The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-02-21
English VS.. Beers.
EDITOR REGISTER:

English VS.. Beers.
EDITOR REGISTER:
After reading Mr.. Q. O. Lewis
letter in which he gives in regular
administration style, his views
on the Boer war, 1 concluded to
assist him in his next effort by ask
ing few questions, which l hope
he will be kind enough to answer.
Now, Mr.. l.. you divide your sub
ject into two parts. The first part
being imagination" and the sec
ond part Sentiment" and in your
Imagination you see the combined
fleets of the continental nations
sweeping England's merchant ma
rine from the seas, and little
later you see England refusing to
buy our corn, wheat, cattle, hogs,
etc. Now if this be true, tell us,
please, will England do without
those things, and if not, which one
of those continental nations" will
will she buy fronP
But, Mr.. L., is not your imagin-
alton leading you too far? We
might imagine that prosperity had
struck us, but that would do us no
good in the face of the fact that it
has not.
We ought to deal with facts, real
facts as they exist to-day. The
continental nations arc not at war
with England, but England, yes,
proud, boastful, naughty England,
is trying hard, oh, SO very hard to
whip people who were scarcely
known to us year ago.
Again you say there are two sides
to the Boer war, that the Beers are
fighting for freedom, and then you
seem to think they should not be
free because they did not give free
dom to tho negro. Well Mr.. L.,
when the question of slavery was
argued with muskets in the United
States, which side was England on,
and which side was Mr.. Lewis on ?
And now Mr.. L.. we challenge you
to point out ono instance in which
England has ever done anything
for the freedom of any people at
any time.
How much love would England
have for us if she did not have con.
troll of our financial sy stem? and
"by the way" how do you and your
"English cousin" get on with the
money question, both "Gold
Standard"
Again, you say that the English
mon have the same ideas of liberty
and justice that we have; that they
are "like u.s." we'll, did you ever
know of Americans butchering a
few helpless persons who had al
ready surrendered and then refer to
the terrible affair as "a most excel
lent pig stioking?"
You finally wind up by saying
if England is ovorthrown, our time
will come next. Why Mr. l., do
you think when the Beers succeed
in whipping England, they will
come over and tackle us, or will
civilian of Canton" take up the
fight for dear old England, as he
did for Spain against the Filipinos,
or will we become SO Respondent
over the affair that we will commit
suioide2 A. w. ASHER.
Henderson, Feb. 10Th.
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Japan's new gold fields are be-
ginning to attract considerable at
tention. The gold is found in the
small streams and rivers rising in
the mountains and is obtained in
the most primitive manner by
washing the sand. Great Britain
will soon be after the Japanese
gold mines
Mrs. A. NJ. Baldwin has served
as postmistress at ST. Adams, this
state for 26 years. She was a
cousin of Gen Grant and was APP
pointed to the office in 1874 and it
was his request before he died that
she be allowed to retain the office
under the future administrations.
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