The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-15
WHY manly Fled
Refugee CoIored Editor Tells
His Story
RACE-QUESTION EDITORIAL
GarbIed by Democrats for Po-
IiticaI Effect.

New York. Nov. IA special from As
bury Park, \. J., says:
A. L Manly. editor OF the Wilmington
On. CO Record, whose Office was destroyed
by white citizens on Thursday, is now IN
Asbury Park with his brother-in-law, Kew.
!. n. Giles He fed from Wilmington to
escape probable lynching at the hands Of
the mob. which had sworn 10 have his life.
II was through an editorial in the Record
that the recent rioting in Wilmington and
the attendant loss of life came about
When seen Many said that while be was
perfectly willing TO tell the story OF MS
troubles as far as he himself was con-
cerned. there were some features of the
case he could not 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 edito-
rial in the Record had been misquoted by
the press of North Carolina, and only
parts Of it had been reprinted, with edlto-
giaIs tending to inhame 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 Rec
ord, Manly said, was called forth by
speech made by Mrs. FELTON, before the
Agricultural society OF Tybee Island, Ga,
early in August. During her speech, Mrs.
FELTON, said the money which was collected
for foreign missions could be spent to
better advantage at home in educating
young white girls. She said that owing to
the carelessness Of poor white men Of the
south their girls are left victims Of col
ored men. Then she spoke. according to
Nanly's statement, Of the low moral stand
ing of the colored race. He says she advo-
Gated lynching as the only means of eradi-
eating these evils.
Manly's editorial in the Record was re-
ply to Mrs. Feltons speech. This edito-
rial in1amed a large portion Of North
Carolina Manly says he did not intend to
attack any class or race, but simply wrote
as he did to defend the DETAINED colored
man. In this editorial Many said:
Poor white men are careless in the mat
ter Of protecting their women. especially
on the farms. They are careless of their
among poor white people in this country
teaches us that women Of that race are
not more particular in the matter of clan
destine meetings with colored men than
are the white men with colored women.
Meetings Of this kind go on for some time,
until the woman's infatuation or the mans
boldness brings attention to them and the
man is lynched."
-ha I'll
above is taken was published on August
is. Manly says that for nearly a week
after 1t was printed nothing was said TO
him about It by the residents of Whining
ton or vicinity until the white press took
up the matter week later. From that
time until now they have attacked him
and his paper in every conceivable way
until at last he was compelled to fee for
his life.
When asked as to the present situation
at 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 5f he intended to return to
North Carolina, he replied that that was
another question which he could not an
swer at present There were facts con-
uected with that part of the story which
might affect others. and he thought 1t
would he best not to say anything as to
his future prospects.
Manly would no tetHe -ukf. 1dshrdlu
Manly would not ten how much his |
losses were At the hands OF the mob All |
he would say was that he had lost every
thing he owned in the world. He had
carried an insurance on his property, but I
he said that there was no clause in the /
policy which insured against the fury Of a |
mob
THE CAUSE OF THE TOLBERTS.
Washington, n. c.. Nov. H-R. r. Toll /
bert whose family suffered 50 much in the 1
South Carolina riots. had long interview /
with President Mckinley this afternoon. /
With To,bert were three refugees from |
that state. They are NJ Cnlins. post /
master At Ninety-siX: James w ToIbert. /
postmaster at Mccormick and r. l. Hen /
derson. 1t Is claimed that the mob ran /