La Junta tribune., 1904-11-05

AnAaes paosseGs ssoT TO ueg
MILITIA
opsa Lsesas ~. -
To the Hsa- Aha AAa0s:
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~ thls e1Ds ~ ths aaaoaoes0soe q
yo.s aAAePsoes - ths eaass q year
fEssaAs = ~ western Fs1sssttss q
llinss h ysus sscsaa Dsavse sDsseA
AAs essaAal . Dru6os.A iASsssssoa
spos ths veass of co,osa1o
TAsy -sssDsctsd - oscA III -
tos- ~ ~ thas yss hays bsse
0salsA into asking . sOsei1e Sseaass-
t5oo 80 Aays chosen he si1s a ~
-rsA aag~ sssosat safhss tAAa that q
IL ~ ssA order peo0is. a inDslt
ate rsaAjsstias a political hsss hAs
followed
The psop,s nov feel that they know
spoa which side yoa stand. although
your dsehs.tions. ~ usual. we're more
o. isss e,oudsd with ambiguity. Your
Conservative followers felt much On
coarassd vhsa you declared that N
insasrsctioa occurred yoa vosId uss
tAs stroag arm of the government 70
asssrt NJ power. but all hops ded vAsa
yos turned to your frisads. the asht-
iag. Arssatins Socialists a the West
ssa Fsderasioe of Miners. and In The
same breath told them that the militia
shoah b more decorative than uss-
fai- and used to shed iustrs and gioey
% pasades."
Why not disband Il?
n you believe that the militia should
- rendered useless or at least Sim
ply osnaneatai. Why do you not. - .
natter Of both principle and economy.
srss that It b disbaadsd? Your Views
and those Of the Moyerites are idcnti-
cal spoa this point
Do you not think ~ . mere 0rns-
asat the militia would be rather An
sxpsasive luxury? 9.
esatjoa followers would understand
yoa. yoa addsd that the miiitia would
NOT b used TO take sides" In IN IN
dustrial coaaict.- There b but one
rsassaAbie interpretatioa Of this ~
nashabss utterance. and the people
have discovered II very promptly.
Doet yoa think II would have been
nueA more dignined. patriotic and con
sistsnt With the duty Of , public man
for you 10 have boldly Informed your
militant Socialist supporters that the
best way to keep the militia out OF the
Geld and make It solely ornamental
would b TO obey the law and respect
every man's natural and legal rights!
You know very well. Mr.. Adams.
that the Colorado militia has never
bssa ussd In strikes unless II was 70
prsvsat or suppress lawlessness.
Why did you not tell your followers
that n they would behave themselves
the militia would never trouble them!
The average man believes that there
are two sides to the auestioo Of strike
lavlsssness-ths side Of the Law and
the side of the lawless-but here you
are. . candidate for governor. telling
the lavlsss people that you viii NOT
psrmit the militia to take sides either
for OF against them!
n you doat want them TO under.
stand your statement In this way. yoa
should say % quickly. for they now
feel that you meant what you said and
they are sloating over IT, The follow
ing questions cover some points which
you have studiously avoided in your
public uttesances:
Whist Would Ne Def
Governor Peabody believes that the
state has the right to prevent - we'll
~ to suppress strike or other iavlsss-
Eess when the local authorities fail.
Do you Join him In this belief:
Governor Peabody believes that II IL
not necessary. when local authorities
fail. tor the governor to walt until life
md property II sacrificed. before send
.ng help to the law-abiding people q
community.
In this your idea. and would yoa oct
pom II II elected and such . situstioa
,rise?
Governor Peabody does not believe
hat II 10 necessary for hin to wait tot
ocal o0cials TO request the troops to
upprsss disorder o. insuffectioa whom
hey show evidenceS Of being In sym-
.athy with such disorder OF insurrec-
ION.
Do you thiak he u right about this?
Lst ~ suppose that $50 armed strfk-
,rs shoalA charge upon the TON Boy
nine. IN which yoa have been the prin-
ipal OWNER. and capture Il. after kill
ng one o. two of your eDployes.
Woah yoa Dend . Telegram to the
pUvernos. - was done b. the rspre-
ssatativs q The last Democfstic CIV