The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-03-24
II Appears Ugly.

Mr.. ED1roR:-I saw in your paper:
the issue of the 10th, inst, wherein a
conversation between you and busi-
ness man Of this town, in which the
question was asked, after viewing a
number of hail, hearty men lettering
around the street: GLOW do they
live?" I became interested in your
apparent solution.
We thank you foc condemnins this
evil, only wish you could say some
thing that would put Il stop to it.
But we are forced to differ with you
little. Your solution may be good,
but not complete, namely: They
have wife or sweetheart in the
white folks yard" Facts place the
problem in different light. You
can find more by two, in that non-in-
dustrious band, who haven't wives OF
"sweethearts in the white folks yard.
Their wives are satisfed-don,t
look for anything.
The purport Of this article IS, II
possible, to clothe itin its right gar
ment.
We find agrowing evil in our town,
which tends to make drones. Scat
tering hopes OF a living without Ia
boring, makes sluggards of our boys;
changes the minds OF the industrious
into waywardness; seizes the strong
with its iron hands of depravity and
changes bis love for God and human
ity into a foolish fancy; de6es the
sacred decalosue and makes brute
of its possession
w think that the better element
OF our people, be it white or black,
ouhet to frown upon the habit OF
gambling. Is not there force. enough in
the scene presented to US daily to
convince US that it is allied to every
thing that is dirty and low? A host
OF men studiously studying how TO
put their hands, as it were into their
neighbors pockets and draw there
from his hard earned dollars.
Does not reason tell US that wien
their chicanery fails they will resort
to more daring deeds under circum-
stances of bolder nature, for "the
hungry must. be fed" so goes the
maxum of old.
From passing view, we conclude
that cur white friends do US great
deal of harm by respecting, in their
way, the baser element of our people
and then branding US as whole with
this infamy.
Our best boys are not known 10
YOU any further than their honest
labor goes; on the other hand, you
are brought in close contact with the
indolent.
The second evil presenting itself to
me is, that large number of those
men you saw, are supported by i'll
breeded white men, to serve as cats
paw, in accelerating their hellish
deeds upon our weak and forlorn
women. Shame, shame on humanity.
Oh! Anglo-Saxon mothers, don't you
hear the prayers from the depressed
negro mothers in thunder tones, be-
seeching your help. You can help
by teaching your boys to scorn this
evil; impress them with purposes
more exalted; paint this crime in its
most shameful hue.
We would say to our colored moth
ers, do likewise for we admit that
part of our boys are tending to des-
truction. A united effort OF both
races will sink this evil into oblivion.
When the better element of both
races will condemn these evils and
discriminate against the indulgers,
we believe men will work. I trust, |
will see the day when our town au-
thorities will have laws enacted sufi-
cient to suppress loafng on our
streets. I am looking for the chain
gang.
Yours for Humanity
n. S. DELANE.