The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-01
UNDER FOUR FLAGS.
Citizens Of New York Meet 10 Declare
Their Sympathy.
QUARTETTF OF EMBLEMS USED
In Decorating the Academy Of Music
for e Occasion.
SUPREME rss!ts,s,s IS, 3 ,;sssllnED
And Congressman Sulzer Made IL,
Address on Freedom and Liberty.
"fOR HOME RULE AGAINST THE BAYONEI"
Is what Tic Termed Ex-senator Ma
son Spoke on the Struggle
in south Africa.

New York December 31.-The United
Irish societies CT New York and vicinity
Allied the Academy of Music tonight at a
mass meeting called to express sympathy
with the Beers ard opposition to England
in consequence of the South African war.
Senator Mason Of Illinois, Congressman
Sulzer Congressman Cummings OF New
York and others addressed the meeting.
Justice Fitzgerald Of the supreme court
presided The entire house was filed.
The proscenium boxes and balconies were
all decorated with profusion of Ameri-
can flags, the Green Irish emblems and
occasionally the flags OF the two South
African republics.
Justice Fitzgerald, after calling the
meeting to order said; The great heart
OF the American people goes out to the
people OF the Transvaal and the Orange
Free State. They are fighting for the
same principles, they are against the same
sovereign and red coated soldiers that
fought us century ago and would fight
us tomorrow, il they dared and thought
1t would benefit them"
II am not ashamed TO have 1t known
that my sympathy is with the heroic
Beers in their resolute endeavor and de-
termined effort to maintain their homes
and their independence against the piracy
and the tyranny of the British crown. |
want TO see them win in this contest, be-
cause they are right aud deserve to win.
Their cause is a just one. No one can
honestly dispute that. They are defend
ing their home and renelling a remorse-
less invader, England's attempt to steal
their country is an outrage, an act of
criminal aggression, and should be con-
demned by the Christian powers OF the
world In my judgment nine-tenths Of
the American people are against England
in this matter and in sympathy with the
South African patriots.
"T'hese brave Boers are lighting
for rcpubiicanism against mon
archy, for democracy nsainst piu'
bayonet; for the sovereignty of the
individual against the sanctity oi
the crown; for the ballot against
the throne; for the love of HONS
against the love of gold; for Saxon
freedom against British tyranny
for the integrity of their countrs
against G ruthless invader, for the
school house and the church
against the army barracks and the
| military fort; for religious freedom
! against foreign domination; for ths
ireside OF civilization ngninst TN,
binzinr torch of Demonstrations; sol
1 free institutions against Imperial
ism, and above all and beyond nj
they are lighting "a battle for the
rights of man.
There never would have been trouble
| II gold had not been discovered in the
land The rich find OF gold there is a
the bottom OF 1t all This conflict
should be called Cecil Rhodes war fol
I gold in South Africa. He is responsible
for all the woe, all the sorrow, all the
despair, and all the misery this war has
caused. glory in the spunk Of grand
old Paul Kruger. He is enc OF the world
great heroes. The ultimatum he issued
to England rang around the globe and viii
live in the worlds history. Have VIC
forgotten that Thomas Jefierson issued
similar ultimatum on the 4th OF July
1875 to King George2 know the Dec
Iaration Of Independence Is today no mor'
popular with kings and queens than wheI
IL was written, but I am American enough
10 believe that Il Is just as true today a.
Il was Ia 1875 when It sounded the dealt
kneil OF the divine rights Of kings, AM
proclaimed to ali the world a government
by consent of the governed. II Is To-
bad the Declaration OF Independence Is not
as popular as Il used TO be. Il seem
10 be In such dsfavor IN Washington tina
the present pro- English secretary OF stat
has locked II up IN a safe, and the Anglo