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r.V •.* r.rwlt;-.‘.‘A' *V, *S*,ITE»*PROTECT NEGROESI** Adyises^ President Alston of* i lt;*f\v*.*vy** y'VEldorado Institute toReturn.Vy* «CENSURES SHERIFF BAXTERVsL'‘Executive Notifies 8allne County Of A flclal Hie Demand* Mutt Be Com-piled With, and He Will Invite Refti-V gee* Personally to Go Back,nSpripafleld, 111., July 8.—Gov.* Yates isjtaging on active interest in the race troublea' at Eldorado, in Saline cduhty,ahd after twice reprimanding Sheriff Baxter has written- to Presi-dept* Alston of the industrial institute i advising him to return there and / /Promising* him full and ample pro-‘ teetion from violence.T?he governor intimates pointedly that ^e is not satsified with the excuses offered by the Saline county . sheriff and informed him by letter that the aststant adjutant generUl tells .quite another story.There has been considerable corre-J spondence over thq. troubles at Eldorado, the governor paying particu-% lar attention to the case yesterday.* He received one letter from President Alston of the Industrial Institute at Eldorado confirming the reports of violence against the colored people of Eldorado. *Alston writes from Metropolis, III.,and, states that there have been acts• *of. violence against the colored people of Eldorado for the last four or five months* He says that, owing to mob violence, the contemplated sale of the property on May 20 was prevented, and that he and his wife are now in •Metropolis, ^ where the colored population is strong, because they felt their lives were in danger as long as they remained in Eldorado.He also staets that it is the intention of the trustees of the school to establish a school elsewhere.Promise* Protection.♦Gov. Yates replied as follow*: “You say that you are now at Metropolis, because your wife desires to get away from a place that would endanger her or your life, and in which you further state that you owe $500 upon Eldorado property, which could have been paid if you had been allowed to close the schools; and at the close of which you sate that the trustees have agreed to re-establish a school elsewhere, and inquire if I have any suggestions to make.“In reply I will say that \ I suggest that you return to Eldorado and open yctar school at the proper time, exactly as if no disturbance had occurred, with assurance from me that I will furnish you by telegraph all such force as may be necessary to ^ protect you anl all inmates of the \ school from1 any disturbance whatever.“I note your satement that inmates of your school lived in this state, being for the most part old residents, and that they were hot students from Kentucky,“RICHARD YATES.” Baxter Explain*.'Thb second letter the governor received from §am Baxter of Harrisburg, sheriff of Saline county, in answer to Yates' recent letter In which he reprimanded the sheriff for failurb to protect negroes connected with the school at Eldorado brought forth some severe comment.Baxter alleges that he did not advise negroes to leave and that he did all in his power'io protect them, and alsp that he had enlisted (he aid of the United States deputy marshal. He* does not say, however, that he is en-deaVorlng to bring back the negroes who have been driven away wiht as-* surances of protection. «Gov. Yates replied in part as follows :^neerely hope tfchaetaoiesoSlo/ “¥ -‘ncerely hope your statementsf*:I sicare correct and that the report of the assitant adjutant general was erroneous, but, to put it mildly, there are several things which indicate that you have certainly fallen short of your full duty In this matter. ^ /'My demand upon you-in this particular was fexpllcit and I shall not make i£ again, but proceed to communicate. with' those parlies myself ks rapidly £s I can locate them./‘RICHARD YATES.”i *• v »
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Sterling Daily Standard
Sterling, Illinois, US
Tue, Jul 08, 1902
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