoeo Islands by
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oi Congress were annexed, after 1t
had been discovered that a maj or
ity in favor Of the treaty OF annex
alton could not be mustered in the
United States Senate, it was as
serted by administrative advocates
OF this policy that the Hawaiian
natives were eager for the change.
Much was said on the floor OF
Congress OF the remarkable intel
ligence of the natives, and OF the
facility with which they would as
simulate themselves with demo-
cratic institutions. The sugges-
ton that there was no evidence
that they possessed the least fitness
Tor Tree government or tor political
association with the people OF the
United States was met by New
England Senators (the chief advo-
Gates OF annexation) with the dec
laration that the missionaries had
brought the islanders to a high
degree OF Christian culture. Stats
tical data were produced to show
the great progress ofthe Hawaians
in education. Dispatches from
Honolulu were read IN which ac-
counts were given OF the enthusi-
asm of these Pacific islanders over
the downfall OF their native Queen.
There was much merriment in
Congress over the iorlorn Liliuo-
kalani, to whom her barelegged
subjects were said to have refused
the poor homage OF their loyalty.
1t was in vain to contradict and
expose the doctored reports sent
forth by Dole and his fellow usurp-
ers in their efforts persuade the
American people of the beauties
and blessings OF Hawaiian annex
alton.
But there are some evidences OF
the real political condition Of Ha-
waii and OF the sentiments OF its
inhabitants concerning which there
can be no controversy. Under the
territorial government with which
Congress endowed the inhabitants
OF the archipelago its inhabitants
were empowered to elect Dele
gate to Congress and territorial
Legislature this fall. In this re-
spect the Hawaiians were favored
much more than were the people
OF Porto Rico. upon whom has
been conferred the right to elect
commissioner to the United
States" and a local Legislature
without any power to legislate.
When bestowing this modicum Of
self government upon Hawaii care
was taken in the act to so limit the
elective franchise as to exclude the
largest portion Of the natives from
its exercise. Between the formal
ann exation of Hawaii and the pas
sage OF the act for the government
thereof quite a change thus ap-
pears to have taken place in the
views Of the Republican maj ority
in Congress as to the fitness Of the
Haw aiians for home rule.
When the territorial government
was thus ready to be launched the
Administration sent out to Homo
lulu a corps oil carpet-bag officials
who were skilled, at least, in the
arts Of political manipulation, and
who, it was conceived, would have
small difficulty in managing the
simple minded natives. The re-
suit OF the first electoral expert
ment under such auspices has bee n
a ludicrous disappointment to a !
concerned. AS already announced,
Robert w. Wilcox, the Delegate
elect to Congress, is thorough
Royalist who owes his success to
his outspoken loyalty and devotion
to the dethroned Liliuokalani.
This is not the worst, since the
election of this royalist delegate
to Congress is OF no consequence
save as a revelation Of the real SEN
timents of the Uaiians; but OF
the members OF the territorial Leg
islature fourteen are Royalists and
six are Democrats, while there is
not one Republican. Dole and
his little oligarchy, who wrought
out the annexation intrigue with
so much skill and success, could
not muster one territorial legisla-
tor in the whole archipelago.
The result reveals the bitterness
OF the poors natives over annexa-
tion and over the attempt to adapt
them to political institutions which
their simplicity cannot compre
hend. They were grossly belied
and misrepresented, when it was
said in Congress that they were
anxious to become American citi-
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