La Junta tribune., 1904-11-02

.se~seM -. N net rssoonable, Mr..
Adams. thss the people ~ Cripple
Crock should feel JvstInsd In pursuIn0
the came eourss to pre<set ilfs and
prepsrty from the sttaehs ef band q
dynsmitsrs snd sssassinsf
n eaneshaiI girls may - bsniehsd
70 ssvs the s~srsis u ths people. ~hy
may dynamltsrs nst b banishsa y
save Ne iivss and property - decent
psep,sf
The action Of the Judge showed that
the iaW did not meet the di@culty coa-
fronting him and he had to 90 bsyond
Il
The action Of the people Of Teller
county. supported by the power Of the
state. showed exactly the same thing.
The same principle. that Of self-pre
servation. was applied in both In
stances. was It not!
So far ~ the legality OF the pro
ceeding IL concerned. is II not 4 fact
that the military has the advantage Of
,he civil authorities in this case? Does
not the constitution give the military
commander far greater power and dis
cretion in times Of insurrection than
the courts possess?
Now. Mr.. Adams. don't shy around
these questions in that weak and va
:illatins" way Of yours. 30 ably de-
scribed by your illustrious campaign
buGler. Senator Patterson. but tell the
people Of Colorado why you think 1t is
right for . city to deport its undesira-
Bile characters and wrong for county
70 do the same thing.
The next time you see Judge Overs
II might be wise to ask him Why he
indulged In the deportation habit in his
district and attacked the governor for
approving the same thing in other dis
tricts.
In bis abusive and insulting letter to
the governor regarding the failuse OF
the latter omcial TO use the militia Of
the state to return the deportees to
Idaho Springs. he said that IL he we're
governor he would enforce the rights
guaranteed my fellow beings by tie
Constitution and the law" But -
Judge you see he has found II neces-
sary to violate th. rights guaranteed
his fellow beings by the constitution
and the law" by deporting the un-
fortunate and helpless fellow beings
referred to above.
You might bring this point to his At
tention In strong language. affecting
Indignation. for II you gss him stirred
up. you may nnd that he knows Of
some section OF the Constitution which
has escaped your notice. - well ~ that
Of the Supreme Court.
As to yourself. your position now ap
pears to be that II depends upon whose
OK Is-Eored.
lnAsmuch as Q constitutional amend.
ment authorizing banishment under
certain conditions would be contrary
to the spirit Of our Institutions. and
In danger Of being abused. such .
solution ID out OF the question. and We
will therefore have to get along under
the present system OF deportation. will
We not?
II mot, how do you propose to stoS
II In cities and in courts ruled over
BY Populist Judges like Judge Owers?
Isn't II . fact that the use Of this de-
portatiou system will be very likely 20
continue ~ Il has for centuries past.
depending upon the common sense and
spirit Of justice Of the law abiding pso-
pie to zee that II II not abused?
Inasmuch ~ you are making your
campaign largely upon the deportation
issue, II is due the people whom you
expect to vote for you that you make
yourself clear on the points raised In
this and former letters on this subject
II you are in doubt. don't forget to
see Owers. He has had experience on
both sides Of the question, and stands
both for and against II.
Yours truly.
e. 4. RITTENHOU6E