Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27
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| B0ES ATHIzERs
Congressman Sulzer Prssldes AZ a
Great Gathering ii Washing
ton Opera House.
ADDRESSES BY pROnINENT MEN
6uIzcr, Senator Mason and SENATOR
Alien Among the speaIxcrs..
Declare II Ks tho Fs@ht
or 10 over AGaiu


or 10 over Again.
Washington, Jan. S5.-The Grand
0pera house, the largest auditorium in
Washington, waa packed 20 the doors
last night with on enthusiaaRig audi
ence which vigorously expressed its,
BynftIa Shy with the Boera in their fight
wit II Greet britain.
The keynote of the speeches was
that the Boers were fighting for ins
dependence as our forefuthers had
done ia 1915. The gathering assem.
bled under the auspices Of the United
Irish societies and number Of lead
ing Germans Of the city Joined in tte
movement.
The movement was called 10 order
by MI. p4T Moran, the national treas
iirer az the Ancient Order Of Hlbernt.
ans. who after d few words Of wel-
come introduced Congressman Sulzer
as the presiding officer OF the evening
Mr.. Suizer was greeted entbusiastical-
Isl. He said In part:
@We sympathizeel with Poland, with
Hungary, with Greece with all Of the
South American republics, with Ar-
menia. and with Cuba. Many we
helped. Why ! ask, in the nanle of
all that Is just and honorable, Should
we now refuse to lend our moral sup
port and sympathy 10 the patriots ot
South AfricaP
"a republic that refuses sympathy
to d sister republic struggling 10
maintain its Independence against
monarchical aggression II unworthy
OF the name and III danger of mon
archy itself "A republic That viii SCI
cretly conniye and aid monarchy to
destroy a sister republic aud blot ont
It's free institutions Is a republic rot
ten TO the core and will soon fall like q
decayed tree on the banks Of a tnrbu-
lent stream TO be swept away forever.
"The defeat Of fhe Beers will be the
seFeFest blow 10 republican institu-
tions that has been struck in q cen
tury and every lover of liberty should
feryentiy pray that they may be s'ieF
cessful.
There is no doubt the administra-
tion is secretly in sympathy with
Great Britain, and lending her all the
aid IL can. Every patriotic citizen OF
the republic should condemn the pro-
English tendencies!
II want to see the Beers win and 4
believe they are going to win"
senator Mason's Address.
Senator William Il. Mason, Of Illi-
nois, was first introduced by Chair.
man Sulzer He said he had no apoi-
ogy to make for coming TO this meet
| ing on Sunday night.
II hold" he continued, that there
| IS no hour too sacred or place too dear
to speak for the cause Of liberty.
congratulate Washington, the capital
| Of the nation, on this sympathetic
I demonstration i'm behalf OF sister re-
public. Tie conflict in the Iransyaal
! is struggle between liberty and
slavery When you hear these mon
| archists open their services with long
prayers and tell of what they Will dc
| for downtrodden people In far on
lands, you usually find them closing
with description of the resources
and wealth of those countries. The
| Beers are right, but unless we can aid
| them ID some way their cause may
not triumph. The bird of liberty has
I hitherto always found resting place
in this country; lately the American
I eogle, II appears, has taken to eating
! cafrion. We do not want for the Beers
| the Kind OF liberty that England
/ would give them. We want the Beers
70 have the kind Of liberty they want
| If you have any influence lend your
voice 10 the cause of the Beers. II
you have no influence, but have con.
vic6ons, speak your sentiments.
| Representative Bailey, Of Texas
said he came merely to give his moral
support to the cause, His address was
a vigorous one and he was loudly arp.
| plauded.
senator Allen Talks.
Senator w. ". Allen, OF Nebraska, in
a vigorous address, said:
s'If there is any country on the face
Of the earth that owes the British EN-.
pire nothing that country is the
/ United States OF America England
seeks TO rule all people for mercenary
ends. There is not a lofty motive
about her policy. Wherever She car
advantageously extend her commerce
/ into that locality she carries her arms
Whether Il be fertile fields or dia
Inonds or gold, the same greed To-
l gain has actuated her conquests.
am not believer In non-interyentioI
/ when liberty Is at stake, would no
\ only intervene with sympathy loudl.
and forciblY expressed, but / woulC
intervene with every lawful means
in my power. hope and believe tha
| the God Of justice will In time see tha'
4 the British empire Is oyerthrown anC
a republic established In it's place.
~ hope that the fate which Is mete(
1 out 10 her will he the reward of any
\ nation which seeks TO deprive and on
4 press people OF its liberties, whethel
ii be in the plains Of South Africa d
i the islands OF the sen. "A man canno
believe in the justice of the cause D
the Beers and at the same time up
hold our governments course in TN
Philippines. The American flag wil
never wave i'm triumph over tue pros
/ trate form of liberty.
.sVe will not even recoghize the rep
! resentatiye of the Beers, a sister re
public, although we haze sent q con
/ sui TO Pretoria Is there any subtl
Influence at work IN high circles Il
prevent the Transvaal FIRM obtaining
4 recognition III this cUmltry2 I clos
with the hope that the next cable
4 gram from across the water will brinl
news Of Buffers defeat
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