Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-13

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The wonder is that mistaken sympath thy
with the Boer cause should have blind
ed any man to the inevitab leness OF the
result.
Some may say a republic has fallen.
Woe be it that other republics should
stand by and see their kind swallowed
up by a monarchy, their historic enemy
Today in this country hatred of the
monarchy that has triumphed and sym
pathy with governments OF man by his
fellows chosen by himself is determine
Ing men Votes i'm an election that is to
decide whether the United States shall
have a president and congress in favor
of the free coinage of silver at the ratio
Eof 6tol1 or a president and congress in
favor of the main tenance of the present
gold standard. It cones from Ignorance
OF the true conditions in the Transvaa.
The Baer republic Vas not a republic
tat all II WAS an oligarclly, a govern
8msnt by few. 4 government for the
Gpilyate gain ofsthe select in power and
Tor no other purpose. The president
thala office for life, his rule was absc-
/ lutte. he had legislative bodies of repre-
isssistativcs but his laws We're so cum
riagig oontrivetS 10 IN destroy all their
lspowei. He made the laws and he exc
auted them if he chose. aud always as
The eiiess He became muiti-million-
ls;llse Mhile his people remained poor
liifsGe1s' destitute Of every comfort save
fstha free air of their native wilds. their
cattle their Wagons and their Kaftiir
apNrent.css He had cabinet as
part of his geNernment.an and the govern
ntsnld menapoties. The cabinet men-
. bels in turn bsealne mutt! -millionaires.
The foreigner was invited to the coun-
ny and sold barren farms at fabulous
5priees. When he had become perma-
4 fleissiy located with his home, his family
ard his fortune tied to the country. he
was Systematically robbed by taxation
4 Nshel be had built cities, created wealth
for he country ard, become a resident
siEe Was 9Th taxed, but still denied the
]. health i.eeesslties Of Mater supply. seY-
4 ei's and Of schools Living in a republic
+ he wanted u gain citizenship and have
a Voice IN q government three fourths OF
4 the NI3eilses 0f Whie! he paid, but he
Il Ssts fift By y law raising the franchise
4 s. ssIiieilIions 70 residence Of fifteen
Years, ;iss{s ether am eslsisa ents which for
eyer bara,ea him.
\ This was the government called d, re-
pubic 1t Wrought its own destruction.
Had i been a republic in fact there
would sever have baen q Bner war. The
brave Boer herosnaan who fought and
died 70 the admiration Of all nations
was nots personally sponsibie for these
seorditions. His life on the Frontier left
MIN ignorant; government save that of
his own fists was almost unknown to
him From the niisrule Of England a
hundred years before he had inherited
2 hatred Al foreigners and tricky sceun-
3.irels from; Europe made a dtlpe Of him.
THEY ruled his govsrnnaant, ainassed
millions, robbed and Dled the foreign
Presidents until an enlightened govern
8'ftisnt took up their Gauss and the poor
isosr herdsnan was eallsd 'ipon 70 fight
&sstia bleed in a hopeless struggle. while
ne lSnas Who should haga suffered
ped % foreign sotl il .risate cars
81 sl,eciaf trains.
# Sends the greatest fraud in popular
GOV * ir7fsfas known " history. II will
: bs ttEsfssdfa BY a gtssrntnent ancient
no tarclltal n form. but modern
:i'f sl'isi9ifcai1 in practice. is benefits
: ti'e sll;ii,as3teF.a l5y The experience and
tinal,ss tlalSsd ssal;sy q It's distant colo
fS3s IS Nili@il ssi4 theit sons 10 do serv-
sf.sl he q seil,s armies n South Az
t'flsa fioGe 9 yetnnle,a and justice viii
sv9isssf anio,a men. ven INF Boer him
N.ii receive ,i.neiit in government
a5;fat ~ fies.a., before eanisd OF Altto
s e'lenly - England now he Will be
8alsSatsa as e tizsn If The l'ransSaa al,
psrsarming III same obligations and
sli5esitsss ID same libslties as other
ciEszens Issusiaess viii prosper and
comfort ana happiness reign thr,. a,,s
Inc lard
is BRYAN slncERE7
Tie Chieagp 1Inlss herald notices
Stat sound nlonsg democrats turnout
ei4e essantrS find themselves embar-
asss q and res tfairedI from returning tt
ettls lisf3ssai q fold by What they re-
gs.'S- a IN eyl iees Il Issss,yan.s insin-
.'sfsi. ;f'ilSy study mis- speeches Of to-
8sts;ss h'ssE slAlltii u IA amount issue
ilf9sa tlsat rs IS as yahenlentIy con.
iiseSS flt&i t'itnpe rial M, bodies the
iiiil 3ti stis republic Al IN 1895 he as
tftl slss.sfl tt,ndard vas a "conspira
~ against BE human race
Thus il the Burlington Gazette. the
Oldest Democratic new spaper in Iowa
we fina latter from a Palmer anc
fliekller fs Fnotrat who is opposed II
Z the.rf republican, poliey in the Philinpines