Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-01

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they are brave. They redeemed the
wilderness, turned the desert into
sweeping fields of grain, made the jun
gle blossom like a rose, and dotted the
hills. They grew--they prospered and
they were happy until per1dious Al
bion came.
.The spirit of their patriotism is I'M
broken. You cannot conquer brave
people inspired by the love of liberty
and battling on their own soil for their
homes. They will never surrender
their freedom. They will resist tyr
amy until they are exterminated by
overwhelming and superior force.
"These brave Beers are fighting for
repIfblicanism against monarchy; for
democracy against plutocracy; for home
rule against the bayonet; for the SOW
ereignty of the Individual against the
sanctity of the crown; for the ballot
against the throne; for The love of home
against love of gold; for Saxon free
dom against British tyranny; for the
integrity of. that country against
ruthless invader; for the
| school House and Church
| against the army barracks and the
military fort; for religious freedom
| againstsforeign domination; for the fire
| side of civilization against the blazing
/ torch of devastation; for free instltu-
| tons against imperialism, and, above
| all and beyond all, they are fighting
! but for the rights Of man.
There never would have been trou-
! BILE if gold had not been discovered IN
| the land. The rich find of gold there
! is at the bottom of it all. Love of gold
! is the cause of this cruel Anglo-Afrlcan
war. Cecil Rhodes. the most daring
and colossal grabber and manipulation
| of the century, coveted the Beers gol-
| den land. He wanted it for his Eng
| lish chartered syndicate. He instigated
| the Jameson raid and repudiated it
when the Beers made it miserable
failure. He stirred up dlssenslon
among the people at Pretoria-he con-
spired in South Africa and IN Europe
to overthrow the Dutch republic. He
is the power behind the British min
istry in this war, and Chamberlain is
now and always has been his willing
tool.
This conflict should be called Cecil
Rhodes war for gold in South Africa.
He is responsible for all the woe, all
the sorrow, all the despair, and all the
misery this war has caused. The
Beers have made him practically a
prisoner. He is shut up in his dia-
| mond mines at Kimberley. He will
have to eat diamonds if he is not
speedily rescued. l hope the Beers will
capture him and give him an i'm
mediate trial.
Il glory In the spunk of
Grand Old Paul Kruger.
He is one OF the worlds greatest
heroes. He knew only too well how
dangerous was delay and everything
that has occurred since he issued his
defiant ultimatum to the British crown
has demonstrated his wisdom and his
foresight. He is a grand old man, one
| Of the worlds immortals, and will
always stand out on the pages of his
tory as friend of man, a lover of lib
erty, and champion of freedom. The
ultimatum he issued to England rang
round the globe and will live in the
worlds history
Have We forgotten that Thomas
Jefferson issued a similar ultimatum on
! the Fourth of July, 1875, to King
George?
Il know the Declaration of Independ-
J ence is to-day no more popular with
| kings and queens than when it was
| written, but | am American enough to
| believe that it is just as true to-day as
| it was in 1875, when it sounded the
death knell Of the divine right OF
kings, and proclaimed to all the world
a government based on the consent OF
| the governed. 1t is too bad the Declar-
| alton of independence is not as popular
as it used to be. 1t seems to be in such
! disfavor in Washington that the pres
ent pro-English Secretary of State has
| locked it UP in a safe and the Anglo
| American ambassador to the gllded
court of ST. James makes after dinner
speeches to tipsy lords and dukes about
| the beauties of Imperialism and the
ironclad friendship of England ana
| America.
There is no doubt
A Secret Understanding
exists to-day between the White House
and Downing street. | am opposed 70
an AnglO-American alliance, expressea
or implied, especially when its opJec1
is the advancement of Imperialism, the
march of armies, the downfall OF rights,
the destruction of free institutions, tlle
enslavement of man and the perpetuity
| of the power of kings. -
The President should have of1e1ea
the friendly offices of this country ~ ~
prevent this cruel war. He snou.r
have responded 10 the great and mis-
petition for peace presented to him q
the beginning. He should have acte9
on the findings, the conclusions On
the judgment of The Hague peace ON On
ference He could have done So w.
sistently aim
But the friends of the free ln sso,,ld
tons should not lose hope-We white
not despair even though the al