The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-10-28
THE SHOTGUN POLICY.
How 1t Works in South
Carolina.
Intimidation and Murder of Repub-
lican Colored Men.
Official Report Of the Recent Riot Near
Cainhoy.

OmCIal n6pVTt VI tuC hCCcut hiOG Nc6I
Cainhoy.
WASHINGTON, October 20.-The fol-
lowing official report of Il. NJ. Wallace,
United States Marshal for South Caro-
lima, addressed to Attorney General
Taft, was, among other papers on the
condition of the South, read at the CAB
inet-meeting to-day:
CHARLESTON, s. c., October 17.-Hon.
A. Taft, Attorney General. Washington,
d. c.: SRI have delayed giving you q
report of the recent unfortunate political
riot at place near the town of Cainhoy,
near this city, until l could get correct
statement of facts. 1t is one of the legiti-
the Mississippi plan, adoped by the Demo.
cratic party in opening their campaign, for
the purpose of breaking down the Republic
can majority in this State. The first meet
ing in this county at which Democrats put
their shotgun policy in practice took place
over month ago on Cooper River, some
ten or twelve miles from the scene OF
THE LATE RIOT.
The Republicans had called meeting, and
boat and took about $50 well armed men to
the meeting. They formed their men in
line near the stand, and demanded that they
should have half the time for their speak
ers. The Republicans did not relish this
kind of "peaceful'' political discussion,
but the request was backed up by $50 Win.
chester repeating rifles, in the hands Of men
who knew how to use them, and they con-
sented to division OF time. Other meet
ings followed this, with similar display of
fire arms, and in order to avoid collision
which was imminent at each meeting, the
Executive Committee of each party arranged
to have series Of joint discussions, and
agreed that their people should not come
armed to the meetings. The discussions in
less of
BITTERNESS AND ANIMOSITY,
mainly growing out of the fact that the
Democrats carried large force of men from
the city to every meeting, who irritated the
Republicans by their violent denuEciation
Of their leaders and their party. The meet.
ing at the Brick Church, near Cainhoy, was
called by the Republicans, and was largely
attended by men who were present ut tine
first meeting at which the Democrats had
enforced their demand to speak, but had not
attended any Of the joint discussions, and
many Of them being suspicious of the Demo-
Gratis, carried such guns as each man had at
his home, muskets and fowling. pieces, but
no miiitiamen went there with State arms
and ammunition as the Democrats claim, and
the best evidence Of this fact is that all the
dead were
SHOT WITH BUCKsHoT,
and not with rifle balls. When these color
ed Republicans arrived at the place of meet
ing their leading men told them that they
were violating an agreement by coming
armed, and that they must deposit their
arms at some place away from the grounds.
The colored men complied with the request,
and some guns-say fifteen-were placed in
an old dilapidated building some fifty yards
from the stand, and others placed across a
rayine in the woods. About l5O Democrats
accompanied their speaker from the city on
steamboat, and soon appeared at the
meeting. The first speaker was Democrat
"a candidate for Prosecuting Attorney for
the Circuit. He was heard through very
patiently, and was followed by w. j. Nc
kinley, colored, who was delegate to the
Cincinnati Convention from this state. Soon
after Mckinley commenced speaking
A CONNECTION WAS OBSERVED
in the crowd on the side next to the dilapi-
dated building, and Mckinley jumped off
the stand and said, ''Those white men in
that house have guns, and are going to
shoot. - The colored men raised the shout,
"The Democrats have seized our guns, -
and made rush for the other guns. The
white men who had secretly slipped into
the house and seized the guns, then fired.
and the first shot killed an old colored man
about seventy years old, who'was standing
leaning on stick, and this is the only col
ored man who is known to have been killed.
The colOred men returned with their guns
very soon, and attacked the party at the old
house, and then commenced a general fire
on the Democrats, who were generally
armed with pistols, but had to retire rapid
iy towards the boat under heavy fire. The
colored men became furious when they saw
that some Of their arms had been seized,
and one of
THEIR OLD MEN KILLED.
Sheriff Bowen, whom they recognize as their
personal and political friend, rushed among
them and tried to stop the firing, but they
did not cease until all the white men were
driven away from the Church. Six white
men were killed, or have died, and one
cOlored man. Several white men are wounde
ed. but not seriously. 1t is not known
how many negroes are hurt. As soon as the
fight ended the steamboat returned to the
city for arms and reinforcements, and over
100 men went back on her on two hours no.
tice with arms for themselves and for the
hundred men already there. Next morning
about 200 more armed men went I'D on the
same boat which had returned. These armed
men were the military companies, or por-
tion OF the companies, which Gov. Cham
berlain
ORDERED TO DIsBAND TWO WEEKS AGO.
On the night Of the riot telegraphed to
the officer in command of
troops, for company to go to Cainhoy.
He replied the next morning that he had
only one artillery company, which had no
small arms. l then telegraphed to Gov.
to know where I could get
troops, and he referred it to Gen. Ruger, at
Atlanta, who has ordered company from
which will arrive tomorrow
and 1 will proceed with them at
once to Cainhoy. / will require the armed
men there to disperse, and will see that no
further rioting takes place. Very respect
July, r. NJ. WALLACE,
u. s. Marshal.