The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-11
Oath Of Office is Administered
in Denver
PEABODY WILL MAKE FIGHT
Governor Adams In inaugural Address
Says Colorado Has Many Incidents
to Regret and Many Deeds
to Deplore.

Denver, January 10.-Sta x beneath
tie draped folds of the 4 an flag
while the walls about q dhe floor
beneath him trer-bleF 81 sponse to
cannon that roared oS his honor.
Alva Adams was at % day inaugu-
rated governor of At his side
was the athletic. % If Ex-Governor
James Peabody o : II tomorrow in
augurate the n getic contest that
Colorado has N for the right to
fill the position tn. Governor Adams has
just sworn to administer to the best of
his powers.
The inauguration ceremonies were SIM
pie in the extreme. Arm In arm the two
men, Peabody on the right, Adams ON
the left entered the house which was
p. cked almost to suffocation Lieuten-
ant Governor Haggott, presiding over the
joint session of the legislature, greeted
both men as they stepped on the rostrum
with a shake of the hand, and seated
Governor Peabody on his right the gov
ernor-elect on his left
THE justice will now administer the
oath of office to Alva Adams" he said.
Chief Justice Gabbert stepped forward
and in few seconds the oath was given
and taken and Alva Adams was the gov
ernor of Colorado.
Lieutenant Governor Haggott. still re-
serving the seat of .honor for the COVER
nor of the state. requesting Ex-Governor
Peabody to change seats with Governor
Adams, and the man who went out pass
ed to the left of the presiding officer.
while the man who came In took the post
honor In hfc iTat ttertff-a oil
address Governor Adams said:
.Iakes Inaugural Address.
During the past two years Colorado
has had many incidents to regret, many
deeds to deplore but much of our evil
fame Is due more to our-.own exaggera-
tions than to facts. The truth has been
bad enough without partisan color Lies
need no press agent. 1t is not true that
half the voters of Colorado are dynami-
tors and anarchists, nor is it true that
the other half are shylocks and oppres-
sors. We cannot complain If the world
takes us at our own estimate. Hereafter
when we paint our own picture. let us
use a brush that will not hide all our
virtues and intensity our faults.
while strikes may not be forbidden,
we may dream of the reign of justice;
we may hope for conditions and laws
that will make strikes unnecessary
First among these enactments, in
obedience to the expressed mandate of
the people, should be an honest eight
hour law. This both parties promised
the people Let that promise be kept.
Next, an amendment to the arbitra-
tion law requiring a compulsory submis-
sion of any grievance or difference be-
tween employer and employe. This is
not compulsory arbitration, nor does 1t
lead to a compulsory decree, but it does
compel a conference, and where the par
ties to an industrial conflict honestly
confer, settlement is almost certain.
1.-The election candidates in Denver,
Teller, Pueblo, Las Anamas and some
other counties indicate a needed change
in our election laws. No assault upon
free government is as serious as a cor
rupt ballot The public ballot is the
very heart of our governmental sys-
tenn, and where that fails, democracy is
a failure and free representative govern
ment a delusion. In framing your elec-
ton laws, see that the meshes are strong
enough to hold the big election thief as
well as the SMALL
viii Wait Until Last Day.
Ex-Governor Peabody's notice of con-
test will be filed on January 13, the last
day allowed under the law. Attorney
Henry J. Hersey, who is in charge of
the case. said this afternoon that 1t
would be difficult to prepare the neces-
sary papers before that time. Mr. Her
sey expressed himself as entirely con-
fident of the outcome of the contest. The
hearing of the contest will consume at
least six weeks.
The personnel of the committee which
will hear the evidence will rest with
Lieutenant Governor Mcdonald who Is
a republican, and considering the major
ity held by the republicans in both
branches of the legislature 1t is certain
tat the members of that party will
strongly predominant when the committee
is made up.
There is every assurance that the in
vestigation will be conducted fairly and
with an impartiality unusual in contests
of this kind. Neither man will be seated
by an arbitrary act of the legislature if
the result of the recount shows his OPP
ponent to have clear majority of votes
legally cast. That this will be the out
come of the contest has been made prac-
ticaly certain by men representing the
great corporate and financial interests
of Colorado They have made it plain
to the legislative leaders that the investi-
cation must be clean and thorough, the
report of the committee honest; that the
action of the legislature must be in ac-
cordance with the facts. and the man
found to have the greatest number of
votes must be given the seat.
Any other line of action, they declare.
will seriously injure the business repu-
tation of the state and canont be per-
mitted.
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