Show A COWARDLY opposition me I 1 the ir meanest feature ciui iro of 0 the opposition to th acquisition ot of hawaii by if lit pa cleve cleveland d I press ot of the hie enst baal Is the ho constant discounting of 0 our own onn country Tho next is s the effort to picture the increased naval arid and military acquisition itt ich would ile be necessary to guard euard ll 11 ag islands As though we me alay b exposed to attack if we me ito 0 o riot not annex the islands bo be sate at least it indans h bajis aba thatis if adv thing tho the fact that ehat the neer be in danger except in case u of at 1 w ar beim len een our 0 n and borred country and that battles battle ought fought there would mould other otherwise uhre hm have e to brought bV Ought OIT oft san or san diego or 0 puget sound la Is steadily jn ignored ored but tile the narrow 1 I ew or of all is IB that aggi I 1 commercial 0 n station lation the alt UTI wands Isla niia it I 1 glance we at the map soang and coming belvi een our coast and australia between san francisco Francl sri and ad the orient between out our atlantic it and nd pacific ports la in calm horn lm an dj with tile the completion of the nicaragua cartel canal ships be tien tp tho Q atlantic ports polls of our country jand ind the orient all will na Aurally at honolulu for and supplies that port la Is already the r I 1 1 rendezvous for tho the fishing fleets m velch aich hummer sri in the berng sea our pacific grade Is in its infancy now but its 10 future cannot tail fail to be something beconi any arsent Kent estimate one eastern eastern paper says gays the islands can be a of no DO tor for they are W coast it that editor coull could mine vp ill front rom AUStI alls ora jioio from bitang kong incas binl es to 60 thom islands would he not be glad toire the stars and stripes on reaching ira I 1 eastern p people eople seeth ecil unable to comprehend that if j the islands I 1 E k n 1 I from ro v our coast thes at as near to our ur coast as to that ny other strong pon or the distinguished japanese who a feta ew neek vee hiso Digo crossed classed our country on th tho via baio r ta the queens jub jubilee iee vaa mas em I 1 mi his d declarations ecla rations that his country I 1 id not DOE want hawaii but me ic see are hat ills his country Is nonder monder ully fully exercised over the matter there 71 lt groni too tn in the english parliament r v liichi shows shone that while england has outposts arid and refuse refuge stations sit the 16 orld around she elie covets ila too then it a russian official orsan organ objects and looks I 1 w ith alarm at possible expansion the Amerl canil anle people ate aie the ruling people diw t ere they hey ha ba e shown their capacity t lu take care of 0 tit C but the they tire are menaced by the luenZ Japan they are crowding their people there arid and demanding oila in tile the islands cannot defend e A sl agaInst an uprising of 0 the brown inan it Is fur that they ask for ann annexation and every argument of patriotism patri TI of commercial sense ot of National Interest and future trade expansion II 11 IP P jk Is I in favor ot of the measure this Is K iaan that we believe there are but itule two opposing in fluell ces ono lii Is the the other a partisan hate bate which blitch impels men and none I 1 it pera per to oppose every proposition on of the opposition no n matter what material mate ifal al ad III aa T L y ach to 1 it |