Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-19
CAUSE OF THE RIOTS
IN NORTH CAROLINA
Editor Manly of the Record Tells
the Story Of the Recent
Trouble.
CAUSED By HIS OWN WRITINGS
Wrote an Editorial Answering a
Speech by Mrs, FELTON, on
Negro Morals.
CAUSED By HIS OWN WRITINGS
TAKEN uP BY The PRESS
Tie Claims That the Editorial Would
Have Done No Harm Had Not
the White Press Distort.
eel the Facts.

Asbury Park, Nov. ia. l.. Manly.
editor of the Wilmington, y. c., Rec
ord, whose Office was destroyed by
white citizens Thursday. is now at
Asbury Park with his brother-in-law,
Rev. H.. y. Giles. He fed from vii.
mington TO escape probable lynching
at the hands of the mob. which had
sworn to have his life.
IL was through an editorial i'm the
Record that the recent rioting in Will
mington started, and the attendant
loss of life came about. When seen
Manlcy said that while he was per-
fectlt willing 10 tell the story of his
trorbles as far as he himself was con-
cerned, there were some features of
the case which he could not make pub
lie at present, as the safety of others
might be affected.
Manley said the trouble all grew out
Uf the fact that the much talked OF
editorial in the Record had been mis-
quoted by the press Of North Carolina,
and only part Of il reprinted. with ed
itorialS tending 70 infame the whites
Of the south. This he said had been
done TO scare The white voters for po-
litical effect. lie did not seem 10
think that the editors of the papers
which started the blaze of riot real
lied the harm which would follow the
articles printed in their papers.
The editorial which appeared in the
Record, Manley said, was called forth
by n speech made 10y Mrs. FELTON, be-
fore the agricultural society Of Tyboe
Island. Ga, early in August.
During her speech Mrs. FELTON, said
that the money which was collected
for foreign missions could be spent Mt
home 30 better advantage i'm educating
young white girls. She said that w
ing TO the carclessncss Of the poor
white men of the south their girls
were left the victims of colored men.
Then she spoke. according TO Manley's
statement, Of the low moral standing
of the Colorcd race. He says she adj
vocated lynching as the only means of
Graduating these evils.
Iuhamcd the People.
Manly's editorial inflamed a large
portion Of North Carolina. Manly saI'i
he did not intend to attack any class
or race. but simply wrote as he did 10
defend the DETAINED colored man.
I'm this editorial Manly said: Poor
white men are careless in the matter
of protecting their women, especially
on farms. They are careless of their
conduct toward them, and u expert
ence among the poor white people in
the country teaches us that the women
of that race arc not more particular in
the matter of clandestine meetings
with colored men than are white men
with colorcd Meetings of this
kind go on for ONE time until the
moment of the infatuation n the
mans boldncss brings attention 10
them. and the man is lynched."
The very editorial from which the
above II taken was published on Au-
gust rs. Manly says that for nearly
IA week after it was printed nothing
was said to him about il by the resi-
dents of Wilmington or 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 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 situa-
ton at Wilmington Manly SAID that as
he had been absent for several days he
would rather not be quoted as en-
pressing an opinion on that subject.
When asked if he inteded to return
to North Carolina he replied that was
another question which he could not
answer at present. There were facts
connected 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 say IA that he had lost
everything he owned in the world. lie
had carried an insurance on his prop
,rty. but he said there was no clause in
the policy which insured against the
fury of Il mob.