The Grit-advocate., 1904-10-28
Open Letter No. 7.

How this order you?
1t sounds much like deportation. Goes it not?
Is there anything in It that suggests violation OF the
constitutional rights OF American citizens:
your national platform state in the most spe
cidc opposed Punishment of citizens
that any Organization government tina, would deny
citizen" obserye please that it ANY citizen
the right live where ntrests inclination deter
NINE" should be "summarIiy rebuked and punished?
Here is a sepcihc instance Of deportation that needs
your early attention.
Hyou have read the constitution and believe the Demo
cratic platform you that the person who issued
order acting without specific constitutional
authority you know OF anything in the constitution that
would permit OF peace to issue such
order this should point to it without delay be-
there general Impression abroad that ideas
OF Justice all tangled this deportation mat
According to your public and those OF
allies of Western Federation Miners. who spend
Ing tens of thousands dollars speakers
people Colorado throughout the United States this
order whether promulgated by the civil military authori
ties would be denounced outrageous attack the
rights domcilean objectionable onense against the
natural and legal rights Of American citizens.
The who uttered it would be branded as heart
less tyrant or perhaps hired capalistc
class. something equally as dreadful But when you
by paragon popullstic virtue by illus
tr.ous champion OF nhuman liberty, who stands ready to
bleed il necessary when the constitutional rights
lawless in danger-Judge Frank Owers-both you
your Socaistic political companions promptly lose your
voice.
1t seems strange that Judge Overs would decline the
Populist nomination and advise the Popuiss to for
you in order to punish Governor Peabody
deporations Cripple knowing all the while that
he himselfJudge Owersthis Socialist conscript of
yours has been guilty of many similar onenses in Lead
vile: case here of his orders
Punishment, issued January 7th of this year:
Each of you is ordered to leave town will give you
ample time and if found in the city after that
time you will be ordered into this court and fined"
And now, Governor prepare for the shock These
depoees of friend Overs not big,
equipped to struggle With the world but unfortunate
isn't it dreadful, when you stop think of it,
Not that they deported because it is just
to protect community against undesirable charac-
ers Of another but to think that this
sttutiona lawyer this sefapponed guardian Of const
utional liberty there the spine OF the Republic
who is now trotng along in your class should be the
guilty party
when he got these cases Nos 1853 to 1863 inclu-
sve against Lou Brooks Edna Faulkner Lola Courtney.
Minnie Warren and Ethel Saunders. dance hall artises,
he appreciated that he had of those
traordinary emergencies referred to in my letter of
week ago which required him to beyond the constu-
ton in order to do justice the community And he did
the same sensible thing that the people of Teller county
What you think about this action Of Judge Overs?
Is 1t possible. with all your experience public
and lawmaker. that you without Views upon
II not, you should give your views at upon this
question: because people really beginning to think that
afraid to tackle it.
Judge Overs said to the unfortunates whom he ban
tshed:
! WOULD NOT WORK A HARDSHIP UPON YOU
NEEDS REFORM"
Is this exactly the same sentiment that prompted
the deportations of Cripple Creek?
The people of Teller county. If they had wanted to
IS, q n but
If JUDGE OVERS FELT JUSTIFIED IN VIOLATING
THE CONSTITUTION IN THIS MANNER TO DEFEND
THE MORALS OF THE COMMUNITY AGAINST THE
ATTACKS OF THESE FIVE FRAIL WOMEN, is 1T NOT
REASONABLE, MR.. ADAMS, THAT THE PEOPLE OF
SUING THE SAME COURSE TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY FROM THE ATTACKS OF A BAND OF
oYNAM,TERs AND ASsAsslNs?
IF DANCE HALL GIRLS MAY BE BANIshEp TO
SAVE THE MORALS OF THE PEOPLE, WHY MAY
oYNAMITERs NOT BE sANIsHED TO SAVE The
LIVES AND PROPERTY OF DECENT PEOPLE?
The action of the judge showed that the law did not
meet the difficulty confronting him he had to go
beyond it.
The action of the people Teller county supported
by the power q the state showed exactly same thing
The principle that of sclfpreservation was an.
piled in both instances. it not?
SO far as the legality of the proceeding is
t not TACT that the military has the advantage of the
ctvl authorities in this case? Does the constitution
give the military commander greater power and dis.
cretOn IN times OF nsurrectOn than the
Now. Mr.. Adams. don't shy around these questions in
that weak and vaciating' way of yours so ably de-
acrbed by ilusrious campaign buger Senator pat
terson but tell the people of Colorado why you think IT is
right LOT city to depor its undesirable characters and
wrong for county do the same thing ~
The next time Judge Overs il might hc uiea
10 ask him why he ndulged dcporta habit in his
district and attacked the approving the Same
thing in other districts
In his abusive and insulting letter to the governor re
sardhg the ialiure OF the latter official militia
a the state to return the deporees Springs he
THE ADAMS RISK. country that tho
have declared agai,
90 lar as 1"osFett ana farbanks life and property
are concerheu he eeclon Is already unsafe place
won me ohi! possible danger is people of Colorado