Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-08-19
THE RENEGADE UIANS

Williamson Ent rprige goes after
them with hammer and tongs. The
slogan should je. no illesal voting
and an honest count
The month OF August in pres
| idential year is always n quiet time
! but none the less important for that
reason. 1t is then that the plans for
! the active campaign of the two fol
Loving months are being laid by the
astutc leaders of the political par
| ties, and from national committee
| down to county and district com
mttees there is beneath the surface
all the activity that could be de-
sired BE L said to the honor of
America most of the planning is
how to reach the intelligent voter
of the country ana to persuade them
TO cast their ballots i'm the des red
way on the great day in November.
In Mingo county this plan of cam
| na'gn IS being adopted by the Demo-
Gratis ana the Old l. ne Republicans,
but if the Renegades expect to make
any appeal to the suffrage Of the
| sovereign and independent people.
! there has been no evidence Of II
thus far. On the other hand. the
| only argument or reason for Rem
sgade success that has been advaRc.
ed thus far by their supporters is
that they have the machinery: they
are going to DO me counting" and
ana il is their daily and open boast
that they will again bring in from
McDow-(N county all the negroes
necessary TO give them a majority
at the DOLLS. The county court
| supposedly chOs IN to look after the
interests Of all the people of Minro
county. has recently made some
changes in voting precincts in the
interest of the Renegades. and evil
IDENTIFY to facilitate the handling of
| The illegal vote this fall. shame
on such action, taken avowedly i'm
he interest of political faction. TAX
about DISTINGUISHING the negroes
mat were small thing to the plans
II the Mingo county Rencgades
Renegades, who for the past four
years have practically l.sfranchised
he sturdy, free, white men of this
section by the open stealing of cleo
ions and the bold disregard of ev-
aryth ng just and right. These
white Americans. able to do their
own thinking, and in the habit of
expressing their own will at the bal.
OF box, have in two elections seen
their wishes ovcrridden by the
crowd calling themselves Republs-
cans. They have seen Their inso-
lence and felt their sneers But
we wish here and now 10 speak
word in behalf of the yeomanry Of
Mingo county. a word of advice and
caution to the Renegade ring
There S limit to everything These
people have been walked over about
as long as they will stand it, The
| true men Of Mingo are going to have
a fair election in this county this
fall. The Renegade negro coloniz-
crs may as well understand tn
right now and give up their schemes
before the inevitable trouble begins
let these bold Renegades go out in
TO the county and defend their rec
ord. or boast of it If they will Let
them tell about the money they
have saved the county i'm the past
four years. enlarge upon the fine
system Of roads they have given thc
| patient people OF the county, OK
planning how the wishes of the poo-
pie have been followed I'm every case
I'm ihe matter Of saloon licenses. or
Iany of dozen strong points they
| have or should have TO offer TO the
public Let them make their APP
peal. and present their case I'm full.
and give every candidate a chance
/ Cand some Of their men are good
and able menD let some OF them
explain to an anxious public why J..
Is the proper thing to be q Renegade
/ I'm 1908. though Democrat in 1903
Thresh out al these things ON the
/ hugtings and do 90 openly and above
board. but for the sake of common
deccncy and the outraged manhood
of lingo county and for the sake
of peace and quiet. Jet the 500 ST..
legal black reporters remain in th
moro congcuIal shades of McDowr'
ON the coming election day.