The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-28
ITIsA PLOr OF THE WEST.
so SAYS Governor NorIhen' OF "eofg'"' OH
Ida wells Crusade.

ATLANTA. July Ex-Governor Northen
IL I'm receipt Of letters ana EeWSPaprt
Clippings. not only from hedIiy "eJ1
tn1n IN England but from ASIA anu
1f1co In relation 10 the charges maze uy
ia Wells. accusing the southern people OF
The wholesale lyDching OF negroes. NM
Of them approve the recent r'l u.' , 'l,tl r'
no woman's charges by the Governor
M many letters ask for information,
"One does not need 10 90 Tar, saiu
Governor Northen to-day. 70 diS0VNtl
the inspiration OF such crusades as MISS
Wells is now making. These oQtDufSls
are periodical and always precede some
stnate6 effort 20 boom the W est. The
svndicatcs OF New England have millions
II money bound up 80 western mortgages.
cities have been built up whose eN-
istence depends upon continual lmmigra-
ton. upon whom the preset holders may
unload. Immense tracts OF ian1 oelohB 10
these peOple through CONCESSIONS lot rall-
road building Periodically they nave 10
boom immigration, SO IS 70 III up the
country. and thus maintain established in
stttutious, and sell their lands. X i'm
migration was 70 turn southwark the
tnortgaged lands OF Kansas, ana the rail-
road lands would lose their value. Hence,
there Is a great deal Of studied business
sharpness IN getting mp the negro scare
about the South.
various European tongues. and finds its
way into the hands Of emiGrants About
the same time they are favored with n
gOodly supply OF edudiiy C"lotoH maps
and pamphlets. describing the wonderful
possibilities OF the West. Miss Wells is
not getting the hearing on her own ac-
count There are astute people behind her
vino time all her actions
Ida Wells Crusade.
The mulatto woman, Ida Wells, who
has been lecturing in England and Scot
land on the subject Of the lynchings IN
the South has returned to this country.
She was interviewed by New York sun
reporter Wednesday on her visit abroad.
ibid YOU meet any opposition at your
meetings. asked the reporter.
Not the slightest. What | told about
the negro lynchings I'm the South was AT
first received with Incredibly. 1t was
new 10 them, ana they could not believe
that human beings were hanged, shOt.
ana burned in broad daylight, the legal
authorities sometimes looking on. but
when they doubted / showed them phO-
tographS OF the scenes Of lynchinGs, and
the newspaper accounts published In the
towns where these iynchings had taken
place. relating. as one account did how
the fvnchers cut off the fingers and toes
| OF the man they had murdered and car
| rcd them about I'm their pockets. They
could not believe that these acts were
| done, not by savages, not by cannlDalS,
who at least would have had the excuse
! OF providing themselves something 70 eat.
| but By people calling themselves Chris
| tian. civilized American citizens
| Il happened 10 have with me there a
photograph which had been sent TO Judge
| Tourgee. with the compliments Of the
| committee on the back Of that photo
| graph the committee had written: A good
| specimen OF the black Christian hanged
| bv white heather believe the last part
| of that is a quotation from one Of judge
| Tourgees books. In this photograph are
| shown some lads of about eight years
Old. looking up 10 the mutilated swinging
| bodv Of the murdered negro. Or Edward
| Russell ala not see this photograph al
| first: he saw an illustration in an English
paper. and protested TO me and 10 tho
! English ladies who were with me that
such pictures were demoralizing and
! should not be drawn and published NJ, ner
| | assured him that the picture was ar
absolute reproduction Of a photograph
| and proved IL by showing him the photo
graph. he expressed the greatest astonish
! ment"