The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-07
PEOPLES CHURCH CROWDED WITH
ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS
OF MEN
STANDING ROOM AT A PREMIUM
CAREFUL ESTIMATES PLACE THE
NUMBER IN ATTENDANCE AT
LROUT 1000
TRANsvAAL FLAG IS THERE

Gen. Moses e. CIapp Presides and
Makes the First Address-Gov.
Lind Receives an Ovation as He
Walked Down the Aisle to the
PlntfOrm-Blow Aimed Not mt
England, but at Chamberlain.
st. Paul never witnessed a more stirring
demonstration than In the pro-Boer mass
meeting held last night. The largest audi
torium in the city, the Peoples church,
was crowded to its utmost capacity with
the largest audience which has assembled
in st. Paul in year, and people Of every
shade of political and religious opinion
gathered together to cheer to the echo
every sentiment of sympathy for the
downtrodden people OF two small South
African republics. Every seat in the i'm
mense hall was taken. Chairs placed in
the aisles, and in the rear Of the seat
sections were filled almost before they
We're placed and before the first speaker
rose to his feet, standing room even was
at a premium. The church filled until 1t
was impossible to admit another person,
and a crowd fully third as large as that
inside gathered at the doors and cheered
Dom Paul and his fighting men. Careful
estimates place the number of those in
the audience at 1000, while the attend
ance, with those who were turned away,
must have reached fully 5000.
REPRESENTATIVE MEN PRESENT.
Inside the church a platform had been
built, out from the pulpit, on which were
seated representative men of every class
and of every organization In the city. In
the choir loft an orchestra was stationed,
and the strains of national songs and
patriotic hymns interspersed the pro-
gramme of addresses. From the left side
an immense Transvaal flag hung from the
tall organ pipes in the extreme front end
of the church, meeting, as 1t fell In red,
green, white and black folds, the national
ensign hung from the opposite side. The
platform was decorated with evergreens,
while from the balcony railings hung
draperies of black and Transvaal and
United States flags.
Gen. Moses E. Clapp presided as chair
man, and made the first address of the
evening At his side on the platform sat
Mayor Kiefer, and on his right, Gov. Lind.
Among the others seated near by were:
Louis Nash, William Louis Kelly, John
+. Kenny, Stan ]. Donnelly, e. D.
O'Brien, ]. Ohage T. r. Kane, Patrick
Dapehy, Fritz Koch, John d. O'Brien, t.
d. O'Brien, w. Siward Smit, A. ]. Prins,
A K Teisberg, L. A. Rosing, Fred S.
Bryant, John w. Willis, Gebhard Bohn,
Dr. o. S. Pine, A. Paradis, H. j. Men
stadt, w. w. Cole, ]. C. Jensen, Rufus
A. Hoyt o. H. O'Neil, Emil Geist, A.
McNulty, William Turner, George w.
Koehler, Ferd. Heinrichs George c. Lam
bert, c. 1. Mccarthy, George P. Fredricks,
S. P Child, H ]. Radbruch and Bernard
Wurst
OVATION FOR GOV. LIND.
Gov. Lind was somewhat late in ap-
pearing and walked down the aisle as
the first speaker was opening his address.
He had neared the platform before he
was recognized, so keen was the atten-
ton to the address, and as he mounted
the steps received an ovation which made
the rafters ring. He was escorted to
his seat amid continued cheering. Gen.
Moses E. Clapp then resumed his ad-
dress Said he in part:
we have not met here this even
ing to frame blow against the English
people, but against Joseph Chamberlain
and his colleagues (applause), the sX-
listing representatives of their govern
ment. l wish only to consider these
certain matters which the Salisbury gov
ernment takes as it's grounds for the
unholy war against the Beers (applausel
and not those which pertain more es-
pecially tC the vast mass of liberty-lov-
ing and fair-minded men who constitute
the English nation. Continued applause.)
IF we shall examine in detail we fine
certain causes which the government
sets up with which to shield ITSELF from
the charge that the war against tht
Transvaal is based on sordid greed ant
no honorable motives. (Applause) II
the first instance the claim is made tina
ii the Beers gain supremacy through thu
present conflict they will establish {
great republic in South Africa. l sin
cerely hope that they will. (Violent ap
plause) They say that the Boer repub
lies are not constituted on modern idea
of republican form of government. They
charge that taxes are levied without rep
resentation.
my friends, the day was when thes,
against our own great nation Permi
me to step aside for a brief moment t.
comment upon the large number Of ladie
present in this throng tonight. | hav
not a doubt but that some Of these pres
ent own property. And who can say, m,
friends, that a woman or a class O
women in this country were ever allowe
direct representation; yet they have beel
taxed; are taxed at present; withou
doubt will be taxed in future. There i
not civilized land on earth which doe
not tax alien citizens as well and with
out representation. Never man in tn
United States claimed exemption on tax
ed property owned by him within the Dor
ders of our land on the ground that h
was not naturalized! (Cheers.)
WHAT THE BOERS DID.
''The English government makes stil
another charge-that the Boer republic
, do not grant franchise in accordanc
with English ideas. Seven years resi-
dence was required for franchise. Il
response to pressure the Boer republic
reduced the franchise from seven to fiv
years residence, the same period require
in the United States, and yet an insdtia
BILE government is not satisfied. No for
eigner was ever president in the Unite
States, and 1t Is a rare instance in his
tory that o nation has submitted to out
side dictation in making It's laws and al
lowed the prerogatives of its people to b
Influenced by a foreign and alien govern
ment Yet, again. it is said and urge
as casus belll that the Beers requir
that man must be of certain reli
gious persuasion before he can hold of
fee. Absurdity upon absurdity, 1t /
within the memory of some Of you her