The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-11
lI"illr Folk in Washington.

WA>iIi>"rn>. Jan. :. Representa-
tive I.aiimcr has hron notified Than, hi,
seat III thr ncNt C"ngir>> viii lr con
tested lv Il. Il. 'I"lbvlt lrinllul,.,tc
~ Tor Mr.. Iullbcrt. llr has lroi ,n,npli.J
Will the law in liliu. his n,ricr ni con,
test. and he may laNctn plead ln, :,
special Act nt Congress 10 have hi,
easy c"n>id'lrd. Ihc law requires
that Il notice al contest mii~, hr nl,i
with the cnnlc>tcr within ihuiy lal>
nj ter The official returns Oi tln rlrciinil
are declared. The result ni tlu. la,t
congressional election il, South caro-
lima wlS aIinuIIlrr, November ~
t'nlrr the law Mr.. T"lhcrt should have,
served notice ON MIR. i.atinl,r lni later,
than December 2i. As Il matter ni iari
his notice WAS not delivered tn Mr..
l.atilncr until December IS. lust Two
DAYS To" late I" come within The pro
visions of the law on the subject.
On his way back I" Washington. MIR.
l-atmcr stopped ut t;r,tnwunl to make
Il personal investigation of the Situa-
ton there. growing nut OF the recent
trouble over the I'nllmrt family. lie.
attended Il citizens meeting held ut
Grccnw"nd. whirl, was called to allow
the leading people of that vicinity to
announce to the world that they are
opposed to lnwlc.sncs> aud other bru
taliirS, which have recently been
charged M against the citizens of that
community. Mr.. Latinrr said he made
Il speech To the people. in wIiicl, Lr
heartily approved the sentiments cx-
pressed in the resolutions adopted, set
ting forth that il is he desire nn,l in
trntinn of he people of Greenwood to
see The rights of all citizens enforced
and law and order maintained. with
out regard to the color of the oil;n-
drrS.
Mr.. Latimcr said he found Il very
general feeling against the rolbrrts III
Greenwood. but there is Il disposition
to permit them to return home pro
vidcl they are willing to accept the
universal verdict in that section to the
effect that white people must rule.
Some of the members of the Tolbcrt
family have accepted the situation and
are back in their former homes, well
received and respected by their neigh
bors. MIR. l.atincr says he believes
the other Tolbcrts will be allowed IA
return If they are diSposrd to make Il
declaration to he effect that they are.
prepared to submit 10 white mans rul,.
III that section.
MIR. Latimtr says there is another
cause Tor discomfort and emharrass-
nltnt not attributable to the rolbcrts.
There are ccrtian men who seem to
have formed Il combination To drive all
the cOl0rcd labor from that section of
the country. Owing to the driving out
of the cnlored labor, the owners of the
farms are unable to raiSc their crops,
hence their lands become almost val
utlcSS aud the antl-cOlOrrd labor com :
blnc seeks to get possession of the dis
carsi'ii lands ut Il figure far below their
real va.ue. Some well known citizens
in that vicinity are said to be interested
i'll tine combine and the situation is full
of danger to the interests Of the more
law abiding citizens, who are in !,
measure dependent upon colorcd labor
to work their farms.
MIR. Latimer says he is us much 0p-
posed to negro domination as any man
in South Carolina, but he realizes that
the law abiding citizens are placed at
n decided disadvantage in the cstima-
ti0n OF the national authorities at
Washington by the indiscreet actions
of certain men in the State, WHO are
endcavOring to drive the col0red labor
out of the State. Exaggerated reports
"f these transactions arc brought 10
Washington and poured into the ears
of members of the Republican Admin
istratiOn, all of which are used to the
disadvantage of the Representatives.
in Congress from South Carolina, and
also to the dctriment of the citizens Of
the State, who are interested in the
growth and progress of the country.
1t is understood thnt the President
has received q number Of cOmmunica-
tiOns from the vicinity Of Greenwood
on this subject, and he has expressed Il
desire to have the subject fully inves-
t.gated. Mr.. Latimer stopped at
Greenwood purposely to inform him :
self as to the true conditions there, for
it is his intention to have an interview
with the President on this subject. Mr..
Latimcr says he realizes that the sub
jrct is one that should be handled will,
great delicacy, but he is confident that
it the people of the Greenwood district
will carry ont the spirit set forth in the
resolutions they adopted ut the recent
miss meeting the Administration can
b. made to take u clearer and Il more
satisfactory view Of the sitnation.-
Ncws AMI courier.
= Simon Gmgcnheim, IL Colorado
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