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Colorado ought 10 be pro~peroas.
and Paeblo aud Denver, the two
kallng cities oi the state. osgkt To-
be foremost IN the van Of progress
And public sentiment througnou,
the state is universal in identifying
the obstacle that hangs as a crushing
weight 10 paralyze the arm of pros
perlty and to impede the course of
business advancement
Had Governor Peabody been elect
ed by an honest majority aud had
the incoming Legislature parseed a
course of honest deyation 10 the in
,erests aud Of obedience to the Will
oi the voters, Colorado would have
made a bound forward that would
have delighted every person that is
Interested IN the state, and that
would have centered the eyes Of in
curing investors and house makers
upon Colorado
Had Governor Adams undoubted
election been accepted ~ the will Of
the people, and had q patriotic legis-
lalare devoted itself honestly to the
business for which it WAS called
together, an equally happy resalt
might have been gained, and, in the
opinion Of at least = majority Of our
citizens, the public interests would
hest be served by . divided respsn
s,bility, q demarstic governor, . 70
psblican legislsaSsc sad vep~blicsa
stale ofiicera a4her thaa eoverwes.
The one thiag secessary for Colo
radios prosperity 10 safe, ssne, hon.
est and constitutional government.
The business men Of the state
DEMANDED this from the legisla-
tare and from the party leaders, dem
crats and republicans. in . manner
that should have received immediate
attention.
Instead Of the bread of pssce and
order, the state received the stone of
political strife, If partisan bickering,
Of corraption Of public service by
millionaire bribers, aud Of selfish
political ambition.
If there were any indication that
an honest effort wss bcing made to
search ost and 70 punish the elec-
tion thieves that are responsible for
the corruption of Donver politics for
ten years past, it would be different.
Ifthe Peabody side had established
a prima facie case jastifying his
claim to be seated as governor, we
might wait with some patience the
development of the Adams defense
But the Peabody claim rests only
upon the evidence of discredited Eek
perts whose incompetency is ad-
mitted by themselves and acknowl-
edged by every person whose opinion
is not utterly prejudiced.
The only reason for continuing
the investigation" lies in the deter
minaiion Of the Denver corporation
theft syndicate TO seat Peabody by
the will of partisan majority in de-
fiance of the will of the people as ex-
pressed at the polls.
Every consideration of justice
would demand that the Peabody con-
test he thrown out of court without
further hearing, since the contestant
has utterly failed to establish his
case
But it is time for the real business
interests of the state to Ike heard in
no uncertain tone, and to demand