The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-08-15
KCLB MEANS TO FIGHT.
Bi.R.cent Defeat Dennunc'd as Wrong
end Robbery,

Bi. R4cent Defeat Denounced as WroDs
and e Robbery,
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. 9.-The
conference of kolb leaders which con
vened yesterday finished their labors
today. They have been consulting on
the situation and discussing plan OF
action. The following address to the
people was given out this afternoon as
the result of their laboIs:
To the people Of Alabama: The
campaign committee of the Jefferson
ian Democracy and the Peoples party
of Alabama have been instructed by a
conference of our State candidates, the
leading supporters of that ticket and
the State Executive Committee to pro-
mulgate the following:
The election returns as reported by
the Associated Press and supporters of
the ticket headed by Colonel Oates
show repetition OF the election frauds
Of 1892 with less pretext and absolute
ly without the least semblsnce of justi
Gcaiion, in order to overcome legiti-
mate majorities for our ticket in forty
one white counties. The false and
fraudulent majorities aggregate "a 10!
from fifteen black belt counties. In
1892 these same black belt counties had
aggregated majorities of 28,669. In ad-
dit1On to this frauds have been perDe
trated in white counties CT not less than
5000. With the consummation of
these has been also brought forth four
or five fraudulent elections of Senators
and eleven or twelve fraudulent elec-
tions OF Representatives in the General
Assembly. This outrageous action,
intensified by the impudence and ef-
frontery with which it has been taken,
displays a disregard of public senti-
ment in such bTaZeD faced manner
that it seems TO have been intended to
add insult to injury.
The law under which the election ef
1892 was held, which was devised to as
sure the prevention of fraud with ease
facility and safety, has been amended
by the Sayre law, the purpose of which
to assure the Preparation of greater
Wereto disfranchise illiterate voters and
frauds in the black belt counties. This
has been demonstrated by the election
Just held, and was known and intended
by the usurper Wao exercises the func-
tions of Governor and was illustrated
by his remark when he signed that bta.
A contest law was promised to allay
and prevent a popular uprising in 1892
to be broken in the most shameful
manner, and the peridy and treachery
displayed was afterwards boasted of as
a fine piece of legerdemain. We ad-
monish our people not to accept prom
ises nor pledges from those WHO have
proven themselves recreant to
every requirement of Law, to
every demand of honor and TO every
exaction of duty. They demonstrated
that they are enemies to liberty and re.
publican Institutions.
In the face of the fact that only a
few months ago the proposition to sub
NIT the election to State primary was
made, in which only white voters
should participate, which was after
wards 50 amended as to meet the sup.
posed wishes of Oates followers by
eliminating white Republicans, which
they declined to accept upon a specious
excuse that was an after thought and
very puerile, combined with the fact
that only $4,000 votes were polled in
the Slate primary that brought out the
full strength of that party, they now
claim, urge and insist upon the most
extravagant and ridiculous figures as
correct and true.
The conditions in this State have
reached climax. There is no doubt
that the State ticket headed bp Captain
r. +. kolb has been elected. The al
tentative is presented of submission to
wrong, insult and robbery or to assert
the sovereign power before which
thrones totter, scepters fall and outrages
of tyrants cease. That alternative
must meet a response from manhood
or silent submission from those un-
worthy of citizenship. A prond and
chivalrous people worthy of freedom
cannot shirk the responsibilities the
situation enforces. A distinguished
patriot has asserted that the man who
will not fight for his liberty ls unWor-
tiny of freedom. We do not advise
fighting or laWlessness OF any kind. but
the crisis has arisen that the sovereign
power shall assert itself to compel un-
worthy servants of its will to submit to
its power and recognize its authority.
Your committee recognizes that it
has been entrusted with certain Gutles
and that its powers are clrcumscrlbed;
and it feels authorized only in going to
the extent of advising and urging those
whom it represents to exercise the
power invested in them and to hold
meetings on Thursday, the 23d OF Au-
gust, at the respective court houses, II
not otherwise specified to act upon this
great crisis and to insist that manhood
patriotism and love of liberty which
has always evoked prompt and decisive
action from them shall find expression
in their course, that will be creditable
to their revolutionary sires and furnish
a precedent in our history to which all
will ever revert with pride and salts
faction.
at the same time and place, we would
urge the organization of lew and order
leagues to uphold the supremacy of that
greatest of all law and power-the soYe-
reign will of free people. Upon the
of these meetings, reports
of the proceedings should be furnished
to w. II. Skaggs, chair
man, Birmingham, Ala.
(Signed)-W. H. Skaggs, Chairman
Ce1tral Campaign Committee; a. 7,
Goodwin, Chairman Jeffersonian Exec
utiye Committee; John W. Pitts, Chair
man Peopl's Party Executive Commit
tee.
Went Back on Him.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. T. Near
ly every County turns up with 6 heaVy