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Notifies Saline County Official He Must ProtectNegroes.ADVISES REFUGEES TO RETURNGovernor Will Personally Invite Men Driven from Eldorado to Again Take Up Quarters There, Promising They 6ha!l Not Be Molested.Gov. Tates Is taking an active Interest in the race troubles at Eldorado, In Saline county, and after twice reprimanding Sheriff Baxter has written to President Alston of the industrial Institute advising him to return there and promising him full and ample protection from violence.The governor intimates pointedly that he is not satisfied with the excuses offered by the Saline * county sheriff and informed him by letter that the assistant adjutant general tells quite another story.There has been considerable correspondence over the troubles at Eldorado, the governor paying particular attention to the case.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, 111., and states that there have been acts of violence against the colored people of Eldorado for the laat four or five months. He says that, owing to mob violence, the contemplated sale of the property on May 29 waa prevented, and that he and hta 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 states that It is the Intention of the truatees of the school to eatabJiah a school elsewhere.Promises Protection.Gov. Ystes replied ss follows: 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 fhOO upon El dorado property, which could have been paid if you had been allowed to cloee the schools; and at the close of which you state that the trustees have agreed to reestablish a school elsewhere, and Inquire If I have any suggestions to make.la reply I will say that I suggest that you return to Eldorado and open your school at the proper time, ex actly as If no disturbance had occurred, with assurance from me that I will furnish you by telegraph all such force ss may be necessary to protect you and all Inmates of the school from any disturbance of any hind whatever.lt;rl note your statement that Inmates of your school lived In this state, be lag for the most part old resldenta. and that they were not students fromKentucky. RICHARD YATKB.Iixttr Explains.The second letter the governor received from Bam Baxter of Harris burg, sheriff of Ballne county. In answer to Tates' recent letter In which he reprimanded the sheriff for failure to protect negroes connected with the school at Eldorado brought forth aome severe comment.Baxter aJlegee that he did not ad vise negroes to leave and that he did all In his power to protect them* and also that be had enlisted the aid of the United States deputy marshal. He does not say, however, that he la endeavoring to bring hack the negroes who have been driven away with assurances of protection.Gov. Yates replied In part am folio we:I sincerely hope your statements are correct and that the report of the assistant adjutant general waa erroneona, but, to put It mildly, there are several things which Indicate that you have certainly fallen short of your foil duty In this matter.My demand npon you In this par tlcular was explicit and I shall not make It again, but proceed to com mnnlcate with those parties myself as rapidly as 1 can locate them.RICHARD TAT***
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Downers Grove Reporter
Downers Grove, Illinois, US
Thu, Jul 10, 1902
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