The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-06-18

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States by the organizations men
toned in your editorial is unjust,
because wholly unwarranted by the
facts. The statement by Miss
Wells that out of lbs lynching oc-
curing under her own notice only
30 were even accused of crime, is
absurd; and equally absurd is the
statement that she has been "exiled
under threat of a mob violence
for protesting in her own
paper against these crimes
A PURE FABRICATION,
have not shade of doubt that
the entire staement of this "coIored
lady from Memphis" is pure fabri-
cation. deny it withthe same author.
ity and assurance that you would
deny a similar charge if made
against any highly reputable com
munity in England. Memphis Is a
large city, and its people are cultur-
ed, humane, hoepitabe and law
/ abiding No such social or public
conditions exist, or can exist in
that city. The story is absurd.
1t surprising that any intelligent
person could be found willing to
credit the statement Of this woman
that over 100 cases had come under
her personal notice within year Of
innocent people being murdered by
lawless mobs without even being
accused of crime
If the good ladies of the British
Womans Temperance association
will reflect somewhat they cannot
fail to see that they have been
imposed upon. Equally has Dr.
Bradford, whoever he may be, and
the "other Americans who are ap.
pealing to public opinion at home, >
whatever they may be, have
imposed upon the Baptist and Con.
greg ational unions. Is it not lit
tie strange that DR.. Bradford and
his colleagues should appeal to
public opinion at home" by going
away from home to make there
monstrous accusations?
What can be the motive of these
alta ks, and what influence is back
of it? The people of the Southern
states have been holding numerous
conventions recently with the OBJ ect
of cooperating in advertising on a
large scale their wonderful resour
ces and in devising ways and means
of attracting capital and labor to
aid the development of their sec.
ton, which is not only the richest
in natural resources of any part Of
the Union, but is unsurpassed by
any similar area in the world.
There are those in some quarters
VINO look with apprehensive and
unfrlendly eye upon the movement
TO bring the South into greater
prominence. There are those who
for selfish and sectional reasons,
both commercial and political,
would resort TO any means to
retard the rapid development of the
South states.
sAvORS OF WllFuL MALICE
In the News article, which | am
criticising, appears this expression:
"The Southern states are asking
for both labor and capital to de.
velop their magnificent resources,
ami they will get neither till order
reigns in their cities. Capital asks
first OF allfor the supremacy OF the
law, and labor will keep away from
districts where no sympathizer with
a negro can feel entirely safe. The
Southern states will thus be made
to feel that they cannot outrage
with impunity the sense of justice
and of humanity of the whole civil
lizsd world"
Is the movement of the Southern
people to attract capital and labor
into their fields, mines and forests
to be met by an attack of this char
acter? Are the newspapers of Eu'
rope to be used to keep European
capital from the Southern States?
In my coniectures as to the motive
prompting this attack | may be at
fault, but ia my statement that the
reasons assigned for it are wholly
without substantial foundation |
know | am literally correct. In be-