The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-01


sympathy and cheer to the farmers OF
South Africa, who are fighting for their
country and their homes. AS Justice Fitz-
gerald says, this is not partisan meet
ing, unless IL be partisan to love institu-
tons that are our own, and 10 believe in
the granting to others OF the same liberty
that we hold dear. We do not ask about
mans politics or about his religion to-
night. We ask him whether he cares for
the institutions of free government and
liberty. Mr.. Sulzer, the eloquent young
gentleman who preceded me, has agreed
wkh me so often on matters relating TO
Cuba in the past year or So that i hardly
know his politics This IS a matter tonight
that rises above party politics.
Now We want TO look at this thing fairly
tonight, and not let our passions get the
better of us. If England is really in the
right; IL she is really seeking the promo
ton of civilization over the whole word;
If she really wants to bring enlightenment
and education to the children Of all lands,
then We should be with her in this war
But IL she is sefishly seeking the acquire
ment of rich territory, If she is seeking to
force her flag of empire over a free. lib
srty-loving people. then we must speak out
without fear or favor"
Senator Mason reviewed the history OF
the Dutch people in South Africa and her
relations with England. In the course OF
this he referred to liliputian statesmen who
are trying to I'LL the place of the great
Gladstone, and who are now seeking to be-
little his memory by insinuating that fear
British from the Transvaal after Majuba
hill. 81 think that we, as onlookers. have
the right to say, said Senator Mason,
that If in that matter Gladstone had q
grain of discretion the events of the last
six weeks in South Africa have shown
that it was in accordance with sound
craftsmanship
Congressman Sulzer has alluded to the
Boer always having been surrounded
with savages and fevers. / can say that
there has not been day, since the time
when our own forefathers were fighting
the same foe he fights to-day, and for the
same liberty, that the Boer has not only
been faced by savages and surrounded by
fevers but he has been followed by the
British lion and the shadow behind him of
the British red coat.
THE WORK OF IRISHMEN.
at may be said by some that the reso-
lutions you pass here tonight are the work
of Irishmen. I want to say that not bat
tie for liberty has been fought in this con-
tinent that the Irishman has not taken
part in. 1 also want to tell them that the
sentiments of these resolutions are not only
the sentiment of the Irish in America, but
they are the sentiments of almost all the
people in this country. From every lover
of liberty comes the prayer that the re-
public may live. They tell us that our SYM
pity with the Beers may interfere with
politics in England. If there are any poll
tics in England that interfereS with our
duty they had better get out of the way.
! The same rule will apply to this country
also.
1T has been said that we must sympa-
thize with England in this unholy cause
war. Even so, we were fighting for lib
erty. We were fighting to stop the muir
der of women and children in Cuba and
for the fostering of 0sister republic. If
England nh IN her
greedy hands off during that struggle, does
IT follow that we have sold our birth
right and that the eagle must not raise his
voice except in honor of the lion?
Public opinion is theHconscience of the
over tbIworld. They made up their mind
that ey would insult the Dutchman In
so1 Africa ana; make Ike. him bring out his
In the fight. They went out for
hesit and they got what they went for
Amos j. Cummings told of the history of
British aggression in South Africa begin
ming wits the taking of the Cape Colony
! in trust, when Napoleon took Holland and
the refusal to give 1t back to the Dutch
after Napoleons defeat. She hated Ma
poeon.' said he, but was willing to pick
up the scraps that he left" He referred
to Chamberlain's recent change of 'front.'
and added: chamberlain is liar and
that is not putting 1t bit too strong, for
three years ago he said the same things
| have told you tonight
| While he was telling how England had
gone to all of her colonies for help in this
war somebody yelled out in the audience:
AND she'll go to Ireland for some more'
She had some from Ireland and the
Beers disposed of Them" replied Mr.. Cum
| mings, and the Irish In the hall cheered.
Congressman Cummings blamed Ambas-
| saoor Cnoate among others for the exist
| ing situation of affairs. as far as the posi-
| ton of the United States was concerned.
| THE RESOLUTIONS.
| The following resolutions were passed
| with a cheer:
| Whereas, All good American citizens
must view with concern the evident con-
| spiracy of English agents, acting in the
| interests OF stock jobbers, mining specu-
| lators and company promoters to lead the
! United States into an entangling alliance,
| open or concealed. with Great Britain in
an effort to strange the liberties of the re-
| publics of South Africa, which are as
| precious to them and secured by as gooC a
title as are the liberties of this Republic,
| and
Whereas, The war now waged by En-
| gland on the Transvaal Republic has for
| its ostensible object to enforce a demand
that the right to vote within the territory
| of the republic be given to unnaturaliZed
| foreign residents. many of them British
| subjects to whom such privileges are de-
MED by law in their own country and i'm
\ contravention of solemn treaty by which
Great Britain fully recognized and guaran-
| teed to the South African republic the
| right to control its internal affairs;
| therefore, be it
| Resolved, That we, citizens of New
| York in mass meeting assembled condemn
| the action of the British government and
| recognize the strenuous struggle carried
| on for generation after generation by the
| burghers of South Africa secure the
| right to rule themselves in their own wae
| as an example worthy of the embattle6
| farmers whose valor won American free
| dom, and we recognize that the two sister
| feated in a series of pitched battles the
veteran legions of England, have thus wor
| a title to independence which all mankind
| should recognize as valid.
| Resolved, That We protest against the
| seizure of American food supplies in tran
| sit TO a neutral territory an act of in
| humanity and a breach of international
law the evident purpose of which is to ac
complish by the starvation of noncom
| batants a result which the British arms
| have failed to achieve.
Resolved. That we deprecate the action
of the Dominion OF Canada in sending
troops to defeat the Beers. and protest
against any part of this continent being
used as base of operations for the con
quest of a free nation in any part of the
world as menace to the peace and hap
piness of the American people
Resolved. That we appeal to the heart
and conscience of the liberty-loving people
descendants of the founders of this Re-
public and sAtnheritors of Washington
fame and an lovers of liberty Throughout
the world, to cast aside all personal ant
selfish consideration unworthy of free men
to extend the hand of fellowship to the
patriots and heroes now so bravely fight
| ing IN maintain their liberty and to drive