The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-08

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FOR the support which you give US in
your moral attitude and sympathy we
viii show you that as we love liberty so
shaH your aid be deserved. (Cheers)
II conquered for the moment, our
ourghers killed by the hundreds and
thousands, the spirit Of liberty which
prompted them to rise in defense Of the
country which they love will never die In
south Africa. even though we lose the
struggle, the fight will be carried for
ward even to the end, be it a hundred
years. 1t can never die so long as there
IS single Afrikander who remembers
the bloody fields at Spion Kop, Mayors
Ionteln, along the Tugela and in a thou
sand other localities and the carnage If
the war which has extended through so
wide stretch Of country To continue
the the 9gnt VIII be a duty no true Boer
would dare forswear. America will again
see freedom breaking over those little re-
puDucs, and will be proud of her little
sister nations in the south of Africa (Ap-
plause.)
PRETORIA AND WASHINGTON.
j. Adam Bede, of Pine City, Mimi, was
the next speaker. Addressing the chair
and the representa- Of the Boer gov
eminent, he said:
The flag that flies over the Transvaal
capIlol tonight at one time flew over our
own Nt capitol at WashingtoS-but 1t did
ilOI remain there long. Let US hope that
IN the progress of events it will not re-
nam long over the TransvaaI capitol.
tADDlauSe.)
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rlouS nature against the South African
republic, except that it Is a country
Wnere the rich people pay some of the
taxes L know that 1t is hard but we
Will have to put up with it. (ApplauseS
The difficulty in which the two South
AFRICAN republics find themselves Is NOT
eentlTely new to US, for We had some
eroupIe about century ago with an old
fooI king of England who did not have
enough sense to die, and caused US to
nave an the trouble over again the sec
a Ii
ton would state that the trouble is not
between the Transvaal and the people of
england. 1t is all with the government
OF England. 1t is a rare thing that the
plain people of any nation have war
cause against the plain people of any
other nation.
Speaking on this subject. I would in
qu1re OF the people of this country what
would nave happened in this country
mad the raider Jameson come UP into
this country from Mexico. as he entered
the Iransyaal from Cape Colony? Yet
the Transvaal government liberated the
raiders and turned them over to their
| own government. Surely, a government
! like that is not harsh or unreasqEsbIe
| one.
| This whole situation remands me of an
interview Mark Twain had with Cham
| berlain. Twain asked Chamberlain If he
had ever read that particular verse in
! the Bible that was intended for Eng
| land. Mr.. Chamberlain confessed ignor-
| ance and Twain quoted that verse which
| says: Blessed are the meek for they
! shall inherit the earth
| My friends, the quotation could refer
! to no other nation.
| In the struggle in progress in South
| Africa, likened to our own struggle over
| 100 years ago, 1t Is notable that the same
| articles are Incorporated in the Trans
| Vaal declaration of independence that APP
| pear IN our own declaration, copied from
| that made by Holland long before the
| time arrived for our war for 1ndepend-
! ence.
All that the people Of the TransvaaI
| want Of us now Is to give expression to
| our views and our own Judgment on the
case they have made up. We must re-
| member that we had some patriots down
| in Virginia about a hundred years ago,
! and that we have never yet faltered in
| our belief that they were right. If
| they were right. Paul Kruger is right; If
| he Is wrong, they were wrong.
! 1t was Patrick Henry who said 100 years
| ago what Kruger and the Beers are say
| ing today, Give us liberty or give us
| death" Is our answer to be "death?'
The answer came NO" from all parts
of the house. Continuing. the speaker
said:
We see. as we review history our Wash
! ingtOn at Cambridge and at Valley Forge,
| and gain inspiration from the sight Of
| his tomb in the shadow of the national
capitol. We see Lincoln. sad-faced but
sanctified as he spoke of a government
| for and by the people at Gettysburg, AMI
we know why this country has lived. We
saw Schley at Santiago and soon after
| the emblem of freedom floating over the
crumbling walls Of mOnarchial hate, and
| If we extend our sympathy to the strug-
! CLING army of patriots they shall know
| why this country has lived.
| All that is asked of you Is that you OK
! press your sentiments. regardless Of par
! tisan party utilization.
VESSELS DISCUSSES HISTORY.
The address of Mr.. Vessels dealt more
! particularly with the history Of the
Transvaal and Free State. He expressed
his qualification at the reception accord
ed the ENJOYS, and said:
| We come to lay our case before you,
and confident that the liberty-lOVing peo-
I pie of the United States will give us a
| ready and willing hearing. The Beers
| have been painted in bad light to you,
and this, considering the fact that every
| cable from the two little republics Is
under English control, is not to De Won
! dered at. If we can give you facts to
! convince you that we should be held IN
! popular estimation a little less harshly,
| our mission will have been accomplished.
| (Cheers)
We have appealed to no party in max
ing this trip through your country, and
| have sought assistance from neither
| Democrats nor Republicans, but from the
! American people alone and as whole.
| We will rest assured of your kindly in
| tentlOnS from now forth and are con-
! WINGED that the people Of this land viii
| give us fair play in the opinions which
! succeed with our arms today, we shall
try again and again. Like America, we
fight a graspfng, greedy and powerful foe.
| The Beers did not seek the struggle, and
! have no ambition merely to kill but
| rather to defend their land and their lib
critics.
Fathers and sons in prayer on a battle
| field after an engagement have presented
| picture which will do much to diSpel
| any thought of saVageTy in the methods
of our warfare. We have used no dunn
! dunn bullets, and even the English ac-
| cord US praise for the treatment which
their wounded have received at our
| hands Even our women share our love
| of liberty, and L have known maidens to
| send their betrothed to the field of bat
! tie with the instruction to never claim
their hands In wedlock until every yes
| tlge OF English power has been SWEEP
| from the land. I have known young girls
| also who demanded to be allowed to go
to the front and fight beside their
! friends, their fathers and their brothers.
| (Cheers.)
WILL NEVER SURRENDER
L have been asked what good It will do
| to continue the fight with Lord Roberts
| in Pretoria. We. will never surrender.
| We may be broken and disorganized, but
| every Afrikander will keep on fighting
| Until the day comes when liberty is again
the heritage Of our unborn descendants.
| The time will some day come when Lord
I Roberts Will be forced to retire from
| Pretoria, and when Englands attention
| Is detracted, then we shall again rise
and shake off her power. (Cheers.)
We have received the assurance that
| should the Beers come to this country
| they will be gladly received and will be
! provided with liberty, their homes and
everything which comes to you in the ma
| ture Of a benefit or privilege. Yet none
! viii ever come to the United States. We
| shall remain in the Transvaal and the
Free state. There every foot of ground