Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-03
WHEELER SAYS FLUNKEYISM ISINCREASING

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE monotony
of private pension day Of the House
was enlivened today by very sensa'
tional speech from Wheeler of Ken
lucky. in denunciation OF what he de-
nominated "hunkeyism' to foreign
countries. He took the recent state
ments emanating from Continental
cabinets regarding the attitude Of
Great Britain during the Spanish war
as q text for wholesale attack urOn
the trend of our recent diplomacy.
His speech aroused the House to
high pitch of excitement and elected
from Boutelle Of Illinois a spirited de.
Tense of Secretary Hay, whom he Culo.
giZcd in high terms. Several other
members on the Republican side took
hand. and later in the afternoon
GrosVenor Of Ohio took Wheeler to
task for his inOppOrtunc protest and
rehearscd the history Of the visit OF
the Prince of Wales to this country in
1860 and his reception by President
Buchanan.
Wheeler, during consideration OF
one Of the private pension bills, deliy.
'l'h a a'liehNl'llhl ol'N'' - ~ Wv hhh' az
ton OF Great Britain. based on the re.
cent revelations regarding that Gov.
crnmcnt's attitude toward the United
States during the Spanish war.
New Alliance Schemes.
"Mr. Chairman" said he, Il have
read with lively interest the recent CX.
posture and criticism in the press OF
the attitude OF Great Britain and the
other European powers toward the
Republic during the war Of 1898. Di-
visions OF public sentiment among the
people OF the United States are to be
desired. But until the Inauguration of
the President in 1891 there never was
any division OF sentiment upon one
great question. and that was the splCn,
did isolation Of the Republic and its
fixed determination to hold aloof from
all cntangling alliances with foreign
powers. Then the belief and fixed
judgment Of wcll.nigh every patriotic
citizen was overturned, and for the
first time we Witnessed a President OF
the United States, aided and egged on
by pitiablc nunkey in the State De
partment, stretching his arms across
the water to embrace the historic enc,
mics of the American people.
Laughing Stock Of EuorPe.
From that good hour until now we
have made ourselves laughing stock
at every court in Europe because OF
our fiunkeylsm, our truCulency here
and the disgraceful sycophancy OF the
representatives Of the Republic at the
feet of Great Britain, and now, when
1t serves the purpose Of some otneI
great nation, the pitiablc spectacle IL
presented that we have been hugging
to our bosom during the last five years
nation that has systematically and
persistently attempted to destroy the
liberties Of the American people since
the battle of Yorktown. We find now
despite the fact that the present Ad
ministration Is afraid, even in the face
of It's great majority, to ask an appro
priation of $50, 600 or 100000 to ray
some shoulder.strapped, gold-laCcd
turnkey to cross the water and bow the
knee and kiss the hand OF some Eng
fish King, that while this very pitiable
spectacle Is being presented to us, II
Is being heralded abroad that in 1898
when we were seeking to strike the
shackles OF seridom from OFF the heels
OF Cuba, that nation was then secretly
In our own capital, attempting to Il IN
O coalition of the great powers of the
world to prevent that interposition
And II has not caused ripple in diplO
matte circles.
Boot Out Hay.
1T has been the boast of America
diplomacy to the contrary notwith
standing, that when our State Depart
ment said no we meant no and wheI
we said yes we meant yes II re
manned for the present and the jus
closed Republican administration t
inaugurate system Of European dl
plomaCy, with Md-gloved, velvet ton
gued gentleman, who had to travel on
of his way to find response to plair
categorical question. We are destroy
ing the integrity and the pride and the
intelligence and the honesty of tina
great department Of the Government
| have respect for the present occu
pant of the White House, | frank!
avow; | think he is too honest to b,
palatable to the average Republican
partisan. A little Quixotic, 1t is true
hasty tempered, full-blooded and no
exactly desirable to many Of our citi
zens, and | indulge the hope that tn,
lingering element Of Americanism will
induce him at the first opportunity Il
boot out that man in the State Depart
ment who, in my judgment, ha
brought ms to this humiliating cOndI
ton.