The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-12
ADAMS INAuGURATED.
Peabody Stood Beside Him While He
Took the Oath of Office.

AOAm0 5NAOS0nAf G1s
Peabody Stood Beside Him While He
Took the Oath of Office.
Denver. Jan. 12.-Standing beneath
while the walls about him and the
floor beneath him trembled in response
to the cannon that reared with salute
In his honor, Alva w. Adams was at
noon Tuesday inaugurated governor Of
Colorado. At his side was the athletic
form of Ex-Governor James F. Pea
body who inaugurates the most ener-
getic contest that Colorado has ever
seen, of the right to fill the position
that Governor Adams has been sworn
to administer to the best of his power.
The inauguration ceremonies were
simple In the extreme. Arm in arm
the two men. Peabody On the right.
Adams On the left, entered the house.
which was packed almost to suffoca-
ton. Lieutenant Governor Haggott.
president of the joint session of the
legislature. greeted both men as they
stood on the rostrum with shake Of
the hand and seated Governor Peabody
On his right. the governor elect on his
left. 1.-THE chief Justice will now adj
minis+er the oath of Office to Alva
Adams" he said. Chief Justice Cab
bert stepped forward and In a few
seconds the oath was given and taken
and Alva Adams was the governor Of
Colorado
Lieutenant Governor Haggett, still
reserving the seat OF honor for govern
or OF state, requested Ex-Governor
Peabody to change seats with Gov
ernor Adams, and the man who went
out passed to the left of the persiding
officer, while the man who came In
took the post Of honor on his right.
In his inaugural address Governor
Adams said: During the past two
years Colorado has had many incl
dents to regret. many deeds to deplore,
but much OF our evil fame Is due more
to our own exaggerations than to facts
The truth has been bad enough with
out partisan color. Lies need no press
agent. 1t is not true that half of the
voters OF Colorado are dynamiters and
anarchists. nor Is It true that the other
half are shylocks and oppressors. We
cannot compain IL the world takes us
at our estimates Hereafter when we
paint our own picture let us use a
brush that will not hide all our vir-
tues and intensity our faults. While
strikes may not be forbidden we may
dream Of the reign OF justice. we may
hope for conditions and avs that will
make strikes unnecessary.
First, among these enactments to
the expressed mandate Of the people
should be an honest eight-heur law
This both parties promised the people.
Let that promise be kept. $3.50
Next an amendment to the associ-
alton law requiring compulsory SUBJ
mission Of any grievance or difference
between employer and employee. This
IL not compulsory arbitration nor does
II lead to compulsory decree, but II
docs compel q conference and where
the parties to an Industrial conflict
honestly confer settlement is almost
certain. Tho election scandals in Den
Yer, Teller, Pueblo. Las Animas and
some other counties indicate a needed
change in our election laws. No assault
upon free government is as serious as
corrupt ballot.
THE pure ballot is the very heart of
our governmental system and where
that fails democracy Is a failure and
q Tree republic a delusion In franz
Ing your laws zee that the meshes
are strong enough to mold the big cleo
ton thief az well as the small