The Lamar register., 1904-10-19
ALVA ADAMS BROTHER FRANK DEPORTING
CITIZENS FROM DENVER EVERY DAY

II it is right to deport dangerous from the
city, why is it not right to deport them from county?
If your brother Frank may Judge who dangerous
characters in Denver, why not the authorities of
county judge who dangerous characters in that
county?
You will lobserve that these direct and specific
questions. Have you the time reply them? Show
your frends-Owers and Paterson-that you not as
weak and timid they would have people believe,
and speak up all may hear you.
Don't that the different because the de-
ported from Denver had families property.
while Of the deported from Teller county had
both for If make this argument will take the
position that 1t crime citizen to be
without family property. which, of would
be foolish thing to do. The fact is that these
unfortunates accumulate neither if they to be
constantly hustled from town to another in this
constitutional manner.
Perhaps may regard this instance Of deportation
much too recent to discuss the Adam and Eve in
stance remote therefore attention is invited
the deportatons that occurred few weeks at the
opening of the Rose Bud Indian lands
Several thousand people gathered awaiting the
drawing of lots land. Among them a
number of offensive and dangerous characters whom it
found impossible control by ordinary The
people assembled there awabdng and respectable
and they concluded that Extraordinary emergency
had arsen and know the restthey deported drove
away the undesirable characters.
VIII you please tell why have not raised your
voice against this outrage? This you know is of
the questions dispose of With pleasant smile
You undoubtedly OF the appalling list of
which the civil authorities Teller county per-
mtted unpublished while the Western Federation
Miners in control Of public offices in that county
that after the militia left Cripple
lawlessness wholesale assassination resorted
Ordinary having failed. do not think that
were justified to meet this extraor
binary condition? Perhaps do not regard the murder
of fifteen in day Extraordinary emergency
At any rate don't overlook this question; really
quite important that you answer II.
In order that may fully appreciate the point
trying make clear, will give another illustration
constantly intfmating
all emergencies. Let
When a great is raging in a city 1t is the common
practice. know. to blow surrounding buildings
to the spread of the confagation Do know
of any law constitution which permits the fire chief
destroy property in this manner?
You under such conditions the chief will
you out of your house and tell that going
destroy It, and that protests will be made vain
He will tell that he is going to destroy in the inter
the community to prevent the spread of the fire
For time he rises superior to the law. He tells
made suffer for the benefit of the many
your be sacrificed to the property
Of the people of your city.
II you candid and Just you would have
the people believe. will admit that this is indeed
"extraordnary emergency" which is met by applica
ton Of the natural low of Misrepresentation you
also admit that is right to apply this law in this
gency
Now tell the people how you maintain that it
right apply the higher law of selfpreservaon pro-
tect property in this and apply the
law protect life in similar extraordinary emergency"
extraordinary emergency which called for
extraordinary to meet candidacy the
governorship. You and party regarded the emer
gency extraordinary that and they have adopted
the extraordinary and humiatng policy of forming
alliance with the element which believes strike violence
justifabe and that property is robbery.
you said done anything during this campaign
would Indicate in the remotest your
pathies with the terrorized people county
Tor with the who were MANNED and crippled by the
Western Federation of Miners camp with the
families of the who murdered in the interests
of that organization?
up why be afraid?
hitting any murders Of union non-union since
where the disorders occurred?
Is fact that every legitimate business enter
resumed without fear of the dynamiter;
prosperity and good order have followed
pearance of these Western Federation desperadoes
1T did after their suppression in
d'Alenes and at Leadville?
Deportation is remedy. 1t is that
supporters of the Western of Min
to apply it. but agree that
remedy has had the desired result Good order pros
perty and happiness have returned mining camps
of Colorado have they not?
would be very becoming in you to answer these
questions II do not the voters very likely to
Join your ends-owers the Judge the SEN
avoiding 1.-The WEAKNESS and hard encounter
upon vital charged by your friend Patter
son in the campaign of 1896. Respectfully yours
-.t E. e. RITTENHOUSE.
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