The Glenwood post., 1904-10-22

CITY, why is u not right to deport them a
IT your brother Frank may judge are dangerous
characters In Denver, why may not the author of
te'er county Judge who dangerous that
county?
You will observs these are direct and specific
questions Have you the time to reply them? Show
your friendsowes and Patterson-tha you are not as
weak and tmid as they would have the people believe
and speak up all may hear you.
Don't say that the different because the de-
ported men from Denver had no families property
while some of the deported from Teller county had
ooth' Tor IL you make this argument will the
posluoh that 1t is crime for American citizen
without family property, which, of course would
De looish thing to do The fact is that these poor
unfounates accumulate if they are to be
constantly hustled from town to another this un-
constitutional manner
Perhaps you regard this of deportation
as much too recent to discuss the Eve in
stance is remote therefore is invited to
the deporations that occurred few weeks ago
opening of the Rose Bud Indian lands
Several thousand people gathered awaiting the
drawing of lots to secure land. Among them were a
number of offensive and dangerous characters whom
was found impossible to control by ordinary The
people assembled there law-abidng and respectable
and they concluded that Extraordinary emergency
mad arisen and know the res-hey deported drove
away the undesirable characters.
VIII you please tell why you not raised your
voice against this outrage? This you know is one of
the questions cannot dispose pleasant smile
You are undoubtedly aware of the appalling list OF
crimes which the civil authorities county per-
mted to go unpunshed while the Western Federation or
Miners was in control of public in that county,
You know that after the militia Cripple Creek that
awessness and wholesale assassination was resc-ted to-
ordinary measures having failed do you think that
extraordinary measures justified exraor
iinary condition? Perhaps you regard the murder
OF fifteen men in day "extraordinary emergency
At any rate don't overlook question: IL is really
quite important that you answer it.
In order that you may fully appreciate the point an
trying to make clear will give you illustration
init tirnoti
all emergencies. Let see.
When great fire is raging in city it is common
practice know to blow up surrounding buildings
to prevent the spread of the confagraon Do you know
of law constitution which permits the fire chief to
destroy property in this manner?
You know that under such conditions chief will
order out Of house and he is going
to destroy it. and that made in vain
He will tell you that he is going destroy inter-
ests of the community to the spread the fire.
For time he rises superior to the law He tells you
few are to be made to suffer for the Of the many
that house be to gave the property
of the people of your CITY,
If you fair candid and just you would have
the people believe, you will admit that this is
extraordinary emergency" which is by an appica-
on OF the natural low of sefpreservaton you must
also admit that it is right to apply this this emer.
gency.
Now tell the people how you can maintain that it is
right to apply the higher law of sepreservaon to pro-
ect property in this wrong apply the same
law to protect life in similar extraordinary emergency
| Please answer.
Another extraordinary emergency which car1ed for
extraordinary measures to meet is candidacy for the
governorship You and party regarded the emer-
gency extraordinary that you they have adopted
the extraordinary and humilating policy forming an
alliance with the element which believes violence
jnsifable and that property is robbery.
Have said done anything during this campaign
that would indicate in the way that your sy-
pathes with the terrorzed people Teller county
or with the men who MANNED crippled by the
Western Federation of Miners camp or with the
families of the who in the interests
of that organization?
| Not word. But it is too late Why not speak
| up; why be afraid?
Just question Have you heard of any dyna.
hitting any murders of union non-rnion men since
the bad characters were out Of the mining camps
where the disorders occurred?
Is it not fact that every legitimate business enter
prise has been resumed without fear of dynamter
that prosperity and good order have followed the disap
of these desperadoes from
the did after their suppression in the Coeur
d'Alenes and Leadvile?
Deportation is remedy is unfortunate that
the awess supporters of the Federation of Min
made it to apply it. but you agree that
the remedy has had the desired result Good ORDER pros
perity and happiness have returned mining camps
of Colorado have they not?
! 1t would be very becoming in you to answer these
questions If you do not the very likely to
atorn the opinion that afraid you are can
avoiding the wearness and wounds of encounter
vital measures charged by your friend Patter.
son in the campaign of 1896. Respectfully yours
E. E. RITTENHOUSE.
state and state and which already bas .reoj.