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The HONESTY OF COLORADO.


DEAN HART, or DENVER, MAKES REPLY TO
SOME RECENT CRITICISMS
To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: have lust received from the Rev. ii. vi.
Hart. Dean Of the Cathedral OF Denver the nclosed
letter. which explains itself, and which am re-
quested to have made public JOHN H. "fMAN.
New-York. September %, 1896
0'opv of InciOsure)
Ny Dear Sir: Absence from Denver mas uraytu
my reply to your query whether the statements IN
Mr.. Conover's letter in The New-iork Tribune OF
You know that fourteen years ago obeyed the
urgent requests OF the good people mere TO reaVe
have mot entangled myself in the affairs OF this
life" have taken no part IN poiicst h nay, , ho
truth. My attention has lately been called 10 sew
era articles In Eastern papers OF me sahe ue n
as Mr.. Conover's letter, defamng the orderly De.
havior of citizens. and mpugnins the honesty
Of the people Of the state - .....,oo,, ,.o,rs
am easily found and at the beck and cal OF me
distressed. have frequently 10 carry what comfort
hours of the night. l have never yet witnessed an
much less shot have seen more drunkards more
gh,s and moro oathsomenesT IN yS rar than ,an
in all nv experience in Colorado put together
1t Is true that last year a mob OF boys ana gen
of the police i'm closing IA Sunday concert. di
break some OF my windows supposng me to be me
newspapers magnifed into riot: but with this ex-
ception l have seen nothing approaching 10 law
admit with shame that a man, a redhandcd muir
defer was lynehed two months ago man Suddenly
became Governor ana II "a iooi y hioN - oF tba,
ilk He indicated his strong advcrsion to CAPITA
punishment; the people were excited, and before
the better class learned of the proceedings the
deed was done and now the rnglcaders are being
brought justice. So that |. with only these in
stances in mind, may well declare the singular
orderlness Of the people Of Denver ~,
To turn 10 the second count in the charge: Mr.;
Conoyer evidently is the unfortunate posseSsor oil
certain county warrants which certain counties uil-
warrantably issued and which are at present worth
less. lie says. curously enough: The supreme
Court Of the United States has decided. in numerous
instances. that these warrants were legal proptiE
issued. for full value received. and must be liid
| often have cause conclude that from the haste
or The me en siEG ns 81 ne Sppe y the omnpres
ent newspaper this generation is losing the power OF
that MIR Conover stated what he knew to be un-
true. but he very much desired that the Su,
himself that that august body had actually done 80.
whereas it did precisely the reverse The two cases
Graham any LAWYER will show Mr. Conover. and he
will then lind that the court ruled that ,he counts
having exceeded the constitutional power in issuing
There are hfty-hve counties in this state seven we.
OF these. Lake Gunnison. Grand Rio Grande. Pit,
KIN c an i i Of ardent poiitcians issued
bonds etc. beyond their legal rights. These were
in possession Of all the facts Of the case at figure
as low. in some instances, as forty cents on tne
dollar-thcy paid their money ana TOOK thelr choCe
40 doubt many innocent Eastern people were IN
luced To these dubious bonds AT dollar. ! am
very sorry for my clerical brother In Poughkeepsie
who has lost his $3.50. but II he had dropped me a
line asking " the inv .stmcnis were SAFE ne
might have had his money to-day.
Lake County which contains Ieadville, when -
10 On feet up and which had boom In lS19-S or
the erandest proportions. managed to dispose
of $4,000 funding bonds and &t"~" warTanIs
in true keeping with the rest OF the ni1tion. IN"
legality of the counfy's action was tried in the
cases have cited Lake was only one or seven
counties which had proceeded TO develop unwar-
rantably: nevertheless two Of those counties
Chaffc and Custer. have paid all they owe. ana 10
their honor be- II told The other five may 20 80 yet
and II Mr. Conover and his friends wish 10 hasten
ana fr.e traders. then silver will be somewhat re
habilitatod the cost II production l.S-"ned ana
the spcndhrfi counties Will recover their fortunes
and pay something OF their debts.
see IL elsewhere stated that interest due on loans
made IN ihis suite has now =" be- collected with
a gun" and that foreclosures are n slow ana
tedious process" ! have often been LED to wonder
at the sapience OF the Legislators who ma,ir me
thing for a dishonest debtor TO cvade the payment
Of his lust debts The debtors note OF hand for his
loan IL secured IS trust decd on his real estate,
this Is recorded I'm the public records. for anybody
terms II his agreement. the owner OF the obliga-
ton may at once declare the whole debt due and
pavable II T. then only necessary for him TO al
vertise in the newspaper named IN the trust de'i
time and place as named In the instrument This
time Is generally placed AT thirty days ana from
such action there IL absolutely no redemption.
| question whether the world can show a NOR"
certain and a expeditions mode or recovery
than this: and Is saying not a little for the tom
per Of a people borrowing under IN" stringcncy ol
such a law that have never heard Of any act ni
violence in connection with the collection OF debt
~ '' II. MARTYR HART.
Tho Dcancry Denver, September I, ls,j