The Glenwood post., 1904-10-08

raoo springs Telegraph has recently been published
has excited lively interest in political circles
WILL THE HON. ALvA ADAMS PLEASE STAND UPs
To the Hon Alva
Dear sr-The undersigned addresses you thus publicl
because public appealing publicly
voters to elect to public Office and because hav
been general in stating
not know where stand.
In your speech accepting the nomination for governo
delegates the Democratic party and the
ern Federation of Miners your quoted Denve
News as saying among other things:
There is something money: 1t is principle
There is something higher than cash: it is manhoo
womanhood."
II really believe principle above money VIII
do you not the principle you elo
auently advocated. namely That policy.
and come out like publicly the false
hoods which misguided friend Denver News
Times has been publishing with the
dtures during last and during the of Gov
ernor Peabody
YOU of know that the these
that expenditures limited .1S9s.29O falls
and stated for the purpose of deceivng the public
Juggling Figures.
You must also know that your auditor In his report
states that the disbursements administration
ss471'e2SL Here is an opportunity to place prncpl
above by repudating the friend
the senator, your friend. the auditor.
You wise be ignorant of the small trick o
friend the who deducts expendi
lures all extraordinary disbursements made necessary b.
legislation and unforeseen contingencies but leaves them
the total which he charges to Peabody administration
Are you ln" on this petty juggling?
And again, if hold that there is something highe
than cash. why frescong the blue vault of HEAVIER
with oratorcal dollar marks in effort divert the mind
of hearers from the vital principle of government in
volved in this campaign?
ernment is founded the right to s liberty and property
been attacked by the asess element in this state unde
the leadership of the Western Federation of Miners
Governor Peabody mas gt
the forces of the state resist this attack and
maintain this principle Instead of supporting this faithful
puohc ohcia you nave joined the FORCES "ich nave at
taoked this vital principle and tickle
James F. Burns for elector, and +. r. Wheeler fol
auditor and ignoring the crimes of the Western
them Such time give to the question
law and order either indulge in gterng generate
dwell the alleged mistakes of Governor Peabody
which you think he made while endeavorns tc maintain
the supremacy of the law.
1t would become you to make some tangible and specific
PLANTATION.
that believe in Justice The people of Colorado
have listened pleasing plattudes twenty
1iarad ~ aIdnn r11n ',as " 80 +Sir S tSo, ~ 49,, ,
highly the Ten Commandments they know that
in general believe the law should be enforced
they have heard frequently during the last two
weeks that especially fond of Thomas Jefferson
that the idea of the freedom freedom the
press and freedom generally meets with approval
us n i'm
people you preach pleasantly
preach it, They know of ability paint beau
time by oratorcal but the
ave Democrats and tho voters generally not looking
for rhetorical aourshes now they just plain
simple. manly words from you.
In the matter of these figures of do wish
to be engaged in political himhamming
game but will admit that your friend Senator Pater-
son, by making figures to suit himself almost
be juggled. Do this Juggling
proposition do repudiate 1T?
Your senatorial friend for instance that left
deficit of s7lS4 You of course know that this is not
and will doubtless take the opportunity
public that the deficit
as stated by your auditor of his
port.
Your senatorial friend also that the
istraton turned over to the Peabody admnistra
you familiar with you
that the amount left hand s67,374.49
opportunity you place principle the
dollar and tell people the truth about this item
You also that the disbursements Orman
exceeded those of the Peabody
tion about 100000 deducting the military debt
avoid the orman administration your
administration of eight years ago?
operating expenses o government have
naturally increased in the eight owing legs
laton increase in the population
under the Peabody administration is really less
per capita than under administration eight
Unfair Criticism.
friend the senator Governor Peabody's
reached st.273,57O. including
the sake of argument that
How much of this is chargeabe oper-
atng expenses of the departments?
Surely $750OOo is not $3.50 600
paid by this administration drawn during
Orman's You would charge expenses
the s15SOOO which this administration paid to banks for
borrowed by former Democratic administrations
The additional schools the spent
the permanent improvements at the insane asylum the
additional paid for bridges and roads amounting
the paid for the Kansas Colorado
suit nc Worlds you n
legitimate charge operating expenses
would you7 And spe-
cial disbursements amount s1,969,OOO.
you with friend, the senator,
fair to Expenses" Peabody
administration? Why not stick to the truth?
Have you yet any your o
deficit the administration has
$500, 900?
dol
lars 1t is th.s question OF principle which you mentioned
TIE ADAMS FAMILY POLITICAL needs it; Frank S
pD1ir nInfun al