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:e-eyBaxter Tells Yates He%ls Not ii- j Guilty as CTTIrged in the Eldorado Case.EXECUTIVE'S EEPLY IS VEEY TAETCorrespondence Also Between the Governor and the President of the Negro School. -Springfield. Ills,, July 8.—Governor Yates yesterday received a reply from Sain Baxter, of Harrisburg, sheriff of Saline county, to his recent letter in which he reprimanded the sheriff for failure to protect negroes connected with the colored school at Eldorado, who were victims of whitecaps. Baxter alleges that lie did not advise negroes to leave, and that he did all in his power to protect them, and also that he had enlisted the aid of -the United States deputy marshal. He does not say, however, that he is endeavoring to .bring back the negroes who have been driven away with assurances of protection. Governor Yates in reply at once sent the following letter to Sheriff Baxter, dated Springfield, Ills., July 7, 1902: •Governor Hopes He la Correct,“My DearSir: I am In receipt of your letter of the 5th Inst in reply to mine of £he 3d. I Tiave also before me your letter of the 17th ult I note carefully all that you say in both letters. You deny that you advised any one to leave your county, and assert that you Jtmx£j!Qa£Limd_ai^ 1is neccesary to protect life and property and personal rights. I sincerely hope that your statements are correct, and that the report of the assistant adjutant general was erroneous. But, to put it very mildly, there are several things wliich indicate that you certainly have fallen short of your full j duty in this matter.Gives Baxter Some Advice.“You seem to have been relying somewhat upon the United States deputy marshal to perform some of your duties and you utterly failed to respond to my request that you locate some of the parties tBfet have left and invite* them to return,, with assurance that you will protect iSiem. My demand upon you in .this-partlcular - was explicit, and I shall not make it again, but proceed to communicate with those parties myself as rapidly as I can locate them.” •Governor Hears from President Alston,Governor Yates yesterday received a 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,Ills., and states there have been acts of violence. againstcolored people for the past four or five months. He says that owing to mob violence the contemplated sale of the property on May 29 was prevented, and that he and his wife, are now in Metropolis, where the colored population is very strong, because they felt their livcs -were~in danger as long as p they remained in Eldorado.Nottdb* AmUlgaoUi~AbGUt ThiK' - -Governor Yates replied as follows yesterday: “My Dear Sir—I am in receipt of your favor of the 1st Inst • * * In reply I^will say that I suggest that you return to Eldorado and open your school at the proper time, exactly as if no disturbance had occurred, with assurance from me that I wiU furnish you by telegraph all such force as may be necessary to protect 1 you and all inmates of the school from any disturbance of- any kind what* ever.”
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Sterling Evening Gazette
Sterling, Illinois, US
Tue, Jul 08, 1902
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