The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-14
INSTRUCTIONS

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INSTRUCTIONS
OF Vital Importance to Colorcd
Citizens.
IL the fight now raging for the prcsrr"n
ton of libeltv and freedom itself in thi,
State, some of on may grow faint hcaitcU
aad lose f, tn in the ultimate triumph ot
right
Re assured that only little courage. pa
tieEce, and sacrifice are needed to win &
glorious AMI lasting victory.
In our great battle to destroy the plan
of cur en- .mies, we are now more hopeful
than ever Of the final triumph of justice
and citizenship.
The wicked registration laws, by means
of which our dearest rights are bciLg de.
stroyed, have been before various courts
and wherever the judges had the courage
of their conviction. have been declared un.
constitutional, null and void; and even such
as had not, arc unwilling to make . repnta.
ton of infamy for all ages. by deslaline
legislative enactments binding that are
known by every school boy to be nhconstl'
tntioual
Though none of the partisan and self.
seeking judges have been autlaclous
enough to declare the laws in question
two of the able,t judges IN
the country, one Federal and the other
chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the
State, have declared them unconstitutional,
nul and void. So that i'll approaching the
Federal Supreme Court. composed Of nine
iudces,. five of whom are Republicans, and
fonr are Democrats, we 70 with not only
the ra;ural repngnanctes and torts OF the
legislative cnactments in question. but also
backed and sustained by the wcigh:y de-
ci,inns of those two judges.
But some one say that the court OF last
resort, the Federal supreme Conrt, will
convene before December next,
and the Lew constitution being taa,le and
adopted prior to that date. what will be
gained to Lave the registration laws de-
clared unconstitutional some time perhaps
in next year?
II the Supreme Cont declares the regis
trutiou laws. by which fully ;wo-thlrds OF
the electors were prevented from pnrtlcl.
patinp in tho election calling for the con-
yeution, and will dehur the same from tax,
inc part in the election of delegates thereto,
nm CON stitutional, and void, it will be sure
10 declare. if brought before It. conStltu-
tion made bv snch uuconsti;utiopal meaos,
ne unconstitutional auG void.
FUNDS NEEDED.
But we must iu,ve the -fands to- carry on
this great and tar-reacLing legal battle.
Which is truly to settle whether oil the sac
riSceS made prior to, during, and since the
late war were made in VAIN or no..
Besides other iuci,lentnl expenses neccs-
sary for the proper condrct Of the case,
$3.50 must Le lad to pay balance on fees
promised to botl, la% firms engaged, and
renewed efforts NUT be made to raise them
at the earliest date possible.
THE MINISTERIAL UNION AMENDED.
The late conference in Columbia CON-
oleted tie Ministerial Union, which was
.rnlv head without a tail, by appointing
m executive committee man with power TO
select an assistant for each precinct TO- Or
,nriZe the masses and remain organized
.ut;l the battle is won or lost in each
county.
TICKETS MUST BE MADE IN EVERY coUs1Y
AND WHY.
As q foundation to destroy the proposed
constitution, tickets must be made 10 every
,onnty. and the masses with or without
certificates. induced TO 90 to
The ,.o!ls, and peacefully offer to vote for
.hem. !,
We are aware that your votes will either
be rejected, or your Candidates VIII be
,ounted ont. but in our efforts to destroy
The instrument that will be made to put US
in chains if We wish to stay in court, the
,ttemp, .nust be peuccably made TO vote.
When every elector shall have peaceably
and qnietiy approached the ballot-box'
with or without registration Certificates,
md attempted to cast his ballot. !'ersons
will he present to advise him what to do.
The questions thu. viii meet MS at the
threshold of the Supreme Conrt, will be-,
iid YOU have any candidates for delegstrs
% the constitutional convention? Did you
,rv to elect them and why did you fail ?
How do YOU know that your votes would
,ot have been counted and your friends
elected?
How do YOU even know that anyone was
.ven drs,rtus of voting fnr other persons
han those declared elected? If We shall
answer no to these questions, then We Will
be informed that We have no case. as the
court carnot enforce right which We for
:-itcd on election day by refusing or fail
ns to try to exercise 1t.
Fon WHOM SHOULD YOU VOTE?
Vote for no man who intends to 10 all in
MIS- mower to make that your last vote.
Some pretended friends are advising you
hat in cases where the Democratic factions
'nsc TO vote for the Conservatives, but
not the RrformerS. Such advisors are
,ither fools or scounarcls as they know
hat the plans of the compromise Conserv-
.tiyes will distrunchiSe mort of you than
hat of the Rcformers. But before voting
or any man exact a pledge from him that
,e will use all in his power to defend and
preserve your suffrage franchise in the pro-
posed constitution. The safest plan is 10
,ither vote for such Democrats as will run
Of primary restrictions. and
pledge themselves to preserve your ballot,
,r support only candidates OF your own
anks and party.
HOW MONEY SHOULD BE RAISED AND WHERE
Mt.
IL addition to what is done through the
churches, financial clubs should be organ
zed at once in every precinct in the State.
The late conference requested that all
'unds raised to aid the registration suits be
;ent to the First National Bank of Charle<-
on, and placed to my credit.
I would advise that all funds be S, mt by
registered letter, and the receipt for the
same be sent to me. for which shall send