The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-10-25
AFTER MANY DAYS.
The Republicans Arrange their
Statement the Cain
hoy Outrage.
SOME DAMAGING ADMISSIONS.
Showing that the Negroes Came Armed
liza Violation of the Agreement, and
Themselves Began tbc Fight

Estrss@n
Washington, Oct 20.-The following Off
cial report of X. NJ. Wallace United States
marshal for South Carolina, addressed to At
torney General Taft, was among the other
papers ON the condition of the South read at
the cabinet meeting to-day:
Charleston. Oct. Il. 1876.
Hon ~ Taft, Washington
SIR: l have delayed giving You report of
the recent unfortunate political riot at
place near the town of Cainboy, near this
city, until l could get correct statement of
the facts. 1t is one Of the legitimate re-
suits of the intimidation policy on
the Mississippi plan adopted by
the Democratic party in opening their cam
paign for the purpose of breaking down the
Republican majority in this state. The first
meeting in this county at which the Demo
Gratis put their shot gun policy in practice
took place over A month ago on Cooper river
some ten or twelve miles from the scene of
the late riot. The Republicans had called a
meeting and the Democrats in the city char
tered a steamboat and took about $50 we'll
armed men to the meeting. They formed
their men in line near the stand and de-
manded that they should have half the time
for their speakers. The Republicans did not
relish this kind of peaceful political discus
sion but the request was backed up by 100
Winchester repeating rifles in the hands
of men who knew how to use them
and they consented TO divirsiOn Of time.
Other meetings followed this with similar
display of arms, and in order to avoid col
lisiOn. which was imminentat each meeting,
the executive committees of each party ar
ranged TO have a series of joint discussions.
and agreed that their people should
not come armed TO the meetings. The
discussions in the country had been
going on with more or less of bitterness and
luminosity, 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
denunciation of their leaders and their party.
/ The meeting at the brick Church near Cain
/ bory was called by the Republicans, and was
largely attendei by the men who were pres
ent at the first meeting, at which the Demo
Gratis had enforced their demand TO
speak, but had not attended any of the joint
| discussions. and many of them being sus-
| picOus of the Democrats carried such guns
as each man had at his home, muskets and
fowling pieces, but no militia men went
| there with the state arms and ammunition
| as the Democrats claim and the best evil
dence Of that fact is that all the dead were
'shot with buckshot and not will
rifle balls. When these colored Ike
publicans arrived at the place of meeting
their leading men told them that they were
violating an agreement by coming armed
and that they must deposit their arms a
some place away from the grounds. Th'
colored men complied with the request ant
some guns. say 10, were placed in an ole
dilapidated building some so yards from III
stand and others were placed across rayin
in the woods. About 80 Democrat
accompanied their speakers from the city ON
steamboat and soon appeared at the meetir {
The first speaker was Democrat, cano
date for prosecuting attorney of the circui
He was heard through very patiently. II
; was followed by w. j. Mckinley (colored
who was delegate to the Cincinnati Cor
I venting from this state Soon after McKir
E ley commenced speaking a commotio
i was observed in the crowd o
E the side next to the dilapidate
e building. and Mckinley jumped off III
4 stand and said: Those white men in TIT