Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-02-22
A DROP IN THE OCEAN OF
TIME.
BY B. X. CL1M1E.

Upon rocky stage upreared by
the hand of time, amidst the arid
plains OF Southern Africa is being en-.
acted a tragedy potent with the wei
fare OF the human race.
The nations of the earth stand
amazed around this theater of blood
The sympathies of the major portion
OF mankind are with the people of the
South Africa Republic (socalled), and
practically alone stands the British
empire in its struggle for supremacy.
England has multitude of enemies.
1t must needs be so. She has be
come successful to a degree greater
than any other country; she has be-
come too we'll known TO be loved by
those people whom she has over
shadowed. The Beers, to the world
at large are unknown, as natural
consequence they will receive the
sympathy and admiration OF those
by whom the name of British is de-
tested.
speak without fear or favor Of
any. When l say that those persons
who assert that the people OF the
Transvaal are in the right, that they
are justified in pursuing the course
which they have taken, then l say
those persons are either blinded by
prejudice of that they are entirely
ignorant of the merits of the case,
say it with the full conviction that
facts will uphold my position.
do not wish to begin any con-
trcversy over the question, but hav
ing heard various ideas put forth in
regard to it, which were nothing more
than venomous TRADES against Great
Britain, teel constrained to enter a
protest against such narrow minded
displays by those who are supposed
to be endowed with common every
day sense will not enter into a
discussion as to whether the Beers or
the English commenced the war.
That is matter of history. Those
that are not posted as regards the
matter can easily acquire the desired
information. But what I do wish to
bring out in clear light, is the justice
Of the British cause.
The Anglo Saxon race is the
champion of civilization No other
people have fought, no other people
are now fighting for the principle OF
eternal rights.
The British empire and the United
States of America, the only monarchy
and the republic worthy OF the names
that the world has ever seen, are
the only powers that have ex
pended blood and treasures for the
elevation of mankind.
Our Boerish sympathisers tell us
that if the English do not like the
way that they are used in the Trans
vaal, they should stay out. This is
know nothing logic. When the
Barbary states pirated every ship
that entered the Mediterranean which
they could lay their hands on III vio-
lation Of treaties and human ri ghts, l
suppose that they were justified in
their actions. The sea was thiers and
if you did not wish to get robbed and
murdered or worse than murdered,
just keep away from there? What
right had Britain to free the slaves
within her colonies? What authority
had Abraham Lincoln to issue a
proclamation, liberating the negroes
of the Southern s1ateso These slaves
were the private property of individu
al owners and why should one man
Why should government interfere
with the private affairs with another,
even if that other is addicted to pir.
acy' Because piracy and slavery
are menaces to civilation, and human
rights demand that these things shall
cease to exist.
If person places a small object in
close proximity to his eyes, it has
either Of two effects, he will look
crosseyed or his vision will become
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