in an editorial in august 1898, he was responding to a speech given by rebecca felton, the wife of a congressman. she said the greatest danger to white farm wives was being raped by black brutes and if it took lynching 1000 of them, then so be it. she was all in favor of lynching. the newspaper responded. there's always been at least a little bit of doubt as to whether manley wrote the editorial himself. and the editorial, he says mrs. felton from georgia makes a speech before the agricultural society in which she advocates lynching as an extreme measure. this woman makes a strong plea for womanhood and if the alleged crimes of rape were frequent. crimes of rape were frequent. her plea would be worthy of consideration. he goes on to say, we suggest white garter women more closely. as she says, thus giving opportunity for the human scene, being white or black, you leave your goods out-of-doors and then complain because they are taken away. poor white men are careless in the manner of protecting the women especially on the forms. -- on the farms. he goes on to say sometimes >> it is un

in an editorial in august 1898 he was responding to a speech given by rebecca felton who was the white congressman who ended up going to congress later herself in georgia in which he said the greatest changes to white farmland in the south was being raped by black men and if it took living in the south out of them, then so be it. she was all inavor and when he responded, the news had always had a little bit of doubt into whether manley ote the editorial but in the editorial he said the's a mrs. felton from georgia who makes a speech before the agricultural society in georgia in which she advocates winching as an extreme measure. this woman makes a plea for womanhood and the crimes of rape as times reported, her plea would be worthy of consideration but he goes on to say, we suggest whites guard their women moreclosely . thus giving no opportunity for the human fiend, be white or black , do not live your goods out of doors for white men are careless in the matter of protecting their women, especially in farms. he says sometimes white women are attracted to black men and it's unclear whe