Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-15
CAUSE OF THE WILMINGTON. n. C..
RACE TROUBLE TALKS.
HE FLED TO ESCAPE LYNCHING
WAS EDITOR OF THE NEGRO PAPER
THAT WAS DESTROYED.
Offending Article Was an Editorial
Inspired by Speech Made by
Mrs. FELTON, in Georgin-It
Was Printed Last
August.

ASBCRY PARK, y. j.. Nov. IA, L.
Manly. editor of the Wilmington y. c.,
Record whose office was destroyed by
white citizens on Thursday. is now in AS
bury Park with his brother-in-law. Rev.
Mr.. L. n. Giles. He fed from Wilmington
TO escape probable lynchng at the hands
of the mob which had sworn TO have his
life. 1t was through an editorial in the
Record that the recent riotinS in Whining
ton and the attendant loss of life came
about.
When seen. Manly said that. while he was
perfectly willing TO tell the story of his
troubles, as far as he himself was con-
cerned, there were some features of the
case which he could hot make public at
present as the safety of others might be
affected.
Manly said that the trouble all grew out
of the fact that the much talked of editorial
in the Record had been msquoted by the
press of North Carolina, and only parts of
it had been reprinted. with editorials tend
ing to infiame the whites OF the South This,
he said. had been done to try to scare
the white voters, for political effect. He
did not seem to think that the editors OF
the papers which started the blaze of riot
realized the harm which would follow the
articles printed in their papers.
The editorial, which appeared in the
Record, Manly said, was called forth by a
speech made by Mrs. FELTON,, before the
Agricultural Society of Tybee Island Ga,
early in August. During her speech. Mrs.
FELTON, said that money which was COL
lected for foreign missions could be spent
to a better advantage at home in educat :
ing young white girls. She said that. owing
to the carelessness of poor white men of
the South. their girls are left victims of
colored men. Then she spoke. according to
Manly's statement, of the low moral stand
vocated lynching as the only means of erad-
icating these evils.
Maniy's editorial in the Record was a
reply to Mrs. Felton's speech. This editorial
infiamed large portion OF North Carolina.
Manly says he did not intend to attack
any class or race, but simply wrote as he
this editorial Manly said:
Poor white men are careless in the mat
ter of Of their especially p
conduct toward them. and our experience
among poor white people in the country
teaches us that women of that race are
not more particular in the matter of clan
destine meetings with colorod men than are
the white men with colored women. Meet
the momentary infatuation or the mans S
boldness brings attention to them, and then
the man is lynched.'
The very long editorial from which the
above is taken was published on August Is.
Manly says that, for nearly week after
it was printed. nothing was said to him
vicinity, and his relations with them were
of the usual friendly nature. until the white
press took up the matter nearly a week
later. From that time until now they have
attacked him and his paper in every con-
ceivable way, until. at last, he was COM
PEELED to flee for his life.
in Wilmington Manly said that, as he had
been absent for several days, he. would
rather not be quoted as expressing an
opinion on that subject.
When asked if he intended to return to
North Carolina he replied that that was
another question; r., which he could could not an an
ed with that part of the story which might
affect others, and he thought it would be
best not to say anything as to his future
prospects.
Manly would not tell how much his losses
were at the hands of the mob. All he would
owned in the world. He had carried an in
there the c was GA no 10 clause in the policy which
WhsHiNGToN. ds:t5HS NE Nov. M.1Three of the
Wilmington. n. c.. refugees have arrived
in Washington and to-day called at the
for conference with the officials was
made. They are R. II. Bunning. United
States commissioner and justice of the
c. H. Gilbert, superintendent of city carts
According to their statements, all were
seized without warrant and escorted to the
train by an armed and 5eering mob. VINO
all sorts of insults after them as
they marched along.
white niggers" appeared to be the least
of the insulting names with which the
crowds greeted them at every step. once
on the train they were told in forcibie
language that if ever again they set
foot in Wilmington, they would be shot
on sight. When their train arrived at
Newberne it was boarded, they say. by
former Mayor Ellis and a lawyer named
Guyon, and they were informed that it
would not be safe for them to remain
there any length of time. and so they
took the first boat to Norfolk.
Brown. negro from Wilmington. who
did not leave at the same time with them.
they had since heard. was set upon by
crowd and terribly beaten in the city post.
office. AT other points they We're warned
not to stop. The three men are at pres
ent staying at a small hotel on Pennsyl-
vania avenue. but what they will do or
where they will go from here is a serious
question with them.
They say they will not return to their
homes in Wilmington, they feel GER
tain the threats of the mob would be car
ried out and they would be shot. They
plead not guilty to every charge made
against them and insist that they were run
out of the state for the single reason that
they Were Republicans and refused at the
bidding of an irresponsible mob. TO sur
render their right of franchise
WILMINGTON. y. c.. Nov. 1.-THE city
are bending every energy
oward persuading the refugee negroes who
ire in the woods to return to their homes.
The military patrol was discontinued to-
lay and the city is policed by force Of
;eventy-five men. Conditions are resumins
L normal state.
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