The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-03
The Irish Societies
Express Sympathles.
Anti-BrItlsh Mass Meeting Ad'
dressed by Prominent MeD.

New York, Dec. 31-Iae Ue;sed
Irish societies OF New I oFk aud vicinity
flied the Acaaecy of Music ,caigh' g
meas neetiog called TO express sy;r pa
thy With the Beers aud opposition sc
Eag.aad "a consequence Of the Sou:h
african war. Senator Mason, OF l;ii
nois, Congressman Seller, Congress nan
Cummings, of New York, and ether:
addressed tne meeting
Justice Fitzgerald, of the supreme
court, presided Ate: calling t5e neet-
iug to order be said: l. is grea.
houor to be asked to speak to this great
audience tonight and to join 10 express
iog our deep indignation q: the rnjcsti-
fable war now being wsged oy G5ea:
Britsio upoo the people of the Trans
vaal aoc to give us;eraoce to our sepsi-
ments of deep admiration fer the gal
laee s;aod being made by the cmbat
tied farmers of South Africa in defense
OF their properly, their lives. their
liberties.
..Tee British colonial efdce seems to
have, up to this point, made mistake
10 calculating the fighting qualities of
these farmers 1t IS said tost the
colonial secretary will send more troops
to Africa. Perhaps when tie yeoueo
foz buuters, and by the gracious per-
m,ssiou of the queen, the Duke Of Con
oaoght. go 10 the relief Of the oesleged
troops, Eoglaod's cup may be again
filed With bitterness.
"Tse great heart O. the Anericao
people goes out to the people OF the
'Fraosvaa! aod the Orange Free State
They are 6ghting for the same pripcl
pies, they are against the same sover
eign aud red coated soldiers that fought
us century ago. aod would ae5' us
tomorrow if they dared aod thought It
would benefit them.
Congressman Sulzer spoke next. Ee
said /:
81 am opposed to an Aoglo.Americau
alliance. expressed or implied especially
when its object is the advancement Of
in periaiisu, the march of armies, the
downfall of .epublics, the des,ructioo Of
free institutions, the enslavement Of
man aod the perpetulty Of the power Of
kings
.'The 40 people should cry
out agai, the sacrifice of principle.
this surreoder of rights. before it ls too
late. Eoglaod never was and oever
will be our true aud lasting friend
You caonot make monarchy barmooize
with democracy The,r principles are
autagonistio. and association is iocom-
patible.
"This rs the great repablic-for a
century it has been the beacon light Of
The world 10 the preseas Auglo-
American crisis. Why should it secretly
aid Great Britain? Should it not
rather be true to it's traditions aod
opeoly sywpsthize with thu Beers !?
Look about you, my friends, and
answer which 1t is doing 1t seems
the very altsrs of our liberties are being
betrayed by meo 10 high places who
are SWORD to guard them. In this
fight for home rule against English
tyranny to be true to ourselves our
sympathy must aud should be with the
Beers
"The president should have offered
the friendly cfices Of this country co
prevent sAis cruel war He should
have responded to sbe grea: and
mighty petition for peace presented to
him at the oegirning. He should have
acted on the 6udioge. the conclusions
aud the judgment Of The Hague peace
conference. He coul1 have done so
consistently.
..Bu. the friends of free institutions
sboald not lose bope-we should Dot
despair even though the White House
SCENE to be enveloped 10 the atmos-
pbere Of an Eoglisb fog. It is not too
late for this republic to assert itself 10
behalf of republican institutions It is
nos too late for Us to demand an
honorable peace 10 the interest Of
humanity, Christianity and clviilsa-
ton. %
| When congressman sulzer 10 the
course Of his speech brought III the
uame of Chamberlain, the crowd
mingled, groans with their b'sses
Stamping. waving Boer flags, whlstllog
aod cheers. with occasional remarks.
interrupted the speech all the way
through
Congressman Amos j. Cummings
told of the history of British aggression
,c South Africa beginning With the
taking of the Cape Colony in trust,
when Napoleon took Holland. and the
refusal to give it back to the Dutch
after Napoleon' defeat. ''She hated