Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-11-15
MhNLsY GIVES HIS
SIDE or TIE AFFAIR.
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says:
A. l.. Manley. editor OF the Whining.
ton On. o. Record. whose Office was De.
stroyed BY white citizens on Thursday
is now in Asbury Park with his brother.
in'law, Rev. Ingiss. He aed from VII.
mington 70 escsps lynching by the
mob. IL was through an editorial IN Tbs
Record that ths recent rioting in VII.
mington and the attendant loss 81 life
came about
When seen Manley said that while he
was perfectly willing 70 tell the story Ok
his troubles a. FAR A. he himself was
concerned, there were some features u
the case which be could not make puo.
lie at present. as the safety Of Others
might be affected.
Manley said that IL all grew ont Of the
fact that the much talked Of editorial in
The Record had been misquoted BY tno
press Of North Carolina and only pari Of
IL had been printed with editorials tend.
ing 10 inname the whites Of the south.
This, be said. had been done 70 Try %
scare the white voters for political Fl.
feet. lie did not seem 10 think that the
editors Of the papers which started tho
blAze Of riot realized the harm whien
would follow the articles printed In their
papers.
Tho editorial which appeared In The
Record, MAnley said, was called forth ~
4 speech made by Mrs FELTON, before the
Agricultural society of Tybee Island.
Ga, early in August During Der
speech Mrs FELTON, said that the money
which was collected for foreign missions
could b. spent TO n better advantage AZ
home In educating young white girls.
She said that owing 20 the cirelessnesi
Of poor white men Of the south their
girls are lef victims Of the colored men.
Then she SPOKE, according % Marley
statement, Of the low moral standing Of
the colored race. He says she advocated
lynching n the only means Of eradicaf.
inc these evils.
Mnnley's editorial in The Record was
a reply 10 Mr.. Felton's speech. This
editorial inhamod large portion Of
North Carolina. Maulsy says he cd
uoi intend 20 attack any class or race,
but simply wrote ~ be- did 70 defend
the DETAINED co.ored man. In this col.
torial Manley said.
Poor white men are carsless IN the
matter o. protecting their women. 90.
peclaiiy On the farms They are care.
les ~ their conduct toward them and
our experience among poor white people
In the country teaches a. that women Of
thar race ore not more particular in the
matter % clandestine meetings with
colorcd men than are the white men
with co.0rcd women. Meetings OF fns
kind 20 on for some time until the won.
ans iniatuarion or the mans holdnssi
brings attention 20 them ard the man Il
lyuched
Ine very long editorial from which
the above l. taken was published on Aug.
y. Manley says thar for nearly week
after it was printed notaing was said %
BIN about IL by the residents OF VIII.
mington Or vicinity. and his relations
with them were Of the usually friendly
nature anti the white press took up tho
matter nearly a week later. Prom that
time until now they have attacked him
and his paper IN every conceivable way
until A. last be was compelled 20 Zee for
hislife.
When asked ~ 10 the present situa.
ton AZ Wilmington, Manley said that he
had been absent several days, and he
would rather not b. quoted a. express.
inr an opinion On that subject
When asked n be intended 20 return
20 North Carolina he replied that that
was another question which no could
not answer NJ present There wero fact.
connected with that part Of the story
which might affect others, aud he
thought % would bs best not 70 say any.
thing a. 20 his future prospects.
Manloy would not tell how much hi,
losses were re the hands Of the mob.
All he would say was that be had lost
everything he owned Ia the world lie
had carried m insurance on HE properly.
but be said that there was no clause N
the policy which insured against tho
fury Of a mob.