New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-23
Richfeld Springs, ~ Y. Oct s. 1875.
COLORADO AS A REPCDIATING STATE
REPLY OF TIE HON. SAMUEL CoNovER TO TIE
LETTER OF DEAN HART, OF DENVER, On
THE HONESTY OF COLORADO.

VI DEM IlNhi, VI p''-'' '+'' SN'
THE HONESTY OF COLORADO.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: beg leave to submit the following state
ment by way OF reply to the Rev. Dean mart
letter to John ii. Wyman, esq, OF New-i orN'
In which reference Is made TO my letter OF July
g. addressed The Tribune. concerning certain
Colorado county warrants where reputation mas
taken place. The alarmed Dean assumes a knowi-
edge which cannot possibly be in his possession.
unless he has some psychological or clarvoyaht
power unknown in business circles Of looking into
peopes boxes of securities at great distances from
him. and examining their contents. otherwise now
should he know what Colorado County warrants
held by myself and those am acting LOT.
which amount TO some two millions of dollars!
When and how has the eminent divine ascertained
their dates and for what purposes they were Is
sued and what | AMI my friends paid FOR Them
His Zeal in defending the regulators OF MS state
has run a long way In advance of his kno"ieuse
| and his discretion. IL Is precisely MS ""e
of argument which has been used from
time 10 time to Justify reputation. The
Deans environment has warped his jndg-
ment and obscurel his perception OF what
Is lust honest and right. II this reverend gentle
man himself were a holder Of 5000 or "'ow
worth OF warrants which he mad purchased III
good faith on the exercise OF his best Judgment
and upon the most emphatic assurance OF pahK-
ing house In high standing in the city OF Denver
which was the agent OF the borrowing countess
and upon the recommendation that they were az
good as gold. and II he had paid for them IN hatd
| cash. as those | represent did, AT the rd'e Vi !"
cents on the dollar. and the $1,000 or "oV" con-
stituted his entire fortune. and he had III cohse-
ouence OF such Investment been kept out OF MS
money for twelve years. principal anu interest uur
Ing which time he had felt the pangs Oh want,
| thsn a great light would break In upon him ana
| shine all round about him. Where he no" si's III
darkness respecting the facts surrounding 'his sup
,ect he would be brilliantly Illuminated ana HIS
reasoning would be upon entirely different nn,s'
". would he proclamIng in eloquent tones INA. ''e
| Kingdom was not Tor those WIN ~" ~"
| and the orphan.
| M Doubt the clerical brother to whom the Dean
refers who lost his entire fortune. amounting "
| g. GO and TO whom also alluded In my le''er "
July g. would gladly have avaiIed hiinse'i Vi ''-
learned Deans Information upon the hhahcia' s'I-
tus of Coorados various securities If he had known
| thu, the Dean was In that line OF business ana
] claimed 70 be an expert In It, Referring 10 this
unfortunate clerical brother the Dean REMARKS
"If he had dropped me line asking II the hn'es'-
ment was SAT. he might have had his money TO-
| day" But this poor. unfortunate clersNfh man. ho.
knowing Of the Dean. could not avail himself OF
hi. services and be warned off. what ne d'd WAS
,hi. lie proceeded precisely like myself ana those
I represent He dealt with the banking house which
was the agent OF the borrowing counties made II
ts business to deal In these warrants ana gave as
surances that Il kept an able. experienced agent
| 81 us own in all the counties to see that every
step taken By the counties was legal, honest ana
rpht In every respect Our warrants were all reg
ist.rel I'm It's books and passed through its hands
These warrants are not therefore In that class
70 which the Dean refers as having been improper
~ Issued and taken BY Eastern SPECTATORS VINO
vor. in possession OF all the facts. II any such
warrants were ever issued | never heard OF them
hof,re reading the Deans letter. All the warrants
reoresent were issued regularly and FOR fun value
received ly the borrowing counties. and express In
| IN. h,dy OF the warrant "A clear written statement
| of what they were issued for This question Is
| - l,,,,lJe Now TO turn round and
| reu,,dioie them and attempt to work up "A pref
| uIlce AGAINST Eastern investors Is unwis" ana
| ,u rrove disastrous TO Colorado's best interest
rb. story of the green bay tree will be repeated
IN this regulating State. Eastern capital has punt
| M the West The benefit has been mutual Moth
| ing l. more detrimental TO our best interests as
4 people or Nation than 10 try to excite prejudice
| AGAINST either class or section. Honesty and fair
dealing IL alike the foundation OF private character
| and National prosperity. . -, .
| ,,'nrds ar. my authority. Furthermore. the SUI
rr.me Court Of the United states. Tor period Oi
| 80 ei,tv years has meyer Sanctioned in any form.
,rnndlotl9n IL Is easy for individuals or commun-
In, NJ ,her lust debts " lille the holders these
| warrants are largely made up of people OF small
| means some Of them absolutely poor and helpless
| s'aorado vii. have To pay. The injury which she
| has already inflicted upon herself - Il hundred
| lin OK greater than the amount of these warrants
| cIuifai is sensitive and the alert and not TO
| be- caught twice. , . ,,,
| AS To- the general order of Colorado. to which
| thn Dean refers. | not devotlng my attention
to Tint subject and have not called 1t in question
| Respecting the Deans kindly advice that myself
| and friends should turn Free Traders ana b-
| m.talllsts of course advice from such us
| tingushed source should be appreciated but never
| thress il cannot be- accepted. was born an
| American citizen, and ! glory in American ihst-
| Unions and ! have diligently endcaVored To learn
| and clearly understand the economical laws upon
| whjch her Industrial property rests am as earn
| es,Iy opposcd To Free Trade as | am TO free rum
| mink each equally detrimental TO the best inter-
| cs,s OF orr people. The Dean was born citlIeh
| Of England. and was also born Free Irai Ter,
| England Is awakening from this craze anu 'ns
| Dean may in time do so himself; FOR certainly y
| ia "A craze and costly one IN closing
would say that the Rev. VI. W. Hart; Dean oil tne
cathedral OF Denver. cannot do "A wiser or p.t,tl
Ting for his people and state than to use All ne
| Influence to induce them to pay their JUST uep.S
and To cease their cries against Soid puss anu
Eastern capital This country Is one us ihtefcs ~,
| arc enc. and inscpanble. In union alone y eng
| createst prosperity and strength. chaIly "W M,
| III malice toward none. certainly Dean ma, :
cannot wish the reprdiating state OF Colprauo 20
| zen money which she owes To those VINO , uaN
fusted her Let him advise his people 10 pu' ,he
house in Order clear up their resoru, iu ~, T., I'll
| Indebtedness and stand before 'he "o''" III "'