The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-04-25
MISCHIEF BREWING.
The Repub!icaSs Called Upon to Registe L
and Work.

! miSCTiEf SRS SWi!NG.
The RepubncaSs Called Upoa to RegisteL L
and Work.
COLUMBIA, S. c.. April l9-Ei'erY
NJ. Braston, the memb ber of the Repubil
can Executive Committee f:on this S:a;a
has gotten up f4mirg address 70 the
Republicans of the State. in wb'ch he
calls upon them in the most lneinuatlDg
way to '.hasten to register" OrCiuar.-
" such important moves as this BY the
Republicans Is done or the qnl:t tul n
this case the chairman has come out ln
| bold way and called upon his fellow
Republicans to register and prepare ;or
the coming election. Apparently tee
most important consideration seems 20
he in the constitutional question aud the
possibility Of apnulling the 2 per cent.
tax for schools, fixing an educational and
property qualification ior the elective
franchise, establishing the chain9ang and
whipping post, and other obnoxious
provisions" are held up as the red hass
to the colored voter. What there IS be
hind the call on the Republicans to pre-
pare f)r action remanlns to be seen,
out it is evident that there is somsth!ps
up in the Republican camp, as the to-
lowing address Indicates:
"Only three registration days remain.
It is the duty of every Republican who
is not registered, or who has lost his
certificate, or changed his residence, to
ge to the supervisor at tue cou1ty court
house on the first Monday in May, June
or July, and obtain a certificate. The
approaching election will be one OF vast
importance and great opportunities TO
the Republicans. The scheme to set
aside the State Constitution aud make
new one should instantly arouse the
voters. 1t is fought with danger aud in-
wolves u,omentous changes, among
which are probably the anuulling of the
2 per cent. lax fer schools, ixlrg an
education aud property qualification t1r
the elective franchise, establishing the
chain gang aud whipping post, sud other
obnoxious provisions. The new Con-
stltution will not be submitted to the
people TOR ratification; so that the only
chance to defeat, the scheme will be at the
next election, when the question for or
against the Constitutional Convention is
to be voted on. No republican who does
not have his registration certificate can
vote. The danger IS imminent, anc
those who now fail to exercise their
privileges will be responsible for the de-
p7ivation of the rights, liberties and prl7i-
leses granted by the present ConstIiu-
ton. The hostility and dlsintesratIon
among the Democrats affords cHance
for the R publl'ans to exercise their
political riyhIs. Do not throw the op-
por,unisy away. II remiss or recreant
ii may be the last chance many VII!
have to vote in South Carolina. The
whole country is sick ofD>moccatlc rue
and lncapaclty. A revolt against the
deplorable condition into which it has
plugged the country, and the distress
and poverty brought upon the people, is
now sweepIng over the lao6 The
strongholds Of Democracy in the North
have been o7erthrown, and the South Is
doomed to breakup. The principles
and policy of the Republican par y alc
being 7indcsted. In this State the way
is open 10 elect seven Repu ,lican UoE-
sressmen aud defeat hostile Democratic
legislators as well as to preserve Const-
tutional rights from Gestruc.isn. If sGs-
temstic methods are adopted II each
county 10 enumerate and organize
the registered voters by forming them
into clubs it will result in separating the
ective and useful voters frcu tie drones
and be stimulus to registration. The
emergency is critical, and the call to
cuty Imperative: Therefore. Repnoli-
cans, and register. Be alive to your
interests and responsibilities. A man
who is not registered is nota voter, hav-
ing 40 more voice in the affairs Ct
the State than woms0, telon, or
luoatic, and is a political"
The colored Republicans are more
interested in the constitutional conven-
ton than any others, as they believe
that should new Constitution be ac-
opted it would have some such restric-
tions as was adopted in Mississippi,
which Ihculd materially decrease the
political strength OF the Republicans.
Oae OF the leaders, in convers alton with
representative OF The State re-
marked that it was high time for the Re-
pulicsps cfSouth Carolina TO be max
ing last effort for political freedom.
Ex-Collector E. A. Webster, of o.
sngeburg, is chairman Of the rebubllcar
party in this State, and whether the ad-
dress has been issued with bis approval
or not does not happen 10 be known,
and it is barely possible that Mr.. Bray
ton mas undertaken task in which lie
will not meet with the cooperation of bis
brother Rspublicans.--State.