The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-04-22
WHITE MEN, REGISTER.

WHITE MEN, REGISTER.
The Democratic clubs throughout
the county will assemble on the End
day of Msy for the purpose of elect
ing delegates to county convention
to meet in Manning on the 4th day
of May. This is very important
matter to the white people, and at all
the clubs there should be full turn
outs. The new constitution has
caused some changes in the registra-
tiou of voters and at these club meet
ings committees should be appointed
to urge upon the white people TO 60
out aud be registered. The name of
every white man who has not regist-
cred should ascertained and they
should be informed that their former
certificates are out of date and USE
less. Let every white man turn out
to his club meeting and there give
heed to what is expected of him as q
citizen, for the future welfare of him
self and his children. Wherever we
look, and from information that
reaches US, we see and hear of the
activity among the negroes; they are
on the alert and as many of them as
the law will permit, will become reg
istered voters This means someth-
ing when we take into consideration
the conduct of certain white men,
who have already gone with the negro.
There are more still to go to them,
but at present they prefer waiting to
see what the other fellows get out Of
it; if they see that they have prodted
we'll, there will be a regular dis
gruntled white slump, and then with
leadership of white meu the negroes
WILDE enboldeued. and great trouble
Will be the result.
We can avoid any annoyance if We
do our duty to ourselves. If the reg
istratiou books show a good safe
white majority the negroes will know
it is useless to make fight, and their
white allies will not dare to make it.
There are some white men who for
political advantage will resort to
anything; they will volunteer their
sworn testimony in behalf of q negro
contesting a congressional seatagainst
white man, and their political
morals are so low that in some in
stances they will swear falsely to aid
them in gratifying their groveling
spleen.
The testimony in the Wilson-Mc-
Laurin contest would be revelation
to our people were the same tc be
published in the newspapers and it
would be an incentive to equip them
selves, so that whenever such char
acters raise their heads they can be
struck down indignation. just think
of it! White men so blinded by pre-
judice as to seek the privilege of cast
ing stigma upon their fellow citi-
zens, and with brazen afrontery they
say their conversion to Republican
ism is on principle. These latter-day
saints did not discover their conver-
sion to republican principles until
after the Republican party made such
sweeping victory in the elections
last fall, and the bright
prospect at present for that
party getting possession OF the
government; these things had the
effect of bringing the Lilly White
lambs to the altar of Republicanism.
One of their leaders, ex-attorney
for the C. S. & n. Railroad Clarence
S. Nettles, was made the temporary
chairman of the Lilly White" Repub-
ican convention and Sampson Pope
was made it's permanent presiding
officer, Nettles made speech With
lump in his throat and a blush on
his cheek, for the little conscience
thu,i s. left him must have been thump-
inc him hard. Samps Pope also
made speech ir which he spit up
all the bitterness at mis- command and
not feeling safe that be had allied
himself with the winning faction of
the Republican party after giving the
Tillmanites the benefit of his venom
and wrath, he laid the ground to
lump on the winning side by telling
them that the st. Louis convention
would settle the differences between
them and which ever side won, the
other side would go over to it. In
other words "Samps" wanted them to
understand that if the Websterites
won he would be on hand for official
crumbs
aSsmps" struck the dispensary law
with sledge hammer blows, but as
he did not mention it we presume he
forgot to tell his black and tan con-
stitutents how, when the law was
passed he carried it away from the
State house in his bosom to keep
the damned Ants from stealing it,
and how be almost breathless took it
tothe governors mansion to be signed,
but ":>amps" has had such varigated
political career that he is not ex-
pected to remember anything, in fact,
be is supposed to be like the justice
of the peace in the play OF Melise,
"accordin to the statoots lestice has
got no sense" and before Samps gets
through with worsbiping at his new
altar he will find that the strange
GODS have turned against him and he
viii vii only too gladly plead insanity as
-.,,a fo- his ,rasent politics.