The state herald., 1904-10-14
OPEN LETTER NO. 2 TO HON. ALvA ADAMS

The second open letter to Ava Adams calling him
to come the the vital issue OF the
paign published Sunday last more
interest than II reads follows:
To Hon. Alva Adams
Dear sir-In addition matters mentioned in my
former letter there are many things in connection with
attitude public questions which people really
to know For Instance have been making refer
ences to Justice" recent speech~.
AT Colorado in referring the late labor troubles
according to gentleman who heard and wrote down
your words You made the following startling assertion;
There is difficulty which justice cannot settle"
or course you doubtless add a words and
make 1t read like this:
There is difficulty which justice settle II
Justice has the power enforce her decrees"
was certainly very careless of you to overlook these
few words for stands would be surprised
kno" how many hundred thousand "downtrodden Amcri
cans do not known what you are driving at
When in office comes l my e
forts peace but the first will shall
not be the muske, but will be Justice"
How do arrive at the conclusion that Justice
weapon? But never mind about that the point that in
teress the people that going make Of
this weapon first, when you governor
Why wait governor? Why not
Now s the accepted time may governor.
Why delay throttle Justice this
You of that the military debt amounts to
little less t60,000. friend
ers share of this debt was very close to million dollars
One of his made 1T about s955o0O. Both his
hood that the cost of the recent militia campaigns against
anarchy will fall the farmer. public
know that the total assessed valuation this is s3I2
100000 and that the for farming
oil
the whole. which of that
The farmers share of the military debt will be
ooo
And a ten-year bond issue this but about 30
per year II farm.
knowing these things and having such high sense OF
honor and such passion for Justice, why
like tell the that editorial
and senatorial sponsor is deliberately fabrcatng in
behalf and that your conscience Will not permit you to
stand
you not tell the voters what YOU think is fair
price security life
Colorado? You telling them that 100000 is
About how much law and order would really feel
you could conscentoisy give the people of Colorado If
you without being cxravagant? Would
feel that would be Justified in giving 100000
worth OF law and order would you under pressure let
100000 worth? You have already said that
100000 too higthow much too high is it Where is
limit, anyway?
Speaking o moral courage you remember you
said Colorado City when you talking to audi
ence. which knew there few members OF the
Western Federation of MincfsF
peabody has got o, scheme destroy the union. ="
He unions like fox loves hungry pullet e"
III Peabody elected there is likely to be reduction
of wages.
Their intentions to get down to the dollar
mark.
How do these look O you print? you
just honorable decent making these assertions?
you look these preposorous Patterson campaign
lies I'm the eye without experiencing sense of huma-
and shame because you permitted yourself to repeat
them?
ask, lis face red?'
II you really and truly believed that would be
reduced II Peabody why tell
hearers prevent their reduction II
why tell your audience that the diff
ference you Governor Peabody this
ton was that hoped only maintain. but increase
wages prosperity the by letting the
sestors Z, - knoss that In Colorado they would be
protected In their personal rights
result by turning the state back
policies when the personal property
protected by the state. Your
lofty should have prompted
The people Colorado would be very much Interested
know you when said, after
wholesale naon at the Independence PLATFORM
Who committed have never been able o out
I'm haXr ouF su.pie
nd thun YOU a crtcising the
hnAn .amsplcnms. did