The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-01-14
MANNING BLACKIISTED HIM,
SAYS SHERIFF LONG
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through the influence of my father and
A. S. Wallace, who was a member OF
congress of this district, a proclama-
ton was issued by President Grant
pardoning all the member of the Klu-
Klux-Klan.
Calhoun Long, my brother, and I re-
turned home in time to adorn the Red
Shirts for Hampton in 1876.
In the month of December, 1888, /
was drawn as juror in the United
States court in Columbia There were
about forty cases brought up from
Marion county charged with conspiracy
and intimidation, also violating the
United States election laws. The court
tried several cases, two of which l re-
member quite well-Messrs. T. c.
Moody and Ed. Bethea; the court sat
in banc, United States Circuit Judge
Bond and District Judge Bryan.
have now pictured in m mind picture
of that learned and patriotic old Judge
Bryan, who was always for the right
and, l am satisfied, was pure in heart,
and only wish that could find words
to express my opinion of tnat noble,
Christian, learned and just old judge.
sat on the jury who tried these two
good men (Messrs Moody and Bethea)
and the worst evidence brought out
on them was that at meeting Of the
Republican party they called the Lead
ers a band of political towards"
(Which they were), and l was the only
man for acquittal on the jury. kept
it tied up for three weeks, after which
time tn3 court ordered a mistriaL. The
cases were all nol pressed at the next
term.
In 1884 1 ran for sheriff for Union
county and was elected, Taking charge
of this Office on the 1st of January,
1885, 1 was elected to it for four terms
in succession.
There were two raids on the jail
while / was sheriff, both without sue
cess. At that time had the nonor of
being the first sheriff south of the
Mason and Dixon line to successfully
resist these raids.
After going out of the sherif's Office
1 was elected chief of police of the city
of Union for two years.
In 1908 I ran for shelf Of Union
county and was again elected to that
office.
In the twenty-five years that held
Offices in my county the expert ac-
countants always found that my books
were correct and balanced to cent,
I have written all of this to shO
the good people of South Carolina that
have done more for white supremacy
and good government in one day and
night than Richard I. Manning has
done in all mis- life, and have been
black-hsted by him in my old age,
when he knew I needed the Office.
He is not a Democrat, but an Oil
garch. He wants to rule and govern
everything, and if the people will no.
tice, he wants to appoint non-residents
to fill the Offices in our own state when
we have just as good material at
home.
If you remember he appointed q
nonresident physician to take charge
of the Hospital for the Insane, and
now again he has appointed A. c..
Mann, a nonresident of this state, as
a magistrate to fill the unexpired term
of Joseph Sanders, who resigned.
Mr.. Mann made the statement to
lady at his boarding house table that he
was a North Carolinian. 1t is true
he took a law course at South Caro-
lima university. Mr.. Mann came to
Union last spring and has never paid
a cent Of taxes in Union county, unless
he has paid them recently, and did
not register until the 4th of October,
1915, after he had applied for the Office
of magistrate.
noticed in the Times and Progress
where they stated that Mr.. Mann had
been here sufficient length Of time to
become a citizen. They are both mis-
taken. The paper also stated that
ne was always in his place at
church. If they will look on the city
council docket tney will find that A. c.
Mann was charged with shooting fire
arms in the city of Union and pleaded
guilty on the 30th Of April, 1915, sen
fenced to pay a fine Of five dollars,
which sentence was suspended during
good behavior. This shooting was
done at his boarding house.
will state here that Richard l. Man