The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-15
,. 1922 New Series-VOl. XIX. No. I6

tions they are not strong enough to
occupy. 1t is necessary that we
should wait for sufficient reinforce.
ments. | do not attempt to fore cast
the future. l only say that my faith
10 the British soldier is unbounded.
and am gratified to feel that he ia
10 the vigorous and sagacious hands
of Gen Butler.
"Aegarding the future, l will only
deprecate some very strange anser.
tions that | see occasionally In the
continental press Only the other
day saw it asserted, not by a chance
writer, but by man who has be IN q
member of the French governm ent,
that this war had for i.s object the
qualification of the lusts of greedy
lords. who desired partition an opr
themselves of the gold and diamonds
OF the Transvaal. Now, l beg t. az.
sure this gentleman that her 20 ,ies.
ty's cabinet have not had a farthinp
from thelTransvaal or from any other
gold fields. There is the Yukon.
about which there is no contest IF
there had been any chance of our
gaining advantages, these Yukon
gold fields should have yielded some.
thing. bet appeal to my friend.
Lord Hamilton, to know If the cabi.
net ever had q farthing from Il EN-.
Laughter
"! 60 further, Eugland as whole
would have had no advantage from
the possession of the gold mines, ex.
cept as her government conferred the
trouble OF getting administration pom
those engaged 10 the industry. A
successful industry breeds commerce
and all commerce has produced is to
the advantage of England, anc all
industries and commerce flourish
better under her good government
than under any other regime in the
world. But that 10 the limit of our
interest.
"What We desire is equal ri .bts
tor all men of all races and sect rity
for our fellow subjects and our EN-.
plre. The hour for asking by what
means these results can be obta ned
is not yet come, but these are the
objects and the only objects we seek.
We do not allow any other con.ide.
ration to cross our path have ueen
it suggested-and it seems to rae a
Wild suggestion-that the other pow-
ers will interfere with this cou ,try
and 10 some form or other dictate to
those who are concerned in it ss to
what it's upshot would be Dom. let
any man think it is in that fashion the
conflict will be concluded. We shall
have to carry it through ourselves,
and the interference of snyhodv .!sa
will have no effect upon it. CHEERS
In tie first place we would not accept
that interference, and in tho sec md
place because we are convinced hat
there is no such idea in the min of
any government in the world.
whenever we are victorious we
shall consult the vast interests I'm.
mltted to our care Vast duties lie
upon US to perform. and taking coun.
sci of the uniform traditions Of our
colonial government and of the 10 3D.
Grafton and equal justice to eli rsces
OF men which it has been our mi.
form practice, DO not doubt we
shall 90 arrange that the issue of his
conflict will confer good goverum ent
upon the area where it RACES and give
the security soreIy needed aga nst
the recurrence of any such dang ers
and the necessity of any future eyer.
tion, and for the restoration of pc ace
and civilization to that portion of the
world"