La Junta tribune., 1904-11-02
DEPORTATION
By JUDGE OVERS
Open Letter No. =.

Open Letter No. 2.
To the Hon. Alva Adams:
Dear sir-"Each of you 10 ordered TO
leave town.
How docs this order sound to you!
II sounds very much like depoi tation.
does II not!
Is there anything in II that sugsssts
. violation OF the constitutional rfghts
Of American citissns!A
Does NOT your national platform state
in the most SPECIFIC terms that Il 10 or
pused to the banishment OF cittsens;
that any Organisation or government
that would deny amy citizen" lob
serve. please. that II says ANY citizen)
the right to live ,xbere interests or In
clination may determine" should b.
''summariiy rebuked and punished!
Here is . specific Instance Of deporta-
ton that needs your early attention
II you have read the constitution and
believe the Democratic platform, you
must agree that the person who issued
the above order was acting without
specific constitutional authority. II
you know OF anything In the constitu-
uon that would permit an onicer in
time Of peace to issue such an order
- this, you should point to II without
delay, because there Is general i'm
pression abroad that your ideas of
Justice are all tangled up upon this
deportation matter.
According to your public utterances.
and those OF your allies Of the Western
Federation Of Miners, who are spend
Ing tens Of Thousands Of dollars for
speakers to slander the people Of Colo
rsdo thfoughout the United states.
this order, whether promulgated by the
civil or military authorities, would be
denounced = an outrageous attack
upon the rights oi domicile-an unpar-
donable offense against the natural
and legal rights OF American citizens.
The man who uttered II would be
branded ~ . heartless tyrant. or PEI
haps hired Hessian Of the capitalis-
tic class" or somsthins equally as
dreadful. But when you and these
political allies OF yours know that this
order was issued by that paragon Of
populistic virtue. by that illustrious
champion Of inhuman liberty. who
stands ready to bleed. II necessary,
when toe constitutional rights OF the
iawless are in danger-Judse Frank
Owers-both you and your Socialistic
political companions promptly lose
your voice.
II seems strange that Judge Overs
would decline the Populist nomination
and sdvine The Pdpulists to vote tor
you In order to pusish Governor Pea
body because Of the deportations at
Cripple Creek. knowing all the while
that be. himsef-Judge Owers-this
new Socialist c0nscrtpt Of yours. has
been guilty Of many similar offensss
in Leadville: but such 10 the case. and
here Is one OF his orders Of banish-
ment. issued on January 7th Of this
year:
AoG8 u yO0 - Ou0EtO1 W tC9vS sOS -
I will give you ample time, and II yoa
are found In the city after that time
you will be ordered into this court and
Aned."
And now. Governor. prepare for the
shock. These deportees Of your friend
Owen were not big. strong men.
equipped to struggle with the world.
but poor unfortunate women. Isn't u
dreadful. when you stop to think Of Il!
Not that they were deposted. because
n 10 just - necessary TO protect .
community against undesirable charac-
tsss Of one sex - another; but to
think that this constitutiosal lawyer,
this seifAppointed guardian Of coosti-
tstiosal hststy. up there o. he spans
oe the Rapsblic. Who y nov trotting
along IN your claA. should be the
guilty partyi
when ~ got to these cases Nos.
1863 to 1858. inclusive. against Lou
BROOKS, D1aa Faslkes. Lola Courtney.
llinnss Wansu and HAei Saunders,
dance Aal1 sstsstss. he Appreciated that
he had sscountered one a those ''ex-
tsaoe1iaasy e0Argescies" referred to
in ny Isssss a . week ago. which re
suired hin to 90 beyond the constitu-
ton in osder TO do justice 70 the cos9-
nunity. And be an the sooe sensible
tAtns that the people a Teller cousty
lld.
what do you think about this action
q Judge Owers?
Il II possible, with all yosr e1pess-
nce - . psblic maa and - . le1-
0ahes. thaa you are without views
upoa the coostitutioaality of depoFta-
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