The Springfield herald., 1904-11-04


The verdict next Tuesday promises to be overwhelm
ngy against Moyerism to forever settle the question Of
Its supremacy in this state Up until two weeks ago II
practically anybodys fight but since that time the
educational campaign has progressed rapidly and stam
for the law policy of the Republican party
of the important factors which force and
strength to this stampede the utterly disreputabe
policy of the Denver News and the Democratic campaign
managers in circulating outrageous campaign lies.
They juggled official figures and deliber-
atey misquoted the They have given wings
to the contemplate fabrcations regarding the Re-
publican campaign and candidates They went SO FAR as
to fake telegram concedng the state to the
Democrats, and signing Chairman Fareys name to It,
The Denver News to the low and disgusting level
of picuring in cartoons the governor OF Colorado In
beasty state OF intoxcaon Day after day these car
toons have appeared in which the of this COM
monweath is pictured in clothing made of playing cards.
surrounded by champagne bottles the intention being to
the Idea that addicted to habits of intemper
more foul. indecent and cowardly attack upon
the character public official than this could
not be of by the most depraved journalist for
it pictures a libel he dare not put into type
The of justice and fair dealing of the people of
Colorado has revoted at these dsrepuabe political meth
ods and. usual the result of the of mud sling
ing and sander has been reaction in favor OF the public
man who has been attacked.
This policy of malicious personal persecution is largely
responsible for the proportions which the STAN
pede for Peabody has reached and the estimate of
Chairman Farley Republican pluraties will not
be below 10000 promises to be fulfilled Tuesday next
Adams Runs from the Rttenhouse Letters.
During the past three weeks Republican editor OF
letters to Alva Adams in the
neighborhood of three hundred specific questions rang
ing Of principle and policy to questions OF
constitutional So far Mr. Adams courage has failed
permitted the public to read these inter
estng pertinent inquiries after day without reply
ing.
These open letters and Mr. Adams failure to reply to
talk Of the state and the universal
Adams for not answering them was
that he could without compromising himself
before the public particularly before the secret allies
of his party.
The utter of political in connection with
these legitimate reasonable inquiries has confirmed
the conviction already settled the
of Colorado Adams however genial and charm
ing he might socially, politically coward and
exactly the that this state does want
for governor.
These inquiries served another good purpose.
While Mr. has dared them they have
assisted materially driving him to the point of making
public announcement OF his adherence the of
Federation OF Miners and this announcement
sounded the kne of his political hopes. peo
ole will the and prosperity
they enjoying and which has been restored
has put stop the business this
state aggregang 1000 and restored security
and property mining camps.
Speech That Killed Adams.
At last the honorable Ava Adams has smoked out
tJe found it impossible the INQUIRIES
which we're upon him from all state
not only by the Republican editors but and or
der After getting nearly through the