Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-07

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WILL THE non. ALVA ADAMS PLEASE STAND urs
I To the Hon AlSs Adams; ..
Dear sir-Ths undersigned addresses thus publicly
because public appealing publicly TO the
elect public once and because you have
been SO general in stating your views that many voters do
not know where you stand.
from delegates Democratic and the West
Federation OF Miners quoted BY the Denver
News as saying among other thinss
There is someihins more than money: II Is prneipie
There is soms,hHg higher than cash; 1t /. manhood
really believe principle is above why
aa.atiy advocated namely That honesty the policy
and come out like man and pubiss repuaats the false
Times has been publishing with regard the state espeh
diturss darns last terra and during the term OF oo"
that the .,.smsn. ., these papers
and stated for the purpose OF dsesiSing the public
Jsxsias Ftxur~.-
also know tha, your auditor. In his report
s - ,s ,s,as,s,s he s,a,smsn, Of YOUR frtsad
the senator. your friend. the auditor
wise TO be ignorant OF the small trick ot
your friend the senator who asduets sspsnd
lures ali extraordinary disbursements made necessary by
legislation and unforeseen soanEsneiss ea, leaves them In
Are you -in- on this petty iuEsiinET
than cash. why are you freseong
with oraoriea dollar marks In an effort to diver, the mnds
hearers from tho vital principle OF government IN
yoiyed In this eampaEaT
You know that the prineipi. which gov
right NE liberty and property
attacked by the iswsss element In this state aHds
You know that Governor Peabody the courage
the OF tho state TO resist this attack Aad TO
ainaiH this principle Instead OF supporting s 'ah'n
public Joined tho forces which have at
s two representative OF the Western Federation
y. Burns for .iector and T. II Wheeler fof
Federation the necessity that existed foE
them such time you give to tho question OF
either indulge Ia siitterns ssnoTAi'es
tho alleged mistakes OF Governor Peabody
think ha made while sadearorins TO maintain
the supremacy OF the law.
This unfortunate position for Son governor and
become make some tangible and specific es-
PLANTATION
that you believe In Justice This people OF Colorado
listened pleasing piatudes for twenty years
,ieai pretermsnt They heard that bs-
sysd tho golden raie was Eood ,hinE they know how
general believe tho law should be enforced
weeks tha, you are especially
that tho idea OF tho freedom OF speech freedom OF the
a rew simpi. Words.
tn. people you preach and how pleasantly
you preach of ability pain, beau.
,itui word pictures the
oraor!eai accomplishments but tho eonssrv
tho generally not looking
rhetorical nourahes they wan, just few plain
simple manly words from you.
these OF do no, wish
engaged In political nImnammlng confidence
son. by making ngurcs Sut himself almost
anything of tho state sufficient: the
proposition do you ropudia'o III
senatorial friend for instance that left
aoacI. OF ,Tlat7 You OF course know that this
will doubtless take tho hrs opportunity to inform
tho public that administration was
'ie::o7i stated by your auditor on page OF his re-
port
also that tho orman admin
s,raon turned 100000 Peabody adminstra
tion. familiar with affairs. you
kno tho left hand s67.3Ttia.
opportunity place principle above the
nd your the truth about this Item.
that the disbursements OF the ormnn
administration those Peabody ndmnstra
ton about s,ooo 600. tho why
the oman administration and refer to
administration eight aEo7
operating of the state Ea5crnmcnt have
naturally Increased In tho eight owing egs
the population. wealth and bus
in he the
per under administration eight
Unfair CritIcI.m. ...
friend senator, that Governor Peabodys
disbursements sL:7357o. including
sake OF that these figures
much OF this is chargeabe to the
nting expenses OF the departments?
Surely s759ooo debt is and the s67o.oOo
PAL outb by warrants drawn during
ormans term would charge expenses
money borrowed by Democratic administrations?
paid the schools the 100000 spent
improvements at the insane asylum the
additional paid roads amounting
to sl2loOo Colorado
suit and bourd would consider
items charge to operating expenses OF the
state would your And yet these extra
clal disbursements amount o s196e,00o.
friend. the senator, that It Is
fair "cxpenses of the Peabody
| adm why stick to the truth?
OF audiences that instead of
donc the has about
| 100000?
But as wisely said, there is something higher
that interests time
this question of principle which You mentioned