The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-07
DOOMED DOM PAUL
PEOPLES CHURCH CROWDED WITH
ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS
OF MEN
STANDING ROOM At A PREMIUM
CAREFUL ESTIMATES PLACE THE
NUMBER IN ATTENDANCE AT
ABOUT 1000
TRANsVAAL FLAG rs THERE

Gen. Moses e. Clapp Presides and
Makes the First Address-Gov.
Lind Receives an Ovation as He
Walked Down the Aisle to the
PIntfOrm-BIow Aimed Not mt
England, but at Chamberlain.
st. Paul never witnessed more stirring
demonstration than In the pro-Boer mass
meeting held last night. The largest audi
forum IN the city, the Peoples church,
was crowded to its utmost capacity with
the largest audience which has assembled
in ST. Paul in year. and people of every
shade of political and religious opinion
gathered together to cheer to the echo
every sentiment of sympathy for the
downtrodden people of two small South
African republics. Every seat in the i'm
mense hall was taken. Chairs placed in
the aisles, and in the rear of the seat
sections were filled almost before they
were placed and, before the first speaker
rose to his feet, standing room even was
at premium. The church filled until 1t
was impossible to admit another person,
and a crowd fully third as large as that
inside gathered at the doors and cheered
Dom Paul and his fighting men. Careful
estimates place the number of those in
the audience at 4,00O while the attend
ance, with those who were turned away,
must have reached fully 5000.
REPRESENTATIVE MEN PRESENT.
Inside the church a platform had been
built. out from the pulpit, on which were
seated representative men of every class
and of every organization In the city. In
the choir loft an orchestra was stationed,
and the strains of national songs and
patriotic hymns interspersed the pro-
gramme of addresses. From the left side
an immense Transvaal flag hung from the
tall organ pipes in the extreme front end
of the church, meeting, as 1t fell In red,
green white and black folds, the national
ensign hung from the opposite side. The
platform was decorated with evergreens,
while from the balcony ratings hung
draperies of black and Transvaal and
United States flags
Gen. Moses E. Clapp presided as chair
man, and made the first address of the
evening At his side on the platform sat
Mayor Kiefer, and on his right, Gov. Lind.
Among the others seated near by We're:
Louis Nash, William Louis Kelly. John
L. Kenny, Stan j. Donnelly, G. D..
O'Brien, ]. Ohage, t. r. Kane, Patrick
Danehy, Fritz Koch, John d. O'Brien, t.
D. O'Brien, w. Siward Smit, A. ]. Prins,
A. K. Teisberg, L. A. Rosing, Fred s.
Bryant, John w. Willis, Gerhard Bohn,
Dr. o. S. Pine, A. Paradis, H. ]. Men
stadt, w. W. Cole, ]. c. Jensen, Rufus
A Hoyt, O. H. ONeil, Emil Geist, A.
McNulty, William Turner, George w.
Koehler, Ferd. Heinrichs, George c. Lam
bert, c. 1. Mccarthy, George P. Fredricks,
S. P. Child, H j. Radbruch and Bernard
Wurst.
OVATION FOR GOV. LIND.
Gov. Lind was somewhat late in ap-
pearing and walked down the aisle as
the first speaker was opening his address.
He had neared the platform before. he
was recognized, so keen was the atten-
ton to the address, and he mounted
the steps received an ovation which made
the rafters ring. He was escorted to
his seat amid continued cheering. Gen.
Moses E. Clapp then resumed his ad-
dress. Said he in part:
I'VE have not met here this even
ing to frame blow against the English
people, but against Joseph Chamberlain
and his colleagues (applause), the ex-
listing representatives of their govern
ment. l wish only to consider these
certain matters which the Salisbury gov
eminent takes as it's grounds for the
unholy war against the Beers (applausel
and not those which pertain more es'
pecally tC the vast mass of l1berty-loV'
ing and fair-minded men who constitute
the English nation. Continued applause
IF we shall examine in detail we fine
certain causes which the government
sets up with which to shield ITSELF from
the charge that the war against tn,
Transvaal is based on sordid greed ant
no honorable motives (Applause.) II
the first instance the claim is made tina
If the Beers gain supremacy through tn
present conflict they will establish
great republic in South Africa. 1 sin
cerely hope that they will. (Violent ap
plause.) They say that the Boer repub
lies are not constituted on modern idea
of republican form of government. The.
charge that taxes are levied without rep
resentation.
my friends, the day was when thes
charges might well have been levele'
against our own great nation. Permi
me to step aside for brief moment t
comment upon the large number of ladie
present in this throng tonight. / hav
not a doubt but that some Of these pres
ent own property. And who can say, m
friends that a woman or a class O
women in this country were ever above
direct representation; yet they have bee
taxed; are taxed at present; withou
doubt will be taxed in future There
not a civilized land on earth which doe
rot tax alien citizens as well and with
out representation. Never a man in tn
United States claimed exemption on tax
ed property owned by him within the Dor
ders Of our land, on the ground that h
was not naturalized! (Cheers.)
WHAT THE Beers DID.
1.-THE English government makes sti
another charge-that the Boer republic
do not grant franchise in accordanc
with English ideas. Seven years resi-
dence was required for franchise.
response to pressure the Boer republic
reduced the franchise from seven to fiv
years residence, the same period require
in the United States, and yet an insd tia
BILE government is not satisfied. No for
eigner was ever president in the Unite
States, and 1t is rare instance in his
tory that nation has submitted to out
size ulctdtlon III making It's laws and a.
lowed the prerogatives of its people to b
influenced by foreign and alien govern
ment. Yet, again, it is said and urge
as casus belI that the Beers requir
that man must be of a certain rel
gtous persuasion before he can hold OF
fec. Absurdity upon absurdfty, It /
within the memory of some of you her