The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-06
..war With England

Editor OF The Times:
Sir-We thank you for the publication
IN Yesterdays issue of the inter'le" W.,
Mr. Chauncey Depew, ana are loIo'uis
struck with what he says OF now 'li'
neonle of Great Britain look At the an
"a ,tnistic state OF feeling in this country
to"utus co.. re unreasonableness by
ascribing II 10 local political causes. lheIe
IS a very large Irish population III tno
United States. blindly and intensely I'M
micaI TO everything English. and as the
in,nort.d PADDY" takes TO politics-in It's
worst sense-as duck does To water so
the first thing when he strikes our
soil Is 10 find out which political party
will support him easiest ana at inc
highest market rates. and at the same
time afford him the best chance 10 shout
his hatred OF "old England.
Now. This "bigoted Anglophobia' may
do for some OF the Northern communi-
ties whore the majority are or foreign
birth or descent. but Nirginians are most
" OF pure British ancestry-and proud or
II toO-nnd do not sympathiZe in the
least with foreign hatred of the land of
our forcfathers. II politicians mot true
politicians, who are the bane OF America.
and their Irish allies should succeed in
forcing war with the mother-land-may
God I'm His mercy. forbid it-then VIZ
ginians viii take no part in n. We pro-
~
the Anglo-SaxOn world indeed, We might
say. tho human race, to force those who
have brought II on US into the 'front.'
ranks Of the battle. and make them
bear the brunt Of the war. Would not TINS
ba fustfca2 We have had enough In
this country Of politician-made war. and
they and their coadjutors may as well
now as later, learn that the next one
will not be submitted 70 quite so tamely
a. the last one was. The rich blood OF the
South. shed so freely 10 satisfy the greed
and ambition OF designing men, VIII not
again flow I'm such deuded channels.
Times change and we change with
them" We rejoice 10 know hat there IL
IN the world. m least. one stable govern
ment-it is this day the strongest ana
best one i'm existence and the nearest 10
true freodom-of Fnglish-s speaking people.
20 which we can look for safety aud pro-
fection. az a last resort. in such times a.
are now upon Va I'm our own land. To say
the least we are disguised with the way
things are difting with US politically. and
our once-strong patriotism is dwindling
down rapidly. indeed
What reasonable man can, or ought 10,
blame England for her position I'm the
Venezuelan affair? How can she. with
honor or decency forsake her English
subjects and inrn them over TO the ten
der mercies OF slrch a mongrel crew as
generally mlsriile I'm South American. So
called republics?
What would we think. II our govern
mont were 70 take any other stand than
has Minister Salisbury. were we so stu
ated with Mexico. for instance, and she
demanded slice Of Arizona. claiming
that we had encroached upon her terri
tory. and Great Britain acting the role OF
the ofiicious ntermedder. and bully had
Illuminated such "bOmbastespronunc
monto' a. a short time ago. issued from
OUT State Department? Why. Mr.. Editor.
we would. every man OF us. "old Com
feds at the head. have sweled with such
fiery. nay blood thirsty. Indignation. that
the whole world would have stood gazing
in fearful awe at the high inks we
would have cut. The universal Yankee ma
ton would have been converted into n
workable hornets nest OF doughty war
riors Surely we have good reason TO
thank the British Ministry and people
for their dgnifed and comr1endable at
ttude throughout this matter.
"'FAIR PLAY"
Richmond. July 81 1896.