The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-04
BURTON DENIES.
Senator Weakens ON Statement
About Hawaii.
Says He Didn't Make Charge
Against Missionaries.
STORY is NOT TRUE.
They Didn't ssTrade Certificates
to Heaven.
VIM. Allen White Calls Down
Charles Finch.

Soon after Senator Burton returned
from Hawaii he was quoted as saying
that the innocent natives of the islands
had been robbed by missionaries from
Boston who gave them certificates for
admission to heaven in return for land
The interview was published by Sena-
tor Burton's friends, he entered no de-
NAL of having made the statement, it
to eastern papers.
Then it made trouble. The missionary
societies of the various societies which
have sent missionaries to Hawaii began
to call on Senator Burton for proof of
his assertions.
Now Senator Burton enters a denial
that is, he says the statement is a false
hood. but he does not specify whether
he told the falsehood or someone else.
A dispatch from Washington says:
Senator Burton, of Kansas. will be
criticised in the next issue of the Chris
tan Herald for statements he is alleged
to have made in relation to the mis-
sionaries in Hawaii. Some time ago.
the Christian Herald asserts, United
States Senator Burton, of Kansas. who
had recently returned from a visit to
Hawaii, was quoted in the public prints
as having asserted that the Christian
missionaries in Hawaii had swindled the
untutored natives by taking their lands
emitting thezsshQlders to admission to
heaven. Thessenator had gone to Ha-
Waii as n3<7nber of subcommittee
appointed bysngress to investigate and
report upon Sc condition of the people
in these dist&9 islands, which now come
under AMERICAN rule
Il The Her&fd. referring to the infor-
nation contained in letters received
from American missionaries in the is
lands saws: We cannot for moment
believe that the Kansas senator himself
invented so monstrous an absurdity, or
that it was the outcome of any part OF
his legitimate investigation. but an in
! justice has been done, which ought to
be repaired. Senator Burton owes it to
the missionaries, who have been the
| sufferers by this silly SANDER: to the
American people, who have been misin-
formed by his dissemination of the
story, and lastly he owes it to the Dig
nifty of the United states senate to make
such prompt explanation as any honor
able public official would do under like
circumstances.
~The attention of Senator Burton
was called to the above today I did
not know that at this time there were
| any Christian missionaries in Hawaii
said Mr.. Burton I did not suppose
during the last fifty years This entire
statement is founded on falsehood
There is absolutely no truth in it from
beginning to end This statement about
| missionaries trading certificates 20
heaven for land, which is attributed TO
me, is sometimes told in Hawaii as a
Joke but does not refer to the early mis-
4 siOnaries The country has been Chris
tianized and I did not know. until read
this statement, that there had been any
/ Christian missionaries there during the
| last fifty years. Some of the more pro-
gressve white people, among whom
4 ,ferl,t hoU descendants OF
missionaries, had great deal to 90
with the government. The reignlnS
monarchS advised with them, gave them
office and gradually they worked their
way into politics and statecraft and ac-
/ eompliShed a great deal of good, out
those who were jealous of them began to
call them the missionary party. That
term refers to the political organization.
but not to any Christian organization l
II do not remember ever to have said any
thing that could be interpreted like the
statement contained in the Christian
Herald, even in relation to the mis-
sionary party. I positively know have
never said anything that reflected in any
way upon the Christian missionaries l
think there is no country in which Chris
tian missionaries. have accomplished
more good than in Hawaii.
Another legislative contest has been
scheduled This time it is a fusionist
! who will contest the election of a Re
publican. F. S. Rockefeller. cousin of the
Standard Oil magnate. who was the fusion
candidate for the legislature in Russell
county, has given official notice that he
will contest the election of j. H. JILL
the Republican nominee. The day after
the election it was reported that Rookie
fe1ler was elected, but the official count
gave the office to Hill by narrow mar
gin.
Emporia Gazette: The esteemed Law
renee journal is deeply pained.' 1t is
r-Irfar
who was brought out by a little cotorie
of defunct and expired statesmen, is
knocked higher than a cooked hat In
the Journals estimation, it is all right fo1
J. R. Burton to try to make a combina-
tion with Stanley in the interests of Ear
ker; but when Governor-elect Bailey tries
it the Journal is deeply pained'
By the way, what is the difference be-
tween Burton hustling for Baker, and
Bailey hustIing for Pringle? Why this
sudden burst of agony on the Journals
part? Isn't Burton the senator of tbs
whole state? The Gazette claims he has {
perfect right to hustle for Barker. He has
a right to use his patronage as he is
using it to buy Curtis votes And Bailey
has the same right; if he uses it the JOUR
nal needn't scream AS the Gazette has
aforesaid, politics is war and wa is he'll
and Mr.. Curtis may as well get his ashes
tos ready for the bonfire; for she's COM
ing. If Burton could do it he would H.
illuminate Stanley but he can't The fghi
that began at Wichita will not end unit
| the senatorial race is rum The people ir
a majority of the districts of Kansas have
declared against Curtis where the vote
was straight 1rtis and anti-Curtis. Aud
Burton and M A Low and Frank Grimes
/ can't juggle the returns. Bailey Won'i
stand it any more than Troutrnan woLlt
have stood it If the people had declared
for Curtis and Troutman had been elect.
ed governor.
The Gazette trusts by this time the Cur.
tbs papers will admit that the Gazette:
diagnosis of the case ten days ago is cor
rect, and that the editor hereof is mo-
the star spangled ring-tailed fool they Sc
him down for. This paper will not play