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During 1891 and 1892, annexation
sentiment increased due to
Liliuokalani's policies and the defeat
of the Reform Party in the 1890
elections. This defeat had
discouraged many who saw the Reform
Party as the only vehicle to ensure a
stable government. They now looked
toward the possibility of annexation
as a solution. One of those who began
to consider the possibility of
annexation with increasing favor was
L. A. Thurston, who by "1892 was an
ardent annexationist." 166/ However,
"up to the end of 1891 there was, it
is believed, no organized group
seeking to promote annexation to the
United States." 167/
The elections of February 1892 were
complicated by an increase in the
number of political parties from two
in 1890 (the Reform Party and the
National Reform Party) to four in
1892. The Liberal Party, which
included Wilcox and many followers of
the National Reform Party, was
opposed by three smaller parties,
including the Reform Party and the
National Reform Party. The Liberal
Party slogan was "Hawaii for
Hawaiians," 168/ and its goal was a
republican form of government:
The Liberal Party was the party
of the opposition; its campaign
orators continued the attack on
the cabinet, the queen, and
Marshal C. B. Wilson [an
influential advisor to the queen]
that had been started by [John E.]
Bush and Wilcox in the spring of
1891, and these leaders continued
to preach the doctrine of republicanism
which, said Bush, was
gaining favor among the Hawaiians
because of the "present rotten
condition of officialdom" in the
kingdom, a/ In one speech Wilcox
explained that "in times gone by
he had been a staunch royalist,
today he was in the same degree a
Republican, he was a strong
believer in freedom and justice
and was in favor of a government
of the people, by the people and
for the people." b/ On another
occasion he spoke of the "utter
misgovernment of affairs at hone.
Ignorant fools are conducting the
Government. A 'blacksmith'
[Wilson] is very influential with
the Queen...He is too ignorant a
man to be even trusted with any
responsible Government position.
It is a standing disgrace to the
Hawaiian nation...We must all be
loyal Hawaiians, and tell the
Queen that her present Government
is an injustice and a
disgrace to the nation. We must
not flatter her."c/ "To flatter
the Queen would be to inflate her
with her own importance, which
would cause disastrous results."
169/
Neither the Liberal Party nor any
of the other parties was able to win a
majority of seats in the legislature
in the 1892 election. The election
results thus left the legislature in a
weakened state. John E. Bush, a
Liberal Party leader, wrote: "The
practical defeat of the Liberal Party
is the lost opportunity of the
Hawaiians...It looks now as though the
only hope for equal rights in this
country lies in—shall we say
it—annexation." 170/
During the last year of the
Hawaiian monarchy the pace of events
became more heated and feverish.
Between the election of February 3,
1892, and the meeting of the
legislature on May 28, 1892, two major
developments occurred, "one overt and
one secret, [that] were important
elements of what Minister Stevens
described as a feverish political
situation: (1) an antigovernment
agitation and conspiracy fomented by
certain leaders of the Liberal Party,
and (2) the formation and activities
of an annexation club." 171/
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 annexation with increasing favor was
 L. A. Thurston, who by "1892 was an
-ardent annexationist." 166/ However,
+ardent annexationist." <u>166</u>/ However,
 "up to the end of 1891 there was, it
 is believed, no organized group
 seeking to promote annexation to the
-United States." 167/
+United States." <u>167</u>/
 The elections of February 1892 were
 complicated by an increase in the
@@ Line 29: / Line 30: @@
 National Reform Party. The Liberal
 Party slogan was "Hawaii for
-Hawaiians," 168/ and its goal was a
+Hawaiians," <u>168</u>/ and its goal was a
 republican form of government:
 The Liberal Party was the party
-of the opposition; its campaign
+:The Liberal Party was the party of the opposition; its campaign orators continued the attack on the cabinet, the queen, and Marshal C. B. Wilson [an influential advisor to the queen] that had been started by [John E.] Bush and Wilcox in the spring of 1891, and these leaders continued to preach the doctrine of republicanism which, said Bush, was gaining favor among the Hawaiians because of the "present rotten condition of officialdom" in the kingdom, <u>a</u>/ In one speech Wilcox explained that "in times gone by he had been a staunch royalist, today he was in the same degree a Republican, he was a strong believer in freedom and justice and was in favor of a government of the people, by the people and for the people." <u>b</u>/ On another occasion he spoke of the "utter misgovernment of affairs at hone. Ignorant fools are conducting the Government. A 'blacksmith' [Wilson] is very influential with the Queen...He is too ignorant a man to be even trusted with any responsible Government position. It is a standing disgrace to the Hawaiian nation...We must all be loyal Hawaiians, and tell the Queen that her present Government is an injustice and a disgrace to the nation. We must not flatter her."<u>c</u>/ "To flatter the Queen would be to inflate her with her own importance, which would cause disastrous results." <u>169</u>/
 orators continued the attack on
 Neither the Liberal Party nor any
 of the other parties was able to win a
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 only hope for equal rights in this
 country lies in—shall we say
-it—annexation." 170/
+it—annexation." <u>170</u>/
 During the last year of the
 Hawaiian monarchy the pace of events
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 certain leaders of the Liberal Party,
 and (2) the formation and activities
-of an annexation club." 171/
+of an annexation club." <u>171</u>/
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