The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12
Leading Woman Appeals to
Them For Her Sex.
Certain Crimes For Which Lynch
Law Is Called For.
Maidens Of the State Crying Aloud For
Protection at LOm:.

Tybee Island, Ga, Aug. 12.-Georgia's
State Agricultural Society, to which nine
tenths of all the farmers in tho state be-
long, Is in session hero. There have been
several sensational speeches made before
the body, but it remained for..alwoman to
make the most sensational of all. This
speaker was Mrs w. y. FELTON,. OF Car
tersville, wife of ex-Congressman FELTON,
and member OF the Board of Lady Mana
gers of the Columbian Exposition, being
chairwoman of the Agricultural COM
mittee.
Tho subject of her address was "The
Woman on the Farm, but she concluded
by giving her almost unqualified indorse-
ment TO lynching for certain crimes. In
this connection she said
Wake up, mon of Georgia, to the crisis
now upon you! These white girls are the
coming mothers OF the white race. In
the sight of heaven, bring this nore of
warning and entreaty to you. What
means all the lynching in our borders?
You never heard OF it in years past and
gone. IL you have one obligation in life
before and beyond any other. it is your
duty to motherhood. i hear much of che
millions sent away to Brazil China.
India and Mexico for foreign missions: I
feel that there are heathen at home-closs
at hand--who need much attention.
SHAME LIES WITH THE MEN.
"we must make an effort to stop lynch-
ing by keeping closer watch over Door
white girls on secluded farms, and IL thcs8
poor maidens are destroyed I'm land that
their fathers died to save say the shame
lies with the people who fail to be protec-
tors for tine children of their dead COM
Iades. / simply say tho heatben are at
your door when our young maidens are
destroyed in sight Of your opulence and
magnificence and when your temples OF
Justice are put TO shame by lynchers'
ropes. IL your court houses are shams and
frauds and the laws delay is the villains
bulwark. then 1 say let Judgment begin
at the house of God and redeem this coun.
try from the cloud OF shame that rests
upon il, when there is not enough religion
in the pulpits to organize crusade
against sin. nor enough Justice in the
court houses to promptly punish crime.
nor manhood enough in the nation to put
sheltering arm about innocence and
virtue.
"If it needs lynching to protect
woman's dearest possession from human
beasts then 1 say lynch thousand times
week If necessary. The poor girl would
chose death In preference to such
ignominy. and / say quick rope to
assaultersl The crying neeu Of women on
the farm Is security.
ALL DUE TO POLITICS.
"Strong able-bodied men have told me
that they have quit farming because their
women folks were scared to death IL left
on the place.
"Such things are public reproach and
the best part of Gods creation is trem-
bling and crying for protection atihome.
And l say, with dueirespect to all whoslis-
ten to me, that as long as your politicians
take the colored man into their mbrace
on election day and make him think be is
man and brother, so long will lynching
prevail, because tho cause OF it will grow
and increase, for familiarity breeds con-
tempt.