Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-09-13

wilful men in high places; hang all such
demons as Jack the Ripper" punish as it
deserves the barbarous wholesale slaughter
of negroes in Africa by Englshmen who go
there 10 steal their gold supply the necessi-
ties to prevent bread and labor riots and
strikes, which are wholly unknown to the
people of the South; feed and give employ
ment to the poor as do the people of my sec
ton; give to the oppressed Ifishmen the
rights humanity demands, and when they
shall have pulled the beam out of their own
eyes they may then with better grace ap-
point themselves a committee to hunt for
the mote that may be in our eye.
"Whi'e we have irregularities at the South,
and negroes are sometimes lynched, they
are never slaughtered by wholesale, as
Euglisbmen sometimes destroy them.
We challenge investigation by all persons
who have the right to investigate these
charges, but any attempt upon the part of
crimes, to arraign US for trial must be con-
sidered by us gross impertinence."
The fiowery Governor O'Ferrall of Vir-
ginia, declares that, Things have come to
pretty pass in this country when we are
to have lot of English moralists sticking
their noses into our internal affairs. 1t is
the quint-essence of brass and impudence."
Governor Fishback of Arkansas, the state
where the infamous Clayton murder was
committed, and where hundreds of negroes
have been murdered because of their polit-
ical opinions, believes that the fact That
England, foreign country, and one which
pays less than one-thrd as much money
per capita for the education Of its people as
the United States pays, should assume the
role of missionary to teach US our duty,
can but excite ridicule as well as resent
ment" Governor Stone declares that The
coming of the English committee to investi
gate lynchings in the United States is an
exhibition of superb cheek" Governor
MCorkle of West Virginia, regards
"the sending of an English committee as a
piece of intermeddling " it'll our affairs not
to be excused" AMI Governor Carr of North
Carolina thinks that 1.-THE sovereign states
are competent to cope with the question
without the officious intermeddling of 8
foreign power"
1t il probable that the English people
would never have dreamed of such an in
tt rference in the internal affairs of this
country under Republican governme nt
But the fact that the present Democratic
national government has been largely con-
trolled and directed by British influences
has encouraged John Bull to unwonted i'm
pudence.
1t is ungrateful to say the least for him
to raise bis voice in criticism of the South.
The members of Congress from that section,
assisted by President Cleveland, have done
the British people most valuable
service. They have passed tariff
bill for the promotion of English in
dustries. They have conducted our foreign
affairs in the interests of English diplomacy
and Governor Pennoyer of Oregon, a
Democratic authority of some note, de-
clares that England has dictated the fnan-
clal policy of the administration. Altogether
these have been halcyon times for John
Bull in the United States, and it is not
surprising that having seen his wishes count
for more than those of the American peo-
pie in our national affairs, he should be en-
boldened, to undertake immediate charge of
reforms in our internal affairs. Since
Democratic rule has imposed such tasks
upon him, he is certainly wise in beginning
at the South. 1t is good field for reform
especially in the matter of lynchings. 1t
is to be hoped that he will deal kindly but
firmly with the erring people of that sec
ton, and bring them 10 a contrite apprecia-
ton of the enormity of their offences.