The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-10-17

position to the convention. Why dc
these self-appointed guardians who
have been repudiate6 by the people ap
pear so solicitous for the Degro's right
to vote? Plainly because they want
to be benefciarles Of that vote two
years from now. Why do they want
TO preserve to the ignoi ant and de-
based negro his ballot2 Simply be.
cause their fell purpose IS to cover the
ballot Of every poor white man with
the ballots Of two ignorant negroes
and thereby restore themselves to
Office snd power. While charging that
1t is the purpose OF the predominant
faction OF the Democratic party to dis
franchise the poor ii!iterate white men
along with the negro, does not any rea
asonable man know that that faction
being largely made up OIL this class
would not distranchlse its own follow
ersy What political party ever COM
mltted suicide or retinQu!Shed volunt
arily the control of pubic affairs? The
poor white men of the State have never
rectived recognition until within the
last four years. They are now the ar
biters OF their own fortunes. and, Il
they miss the opportunity of taking
guarantees in the new constitution fol
the continued supremacy of the Anglo
Saxon 10 South Carolina, we predict
COL fden'ly that, com HencIng With S6,
our political campaigns in this State
will witness return Of more terrible
and demoraiiZing conditions than ever
the days OF Scott, Moses and Chamber
lain. The reckless, desperate men,
whose Machavaliau cunning is now
playing the double game of budding for
the negro vote, and claiming to be the
guardians of the poor whites, are bent
on regaining control of our affairs At
any cost. Tney are oblivious of the
fact that the vast horde of ignorant
negroes, cnce urgaLlzed and disciplined
to overpo se7 the white maj Dirty, the
ID )rals and sith of white men III each
otner being once destroyed, the negrces
inevitably will selz5 power Tor their
own benefit.
We say to the white men. who are
threatened by the Independent news.
papers with disfranchtsement, that
Mississippi with colored voting popu
lstlon larger than ours has adopted a
constitution, which without disfranch
ising a single white man, has reduced
the registered negro vote of that Safe
to 5000. What Mississippi has done
SouJa Carolina can do. South Carollna
alone of all the reconstructed States
still keeps the constitution reed upon
her at the point of the bayonet By seal
awags and aliens.
Tie cost of a constitutional conven-
tior, while of no Importance in CON-
parlson with the benef to be deriVe1,
need not under any circumstances ex.
ceeG $4,000. There are many benefits
other than tue regulssion Of the suffr-
age to oe secured oy changes In the or
ganic Law. While these might be o.
tanned by the slow and unsatisfactory
PROCESS OF amendment, We candidly
ask any sensible man what hope there
would be for securing the adoption of
a new constitution Involving the regu-
lation of suffrage, If 1t had to be sub
mltted back to the people. 1t has been
the settled purposee of the trusted
leaders of the Democratic party for
years to call constitutional conVen-
e.on, and ob0iate the dangers which
have lurked in ou; midst 80 long, only
waiting for division among the whites
to rear their horcid heads. That dtvis-
ion is now more than apparent. The
reality is upon US. The people through
their representatives In the Legislature
aAd in Democratic conventions haV5
time and again demanded that such 8
convention oe called. Those newspap-
ers which claim to be Dem ocratlc and
which anragonizs this great reform are
either blind leaders of Tue blind or the
servile tools of the conspirators. We
warn the white men who love South
Carolina and would see continuation
of good government, aud tie rule Of an
intelligent white maj ority, to thrust
aside and pay no heed to the arguments
OF those who seek to blind them to their
true interests. After long years of
struggle, the opportunity is presented
to them of fixing this thing forever. All
questions be passed on by the conven-
tlon can be discussed when the election
delegatesls to take place. 1t is sland-
er and an insult to Say that the pc ,ple
have not the patriotism and inteIli-
gence to elect men from among them.
selves, to frame an organic law better
suited to our wants than tnat imposed
on Us By the carpet-bagger and alien.
The Wisest and best Of our citizenship
can b. chosen to perform this delicate
and patriotic duty without regard to
faction, once the convention IS ordered.
The point which We would urge With
al the vigor at our command Is that
the opportunity Is now here. 1t certain
ly is not likely to soon recur. II the
people fail to seize it and the evils of
mongrelism, governmental debsuchery
and political generalization shall de-
cend upon the State after the next elec-
ton, they will have none to blame
but themselves.
Let all true Democrats and patriotic
white men go to the polls on the OH
of November and vote tor the constl-
tutional convention.
J.L. NJ. IRBY, Chairman,
WILLIE JONES,
G. NJ. EFIRD,
D. E. kEELs,
D. R.LOwMAN,
j. A. SLIGH.
Campaign Committee Of the State
Democratic Executive Committee.
Runaway Train.
AsHvILLE, N. c., Oct. 9.-The South
bound freight on the AshVille and
Spartanburg road ran away down a
heavy grade on Saluds mountain at 5
O'Clock this morning. The crew remain
ed on the flying train which ran to the
bottom OF the grade, four miles, and
then left the track, the engine and
twelve cars piling up in deep cut.
Latest reports to the Citizen say that
Engineer Broom and q colored train
hand had not been found. Fireman
York was seen buried under the wreck.
age and 1t is thought is dead. Conduct.
or viii Patton had leg and hip badly
crushed.
The first train from the wreck on