The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-12
NORTHERN ON LYNCHING.
GEoRgfA,s GOvERNOR WARMLY DE-
FEyDs THE SOUTH.
The North. He says. Cannot Throw stones
THE Negro Is not Free from MOD O.
lenee There nor In the West.

pie Of the South that appeared IN a pre-
vious number OF the Christian Register,
and It aims to defend that section Of
our land from the charge Of lawlessness.
particularly in its treatment Of the
negroes: to show sthat the black is in
reality more strongly entrenched in his
rights there than in the North and
further. to convict the North OF law
lessness unknown In the South.
Negroes" remarks Governor Northen.
have far better opportunities to maintain
themselves at the South that at the East
and North. Have you observed tnat
negroes are being put out of the barber
shops in your section? They have alter
nate chairs with white men in the shop
where my har-cutting is done. Have you
observed that. with you. negroes ana
white men never lay bricks on the same
building? At the South negroes and white
men dip mortar from the same bed ana
carry brick TO the same scaffold Just
across the street from my study | now
see a white man saving on one end OF
scantling and a negro saving at the
other. DO you see any such sights In
Boston? a few years ago when the negro
was a Tad" In the North. many Of your
wealthy people secured them as coach
men. DO you see any Of them as such
IN your section now? The negro holds
the reins" at the South for our very best
people. why this difference in the sec
tons? Surely this is not the reason why
the civilization OF the South Is re-
proach to the world.
CYnfE NORTH AND SOUTH.
Coming to the specific question Of crime
the Governor gives these compare 1--WE
statistics, which were collected by bishoP
Penwick. Of Baltimore:
Georzia - Population. total, 1.s37,o 55'
white. 3i2: to every $50 whites; negroes
95a6; / TO every $50 negroes. Homicides,
whites. 81: 70 every 17l0i whites; negroes
go: to every 2o6l negroes.
New York-Population, total, 1887 So5'
white. 5,923952; negroes 7o.@2. Prisoners
total. 1l,l6S; white 1915: to every 800
negroes. 7Ol. l to every 100. HomLcides,
whites, 40: 10 every l4.f13; negroes, 81;
I 10 every l.2os.
THE negro, according to this" he per
tinently remarks, is either twice as bad
North as he is South. or else we are
twice as lenent with him. We are pay
ing $4,000 a year 20 educate the negro.
we have lawlessness at the South
lust as you have iawlessness at the
North We have murders in Atlanta JUST
as YOU have murders in Boston. some
tirnes negroes are lynched at the South
iust as they are lynched at the North.
Did YOU ever hear Of a labor riot IN Geor
gia. or az the South? I never did' ana
have lived here all my iife-more than
ffty years Labor riots occur from week
IN week among our brethren north or the
dividing line"
This statement IS supported by various
extracts from newspaper Geographic dis
matches Of recent date, instancing cases
~ purderous assault by striking work
mon and by a reference 70 the CoXey
movement.
SOUTHERN CIVILIZATIONS.
chad YOU observed. in this defiance OF
1aw and marching against the GenerAI
Government that there are now on tHe
rood thirteen distinct armies ana not
one Of them from the South
"Uava we fallen SO far behind the al
,,orce guard that the civilization OF the
south is a reproach to the world?
"The following despatch indicates that
these lawless mobs came dangerously
near 10 your own home: ...--
Boston. Mass. April -. -PandemohluH
RACED on the Common to-day-pahdelloH-
mm that ran dangerously near lne NCI =
~ f,ll-aedged riot. During its height
New
due.riaI ARMY made It's escape IRON tle
,,idst n 5000 excited men and started
Cor Poxburv. This was not however
! n,tu her banner had been torn 10 rag
r,ents and several Of them pretty severely
| handled Speeches were interrupted 10y
| btsses drowned IN catcalls, ana blotted
ont Of existence with derisive cheers.
81 have never been 20 Boston, ana
therefore know nothing OF the civiliza-
| ton Of your people, except what l near
! from others. ..,-
II will not. therefore, harshly criticise
YOUR civilization. but ii does appear 70
me that this riot comes dangerously
| near the standard Of CIVILIZATION spoken
| about in your editorial.
| AS there never was riot In my state
| in alt its history tell me, are not the
| lives and the property OF the people
| greatly endangered at such times as you
| have lust experienced IN Boston?
PEOPLE IL GLASS HOUSES.
As N the matter Of lynchins negroes
| the Governor calls attention 10 the fact
that wahin one week last month col
ored man was lynched in Ohio for as
sault upon a woman, and another in
Kansas for murder Moreover. he says
no learned that Law and order League
at Franklin Park y. j.. practically drove
| out every negro IN the community as an
| outcome OF the murder by two negroes
| Of the wife and child OF young Far1ne
Baker. who I'm turn killed them both.
81 could give you many more such
instances. but as they do not bear upoi
| gvnchIng negroes at the South | mus
forbear and proceed 10 discuss the Hrs
mart Of the second proposition Of IN,
agreed analysis Of your editorial WHO
| Is as follows: -.
The clergy and journalists and edu
Gators OF the South are acquiescinS IN
governmental policy which makes IN
southern States a reproach TO the World
"Soon after / came into office a neer
was lynched in Georgia. | promptly OF
fered a reward Of 800 each for the ar
rest and delivery TO the proper ONCE
OF the parties 10 this mob Every Dan
naner In the State wrote strong editorial
endorsing my action and called upon IN
people TO stand by the majesty OF III
law and demand a trial by jury Tor an
and all men charged with crime.
Now. understand me. / do not sa'
negroes are not sometimes lynchef a
tha South. but I do insist that peopi
who live in glass houses ought. at least
70 ne careful how they throw stones.
Georgia's law against lynchins, the Gov
ernor insists. embodes adequate protec
ton for life and property. me az
which he sends in full, and which wa
passed unanimously by the Generdl As
sembly. pronounces killing through mo
violence murder, and punishes all Gu
Gems who become parties thereto as muir