The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-08-22

be heard. Several boards were place
across the angles Of the front yal
fence and Governor Heyward ";
pulled up on the boards. The BrcoI
house is about 100 yards from tt
store. Ar1und the yard is q piekt
fence. In one angle was Govern(
Heyward's mrromptu stand, and
the other front angle vas the guar
With the negro. 1t is well to not
these relative position; Governo
Hayward was intensely in earnest. II
was almost pale with exoitemen
when he mounted the little stage
There was applause, and as he spok
the crowds cbeereo the man, the Gov
err o. they all felt and knew was do
ing his Cuty. Some one suggested
that the hurrahing might disturb
Miss Brooks, and G5veInor Hey ware
begged that the audience be quiet a.
this was most serious matter, ant
out Of respect to the women and sick
Governor Hayward literally hsl
guns to the right and left OF him, tt
the front and to the rear. The mer
we're deeply in earnest and listened
Governor Hayward said be came
slone, except that there we're twt
newspaper men With him, citizens Of
South Carolina, just as be was. he
said be came unarmed, unassisteo
and alone to plead for law and order.
Then came applause, aud finally Gov
srnor Hayward stopped 1T. Governor
Hayward said he might have ordered
troops to the scene, and even these
might have been useless, but he did
not wish to have further trouble. Hs
c; me from Columbia, be weut
Oh to say, to enter his plea
as Governor Ct the great
State OF South Carolina that the law
be allowed to take it's course. He be
lieved the men present would see It
as he did, and the great wrong and
great irj that would be done
the State f the crowd took the lsw In
It's own hands.
LIST the law take it's course" q
begged. I am a South Carolinian just
the same as you are. I have a wife
and family st home for whom I have
shs same attachment that you al!
have. I, too live in the country
Perhaps when I was in Colleton l
lived more remotely from naighb.rs
than any If you. and assure you l
know how you all feel. Still I SIN
South Carolinian, and as Governor o:
this State, let me beg you, let me i'm
plore you, that the law he allowed to
take It's course. The State OF South
Carolina is on trial bsfore the civilized
world. The question is shall the people
in passion rule, or shall the majesty OF
the Law be upheld?
1T is a ssriods question. The full
seriousness Is upon you. Lst me ap-
psal to the manhood Of GreenSood
County, let me appeal to you as
South CarolInians, that you let this
nan, this brute, be punished as the
law dictates. I sppesl to you 20 let
your citizenship, your pride in Caro-
lima, rise above your natural passions
and prejudices. 1t will do you good
have come here to premise you oD
my word as Governor that there will
be no delay in this c. I am as anx
Ious as you to see this brute punished,
and 1 understand your feelings. Tue
people o; your county should try this
case. The men about me are the
Jurors. Why not leaVe it to them.
II the jury convicts this man, and
they will do 50, I would be willing to
cut the rope just to have a legal exc
;ution. Y,u' are my people. You
IRE all my friends, and let me plead
with you alo beg you to turn this
nan over to the officers OF the law and
nave legal execution.
II have in the four years OF my
term, so help me God, undertaken in
ever way TO uphold the majesty OF the
.aw, and want you to 90 so now.
The State is prospering and there Is
but one cloud on the horlzon, and
that is that such crowds as this take
the law too often in their own hands
1t does you and it does the State
aarm."
The Governor referred to the Ploe
nix riot in this county, and said that
the facts of that were bad and the
good people here ought to consider
such matters. It makes no difference
how we feel about such cases, it ought
to be remembered that there are am
pie laws tr the land, and that each
such impulsivs action, each such In.
fraction OF the law did harm not only
to those engaged in it, but to the
State as whole.
IN G Gsd's name" be implored, do
not put smother stain on the name OF
your State. I beg you, implore you,
I plead with you, let this man have
legal trial. The case can De tried in
swo weeks time, and your own juroSs
will try him aud no one will interfere
with the verdict Of your jury"
Finally Gosernor Hayward asked the
crowd to reason together as Csrolin.
ians and see the wrorg that was
about to be done by lynching Davis.
he told them how he was ciIcun-
stanced, and how be had always felt
that there was somethtng higher and
nobler than vengeance on brute OF q
negro devil and that was the Vlndica'
tlon Of the law, "Gsntlsmen, after
you have killed this poor negro, as you
may do, YOU will not enjoy it. L.t
there be a legal trial and you will all
feel better"
Some one in the crowd: Governor,
We appreciate what you say; but we
are going to do it,"
Governor Hayward was pleading
earnestly and elcQuantly. He was
fighting arising TIDE, but he kept on
begging tor a trial for the negro.
Finally, tagged out and hopeless, be
8as taken from tia stand. Sons ore