The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-21
Answer to the Objections Advanced
Against Governor Peabody's
Reelection

The Rocky Mountain News, and GER
tain politicians demand the defeat of
Governor Peabody mainly on two as
serted grounds
First. Because of the increased tax
alton, made necessary by the indebted
ness incurred in suppressing the insur-
rections fomented and kept on foot by
the Western Federation of Miners.
Second. Alleging the acts Of the state
militia, In deporting certain aidere,
abettors and sympathizers OF the insur-
rectiOnists, were unconstitutional.
In regard to the first point, the very
life of the state Is involved In the sup
preston of lawlessness. and no public
money is ever expended in worthler
cause. The payment OF the debt re-
terred to can be accomplished by bonds,
running twenty or twenty-five years. at
Il low rate of interest, and the added
annual taxation therefore will be so In
significant that the average taxpayer
will be scarcely able to detect the in
crease in the amount OF his tax re-
Ceipt.
The answer to the second (deporta-
tIon) point, is simple. The Supreme
Court of Colorado decided. In the
Meyer case. that Governor Peabody had
the constitutional authority to arrest,
detain and imprison all persons whom
he (or his military subordinates) had
reason to suspect were engaged in aid
ing the lawless element within the
county or district which he had pre-
viously proclaimed to be in state OF
insurrectiOn.
The same court further held that no
court could lawfully discharge such
prisoners by habeas corpus, or other
wise, while the military authorities
were in the field under the governors
orders.
This settles the constitutional right
of the military to arrest and imprison
dangerous characters during times OF
public disorder, the Rocky Mountain
News, Meyer, Haywood and their fol-
lowers, to the contrary notwithstand-
ing
The deportation complained of sim
ply consisted of this: Instead of keep
ing the deported persons confined
within the four walls of a prison, as
they had a legal right to DO, the mill
tary authorities removed them beyond
the borders OF the disaffecIed county
and warned them not to return so long
as military rule continued. In other
words. they were allowed to go at large
outside of the particular county from
which they were removed. the only re-
straint of their liberty being that they
were prohibited from returning to the
county where the military was in
charge until ordinary civil authorities
resumed control.
rDmmnn Sapce 1jrtatpc that whore
the lawful power to imprison for a
given period exists, the exclusion OF a
prisoner from particular locality dur
ing such time is simply mild, modi-
fed form of restraint Of liberty, and the
greater always includes the less. in law
as well as mathematics.
Why did the Democratic managers
put TWO Western Federation represen-
tativcs on the state ticket with Adams
one for auditor the other for electOr?
The answer is clear: Adams is bound
hand and foot to the federation and
dare not. II he would, oppose their de-
mands while serving as governor.
And what are the aims of this law
less organization? They openly avow
that their goal is Socialism, pure and
simple, and this means the destruction
Of all private property rights. Are you
prepared to lend aid and encourage
ment by your vote to such an end?
Think 1t over. discuss the subject in
all its bearings with your intelligent
fellow citizens. consult your conscience
and your own material interests and
vote for Governor Peabody.
Respectfully yours.
d. B. FARLEY.
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