The Elbert County tribune., 1904-10-13
OPEN LETTER NO. 2 TO HON. ALvA ADAr1S

you suspeionsa the authorities or the mine owmers it
your duty to the people whom did Suspicion
In your Denver speech you said:
believe courts OF law competent to right
legal
we and you telling people Colorado city
that the OF Justice yourself
% we thaa o0,n you ane
in" the this manner? The first thing
you VIII be usurpins power and things
Just and which side is unjust. how do
accepted by slider
Can 1T be possible that the you
the right to 1T unmoiested
less that would the Militia to
Judgment? Ailitarsm2 Perish
be good thing to explain to your audience for have
no idea how glad they would be to know what
Ieve, but what would do
Against whom would be most likely to
weapon" of 1ustce7 Would against
you are now condemning or against those whom
no commencing?
condemnIng employers of mi in M
ing camps. To they monsters intent
the destruction labor unions and in
charged them with almost crime including desire
destroy American liberty.
Joined Western Miners.
whose awless members have this millions
lars and lives in effort to defeat Governor Pea
You are running on ticket with two representatives. OF
this organization These and the radical element
orally allies whom defending the stump
alies7
II 1T now your Judgment your allies. among
whom is found this radical awless element right and
that their employers in the mining were In
stamping 1T outfit this is the feel about
would feel tbe under similar conditions after
became governor?
The Will conclude that you would
eide II tho in this conclusion.
should lose time in explaining the matter to him.
You are banker capitalist and have been quoted
in the aimanacs OF Colorado's monaires This is
mentioned spirit of like
have it is referred simply show that
property and lots of it.
Let us sit down and suppose together.
II man of men wished harm nnan-
cially by intimidation your employees
entering your compelling your
business enterprise would consider that condition of
peace existed section of the community Would
not promptly call the law to guard In
legal right to conduct a legitimate business?
found the police county oncials
sympathy with enemies. that could relief
you protect you
right business like other people unimperled by
rioters?
or course YOU would You would almost risk wrenching
your political spine effort the telephone
as or help And when the of the
state protect your employees
business would denounce the off,
enemies constitutional liberty
denouncing Governor Peabody Would you
and rant and denounce the state
thories coming relief and charge them with
destruction of human liberty
mining this against the lawess
oil Western Federation of Miners?
You would stand up good citizen
arewhen not running for political oce-ake
state that not only Ind the to
protect their natural and legal rights but
power a governor would not bow to the mob who
in the of anarchists disguised as
labor leaders, permit the constitution OF
be held superior to the constitution OF the
You would do this governor would not? You
not ungratef you ashamed of country only
when you votes of those who ashamed
it
should you be do something to
that can be just now
sincerely yours. E.. RITTENHOUSE
Editor Colorado Springs TELEGRAPH.