The Lamar register., 1904-10-19
THIRD OPEN LETTER TO THE DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATE.

To the Hon. Adams. Dear Sir:
VIII you kindly stand and look the people OF
Colorado in the while your attention-and theifs- 10
invited to
THE ADAMS DECORATIONS.
You have literally deluged with scadng Demo
alleged injustice done the dangerous
out of some OF the mining CAMPS
of Colorado weep because of the violation oil the
constitution because some of these desperadoes h
families you please explain the difference In the re-
suits a who is killed by desperate with FANNY
who is killed by unmarried assassin he "ouu
be dead in either event. would he not?
But these tears yours-have you shed any in sym
pathy families of the whom the Western req
Grafton MANNED and murdered In colorado
So please of Colorado when and where
you did it.
We all know that you are personally and that
sympathy naturally goes to the unfortunate fut we
also know that in this instance owing to your weak and
vaciatng" tendencies political expediency prevents you
pIclrng your hearers the Distress misery anu
suffering caused honest. lawabidng American "orhne
men Inv this vicious Western of Miners You
the people Of Colorado the story OF the
nhuman crimes of this organization because
you running a ticket and standing on platform size
by with representatives of the Western federaon
of Miners support lack the moral courage to
sacrifice.
please stand still and look the audience square IN
the eye this question::
Don't YOU know in all and in all extraordinary
required to meet extraordinary emer
gences?
There are times when human impulse prompts people
to do extraordinary things requires extraordinary
means to bring back to orderly and ordinary
stop to think, Governor. how Adam and Eve
left the garden of Eden?
Their departure recorded of deportation
you remember that cherubim guarded the
Eden with flaming sword to see that they did
not come back"
Perhaps YOU may regard Extraordinary emergency
as too apply a modern instance. II So here
is that is quite recent:
know it is your policy to admit nothing and claim
lint sti that brother
Frank Adams head of the police department Of
Denver.
Your brother Frank deported about 800 OF your
fellow citizens since the administration came into
office? Inasmuch this is all in the family you of course
will maintain that you not know of this Outrageous
proceeding"
any gathered up exed about fifty of
downrodden fellow citizens of the most of
whom harmless and inorensive their only crime
being that they and riendess There had been
number of holdups in the Capital City Your brother
Frank and his policemen unable to locate the Grim
therefore arrested who in their opinion
suspicous they them without warrant
slightest sembance Of authority of law They made
against them except that they Suspicious
They thrown in jail and after time given certain
number Of hours to leave the city under threats Of mp
onment.
Your brother Frank this "1n this bunch
undoubtedly the 'hodups' whom after. but I'M
Identity tell the innocent from the guilty
but that the people of Denver entitled to
protection tough element and going to de-
port the whole bunch and be the safe side. man
identify hornet that stung him. but this fact
don't prevent him from cleaning the whole nest.
you tell the ladies whom you addressed in Denver
this outrageous violation of the consttu
tional guarantees by brother Frank? Did tell
these humble citizens the majority of whom
innocent of crime ruthlessly torn from the
alleys and dives of Denver and forcby
driven from the city by your brother Frank. Did
plain to them that this done by him in violation OF the
provision constitution which that mo
shall pf 70 wit dine
process Of law"
Certainly You busy denouncing Governor
Peabody authorities Teller county for doing
ldencaly thing with the dangerous and murder
confne itself to theft but which
murdered fifteen non-union men in day.
you approve of the deportations OF your brother
Frank? how do reconcile his action with the
provision glorious document which you
party undertaken to guard-the constitution
approve why you protested against this
Tyranny"
Do you know of anything in constitution permits
a policeman grab citizen who is quietly passing along
street, violating hustle him of the city
limits in this manner?
When to this point in describing the deporta-
tions in Cripple Creek you say:
"If any of these criminals, in Gods name let
the criminals be punished let not the innocent suffer-"
Have you said this to your brother Frank while
pleading with him desist in his "mperalstic policy
deportation? Don't you know that at the time you
talking the ladies in Denver last week your
brother Frank deporng these citizens from Denver?
And please face the voters and tell them why
you authorities for the deportaons in Teller