The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-05-23
HELP NEEDED At ONCE.
A DsPLORABLE CONDITION ON THE
COAST.

-S'"' aPpcSh 2tOIn &etpAS
t. Governor -ulm.a-D. .scr.mi GATED
Against BY the R-d Cross socte'y-No
Focd for People Or Animslp.
COLUMBIA, S. c., May I9.-ManY
complaints OF destitutioa in the coast
region OF the State, which suffered so
much from The storm of last August, are
still being made. Stran. cas- it may seem
The maiarity of those complaints are
froc, white people. The colored peo-
pie appear to have been well provided
tor. at any rate white people are suffer.
ing 10 that section f:om the lack of the
necessities Of life and the situation is
made more terrible by the statement
that there IS no way for them to help
themselves.
Grave charges have been made that
the Red Ccoss Society has Disseminated
in favor of coiored people in it's distribu.
ton of charity. These charges have been
whispered for some time but have been
given little publicity because there vas
appreciation Of what Miss Barton and
her society were doing, even ifthere was
partlality to colored people. Governor
Tlllman has recelyed numerous letters
making bitter complaint against MISS
Barton's management, but be has not
SAID anything about it. He has just re-
ceIYed an appeal from the coast section
for aid which ne feels should meet an
early response. The writer Of the letter
is said to be man of standing and YER
acity and his picture of affairs can be
depeaded on as correct. The Governor
will be glad to receive subscriptions from
charitablY disposed aud will do anything
he can to aid IN the relief appealed for.
The following is the letter and does not
need to be read second time to see
that help is wanted and needed quickly:
"BLUFFToN, S. c., May IL.
.Governor B. R. Tillman, Columbia, S.
G.
"Dear Sir: On or shout April 26sh
the citizens (whlte) cf our township,
that is Blufton, held a meeting and reso-
lutions expressing their destitutlon and
reed were passed. Although not per-
sonally present at the meeting under
stand from the committee that copies of
these resolutions were sent to you; also
to the New York Wotld, Charleston
News and Courier, The State, to the
Savannah Board Ct Trade and Cotton
EXCHANGE. AS resident Of this town.
ship for years I au, I think, fully &C
ousinted with the conditions Of it's
people. The response made to the cry
of our people tor aid has bean 80 luke
warm that I take the liberty OF writing
YOU. The situation as it exists now in
this community is worse, if possible,
than it was just after the August cy-
clone. Your appeal then to the people
Of cur country brought it's reward. Toat
tie white people of this community did
not receive the help and assistance from
the thousands of dollars and provisions
sent to our coast is not their fault, but
the fault OF those who were charged with
iis procer distribution. It is not my
purpose here TO array the officers OF the
Red Cross Society. That has been done
oy those who WELD a batter pen than I
do. S Ill the fac is known to every one
here and has been known for months
that the Red Cross Authorities had dis
gracefu /, nisused their authority and
thai they were more than partial N the
d.stribunon OF the charity. am well
within th- ,imlts when state that the
ghite citz rs ofthis community have
not up 10 dae received $500 10 supplies
: hie ,hous Il ds 0ave oeeu Issued out to
,..gorss, maoy Of rhe in nowise
+" -ix. Tor thy hnld p nsEons trem The
! U. tee States yoVero peot And opW,,-
r rar 81 uasi. a i * s.s here to-day
Is supply 'h'- as neac 4, en- set at II:
rhere ars $50 ~hl'e E mites n rhe town
rip, catn:pg over 600 sous %Ud that
/ tiey are wl.nuus 0aAhs-neAus
o. Cd the won-n a4d children or The
talsa a0?ma!s TSe 'arusrs OF this con-
mlnl.y haFe strusgled as teR people
have ey~1 peen calico uooo 10 struggle.
| The cIcl 30 dzsErored GaGic Cotton aud
lsit sem silh little c2ru and that dam
q: Gzt with rebuffs b. to-: Bed Cross
!hey psye S"lne then sLi rings as best
the could. uspg every means they hac;
tradiDy what liLEe tEeV haG untll no" 1t
* all gone aud starvation sGd go iarm
an 10 is fa:es Than. UGlass they can
get f,od for thenlselyes and for their ami
msls the Iesuir Rili be fearful Crushed
as the fa.as we're BY the cyc'ona they
set to work II good heart TO prepare
f1r toe crop Ct this year and the larger
portion of 1t is nov planted. How they
re to work the crop without feed for
ANIMALS is what faces them now; as much
as feeG f;r themselves. I am well aware
that with your many ties you are doubt
less harrassed beSond measure, but, sir,
we must ask your sid. How the helpis
to come must be left to your judgment
out come it must and quickly. I could
cite to yOu, il necessary, dozens OF taml-
lies Who have rot a weeks provisions
and no earthly means Of getting them.
AS I have SAID above, the response to
me call made II the resolutions has been
very lukewam, Sill there were two
answers. one from a gentleman on our
coast here who suffered like all the rest
and more than many, who sent Us out Of
bis little. The other reponse came from
the '.reliet committee of the New York
Evening Post" who are stationed IN
Beaufort. This committee, consisting
of Drs. White, Gibhes ano Pfioleau, and
Mr.. Thomas Talbird, answered once
and Their aid vas charity indeed, for they
fed the hungry. IS there not some way
of calling the attention of the farmers OF
our Safe to the condition here? Il is
probable that the farmers ia the upper
part OF the State, now that the season is
well advanced, may b5 ahle to spare
some corn. especially If their oat crop is
safe. The cat crop here IS failure, Tor
we had only half an lnch ofrain in A oril,
at the time the oats were shooting. II
donations could b; sent to Charleston,
cousigaed TO the care Of the agent OF the
stesmer Pilot Boy. they will De carried
10 Button, Or rather Beaufort, free OF
do no