The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-24
FOR POLITICAL CAPITAL
SULZER, LENTZ EFT AL, MAKING USE
OF BOER ENJOYS.
EndeavOring to Embarrass the Ad-
ministratiOn and Aid the
Cause Of w. j. Bryan.
,ecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, May 23.-The effort of
certain element of the Democratic party,
headed by Sulzer, of New York. and Lentz,
of Ohio, and aided by certain disgruntled
Republicans. prominent among whom are
Senators Wellington and Mason. to use the
envoys from the South African Boer re-
publics for partisan purposes, is likely to
fail. The prompt and straightforward way
in which the administration has met the
question will deprive the attempts of these
gentlemen to utilize the Boer ENJOYS for
their own political ends of any weight or
force with the people that otherwise they
might have had. Secretary Hays explain
alton, heretofore published. makes it clear
that the United States. to proffer it's good
offices to Great Britain again, would be
to meet with another refusal 1t is not be-
neved that either of the gentlemen named
would care to plunge the United States into
war with England in an effort to stop the
war in South Africa. Such a move would
not put an end to the effusion of blood.
but would cause American blood to flow
as well as British and Dutch. The Amer
lean people sympathize with the strug-
Cling Beers, but they are hardly ready
to enter upon a war on their account. For
these reasons ii is believed here the prompt
and frank reply of the administration to
the representations of the Boer ENJOYS
will take all the force and strength out
of the attempt to utilize the sympathies
of the people for the Boer cause for po-
litical and partisan purposes. The Boer
ENJOYS themselves realize the danger to
their cause. of their being used for partisan
ends by either political party. They know
that to lend themselves to any such pur-
pose would be to defeat whatever chance
of accomplishing anything for their coun-
try that otherwise they might have Mr..
Fischer. one of the ENJOYS. dwelt especially
on their desire to avoid any partisan DEM
onstrations while in this country. The
mass meeting here last Sunday night, how
ever, was arranged and conducted by en-
emies of the administration and of the
Republican party for the express purpose
of injuring them in the coming campaign.
These men care nothing for the Beers. ex-
cept as they can use them to advance
their own and their party's interests.
Mr.. Fischer said to-day that it was the
purpose of the ENJOYS to visit ten or
twelve of the principal cities of the United
States and explain to the people whatever
they might wish to know of the Boer cause
The cities which they will visit have not
yet been determined upon. and I'm making
their selections they will be guided by the
friends OF the Boer cause in Washington
and in different parts of the country. 1t
is probable. however. that they will eventu-
ally reach San Francisco, stopping en- route
at Chicago. Milwaukee. ST. Louis and Gin
cinnati. Other cities have also been men,
toned The ENJOYS hope TO complete their
tour of the country within two months
and be ready to leave for Europe, where
they have planned to do important work
Mr.. Fischer said they did not contemplate
making any set addresses In the cities TO
be visited, but would give the people plain
talks, the subjects of which would de-
pend entirely upon what particular phase
of the great question at issue the people
desired to be informed upon. He wanted
it distinctly understood that he and his
friends particularly wished TO avoid any
partisan demonstration that might be con-
strued to mean that their sympathies with
one political party in the United States
were stronger than with another. A time
for their departure from Washington has
not yet been fixed. This afternoon they
will dine with Secretary Hay, and their
movements thereafter will be determined
by circum stances