Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-08
WILMINGTON. DELAWARE.

wants men to Ee free everywhere, that
He wants men to be free in South
Africa, IN Ireland and in the Philip
zines. (Applause. God made men with
longing to be free and that IS a
promise that we shall have that liberty,
and that in Gods good time the human
race shall be free.
In reading the news day by day for
the past few months, of the heroic
fight the Dutchmen made in South
Africa, who has not lifted the prayer,
God help the men who fight for their
liberty The 60, 600 Beers are putting
up q. pretty stiff tight against 100000
English.
The Beers are entitled to the SYM
pathy of the United States, in Mr..
Handy's estimation, because being free
ourselves we ought to sympathize with
those who wish to be free; because
sturdy Dutchmen helped us in the War
of the Revolution, and because the
Boer flag flies on account of the ex-
ample furnished by the Stars and
Stripes. The Statue of Liberty in New
York harbor represents truth, that
this country upholds the light of liberty
to all the world, and the saddest thing
that could happen would be for the
bUfcu Vi lIbbTty " Ut uilniutd.
As to the Irish, he said If they could
not be free at home, they could come
here. He suspected that there are more
Irishmen here than there, and every
two years he wished there we're even
more. Great applause
Mr.. Handy gave this as the creed of
liberty; 81 believe in the Fatherhood
of God and the Brotherhood of Man. !"
This applies not only to South Africa,
but also to the Philippines. Why is 1t
| that 1t takes some courage to express
publicly sympathy for the Boers? Are
We doing something ourselves today
| that acts as an estoppel to our EXPRESS
ing sympathy with other people? God
forbid that there will ever be an ad-
ministration faithless to the mortal
principles OF liberty. He who would
strike at liberty in the islands of the
sea is as bad as he who would strike at
the liberty of the Beers.
As to the assertions that the Boer is
brutal, is not progressive and is not
civilized, he said he wanted the Beers
to be free, not because he is rich and
polished, but because he is man.
The claim that tho Filipino is not fit
to govern himself, is the same thing
that a tyrant always says. Mr. Handy
held that none of US is fit to govern
himself and 30 much the less to govern
other people. And when a man governs
himself he gets as good a government
as he is entitled to. If all YOU hear oi
the way they elect \ Senator in Mon
tana be true, they are not fit to govern
themselves, and if everything is true
We read about the way they inaugurate
a governor in Kentucky, they are moi
fit to govern themselves.
Whatever the outcome in Soutt
Africa, the principle of the right q
liberty remains and there is still al
appeal to the conscience of the people
AS to the Philippines, although Ameri
can soldiers are bound to win, he hat
faith in an appeal fion the battle t.
conscience. If liberty perish in Soutl
Africa or the Philippines it will b,
born again. He hoped that no glitter
ing bauble of power will lead thu
American people to desecrate the prin
ciple OF human liberty.
A telegraphio request from George
M. VanHoesen, chairman Of the Ney
York committee 10 aid the Soutl
African Republic, for an expression
of sypmathy of Wilmington citizens il
favor of mediation and peace. was read
Mayor Fahey then read the resolu
tions, which were adopted on motiol
of Mr.. Moran, by viva voce vote. l
was a strong "aye," and one en-
trusiastic member of the audience fairl
shouted his affirmation.
1t was announced that Congressman
Rhea, who had been expeoted to at
tend, was unavoidably detained, AM
the meeting came to an end.