The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-06

WILL THE HON AVA ADAMS PLEASE STAND Urf
Dear sir-The undersigned addresses thus publicly
because public man appealing publicly TO the
you and because you have
general views that many voters do
not know where stand
In your speech accepting the nomination Tor sosehor
the delegates OF the Democratic party and the west
Federation of Miners your are quoted by the Denver
News saying. among other things
There is something more than money; 1t Is principe
you really believe that principle
you principle that you have so eio-
namely THAT honesty is the best policy
hoods which your friend
Times has been publishing with regard to the state
and during the term of Gov
YOU OF course know that the statement
that expenditures were limited to sssesSo Is false
and stated for the purpose of deceiving the public
Juggling Figures
state, has the aIsbur,sments y your administration were
s3.4717e2sL Here is opportunity to place principle
by repudating the statement of your friend
the senator. your friend the auditor
You are wise ignorant of the small trick OF
who deduets from your expend
extraordinary disbursements made necessary by
legislation and unforeseen but leaves mem
which charges to the Peabody administration
Arc in" on this petty jugslingg 60,
II hold that there is something higher
why fescoing the blue vault OF heaven
with oratoriea dollar marks in effort to divert ths minds
OF hearers from the vital principle OF government IN
You know that the vital principle upon
right lfv liberty and property
lawiess element in this state under
the leadership of the Western Federation of Miners
that Governor Peabody has had the courage
resist this attack ana TO
principle of supporting this faithful
public Joined the forces which have Mt
this vital principle and you are now on ticket
Federation of Min
f. for elector. and f. r. Wheeler for
auditor you the crimes of the Western
Federation of Miners and the necessity that TOT
give to the question OF
law and>order either indulge In gltterins seneraes
dwell upon alleged mistakes of Governor Peabody
which think he made while endeavorins to maintain
This is an unfortunate position and
would become make tangible and specific ex
Generaiites wi 1T will for you to
your pleasing plaudes for twenty
have and down this state In search Oh po
tica They have heard say that you be-
iieved tho golden rule good thing they know how
highly regard the Ten Commandments they know that
in general you believe the law should be enforced
they have heard say frequently during the last two
especially fond of Thomas Jefferson and
that the idea OF the freedom OF speech eedom OIL the
and freedom generally meets with your approval
n simple Words.
The people what preach and how pleasantly
preach It They know of your ability to paint beau
@ MORO but the
Democrats and the voters generally not looking
for rhetorical hourshes now they want Just few plain
simple. manly words from
of these figures of do not wish
be engaged political fmnamming confidence
game will admit that friend. Senator Patter
by making figures to suit himself can prove almost
the state sufficient: the
be juggled Do approve of this juggling
proposition or do you repudate lit
friend for Instance, that left
deficit s7137 You. of know that this is not
doubtless the opportunity to inform
that the deficit left by administration
22o71 stated by auditor OF his
port.
senatorial friend also states that the orman admin
istraton the Peabody adminstra
familiar with affairs.
must know hat s67,37449.
opportunity for principle the
dollar your the truth about this item.
that the disbursements of the Orman
the Peabody
100000 deducting the military debt Why
avoid the orman administration and refer
administration of eight years ago?
The operating expenses government have
the eight owing 1egs
n
state. the actual of
Peabody
than under administration eight
Unfair Criticism.
that Governor Peabody's
reached st27357o. including the debt
the sake that
How this oper-
atng OF the departments?
s759.00O war debt the $780, 600
this administration warrants during
orman's You would charge expenses
borrowed by former Democratic administrations
schools, the
improvements the insane
paid bridges and amounting
paid for the Kansas Colorado
the Worlds Fair bourd would consider
legitimate operating expenses of
state government your spe-
ciai disbursements amount to 31969.ooo.
| with friend. the senator.
items expenses"
| adm ation?
told of audiences that instead O
a deficit the present administration about
100000?
lars 1t principle you
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