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oppose the movement but they cannot consent to the elevation of the colored man. He must as they conceive always remain of a caste in every regard beneath themselves. Having been taught to believe this they feel that time and money appropriated to the elevation and education of the race is absolutely wasted.
By reason of the fact that the County authorities have been tardy in taking action toward assuming charge of the pauper population I have been obliged to issue a larger number of rations than I expected. In every instance conclusive evidence must be furnished to the effect that the applicant is in a suffering condition and even in those cases if I find upon investigation that the friends or relatives of the applicants are able to provide for them, I compel them to do it. Every effort is made to prevent the increase of the

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