Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-11
GOV. O'FARRELL'S REPLY.
WHAT He THINKS or THE ENGLISH
MEDDLERs.
They should Keep Their Noses out
of our Internal ATairs-ought TO
sweep in Front OF Their own
Houses before Visiting Us.

Richmond. Va. sept iO.--rho follow
Ing appears in the Evening States here
this afternoon. Governor o'Farrell re-
ceiyed last night the following telegram
from the New York World Governor
CT. O'Farreli. Esq; An English com
mlttee has been sent here to investi-
gate and denounce Southern lynchings
VIII you please telegraph us what you
think OF English meddllng with our. AZ
fairs2"
The governors reply: ''Riohmond,
Va, Sept 9--Things have come to a
pretty pass IN this country when we
arc 10 have Il lot Of English moraiists
sticking their noses into our Internal
Affairs II is the qulntesence OF brass
and impudenee. They had better sweep
In front OF their own doors before seek
Ing to regulate .uH. we might as well
investigate English affairs In India,
her white Chapel murders, her Jack
the Ripper's slashlngs, tho Maybrick
trial and her alleged injustice and
cruelty to this woman. her rapaclous
colonial policy IN Africa and the de-
grading effects upon the Chinese re-
sulting from her opium war, what do
they propose 10 do IA case they lind
that the law is not administered here
according to their ldeas7 Declare war
against US or open the Walls OF their
wrath upon our heads.
what information do they seek? DO
they want to know that the white peo-
pie OF the south have lynched negroes
whose miserable lusts led them to the
commission OF the black crime OF rape
upon while women II So they need
not investigate, for such rs the fact
DO they desire TO know that this has
been done by Infatuated communities
Tor the protection Of their white wo-
mon and TO save the victims and their
friends from the humiliation OF testify
ms In court5Y If 80. this Is the fact
DO they want 10 Know whether there
was any doubt as To the guilt OF the
men ynrhed2 II 30. for the sutisfac-
tlon OF their yearning souls, they could
have uscertaiued without encouuterlng
the perlls OF sea trip that their suit
was clear IN every Instance. II they
had desired To- learn whether thesc
lynchings wore permitted on counter
anccd by the Ciyll authorities, they
could have learned through the regu-
lar channels CT correspondence that In
every case the ciyll authorities were
either without knowledge or were over
powered,
In Virginia the authorities In every
case have asserted all their power %
suppress the lynching spirit and within
the last fCw months I have protected
from violence with military ut Il heavy
expense TO the state, thrc. negroes who
were charged with outrRging white
womcn. They had fair trials, were CON
vlcted and executed. While lynch law
Is to be condemned, and every effort
has been ana win DE made to suppress
II In the South. without the advice OF
those would-be philauthropista who
have taken $50 much upon themsevea.
the lynchIngg viii surely cease when
the crime Of rape ceases, These SYM
pathetic Englishment might ind mis-
slonary work among the negroes OF
the South I'm warning them against the
l consequences Of the forcib'a gratlnoa-
ton Of their devilish lust.
I CHARLES r. o'FARRELL,
Z Governor OF Virginia.