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IIO'ISTUFI(Jovcrnorcttc♦ tII,» Mil 1 irioiisl\ Slandrrs StilineroHiii KHVrt,\IM| Willfully Lies in I oing So.The city papers. oven to the St. Louisjj,-public* H’»‘m so ,0,,! to (*° juntlfi* tosheriff H:‘ll(‘r in 1,Im controversy with linvernor Yate* that wo give tho text ofs 111 letter tlt;» tl»o governorIt I- dated .Inly 7 and.GovernorMr. Barter?..»!(*w. that our reader.* may see how the- * * * * mjpflori it®®®*■horn of superfluities, h as follows:The unfortunate occurrences at theCity of Eldorado. in this county, haveMl widely discussed In the public and my ofli«*i?»I connection therewith a* sheriff so groat*Iy misrepresent-f(j. that 1 feel it to be an imperative llirv, far as w ithin me lies, to vindicate my-elf in the premises and at the,:un** time the fair name of Saline coun-,v; which liith«*rto has needed no vindication. If in doing this the plain, unvarnished statement of facts convict*your exreliency of mendacity, there isdo citizen of the state will regret it morethan I do. Then to the facta:On the 17th day of June last I receivedfrom your excellency a telegram datedat fbicago, which is as follows:*«Yoii have paid no attention to myrequest that you advise me fully a- toEldorado troiilde, meantime protectingfuliv lif'* and property and rights of all.It is rumored here that you decline to afford protection. Let me hear fromvou at once.”Immediately upon receipt of this Iwired you, ”1 will mail full particularsto-nigbt to pringtield.” lt;n the -‘nine dav I wrote you very fuliv tin* facts andrireuuistance* with regard to the troubleat Eldorado; wdiat I had done on my onn motion a- sheriff, before hearing from you. That ! had informed the teacher of the Industrial School, w hich it \\a- is-erteil had been assailed, Mr. .Jefferson la\i- Alston, that he would receive at my ban is every possible protection tor hi- life and property, and that I had gone upon the premises with- pout the know ledge of others except Mr, Alston and had carefully, for two Bights in succession without sleep, patrolled the premises and tried, if po-- .\lible. to discover who it was thatavailed his school- hut to no avail. I took the precaution to avoid being seen or having it know n th.d I was in Kldo-rado nr vicinity, for the purpose of aidingme to detect the offenders, if nnv. Thi-letter 1 mailed you at Springfield, and vour -ecretarv, John t iglesbv. ticknowd-edged its receipt on the day following, -wing to me: •• I am in receipt of your letter addressed to the (ioveruor, in regard to tin* trouble at Kldorndo. The■ attention on'li;'',!Vvlurlaw--i-out Ol Kvvart made some other remarks which vmi did not quote in itn* slanderous epistle which you have sentover the hind/ In the hope • at this letter may overtake vnurs, andhis words right the wrong which vour'hHs done to our people, I quote: 't he disturbances were not a ‘racewar. nor an organized movement bv thecitizens against residents. |n mv opinioni the trouble originated from a spirit of fun, deviltry or bravado on the part or young and irresponsible persons, andthat it was kept up and maintained he-of the colored citizensbecame frightened.I hat the citizens of Eldorado and . a me county generally deplore the actor these unknown persons, and will endeavor t»» stop ail fiitlit«* lawless acts.I lie entire affair has been exaggerated by correspondents, non-resident*ol the town and county, and I tiimly »•*! ie \ e that no reputable colored citizensan in danger of either life or property.”t((Ireclt;IIutI)VI]hhondanvwWaifn:wa ihudhlt;MI*Ctaim* will Im* brought to hi his return.”I heard no more from you until your letter of .1 uly J 1. whieti reached me on the evening of the Ath. I hiring ail the time from .June !7th to July Ath 1 was certainly justified in believing that my communication was in every respect f|,If it wa not w hv did vou |ip a iI’lClthsatisfactory. _________ _____not a-k ft»r explanatb ns or further information, in-stead of waiting lialf-a- j wlt;month and then sending broad-cast over Hi die land, through the newspapers, an attack upon my ofiieial conduct w hich was as unmerited as untrue.by go Jim- far out of the way to injure the fair fame id' one of the countiesz i i »* • - _ _ . _ _fathIn* n»un I'l Win « »I III' VOUUIIV r | qof Illinois w hich hitherto lias maintained -r,— - 1 — — m m . ■ m m , ' ' • * , — ■ ■ . . » , . I. . » ' ■ ' ” . —a reputation for peace, quiet, industry and patriotism—-a county in which there have been no riots or vendettas, and acounty which furnished more men and as brave ones in proportion to her population to battle for the cause of *«l-tAthan any other in the Cnion. in your dispatch of tie* 17th you sayto me. *• You have paid no attention tomy request that you advise me fuliv as to Eldorado troubles.” \o such request was received by me prior to that dispatch of the 17th. If one had been sent by wire it certainly would have beenreceived, if by mail it would have beendelivered; hence J say you never sent it.On the second and third pages of your letter to which J am now replying youquote from the report of Col. Theodore Ewart, Assistant Adjutant General, w ho was sent by you to Eldorado to investigate, a follows: ‘*The school had the founder, Alston, and his family, one*r and five non-resident pupils.he school was‘rocked' one night andtt,,J following morning protection was a*ked for from tin* Sheriff of the county.was informed by both colored and J'hite that Hie sheriff came from liarris-\Urg and remained on guard twoflights.”i urn satisfied that if the ‘’school” wasover -rocked” it was done by Jefferson );lvis Alston himself, for the purpose of arousing sympathy and enabling him toovy more contributions. But the quo-ation continues: -‘Auer the two nights of guarding and watching, on the sher-j s advice, the inmates of the school ' m a body and have not returned.1 hat Col. Ewart may have been told flfl’ 1 cannot deny, but I say now. openly * ud above board, that any one who toldbin that I advised them to leave is anmiaous liar — a cowardly scoundrelonri*Misit80titattindirmeorintshlt;Toed.solbilPtintit wsicmalorpator1forWeNea; will not repeat the assertion to me. n the contrary, f urged them to remain nu guaranteed them •every protection P‘a
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Harrisburg Saline County Register
Harrisburg, Illinois, US
Fri, Jul 11, 1902
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