Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-20
CHAIRMAN FARLEY ISSUES
STRONG ApDREss TO VOTERS
Brings Question Of peabody Of
Adams" Home to Colorado citi-
xens in Brief But Pointed
Circular.

DEN Ell, COio, Ott- Nh"i' ip"h
Farley of the Republican State cen
tral committee today issued the fol
lowing address to the voters of Colo
RADIO.
ITO the Voters of Colorado:
The success OF the coming cleo
tion of the Republican state ticket
headed by Governor Peabody invol-
YES economic results Of the first mag
nitude to every voter interested in the
welfare of the state.
1T is common knowledge that In
vestors and capitalists throughout the
United States will regard the defeat
OF Governor Peabody as conclusive
evidence that further investment In
Colorado would be unwfse because the
lawless element or society. especially
represented by the Western FEEDER
alton of Miners, would be "The Power
Behind the Throne. and dictate the
policy of the state Democratic admin
istration.
"Regardless of politics, the mine
owners of the state. almost without
exception will accept the defeat of
Governor Peabody as conclusive evil
dence that their property will not
receive proper protection from the
lawless dictation OF, and acts OF vio-
lence by the Western Federation ol
Miners, thus inevitably resulting in
paralyzing one of the chief industries
of the state,
whatever lessons the develop
ments or output Of the coal, iron and
precious metal mines of the state. vi
tally effects the farmers. the stock
raisers. the railroads and every other
pursuit upon which the very existence
of the state depends.
1T also disastrously affects the
workmen and laborers OF the state, he
cause whatever curtails or checks The
operation of the plants and industries
giving employment to wage earners.
necessarily means a corresponding re-
duction in the number OF those en-
ployed.
THE election of Alva Adams will,
therefore. imperil the interests OF
every property owner and law abid-
Ing wage Garner in Colorado.
"The Rocky Mountain News and
certain politicians demand the defeat
of Governor Peabody nemely on two
asserted grounds;
First, because Of the increased
taxation made necessary by the In
debtedness incurred in suppressing
the insurrection fomented and kept
on foot by the Western Federation of
Miners.
Second. alleging the acts of the
state militia in deporting certain
aiders, abettors and sympathizers OF
the insurrectionists were unconstiti-
tional
In regard to the nrst point, the
very life of the state is involved In the
suppression of iawlessness, and no
public money is ever expended in a
worthier cause. The payment of the
debt referred to can be accomplished
by bonds running twenty or twenty
five years at low rate of interest and
the added annual taxation therefor
will be so insignificant that the aver
age taxpayer will be scarcely able to
detect the Increase In the amount Of
the tax receipt
The answer to the second (depor
tation) point is simple. The supreme
court of Colorado decided in the Moy
er case that Governor Peabody haC
the constitutional authority to arrest
detain and imprison all persons whom
he or his military subordinates hat
reason to believe were engaged In aid
ing the lawless element within the
county or district which he had pre-
viously proclaimed to be in state oi
insurrection
The same court further held that
no court could lawfully discharge
such prisoners by habeas corpus, OF
otherwise while the military author
tiles were in the field under the GOV
ernor's order.
This settled the constitutional right
OF the military to arrest and imprison
dangerous characters during times OF
public disorder, The Rocky Mountain
News, Meyer, Haywood and their fol
lowers to the contrary notwithstand
ing
The deportation complained OF
simply consisted of this:
Instead of keeping the deported
persons confined within the four walls
of prison, as they had a legal right
to do. the military authorities removed
them beyond the borders of the dis
affected county, and warned them moi
to return so long as military rule con
tinued. In other words. they were al
lowed to 20 at large outside of the
particular counties from which they
were removed The only restraint OF
their liberty being that they were
prohibited from returning to the coun
ty where the military was in charge
until ordinary civil authorities resum
ed control.
Common sense dictates that where
the lawful power to imprison for q
given period exists, the exclusion of q
prisoner from particular locality
during such time. is simply mild
modified form of restraint OF liberty
and the greater always includes tn,
less. in law as well as mathematics.
Voters OF Colorado reflect! Why
the Meyer and Haywood representing
the Western Federation OF Miners. ac
lively supporting Alva Adams? VIII.
are the funds of tho West farn Eador