Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-03-01
ArlERIcA AND THE BoERs.

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From all quarters of the globe emf
grafton has been drawn to our shores,
attracted by the prospect OF liberty
and the undisturbed enjoyments of
those rights to which every mau By
Divine law is entitled. The two
great principles upon which our gov
ernnent is based, and which mould
American history and Legislation are,
That all men are created equal, and
that all governments derive their
lust powers from the consent of the
governed It is true there may have
been periods in American history
when it seemed that the American
people forgot these two great truths;
it mey be said that our present Cause
less war in the Philippines is I'M
American, and in violation of these
principles; but in spite of these seem
ing contradictions the heart and con-
science of the great American people
have remained unchanged. Our lead
ers may have biundered, but let not
their sin be imputed to the nation.
Ehe American people will never deny
that all men are created equal, or as
sert that governments derive their
Just powers from the forced consent
of the conquered. Upon every pos
sible occasion it has been shown that
the Immortal truths proclaimed in
our Declaration of Independence
still live fresh and undyIng in the
hearts of American patriots. When
ever blow is struck at liberty, when
ever a strong nation attempts by
force or fraud to destroy the liberties
of weaker nation their righteous in
dignation IS aroused against the op
Dressor, and their sympathy excited
for the oppressed.
This truth is illustrated at the
present time. Thousands of miles
away among the African hills two
small republics, whose combined
population Is less than 1bO,OUO, are
engaged in a life and death struggle
with the mrghtIest empire the world
has ev saea for the preservation of
their God given liberty and rights.
America would be untrue to her his
tory, her Declaration of Iudepen
denee, to the memory of her heroes,
TO herself if now she did not sympa-
thize with the Beers in their noble
and heoric defense of their homes.
America IS not untrue Her heart
beats as true now as in 1776, when
she declared herself free aud indie
pendent of England A mighty
wave of sympathy, daily growing IN
force is sweeping over our country.
From all quarters Of the country
come reports of public meetings held
to denounce English greed and lDjus-
tice, and to express sympathy for the
Beers America has not forgotten,
and never can forget, her own strug-
gle for liberty, and she cannot now
ranaia silent when the life of a sis
ter republic is threatened by the vii
ast conspiracy that darkens the pages
IF history Silence on the part of
Americans would ba criminal It is
matter of congrstulation and grRti
tude that from the platform and
press come ringing notes of condem-
nation of highlands policv. for II
shows that the spirit of 1776 still
lives amoung us.
To every right minded American
citizen, irrespective of political party,
1t is. however, q matter of deep re-
greet that our administration gives no
official expression of the sympathy
felt for the patriotic Beers. Whether
or not a secret alliance has been con-
Guided between tl-e United States
and Great Britain ie, of course, d
matter of which no one can speak
with certainty. But it can be said
with certainty that our ADMINISTERS
tion during this war does not express
the true feeling of the American peo-
ole. It's attitude towards the Beers
is un-Amerlcap. The friendship
shown to England, and the deaf ear
turned TOWARDS all resolutions and
petitions favoFIsg the Beers show
but too plainly that the voice of the
people IS disregsrded at Washington.
Before this no people struggling for
liberty looked in vain to America for
encouragement and sympathy. The
republics of South America, Hung
ary. Greece and Cuba heard our
words of encouragement and by our
support we're strengthened IN their
struggle Today sister repqbl4e III
South Africa, which has the same
right to national life that We have
turns her pleading face in vain to our
administration for word Of encour-
agement and sympathy. When IN
1898 resolution was offered in Con
gress for the recognition of Greece,
and When it receIved the same hear
ing that resolutions fsvoring the
Beers now receive, that grand and
true American, Henry Clay, arose
and EXCLAIMED: Are we so humbled,
so low, SO debased, that We dare not
express our sympathy for suffering
Greece, that we dare not express chr
detestation of the brutal excuses of
whleh she has been the bleeding vic
tim. lest we might offend some one