Graham guardian., 1900-09-21


April 1877, without any shadow of
right, Sir Theophilus Thepstone
issued a proclamation declaring
the Transvaal state to be British |
territory from and after that date
and it was approved by the Minis
terry of the British government on
the 9Th day Of November 1879
Afterward, through fear of being
ovcrpowered by British brute
force, but not until the Beers had
had some bloody conflicts with
British soldiers, certain treaties
were made which were never in-
tended to be respected by British
authority. But finally as before
stated the Beers were again as
sured of their independence with
no intention, however, that they
should ever be permitted to re
tain it. The last deadly conflict
on the part of the Beers commenc.
ed in 1899. The course Of Eng
land from start to finish in relation
to the Beers is the most diabohcal
instance of greed and rapacity, Of
tyrany and oppression known to
the history Of the world and was
denounced as such by both Glad
stone and Fraude. And still a
world, called civilized and enlight-
eneh, stand quietly by and dares
not to breathe breath Of sympa-
thy in behalf ofthe suffering Beers.
1t is no wonder that Uncle Sam
stood palsied while viewing the
spectacle, for he has been invegled
into the same sort Of "providen-
tial" work. 1t is "providence" at
best, so said Mckinley. But such
conduct cannot be unloaded on
'prov dence." That term is used
to hide the real motive, the al
mighty dollar, for as Senator Car
ter said in the midst of that august
body known as the United States
Senate, "We are going to deal with
this question (Philippines) on the
basis of dollars and cents" Then
it seems that great cortere of
modern statesmen are willing to
write the dollar mark as the sign
with which England and America
shall conquer and thus fritter away
the liberty Of present and coming
generations that a lot of jObbers
may rake in the dollars from the
! Transvaal and the Philippine
islands.
The struggle of the Beers is
magnificent and heroic. 1t is a
struggle TO maintain their freedom
and independence against the
,tirany of a corrupt alegarchy that
controls the British empire. Eng
lands attempt to rob them Of their
country is one among the greatest
outrages of the nineteenth century,
a henious atrocity, and should be
condemned by this republic and
by all the enlightened powers of
the world. The story of the strug-
giles, the hardships, the trials of
these brave people is one of the
saddest Of history-an imperish-
able heretage to every lover Of
liberty, and to their hardy and
valarous decendents or incentive
to maintain their freedom that can
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never be crushed. They believe as
Patrick Henry did, that resistance
to tyrants is obedience to God.
Hence they fought for republican
ism against monarchy; for democ.
racy against plutocracy; for home
rule against the bayonot; for the
ballot against the throne; for the
love of home against the love of
greed; for Saxon freedom against
British tyranny; for the integrity
of their country against ruthless
invader; for the school house,
against the army barracks; for poll.
tical freedom against foreign DOM
inetion; for the fireside Of civiliza'
ton against the blazing torch of
devastation; for free institutions
against Imperialism, and the name
of grand old Paul Kruger will go
down in history as one of the
worlds greatest heroes.
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