Show HILL ON CLEVELAND ih senator from mow york give 1 land some biow in his great speech on tho wilson bill in the senate april 0 1894 david hill proceeded to alico up cleveland and his secretary of detato for their action in regard to hawaii boott FOREIGN POLICY it is not denied that somo mistakes havo occurred oar foreign policy especially that relating to hawaii it must be admitted has not met tho expectations of the people A sense of humiliation when abe project tor the restoration of a deposed monarchy was unfolded abo administration and gratification ensued when its abandonment or failure was reluctantly announced noun ced influenced largely by an aroused public sentiment those are pretty plain facts and excellent republican doctrines 13 WORSE THAN A CRIME that unfortunate contemplated policy was a blunder and a blunder ia sometimes worse than a crime it was however the natural consequence which might well have been anticipated from that other mistake in placing the department part ment of state in charge of a republican statesman distinguished and estimable though ho may be whoso public have always been identified in opposition to the democratic party who was without sympathy for its traditions and purposes and whoso political convictions upon the disputed public questions of the day if at all are carefully concealed it will hardly bo claimed however that mr gresham has voiced any republican sentiment in his astonishing acts regarding that country republican is all the other way democratic it Is to be regretted that the president should not have been able to find in his own party some sate and honored statesman in whom ho and his party could have placed confidence one of democratic instincts and training whoso management man gement of foreign affairs would have reflected credit upon the country and would bavo avoided the promulgation of that nn American policy a departure from democratic precedents which was sought to be forced upon an unwilling people in this view of the situation our opponent must accept some bearo of the responsibility for tho blunder committed in our foreign affairs cleveland will enjoy being informed that his wicked republican ox secretary of state has led him astray if his acts do not meet mr hills approval no more do they meet that of the republicans public ans but as they have been formally approved by the democratic majority they must bo considered as tho democratic doctrine it would be rather hard on the republicans to attempt to shoulder off pree hame actions onto them because ho had been once of that party and had gone over to cleveland |