The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-09-17
THREE GOVERNORS
GIVE THEIR OPINIONS OF THE ENG
LISH CO5gMYTTEE'S WORK.
Northen, OFarrel and TiIlman Reply to Tel
eSrams Sent Them from New York Pa
pcr-What Each of Them Say.

That English committee sent over to this
country TO Investigate and denotaace south
ern lynchings" has arrived in New York.
In view of the presence of the English
men, The World has photographed some of
the governors of southern states for their
views of the committee and its mission.
Governor Northern telegraphed the follow
ing to the New York World
1.-THE World, New York, n. Y.-Say to the
English committed who have come to tins
country TO investigate and denounce lynch
ings ut the SOUTH that / am in position TO
know that they have received their informal
ton from irresponsible sources, ana that
the English people have declined ana re-
fused to be properly informed about our
laws and the conduct of cur government.
The English papers, to my knowledge have
declined time and again to publish state
ments made to them III defense OF the south
by Englishmen who are now residents or
the south. Under these conditions we 10
not want any further outside hypocrltlcal
cant upon false ideas of our government.
THE people of this state are quite able to
administer their own affairs, and they are
doing il in full justice 10 the negro, as our
laws and our conduct will attest. We nave
already endured more outside interference
In our local matters than we VIII suphlS-
siyely tolerate in the future. Let these
kindly disposed Engllshmen return TO ther
man sale Of yirtuous girls to lustful men III
high places, hang all such demons as Jack
the Ripper. punish as it deserves the bar
barious. Wholesale slaughter of negroes IN
Africa by Englshmen, who go there 10
steal their gold; supply the necessities 10
prevent bread and labor riots and strikes,
which are wholly unknown to the people
OF the south; feed ana give employment 10
the poor. as do the people of my secSon;
ri
humanity demands; and when they shall
have pulled the beam out of their own eyes,
they may then, with better grace, appoint
themselves Il committee to hunt lof the
moat that may be in our eye.
"While we have Irregularities at the
SOUTH and negroes are sometimes Bhcheo'
they are never slaughtered by Wholesale as
EngIisainen sometimes destroy them.
II send YOU by mail the law and record OF
NV state on these matters, and l challenge
NOT only Une English committee on iynch-
ings at the south, but the civilized world
to show better.
"V.hy come. before investigation, to de
nounce' the south, Just prior to congress
sional election, When we have Just Hau =
negro lynching in Kansas, A4Fh ~ ;tiothei
in Ohio on the Sabbath, April 10Th; ana
y,han white Poles and Hungarians have re-
Gently been brutally butchered in Michigan
ana pennsvlvania, and negroes run out OF
Franklin Park, n. j., in htrdS?
1--WE challenge investigations by al per-
sons who have the right to investigate
these charges but any attempt upon the
part of EnSlishmen, tainted by theif own
national crimes, to arraign Us for triai'
,,,,s, h. considered az a gross impertnenee.
.;W. j. NORTHERN,
Governor of Georgia.
Governor TIlInian's Answer.
Columbia, S. c., September lo-The gov
o,.nor rrflImam sent the following reply TO
the telegram from The New YORK "orla
asking for an expression cf opinion rs 10
the alleged English lynching investigator
committee: -. :.
...ro Tbs world. New vork--In reply to
1-o1,r ta;e lam of this date would say the
Tngiisancn are welcome - south s'aIoi1no
~ learn the truth. They cannot my csti5a'e
us from New York. ! will ador0 1heh
every facility to get at facts
Governor.