The Springfield herald., 1904-10-14

The Alva Adams, calling upon him
20 come out from the cover on the vital issue of the cam
paisn published Sunday created even more
interest than the first one 1t reads as follows;
To Hon Alva Adams
Dear sr-ln o mentioned in my
former letter connection with your
attitude public people really ought
to know For instance, been making many refer
ences to Justice in speeches.
At Colorado City, in referring the labor troubles
according to gentleman who heard and wrote down
your words made the following startling assertion:
There is no difficulty which Justice cannot settle
or course you doubtless meant to add few words and
make 1t read like this:
There is difficulty which justice settle if
Justice h"" the power to enforce her decrccs"
1t certainly overlook these
know how many hundred thousand "downtrodden" Ameri
cans do not known what you are driving at
when in office. II trouble comes,
forts to but the first weapon will use shall
not be the mussset, but will be justice"
How do you arrive at the conclusion that justice Is
weapon? But never mind about that the point that in
terests the that going to make use of
this weapon first, when you governor
Why wait until governor? Why not use it now?
Now is the accepted time! You may never be governor
delay this heartless manner?
You of course know that the military debt amounts to
e share of mis- doh was yerv close to- million dollars
One of his about s955Ooo Both of his
constantly spreading the false
anarchy will fan the farmer You a public man,
Democratic leader an and you therefore must
know that the valuation this s342
100000 and that the for farming land and i'm
provements but s4o,ooOooo, little oneninth of
the whole which of course means that
The farmers share of the military debt will be but $780,
"A n-year bond issue this but about %
a $1,000
Knowing these things and having such high sense of
mn ,i, anu nnd ten the neone that yor ed,toriai
sponsor deliberately fabrcatng in
behalf and that your conscience will not permit you to
VIII tell the what think is fair
price for and security for life and property in
Colorado? telling s760,OoO much
About much and would really feel that
you could conscientousy give the people OF Colorado
without being extravagant? Would
feel that you would be justified in giving say 100000
worth of law and order or would you under pressure let
100000 worth? have already said that
much high is 1t? Where is
your limit. anyway?
Speaking o m remember what you
said at Colorado city when you were talking to an audi
which knew there few members OF the
Western Federation of Miners?
peabody has scheme to destroy the union. :"
"IIa loves unions a a hungry pullet :"
III Peabody is elected there is likely to be reduction
OF -
Their intentions down TO the dollar
mark.
How do these look to you in cold print? you
just. honorable in making these assertions?
Can you look preposterous Patterson campaign
lies lin the eye" without experiencing
ton and permitted yourself repeat
them?
~ If you ' really truly believed that would be
reduced If Peabody did tell
you their reduction II
Why you tell audience that the diff
ference you Governor Peabody this
of the state by letting the in
vesors of the world know be
proeoed in their personal
hope to gain the the state back to
the policies of Governor
rights of Investors by the state Your
lofty justice prompted this
The neone of Colorado be very interested
to know what you said. after condemnng
the assassination the Independence platform:
committed we have never been able to find out
'" And ,s hrs then %f You @
Observation-Disclosures