The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-12-01
mattel of recent occurrence,
THE FRANCHISE QUESTION.

Nhi NOl hoh lCib all lNd, hb odiS
" tie sample facts are, VITA respscU
10 tllis IranonIee qGes'IJn, n4G no
BJeis Wore reatly wiIIIns tndC Lue
UIlanueIs, wnO al Deen iesIden,e
iUr five ears, should nave a limited
su1t.use, ana tue lIausVadI GONe, n
n4Vnt act uu'y ola LoC stahu In tne
way vi the CodlnIefCIIl am money.
uiakIus entt fpfises ot lhe UltIanL-
clio, uut aHOiuvu ,neIn prULtcCiun -
Iue dnu plu.,eILJ ana uAfsOCerou A..
ccLSJ ana oppoItuni y 90 IfJsecu.e
.LeIr peIsouaI Dueinees atfatis.
rt.eIuoDL hruger 10 ii whey aud
d pIolodnu sLasosuil al, ana no 4e ~
lZed Lne etfenStn IL wOuIu give nIuI
"uUn Tue Struggle catne, 70 20 IN vac
llgut, anu ho las therefore kepC'
ta..h Win the English IA every ILeul
VI ,ne mutuaI compact.
he DOers aIo DIuVe men; hdV-
lug conquered tue natIVo ouvages
iLnu tie I'D Oeast; LayIhs Uu,IJ Iul
themselves JuIoe sep ,rato LIuIe- Il
cuuutry, auu having Jleiueu lWIce
~ DrIusu encroaCuuleu.o auu III Vou
IurCner lntu .ne wIldeIness Iotae.
Luau nsut, lney came 90 tue emu vi
IoIDearauce Vnon they real u
mat cue BlItleh Meant ~ aggrAy4Le
Tue III % s.IIko nIsV auu weIo uIaos-
ins, a lules aUouV .utuu, UeIleVIn5, 40
atl lar. InIlucu neu Nuo are Iu-
IUrmou muoJ Know, thai the fl. >.
DIVw nau aIfeusy Deou uellVereu ~
Ems Ianu Ia tue y Iuleson rdlI, IA
Lue dsgraYaJlUn EnsI lana CONT u4iII
IuuUed IA on ne IIansVadl, auu IN
tne lnIIactIOn UI the JIeatJ Dy III 49,
lug CIoOYs GA lne lrVntI,f IN Ur4or
~ 5eU Ine advantage WHIcn un5u
Give aau eAeIketlc activity Mould
oIIng, tnty uetermIneu 10 carry TIC
lueN .IdOIU war into NuVdI, 4 ey
have made Lne lnlguty Drl.Ion EN-
pIIe 9ndne, buL Lney I.dIIzy, / must
ooucIuue, th..G Cne ii 4dl Issue WI, go
aSaIusU Luen ia d Contest wien tny
eCrOugcoL power on edrCn.
Beers CASE PATHETIC.
II speak nom tull kuowleuge OF
Boo UnuiuCGer ana Ol Lne uIo,O y %
tne weIl-lald chain vi agyraVatloI
wine II L say LnaU tne BO~ro are uIgnC
IN CnIs sJIu5gle. lV Ucculnes pa II y
~ when one constuUIo now nopoIoos
~ must be, anu JeL NOW mACu IL
Will effect the lIO6rLIes ana IIVUo vi d
| people, VINO weuC JurICe lutU Tue
"lIuerness eesAlng W escape Blush
aggression and gteod. ~ IS d pIrat-
IcaI Iauu. Grabbing scheme, wltnout
shadow % Justification, auu sn ,uIu
lneeC the uuqualIuea Contamination
vi all IlOerty IoVIng people.
WHAT THE RESULTS WILL BE.
Il he euu OF lG viii Inevitably be
| the aUoUfptluD vi Dutu Tue IRAN 5VadI
ana OIaLgo L rec eCate IntU zinc Drlt
l7u LlnpIIe. ia Ino IeGUnC ntSOVIa-
don tnu principal point Of conCen-
ZION WAS over the question OF SUI
erau1ty. Ino bOors we're willing
Lo conceue the franchise, wiuhInAm
Ita,lJns, DuG at the last uUuIeut
LJIu SALISBURY dsmauued Us a v SIS
Ior ali negotiation Gue unquaIIn Il
acknUw ieus men0 vi EAgIlsn ouzoI
anluy. Inerelu lies CIe wuule mat
YER. Englanu oLoe claimed suzeI
AMY. TO escape l., IN 1898 the
bJers mlgrateI from cape Colony
ouu weuC beyond the Wal. Ia 1913
Dt1n5 follow ou into GueIr new pUsoeo-
oiono IN Natal ny The Euguon, the
Beers again Uroke into the wilder
ness and founded the transytal
EnSlanu sim pulsueu Them auu Ga
croocneu upon Lllen until huauy IN
1914 one tUI ulaIty dnut X5d tue IIauo-
wal. PresluonU hru5or auu Gou.
JJuuerG Went 10 LJuuuu in p+rsun ~
leLnOnstrtte sbut negotiable t .nIus
Vie war vi Iool was Indus u1aUou,
wAeI EN- Tho Boss Le,Jtd the Lu1-
lIon eVory DdoCie. Ineu IUIluI ou
TIC cunVtn.Iun VI 1881 mat s5ClleL
ala questions, ana alCnuugh Eug aud
nau up to then Clalmeu euzeIauIty
&c was not mentioned In That ptuV-
ucUI auu III Was considered then 4o
finally and forever reuOunced.
GREED FOR GOLD DOES IT.
Then came in 1886, within two
years OF the CIme THAI England hau
surrendered her claim, the wonder
IuI discoveries OF gold and ala
monds, and Elglanu aWoke to hel
great loss. Tue history of the nun
Ing explorations that followed con
oLItuJeo one OF the most wonderful
period III history. EnglIshmeu
pouted into tuat Country ana becam+
pIluClpal owners OF the mines, anu
the mines being the principal wealth
OF the STATE OF cOuroe paid the bur.
dens of taxes. Then came the dc.
mands Tor the franchise, and uu
reasonable aud outrageous as it Was
the Uitlanders made demand to be
admitted to citizenship in the Trans
vaal without rellnqulshing thell
English citizenship.
"Eugland expressly waived heI
: right Uf suzeraluJy In 1884 in solemn
act of convention ana revived
) again the other day without any
shadow of reason except that tn,
Immense riches developed there haC
, excited her desires. The fate of tn,
: rransvaal and of the Orange Ere,
State also is written IN Lord Sails
Dury's significant declaration at the
recent opening or Parliament. Sale
ne:
sALIsBURY's STATEMENT.
-" 1t was largely due to the char
acter of Mr.. Kruger and to the idea,
pursued by him that we have beef
led step by step to the present move
= ment, when We are compelled 60 de
eide whether the future of Soutt
AFRICA wall be growing Dutch su
= premacy or IA sale, perfectly estab
= lIshed supremacy of the English PEG
, | pla rnara vnuI q N IL ~ onnttnno,