The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-09-09
A STRONG PAPER.
Edward NJ. shepard's Defence Of the
south's Suffrage Laws.
AN 0UTsPOKEN DEMOCRAT.
He Thinks the South Justified
in Restricting she Suffrage
in the Way that
She Does
She Does.

in the Way that
She Does.
The Evening Post hls sent the
letter of inquiry, printed below, to
many prominent northern Democrats
as to their position on the question
OF negro suffrage. So far the only an
swers received have been from Mr..
Cleveland and Mr.. Edward N. Shep-
ard. Mr.. Cleyeland's letter is as fol-
lows:
To the Editor of The Evening Post:
Sir: Your letter propounding Ger
tain questions touching negro suffrage
in the south is at hand.
am not willing TO take from my
vacation the time necessary to an
swer these questions in a thorough
manner even if l were inclined to
enter into the discussion invited by
your request.
Grover Cleveland.
Buzzard's Bay, Mass. July p.
This letter Of eX-President Cleve-
land was sent in reply to the follow
ing inquiry:
Dear Sir: 1t is frequently alleged
in tie southern press that leading
northern Democrats are iu sympathy
with the effort to disfranchlse the ne
gro in the south, under color Of laws
uneuually enforced as between whites
and blacks. To test the truth Of this
assertion. The Evening Post respect
fully asks you to give it for publlca-
tion your opinion upon the following
statement of facts:
In the case (lS.72D Ct Jackson W..
Giles, appellant, VS.. the Board of Reg
istrarS Of Montgomery County, Aid
bama. argued before the Cnited States
supreme court at the October term OF
1902. it was shown that the said board
Of registrars refused 70 register quail
fed negroes FOR no other reason than
their race or color" The brief for
the appellant specified that more
than 5000 colored persons; in Mont
gomery county alone are thus esc!ud-
ed from the suffrage. though quail
led under the law o. she State OF Ala
bana and Of the United States.
Granting the Truth Of these state
nentS and falling intervention oy the
supreme court.
ID Has congress any du:y in the
premises:
~ Il the constitutional guaraociS
and penalties provided cor such q case
are allowed TO lapse. what Others car
We count upon remaining in vigor:
80 Il the negro may be deprived Of
toe suffrage il the south: DO" long
vi! it be before the same argument
vii! be a66Cced. as NJ. DIS Passes q
The New York bar admits that it may
be. for cha distranchisenent OF the
foreign born voters IN the ro-th "llo
are the peculiar strength q tie Dsoo-
cratic party
81 answering thsa questions z1
yoc. earliest coCveni=oce. yoU vii
1.eal2r otlS=a. Yours very c-1.y.
Editor Of TIE Evening Post
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