The Grit-advocate., 1904-11-04

Dsnssr-Tne Republican ,ictov Is won in Colorado
Ths verdict next Tuesday 20 be so oVerwhetn
iasy axans. Moycrsm settle the question OF
its supremacy this slAts Up until two weeks ago 1t
practically anybodys fight. but since that time The
educational campaign has progressed rapidly and STAN
pede for the law and order policy Of the Republican party
in One Of the important factors which gave force ana
strength this stampede the utterly disreputabe
policy Of the Denver News and the Democratic campaign
managers in circulating Outrageous campaign lies
They juggled msstaei ofnciaI figures and deber-
stsy misquoted the oczrscord They have given wings
% the most pbie fsbricaons regarding the Re
publican campaign and candidates They went so lar as
concoct fake telegram concedins the state TO the
Democrats. and signing Chairman Fairleys name to It,
The Denver News stopped to the low and disgusting level
Of picturing In the OF Colorado IN
beastly state OF iaoxcation Day after day these car
toons have appeared in which the governor OF this com
monweah is pictured clothing made OF playing cards
surrounded by champagne bottles the intention being to
convey the idea that he is addicted to habits of ntemper
A foul. Indecent and cowardy attack upon
the personal character Of public official than this could
not be conceived OF by the most depraved journalist lo
it pictures libel he dare not put into type
The Justice and fair dealing OF the people OF
revolted these disrepntable political meth
DDS and usual the net result of the use OF mud sling
ing reaction in favor of the public
who has been attacked.
This policy personal persecution is largely
responsible proportions which the STAN
pede Peabody has reached and the estimate Of
Chairman Farley that the Republican pluraties will not
be below 10000 promises to be fulfilled on Tuesday next
Adams Runs from the Rttenhouse Letters.
During the past three weeks a Republican editor of
this open letters Alva Adams in the
neghborhood of three hundred specific questions, rang
Ing matters of principle and policy TO questions of
constitutional far Mr.. Adams courage has failed
him he has permitted the public to read these inter
esng pertinent Inquiries Jay after day without reply
Ing.
These open letters and Mr. Adams failure TO reply to
them became the talk of the state and the universal YER
that Mr. Adams for not answering them was
that could not do without compromising himself
public and particularly before the secret allies
of his party
The utter lack Of political courage in connection with
these legitimate reasonable inquiries has confirmed
conviction. which had already settled the people
Colorado that Mr. Adams. however genial and charm
ing he might be socially politically coward, and
exactly the sort of l this does
for governor.
These inquiries have served another good purpose
While Mr. Jared them, they have
assisted materially in ryiug him to the point of making
public announcement OF his adherence to the of
Federation ot Miners and this
the death kne Of his political hopes The peo-
pie will destroy the and prosperity which
they enjoying and which has been restored to them
by Republican policy OF law and order-a policy
has put stop = loss the business interests this
aggegating 10000 900 aud restored security for life
and property in mining camps.
Speech That Killed Adams.
At last the honorable Ava Adams has been smoked out
it impossible to resist the multitude of inquiries
showered him from all parts of the state
only the Republican editors but by the law
der Democrats After getting nearly through entire
campaign without mentioning the name of the Western
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