The Springfield herald., 1904-10-21

" is right to deport dangerous characters from the
city why is not right to deport them from couny7
II your brother Frank may judge who dangerous
characters Denver, why may the authorities Of
Teller judge who characters in that
county?
You lobserve that these specific
questions Have you the time to reply to them? Show
your friends-Owers and Paterson-that not as
weak and timd they would have the people believe.
and speak all may hear you.
Don't that the different because the de-
ported men from Denver had families property,
while some of the deported from Teller county had
both for il you make this argument will take the
position that is American citizen to be
without family property. which, of course, would
be foolish thing to do. The fact is that these
nnfortunates accumulate neither If they are to be
constantly hustled from one town to another in this un
constitutional manner
Perhaps may regard this instance of deportation
as much too recent to discuss the Adam and Eve In
stance is remote therefore attention is invited to
the deportations that a weeks the
opening of the Rose Bud Indian lands.
Several thousand people were gathered awaiting the
drawing of lots secure land. Among .hem
number of offensive and dangerous characters whom it
was found impossible to control by ordinary means The
people assembled there awabidng and respectable
and they concluded that extraordinary emergency"
had arsen and know the res-they depored. drove
away the undesirable characters.
VIII you please tell us why you have not raised your
voice against this outrage? This. know. is of
the questions dispose of with pleasant smile
You undoubtedly aware OF the appalling list of
mitted unpunshed while the Western Federation of
Miners in control Of public offices in that county.
You know that after the militia left Cripple Creek
awessness and wholesale assassination resorted to-
Ordinary measures having failed do not think that
extraordinary justified meet this
dnay condition? Perhaps do not regard the murder
of fifteen Extraordinary emergency"
At rate. don't overlook this question: it is really
quite important that you answer it.
In order that you may fully appreciate the point am
trying to make clear will give you another Illustration
You constantly inmang that law sufficient
all emergencies. Let
When great fire is raging in city it is the common
practice, you know. blow surrounding buildings
to the of the conhagration. Do know
of law constitution which permits the fire chief to
destroy property in this manner?
You know that under such conditions the fire chief will
of house and tell that he is going
destroy it, and that protests will be made in vain
He will tell that he is to destroy in the inter
of the community the spread Of the fire
For time he rises superior to the law He tells
few be made suffer for the benefit of the
that your house be sacrificed to the property
of the people of your city.
If you fair. candid and just as would have
people believe will admit that this is indeed
"extraordnary emergency. which is by applca
ton Of the natural low of sefpreservaon and must
also admit that is right apply this law this
Igency.
Now tell the people how you maintain that it is
right to apply the higher law of selfpreservaon
tect property in this and apply the
law protect life in similar extraordinary emergency
Please
Another extraordinary which has called for
Extraordinary candidacy for the
governorshp You and party regarded the emer-
gency so extraordinary that and they have adopted
the extraordinary and humiiatng policy of forming
alliance with the element which believes strike violence
justifabe and that property is robbery.
you said done anything during this campaign
that would indicate in the remotes that
with people Teller county
or with the men who were MANNED and crippled by the
Western Federation of Miners in that with the
families of the who murdered in the interests
of that organization?
Not 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-union men since
the characters of the mining camps,
where the disorders occurred?
a that every legitimate business enter
resumed without fear of the dynamiter;
that prosperity and good order have followed the disap
pearance Federation desperadoes from
the did after their suppression in the Occur
dAenes at Leadvie?
Deportation a remedy. 1t is unfortunate that
supporters of Western Federation of Min
necessary apply it, but must that
had the desired result Good order
perty happiness have returned to the mining
of Colorado, have they not?
very becoming in you these
questions. If do not, the voters likely
friendsOwers the Judge and Patterson the
aor-in the opinion that afraid; that
avoiding 1.-The wearness and wounds of hard
upon measures charged your friend Pater
son n campaign of 1896 Respectfully yours.
f R1TTENHOUSE.
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