Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21
Answer TO the Objections Advanced
Against Governor Peabody's
Reelection.

Tho Rocky Mountain News. and Ger
tain politicians demand tho defeat OF
Governor Peabody mainly on two aa-
serted grounds.
FIrnt. Because Of the Increased tax
alton. made necessary by the indebted
nrss Incurred in ruppresnins tho inhtir-
r~ctions fomrntrd and KEEP, on foot by
III. Western Federation Of Miners.
Second. Alleging the acts Of the state
militia. In d-portins certain nidrFa.
abc,tora and sympathircta Of the iasur-
Ieciionista. were unconstitutional.
In regard To tho nrat point. the very
iifc Of tho state IL Involved In the sup
prcssion Of ia~icasncSa. and no public
money IA ever expended In ~oFthirr
cause. Tho payment Of tho debt re-
f~srcd to can he accomplished by bonds.
running twenty or twenty-five ycafH. nj
a low rate of interest. and tho added
annual taxation therefore will br so In
sIspjnran, that tho ascraE" taxpayer
will bc scarcely able To detect the IN
cr.as, In the amount OF hla tax re-
ccipt.
The answer to tho second tdcpnf'n-
tion) point. il simple. The Supreme
Court of Colorado decided. In tho
Meyer case. that EoytTnur Peabody had
the constitutional authority to arrest.
drtaiu and imp!!zon all persons whom
he Tor his military Euborilnatrzl had
reason to suspect were engaged In aid
Ing the iawlcss element within tho
county or district which he had pre-
yIousiy proclaimed To bc In state OF
insurrcction.
The sam. court further held that no
court could lawfully discharge such
prisoners by habcas corpus. or other
wise. while the military authorities
were In the field under the governors
orders.
This settles the constitutional righ,
of the military to arrest and impTison
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 sim
ply consisted of this: Instead of keep
ing the dcportci persons confined
within the four walls Of n prison. "a
they had a legal right To do. the mill
tary authorities removed them beyond
the borders of the disafTec,cd county
and warned them not to return so long
as military rule continued. In other
words, they were allowed TO go at large
outside of the particular county from
which they were removed. the only Tc-
straint Of their liberty being that they
were prohibited from returning to the
county where the military was In
charge until ordinary civil authorities
resumed control.
Common sense dictates that where
the lawful power to imprison for a
given period exists. the exclusion Of n
prisoner from a particular locality dur
ing such time is simply a mild, modi-
fed form Of restraint of liberty. and the
greater always includes the less, In law
az well as mathematics.
why did the Democratic managers
put two Western Federation represcn-
ta,ives on the state ticket with Adams
one for auditor. the other for elcctory
The answer Is clear: Adams Is bound
hand and foot to the federation. and
dare not, II he would. oppose their de-
mands while serving as governor.
And what arc the aims Of this law
less organization7 They openly avow
that their goal Is Socialism. pure and
simple. and this means the destruction
Of all private property rights. Are you
prepared to lend aid and encourage
ment by your vote to such an end7
Think Il over. discuss the subject in
all its bearings with your intelligent
fellow citizens. consult your conscience
and your own material interests and
vote for Governor Peabody.
Respectfully yours.
u. D. FARLEY.