The age-herald., 1898-11-15
MANLEY TELLS HIS
 SIDE OF STORY
North Carolina Negro Editor Seeks Refuge at Asbury Park.
HIS EDITORIAL MiS9llOTED
State Press Purposely Misconstrued the Article and Printed Matter Tended to Infame the Populace Would
 Not Speak of His Future.

New York, November 14.-A special from Abury Park, N. J.. says: "A. L. Manley, editor of the Wilmington (N. CD Record, whose office was destroyed by white citi- zens on Thursday, is now in Asbury Park, with his brother-in-law, Rev. l.. N. Gales He fled from Wilmington to escape proba- ble ynching by the mob, which had sworn to have his life. It was through an edi-
 torial in the Record that the recent rotinS in Wilmington and the attendant loss of life came about.
 "When seen Manley said that while he was perfectly willing to tell the story of his troubles, as far as he himself was concern ed. there were some features of the case which he could not make public at present as the safety of others might be affected. "Maney said that it all grew out of the fact that the much talked of editorial in the Record had been misquoted by the press of North Carolina, and only parts or it had been printed with editorials tending to inflame 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 real ized the harm which would follow the arti- cles printed in their papers.
 ~The editorial which appeared in the Record, Manley said, was called forth by a sneech made by Mrs. Felton before the Georgia Agricultural society, at Tybee Island, Ga., early in August. During her speech Mrs. Felton said that money which was collected for foreign missions could be spent to a better advantage at home in edu- eating young white girls. She said that owing to the carelessness of poor white C. tims of colored men, Then she spoke, ac- cording to Manleys statement of the low moral standing of the colored race. He says she advocated lynching as the only means of eradcating these evils.
 "Manleys editorial in the Record was reply to Mrs. Felton's speech This edi- torial infamed a large portion of North Carolina Manley says he did not intend to attack any class or race, but simply wrote as he did to defend the defamed colored men. In this editorial Manley said:
 Poor white men are careless in the mat fer of protecting their women, especially on the farms. They are careless of their 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 colored men than are the white men with colored women. Meet ings of this kind go on for some time un- less the woman's infatuation or the mans boldness brings attention to them and the man Is lynched.
 '"The very long editorial from which the above was taken was published August IS. Manley says that for nearly week after it was printed nothing was said about it by the residents of Wilmington or vicinity, and his relations with them were of the usual friendly nature, until the white press took the matter up nearly a week later. From that time until now they have at tackled him and his paper in every conceiv- able way, until at last he was compelled to flee for his life.
 "When asked as to the present situation at Wilmington, Manley said that he had heen absent for several days, and he would rather not be quoted as expressing an opin- ion on that subject.
 "When asked if he intended to return to North Carolina, he repi nl that that was another question which he could not answer at present. There were facts connected with that part of the story which might ef- feet others, and he thought 1t would be best no. to say anything as to his future pros- poets. Manley could not tell how much his losses were at the hands of the mob. All he would say was that he fysc lost every thing he owned In the world. He had car ried aA insurance on his property, but he said there yas no clause in the policy which insured against the fury of a mob.