The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-27
PARTING WITH THE Beers.
BRYAN SIDBsHOw RATHER ECLIPsED
OTHER FEATURES.

s,,,er Hailed % vce-Presiden At the Cooper
I.ion Mas Mestiag-Ptcture, Bryan as
sending Our Army to Drive the British
est Of Preteria-The Delegates Speak.
meeting, advertised as having been called
TO tender q farewell reception to the Boer
snvoys.' was held In Cooper Union last night.
Two o! the Boer delegates. Abraham Fischer
and C. N. " essels. and Robert B. Roosevelt.
Congressman william Sulzer and the chairman.
George NJ. a Hoes.n. made speeches, but
the meeting might easily have been mis-
taksn for one called to ratify the ticket
10 be nominated at the Democratic Nations
Convention. or the three United States cit
isens who spoke all were Democrats. Two
Of them, Messrs. Van Hoesen and Sulzer.
made use OF their opportunities TO
boom Mr.. Bryan. to insult President
Mckinley and TO picture the armies Of the
United States marching into Pretoria in sup
port Of the Boer forces when the elocutionist
Of the Platte should occupy the Presidential
chair.
In all their efforts the speakers were ably
seconded by the audience. which was
largely anti-everything and anti-British In par
tioular. PERHAPS 2,OOO men and women attended
the meeting and hailed Congressman Sulzer
q the next vice-President. The champion
OF the "peepul" appeared to enjoy the illusions
to such a possibility greatly and took occasion
to inform his audience two or three times that
he was going West on the midnight train. "
Mr.. Van Hoes n called the meeting to order
soon after 8 O'Clock. Among other things be
said: y
This meeting is called for the purpose Of re-
an ming our sympathy with the cause Of the
struggling South African republics. Of bid
ding farewell and godsreed to the ENJOYS from
those REPUBLICS to our shores. and Of assuring
them that. no matter whether or not thev have
sccompli. he'd all they hoped e. accomplish VIII n
they came here, they carry back to their I'M
happy land tine heartfelt sympathy OF the Amer
lean people. When Pres cent Kruger and Pres
ioent Steyn REQ ested The good offices OF the
United STAT, $ to end the war they had a right TO
expect that our Government would act upon
the request with some Ni-or. Instead OF that
oil thai the oftcials in Washington would con-
sent to do wa TO act a. = mere messenger
MIR. Van Hoesen talked along lei ureiy Tor the
better part OF an hour and then introduced Mr..
Fischer, who wore evening clothes. lie had a
most enthu ias,ic reception.
we are grateful TO the American people,
said Mr.. Fischer. TOR the kindly treatment We
have rec lived and the respectful ant. cordial
hearing which they have accorded us We Enow
that We take home with Us the warm, earnest.
heartfelt sympathy Of ia. citizens OF this great
R,ruhlic ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, we will also re-
member that liberty here u not smut up In any
capital or town or cit
At this somswhat md Diplomatic remark. the
audience howled wi h delight and an eXcitahle
brother on the platform Jumped up and
"WeIl throw thu Briii,h. out Of that capital
on the 4th Of March and then you'll get a
sh9w!" n ,a.,,,,
shouted n tawny-haired Young man. WHO had
been nervously s%troking a budding nustache
and the audience yelled like Comanche Indians,
something o, a humorist and having pat he
audience in excellent humor. he told them
frankly that the Beers were much obliged for
American sympathy, but they wanted. and
thought they had a right TO exrec, more.
I'VE want your sympathy" said Mr.. IVES els.
but when you have given US that we want
you to rise up In all the majesty OF your young
strength and say 10 England Stop that war;
w want the help. OF all Of YOU Ne want The
heard that the almighty dollar controls cleo
lions In this country and, Of corr e, the ladies
control the purse strings. Therefore. / we
i ssIi ss shs ladies' with us we'll se''our s"h'''n'
you've got us nowl'' screamed a little, old
And besides the ladies'" continued Mr..
brother boys In the Little republics. We've
got the boys there who are of the stuff Of
that out. You Tnow he was coming down to
on New Years Day. when ali our young people
were dancing and making merry. When the
pews reached us that Jameson was coming a
bugle sounded In. tie streets What do You
think our boys did? Did they 20, home and
change their c othes? Not a bit OF II!
They just got ont e cir Mausers, mounted
their ponies and went down TO fig Jameson in
their dress suit. They did the surrr sing and
Jameson was thrashed, sent 70 England and i'm
p~risoned- for not succeeding. tLnqghtcr.l
Then he was returned a. a member Of the Cape
Parllament', tHisses.l
Welt, who iefuted tn proposition that the war
waged by England in South Africa was
lie our war against Spain; There
speech 10 secure an enthusiastic reception for
1 and th' audience got up and went out in con-
siderable numbers. Then came the Hon Mr..
lie had n sooner been introduced than some
one y"Ir I'd:
%'lnrec cheers for the next yice-President!"
G ed d to del ver the real hing in the Wav Of a
Bryanzed Democratic speech. After he BIZ n
tai ~ about all an hour. during which the
budr"Gc' rrarly lost its voice cheer ng, Mr.. Sui
">ow. my friends. | don't want to talk poll
nc, In Going West on the midnight train;
%S4d y 4tr?lpPq 4s,ia Dr, And dei Esr. som ! sS%E O"G Ti
make II my buSiress to talk some politics, andin
ever, speech make. I'm going TO tell the people
on my respon. .Dility ms a Co gr ssman, that
Great Britiin i, stealing territory right along
she is s%realils it in South Africa.
We dpl't aDpear 10 be SympathiZ-
int Nuch with ourselves, but, thank
God. Citizen Americs for the Beers.
oii"Gl America is 'or England Citizen America
! Tor n cl1in ! t"e Boers fight heir fight against
the III ef OF nat onS, viii. %iIicial America goes
around with its trousers 'urr ed up. asking per-
mission OF England to breathe. (lIowls and
cheers
hut rNl going West on the midnight train,
and when come back a man VII be nominated
TO be elected President of the United States
who will change all this. Therefore | would
say TO old Paul Kruger tonight: Hold on,
Kruger, And when Bryan's in the White
House, you can $ nd ano ther ultimatum. not to
Salisbury but to Roberts. And you can tell
hin If he don't take his army ont Of South
Africa twenty-fOur hours you'll put him out.
and the armies of the United States will help
yol -"
Sulzsr closed he speech by working himself
Into a fine frenzy over the TACT that to-day, for
tie first time IN our history. American soldiers
are commanded by British Officers In China.
With this + r a peroration the speech and the
MEETING closed.