The Springfield herald., 1904-10-14
OPEN LETTER NO. 2 TO HON. ALVA ADAMS

impart them to your audience. you that
you "suspIeioned the authorities or the nine "
duty to tell the people whom you ud s"SP'e'on
VIII you do 1t?
In your Denver speech you said
believe the courts OF law competent to is' every
legal wrong" .,,-,...,,. ,,,
that you propose weapon Justice yourself
dispense Justice? Why should you ou.t
in the courts in this manner? The first thins you Ao"
you Win be usurpns power ana things decide which side is
which side is unjust how do propose to en-
decision If Interpretation of justice Is not
accepted by side?
Can it be possible that in the event that you should de,
eide legitimate business enterprise had
the right conduct unmoested and unterrorized by law
less that would the militia to enforce your
judgment? Mtarism? Perish the thought This would
be good thing to explain to audience for you have
idea how glad they would be to know not what 'o" DE-
Iieve. but what would do
Against whom would you be most likely to use your
weapon" Justice? Would against those whom
condemning against those whom you are
commencing?
You condemning the employers of men in our min
ing To they appear as Monsters intent upon
the destruction OF labor and in fact party has
charged them with almost every crime including desire
to destroy American liberty.
You have Joined the western Federation Miners
millions of dol
lives defeat Governor Pea
arr running n representatives of
this organization These and the radical element gem
Would your weapon of justice against these friends
whom this radical lawess element right and
,b,t theIr in the mining camps were wrong In
opposing awessness that the in
stamping 1t out-if way you now
would under similar conditions after
became governor?
The will conclude that would de-
this conclusion. you
should lose no time In explaining the matter to HIM
You banker capitalist and have been quoted
in the amanaes as one of coorados nilonaires This
spirit of reproach for would all like
have competence 1t referred to simply to show that
property and lots of 1t.
Let us sit down and suppose together.
If o group of men wished to harm hnan-
r o @ or os %os
of
peace" existed in section of the community? Would
promptly call the law to guard your
legal right to conduct a legitimate business?
Suppose found the police and the officials
sympathy with enemies, that could
from them would you not call upon the state to protect
like other
rioters?
would almost wrenching
political spine in effort to to the telephone
state was used to protect you and your employees to enable
business. would denounce the
who protected enemies To liberty
are now denounclnS Governor feabody Would you
hall and and rant and denounce the
thorities coming relief and charge
miltasm and the destruction OF human liberty
doing the of Governor Peabody who
mining industries of this state against the awless
tacks OF the Western Federation OF Miners?
Scarcely
would stand like the good American citizen
you you running political
hat to the nag and thank God that
American that not only
protect citizens in their natural
n who afraid o hat
governor who would not bow to the mob. who
anarchists
would permit the any
held superior the
You this would you You
ungratefu ashamed of country. only
you after the votes OF those who
it.
the people to believe just,
should you elected something
sincerely yours, RITTENHousE
Editor Colorado Springs Telsgraph
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