The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-21
AMERICAN
SENTIMENT
Is NOT DEAD.
a0sr ENJOYS Greeted at the Nas4oual
Capital by a Large Audience
Of Curious slght-sOers.
SULzER the lNTERLOCNTOR.
Makes a Grand-stand Speech In Fas
vor Of the "oppresasd," as
They Arc Termed.

WASHINGTON, May sO.-An audi
ence remarkable for its size, sympathE
and enthusiasm, greeted the Boer an
voys at the reception given In thelE
honor tonight at the Grand opera
house under the auspices OF the cons
gresslonal and citizens committee, Long
before the time for the meeting to opans
the house was crowded to sufEocahOn
and many were turned away unable to
gain admittaRce. The interior was ap-
proprlateiy decorated with the national
trI-colors of both the United States and
the Transvaai. While Official Washing
ton was not represented in any manner
there were probably thirty meinhers Of
the senate and house occupying seats IN
the auditorium and on the stage.
Speaker Henderson in tho Boz.
Speaker Henderson was in one Of tho
boxes and others present were senatorE
Daniel, Of Virginia; Teller, Tillmans
Pettigrew, Mason and Wellington; Rep
resentatlves shafroth, Atwater, slGy-
den, Giynn, Rupert, Gaines, Latimers
Lentz, sulzer, Lands, Llnney, Ryan;
Greene, Henry, (Mass.); Hay, DeAr9
mond, Clarke, (Mo); Meters, RheaB
(Ky.). One OF the boxes, it was stated,
had been reserved for the President, q
committee having been sent to the
white house with tickets Of admission
to the opera house, but no represents
tive of the Presidents official household
was on hand. Chairman suizer, of the
reception committee, presided. and q
number Of addresses, all OF them patris
otlc in character and earnestly support~
ing the cause Of the Boers, were made,
the speakers including Messrs. Fischer
Wolmorans and Vessels, the Boer en-
voys, Senator Wellington; Hon. eourka
Cochran, Of New York, and Mr. suizer.
The invocation was pronounced by the
Rev. Father Mackin, Of this city.
sulzer Rattles Bloody Bones.
Chairman sulzer was the Arst speak
er. After welcoming the envoys ana
emphatically stating that the occasion
was, nop-polit itoalsIn=oharacter, he said
in part:
elm my Judgment, nine-tenths Of the
Amerfcan,people are against England in
this bloody war of conquest for sordla
gain and in sympathy with the BoeEs.
The best thought on England condemna
the conflict, and the awakening con~
science of the British empire demands
peace with honor in the name Of hu-
manlty, Christianity and civilization.
I'm 1776 the patriot fathers Of this re-
public fought England to gain our inr
dependence. The South African patri-
OTIS are to-day lighting the same cOun-
try to maintain their Independence
That is the only difference.
"1s American Sentiment DeadPD
1--WE sympathize with Poland. with
Hungary, with Greece, with all tho
South American republics, with Armsr
MIA, and with Cuba In their struggles
for freedom. Many we helped. Why. I
ask In the name OF all that is Just and
honorable, in the name OF our Elorioup
past should we now refuse 70 lend our
moral support, our sympathy and ouE
aid to the. patriots of South AfrtcaH "a
American sentiment dead?
England is now, and always has
been, the aggressor against the Bosrh4
and compelled the, BoerS to strike hrst.
The Beers will never SarToDdRT their
love Of liberty. They can only be cons
ouered by being extermiuatgd, and Enc
gland must not be permitted to eEter"
inmate them and steal thelr'homeA Hen
criminal march of devastation Hsstand
will be checked.
"God grant that the English army
may never reach Pretoria"
Told Why They Came.
The three ENJOYS were introduced IN
turn BY Mr.. sulzer and each Of them
was given a cordial reception. ThAlr
remarks were Hstened to with Close at-
tentlon. The audience gave a stendiaE
greeting to Commissioner Fischer, who
told his hearers why the enVUya had
eome to this country and what they
hoped to accomplish. His remarlEs Wara
very much In keeping with what he al
ready had said in published inteTteW1'
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