Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-27
mass MEETING OF
BOER SYMpATHIzERS
Congressman SuIzer Presides at a
Great Gathering in Washing
tor Opera House,
ADDRESSES BY PROMINENT MEr
SuIzcr, Senator Mason and Senator
Allen Among the Speakers.
Declare It Is the Fight
Of 10 Over Again.

Washington, Jan. 23.-The Grand
opera house the largest auditorium in
4 Washington, was packed to the doors
| last night with an enthusiastic audi
ence which vigorously expressed it's
sympathy with the Beers in their fight
with Great Britain.
The keynote of the speeches was
that the Beers were fighting for in
dependence as our forefathers had
done in 1916. The gathering assem-.
bled under the auspices of the United
Irish societies and number of lead
ing Germans of the city joined in the
movement.
The movement was called TO order
! by NJ. p. r. Moran, the national treas
urer of the Ancient Order of Hiberni-
ans, who after few words of well
come introduced Congressman Sulzer
as the presiding officer of the evening.
Mr.. Sulzer was greeted enthusastical-
ly. He said in part:
"We sympathized 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 name of
all that is just and honorable, should
we now refuse to lend our moral sup
port and sympathy to the patriots OF
South Africa?
"a republic that refuses sympathy
TO sister republic struggling to
maintain its independence against
monarchcal aggression is unworthy
of the name and i'm danger Of mon
archy itself \ republic that will Sc
cretly connive and aid monarchy to
destroy sister republic and blot out
its free institutions is a republic rot
ten TO the core and will soon fall like n
decayed tree on the banks of turbu-
lent stream TO be swept away forever.
THE defeat of the Beers will be the
severest blow to republican institu-
tions that has been struck in a cen
tury and every lover of liberty should
fervently pray that they may be sue
cessful
There is no doubt the administra-
ton is secretly in sympathy with
Great Britain. and lending her all the
aid it can. Every patriotic citizen of
the republic should condemn the pro-
English tendencies.
81 want to see the Beers win and |
believe they are going to win"
Senator Mason's Address.
Senator William r. Mason, of llli-
nois, was first introduced by Chair
man Sulzer. He said he had no apol-
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
demonstration in behalf of a sister re-
public. The conflict in the Transvaal
is struggle between liberty and
slavery. When you hear these mon
archsts open their services with long
prayers and tell Of what they will do
for downtrodden people in far of
lands, you usually find them closing
with a description of the resources
and wealth Of those countries. The
Beers are right, but unless we can aid
them in some way their cause may
not triumph. The bird Of liberty has
hitherto always found resting place
in this country; lately the American
eagle, it appears, has taken to eating
carrion. We do not want for the Beers
the kind Of liberty that England
would give them. We want the Beers
to have the kind of liberty they want
If you have any influence lend your
voice to the cause of the Beers. III
YOU have no influence, but have con
victions, 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 ap.
plauded.
Senator Allen Talks.
Senator w. V. Allen, of Nebraska, in
vigorous address, said:
''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 lofty motive
about her policy. Wherever she can
advantageously extend her commerce
into that locality she carries her arms
Whether il he fertile fields or dia'
monds or gold, the same greed for
gain has actuated her conquests.
am not a believer in non-intervention
when liberty is at stake. | would not
only intervene with sympathy loudly
and forcibly expressed, but ] would
intervene with every lawful means
in my power. hope and believe that
the God of justice will in time see that
the British empire is overthrown ano
a republic established in its place.
~ hope that the fate which is meted
out TO her will be the reward of any
nation which seeks to deprive and op
press people of its liberties, whether
it be in the plains of South Africa oi
the islands of the sea. A man cannot
believe in the justice of the cause ot
the Beers and at the same time up
hold our governments course in tho
Philippines. The American flag vii
never wave i'm triumph over the pros
trate form of liberty.
1--WE will not even recognize the rep
resentative of the Beers, a sister re
public, although we have sent a con
sui to Pretoria. Is there any subtle
influence at work in high circles tC
prevent the Transvaal firm obtaining
recognition in this country? / close
with the hope that the next cable
gram from across the water will bring
news of Buffers defeat"
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