Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 121, 24 May 1894 — Change of Front. [ARTICLE]

Change of Front.

\\ !iatc-ver tlie p g nrp ms say to t!ie -contrarv the pub!ication ot lii >unt’s rej»oii creatdl a_ ehanee in tiie i<b-a-i of nmny intelbgenl an<l prooiineot Amen(mhh «!io at one tune t!irough tli< - ui -'representati<>ns of Steven'. Ihe p g com!nissioners and the ji».go press w*;re ineline l to faror annei itiun anei to give their bv mp;»thv to tlie alieim wlio eonnpiml witli Stevens iin<l Wi!tze t<> b«'tray t!ieir a<Iopteil land. Tbe foll<nving extr.ict of n letter received by a gentlefr.:»n in tiiis to«n and «’ntfen by a vei v promiuent and lexding polilieian in Washington (D. C.) fnrnislies a good eiample of the change in opiniouH since tlie true facts of t!ie Hawaiuiu imlir<>glio Weame known. The letter runs i»h follows: “You r»'inemlier in my letter to vou, 1 to!d yuu I was an aunexa tionist, und did advocate tb»< annexation of your Islands to Amene», but after Mr. Blouiit’s n<port was made knnwn “ollieialIv” 1 naust bonostly admit. I am j«st tho rever.se. 1 am one of th<<si> Americans that will a»lmit a f.»ult when 1 have found out I ara wrong 1 am also one of 1hoso Ameiic ius, thal believe iu tho “fimdamoutal lawa of my l'ountry. to wit “that allgov»3rn mouts dorivo their just power from Iho “govorned in| othor wor<ls frora the {>oople. Can the provisional govornment prove that they aro iu oxistonce by the will of tho p»H*pIe? If they ean, ihul will eml ill tli<> troubio. Bv ail nccouuts however they are not! aithough thoy woulil uiake the Amoricuns thiuk so. Thcy have ! boon in powor so long now j without boing molestod tiiat they i have grown to the belief “thev | aro of t*ie l’oople. by the Poople i nnd for the i’eo(>lo.” 1 um oue | that beli« ves evory word of Mr. ’ Blou:it\ rcport. Kuowing him j a- 1 do, l eannol do otherwise. | Mo is of thosc men that will not j f;»lsifv, ho will speak the tr,ith. »ye, the naked trnth, if he haa to rido ovor the heads of his whole party. Ho isa mau of honor and j iutcgritv. Ho is nol one tbat' wdl uiiuee matter or show auv i partiality in auv question that | may be outiusU-<i to hi»n. j I’rosidont Clereland kuow that Col. Blouut possossed tbese sterl- j iug quahtios wheu lie chose lnm | for tlie position. He has prove»l j conclusively to the Prasident that ; in his case it was not one of j “misplaced confidonces.” lf I 1 remomber rightlv, I tol»l v<>« iu j uiy last lettcr, that a plebcscite was Consulerod at that tiuie as tho bost way to sotve tho questiou | and I am still of the sameopiuiou. ! lf ouo iuay judge bv the seutiraents expressed by those who ure snppose»l t»> kuow the |del>es cite will be fu\x)red when the Senate fiually disonssea the -

Hawaiian que-ition. There is some j»ossibilitv thoogb that tbe Preeident will restoreyoor Quer*u witbout a plebescite. lt niav be of some consolation to yoo Hiul yoor j»«rty to learn tbat tbe gre;«t majority of tbe Ameneao j»eof»le are iu favor of tbe iatter course as tbat wouKl in their estim.«tion l»e the most just way of umioing a wrong committed to a weakami | friendly natiou. >«o one kuows that betier thau vour minister L. ! * A. ihorstOQ. He kno«rs annexatiou ia JeaJ anj that restoration is near. By the way he bas left his |>ost, it is stat« J, to assume ! tbo I'rtsiJeucy iu tbe plaee of | Dole lf tbere is any trutb iu ! tbe rejx»rt you ean rest assured tbat his torm of olliee will be verv very brief. Iu conclusion 1 j would aj«y, President ClevolanJ | will carry bis i>olicy, the aame i way Le bas carrieJ aii measures j

he haa .dv cated. C»*i.gr« ss will nplioU hiie m<twithstanding all tbc< ho« Is lbat havel>een bruugiit to l>ear ag inst him by his enemie». You ni;«y Lear at any rnn;oent now of soraetLing l>enēfici »1 to tbe s borigines of the soil and your Qaeen.”