The Glenwood post., 1904-10-15
OPEN LETTER NO. 2 TO HON. ALVA ADAMS

70 come out from the vital issue of the
pagn published Sunday last created more
interest than the hrst one. 1t reads as follows;
To Hon. Alva
Dear sir-In addition mentioned in my
former letter there things connection with
attitude public which really ought
To know For instance yeu have been making many refer
snees to Justice" in your recent speeches.
At Colorado City the labor troubles,
according to gentleman who heard down
your words made the following startling assertion:
There is ditncuty which justice settle"
or course you doubtless meant to add few words and
make 1t like
no difficulty which Justice cannot settle if
Justice has the to enforce her decrees'
1t certainly you overlook these
few words for stands would be surprised
know how many hundred thousand "downtrodden" Amer
cans do not known what you are driving at
When in trouble will best ef
forts but the Hrst will shall
not be the musket, but will be Justice
How you arrive conclusion that Justice is a
weapon? about the point that in
forests the people is that going to make of
this weapon" first, when you are governor
Now accepted time! be governor.
Why throttle justice in this heartless manner?
You of course know that the military debt amounts to
.aor,a, senoto or atbsr the senatoraI editor the
very million dollars
his papers it about s955,OOO Both of his
constantly spreading the false
the militia campaigns against
anarchy will fall the farmer You public
leader ex-governor you therefore
total valuation year s342
100000 and that the for farming land and i'm
provements is but sioOoooOo or little over one-nnth of
the whole. which of course means that
The farmers share of the military debt will be but sS9
a ten-year issue this but about %
cents $4,000 farm
Knowing these things and having such high of
passion Justice, why do stand
like and tell the people that editorial
sponsor fabricating
behalf and that your conscience will not permit to
VIII you tell what you think a fair
price peace security property
Colorado? You telling them that 100000 is much
YOU could conscsntonsv rtya tSe neone of roIora If
ou wi YOU
feel that you would be justified in giving say 100000
worth of law and order would under let
100000 worth? have already said
37soooo too hghhow much too high is it? Where is
limit. anyway?
Speaking remember what
said at Colorado City when you were talking to an audi
in which there few members of the
Western Federation of Miners?
peabody has got a scheme to destroy :"
He loves unions like fox loves hungry pullet :"
If Peabody is elected there is likely to be reduction
Their intentions down to the dollar
How do these look to you in cold print? We're you
Just making these assertions?
Can you look these preposterous Patterson campaign
lies in the eye without experiencing of humia
ton and shame because permitted yourself to repeat
a like this the Hon Frank Daniels would
If you really and truly wages
reduced Peabody why did tell
Why tell audience that the diff
between Governor Peabody this
the by letting the in
vestors of Colorado they would be
result by turning the state back to
policies the
protected by the state Your
should have prompted this
people Colorado would be much interested
the Independence PLATFORM
have never been able to find out,
but W sa hpSe sn You 5 to- the and the
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