The age-herald., 1900-04-09

manhood, was seen carrying a small Boer flag; in a short time he fell to rise no more. Then an old white-haired veteran picked up the fallen banner and waving it, urged his comrades on. With flowing hair and flashing eyes the old man rushed on, but suddenly a shell laid him low; ere the little flag touched touched the ground, however, a barefooted lad, only 13 years of age, who had been fighting in his shirt sleeves, leaped like a panther to the old mans side and snatching the flag from his grandfather's nerveless hand, raised it aloft and pushed on. A mighty shout arose from the Boers as they saw that gallant deed, and with renewed courage they made a fearful charge; following the flag they rushed like an avalanche over the British trenches and spion's Kop was won"
 We Should Offer sympathy
 These men have the same spirit that prompted the farmers to force death for liberty at Lexington green; that nerved the arms of Americans at Saratoga. Bunker Hill and Brandywine; that warmed the hearts of Washington and his shivering patriots at Valley Forge; and at New Or leans, where Jackson and his men taught old England that easier were it to huTl the rooted mountain from it's base than to force the yoke of slavery upon men deter mined to be free.
 "Then why should we not sympathize with them? Why should not the greatest republic in the world assist the smallest of republics? Is the word liberty to become obsolete in our national lexicon? Must this greatest republic of the worlds history chain it's destiny to the chariot wheels of the British empire in her mad race for land and gold? Shall the fair nam of this great republic, whose prowess on land and sea has been the marvel of the century, be used in Europe, by British officials and the British press, as a menace to other Euro pean powers who are anxious to assist the Boers in their brave struggle for freedom, and independence?
 Let us not drift away from the prin- ciples and doctrines of our fathers. Let us listen to the cry for help from all who struggle for liberty and justice. Let it not be said by future historians that this great republic arose in splendor and grandeur that made the world stare, but it hated justice and liberty; 1t halted on its bright and shining march; 1t fell, and as 1t was going down the despotisms of earth, grin ming from the tops of bloody thrones, shouting, We told you so, we told you so. Oh, may the eighty millions of American freemen to it that the world may know that their sympathies are not with Great Britain, but with the struggling Boers, and let it be known that they believe the cruel war waged in South Africa should stop, and stop at once."
 At the conclusion of MT. Davis address MT. P Louter Vessels, special commits sioner from the South African republic, made brief address, Then Chairman Moran offered a series of resolutions ex- pressing "our deep and heartfelt sympa- thies for the heroic patriots of the South African republics in their immortal fight for their homes and liberty and our ad- miration of their fndomitable courage and unexampled heroism in their wonderful struggle against the British enemies of republican government; commenting the Washington Post for its work in behalf of the South African republics; thanking MT. Davis for his eloquent and masterful presentation of the struggle between the Boers and the British and rendering him applause for his manly course in taking the lecture platform a free American citizen to plead the cause of freedom and republican government in South Africa, and assuring him that the great mass of the American people are in sympathy with the Boers and that i've denounce the pres- ent British government and its secret allies in this country as wholly unworthy of the respect of any true American citizen''
 The resolutions met with a cordial re- ception by the audience until the final declaration denouncing the British gov ernment and its secret allies in this coun- try was read. This was received with a storm of misses and cries of mo; no
 MT. Moran then asked for a vote on the resolutions as whole There were a great number of ayes and it seemed almost an equal number of noes and the chair man declared the resolutions carried.