Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 269, 28 July 1893 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

Ocr frieml8 the aanexationiBts have been wearing a sraile and bctter clothes since the last raail arrived. This fact—the smile we ineau —rather surprised us as the inforraation whieh we received from our private sources in Washington were not of a nalure teuding to eali f«>rth smiles in the annexationist eamp. After a liltle enquiry, we learned that the smile9 wer; caused through a letter froin camp-with-the-rank-of-majah-Uas-ttngs, who wrote to a private citizen here that annexation was solid. Frank had seen Gresham,and —like Charlie Carter did to Hoke Smitb — had converted him, and received his assurances that he would annex the Islands, never raind what the tenor of Mr. Blount’s ren«»rt was. Frank had also had a few drinks with some leading senator> who a!so cordially guaranteed tbat they would annex us against our will. The ex-majah, we understand, is. besides attending to the ardent duties of the Hawaiun legation. also domg a little land speculating in Pearl City property for the friend to whom he wrote, vid as Frank of coorse wili eome in for a littleextra pocket money jtrough working for his Pearl City friend. it ia easy to understand that he writes in terms whieh will fiil bis friend*s beart with joy, and possibly open hii pocketsfor thebenefitof Frank. It sonnds of eoune extremely probable that Secretary Gresham sbonld have private conferencei with a clerk in the smallest legation in Washington,while the head of the said legation was within reach. lt ii of eoone perfectly rational to believe tbat Mr. Greiham' out of whom nobody eo far haa been able to get an expreseioa or aa opimoo oe. the quoitipp of

auaeidtioD, shoald immediatelr opeu bĪ9 ,heart to Mr. Thur*tuu’« «ecratarv, tbeex-majih. Of coar»e we must all beliere th?l the CIevelami adminUtntiou did nct send Mr. Blount to Houolulu for th« purpose of getting a report and thereafter makicg ap lheir mmds a« to what step to Uae in the Hawaiian matter. but tbat Mr Gresham and colleagues have a11 along been decided on annexing us, ai.d that the viait of Mr. Biount was simpiy a junketing trip for ihe purpose of bliuding tbe Hawaiians, and giviug tlie whole affair au aapectof justice and fairness. But we are more iuclmed to bslieve that Frank’s imagination tias heen strongIy developed since he left us, and that he ># talking tbrough his eupola. Hream on, Franney! and send us some reports uext time of someconferences helween you aud Cieveland. It doesn’t do us any harm, and it makes Cabby aud the other Pear!y bi»ys look bappy„ and feel good —all to the everjastiug benefit of Cunha.