Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-22
Ex.oov. ADAMS REPLIES.
His Opinion a. to Methods Used to
Gust Him.

Denver, Col.-Ex- Governor Adams,
who was ousted from Office by the
general assembly, has issued an ad-
dress Ito the people of Colorado" 1t
consists of about $500 words, and re.
views in scathing terms the various
steps in the contest by means Of which
he was unseated. Following are ex-
tracts from the address:
Fooled in their attempt to override
the constitution and hold Peabody in
his seat, fake contest was inaugu-
rated. This failed of all purpose, as
enough republican members would not
forfeit their manhood by voting for a
man that the testimony, as well as the
election returns, said was not elected.
ut was clear that Peabody could not
be seated. A new scheme must be de-
vised, so that the coterie of Christian
utility statesmen, Hearne, Sheady,
Cappell and Evans, met in the Majes-
tic building Wednesday evening and
gave birth to the last plan in the igno-
BILE conspiracy of stealing the COVER
norship. Representatives of the anti
Peabody republicans were invited. The
resignation of Peabody was offered,
and the voucher of the political purity
quartet was given that it was genuine
and that he would abide by it.
He Scores Peabody.
"a man who had held the great Of
fee of governor so debased himself as
TO promise to resign at command II
they would seat him for day. This
resignation is confession that he was
not elected, and one that an honest
man honestly elected would rather die
than give.
1--WE expected fair play; instead the
majority of the legislature has bowed
to the dictates Of corporations who had
selfish need of the governorship.
"The greatest anarchists, and the
most dangerous are often the no party
no conscience heads of great corpora
ions, who use the money and influ-
,nce coming from the franchises and
privileges that are the gifts of the peo-
ole to control legislation, to dictate the
personnel Of the courts and officials
o corrupt the ballot.
1.-THE 100000 democrats and repub.
licans in Colorado are honest. They
stand amazed at the crime committed
by their representatives, and they ar
IDENTIFY wait the hour and the day when
hey can rebuke the crime and those
responsible for it.
"a legislature can not repeal the
decalogue. A majority can not make
stealing respectable.
Integrity is the polar star in the
moral armament and the state or indi-
vidual that does not sail by it will
come to wreck.
Had this contest been tried upon
merit and evidence it would have been
dismissed at the end of the contestor's
phantom testimony. Faith in two
thirds party was all that kept it alive.
No honest cause should require the
means employed. Their overwhelming
political majority was guarantee that
had their case been half way fair and
decent there would have been no need
to employ money, coercion, lobbyists.
members with social ostracism, bust
ness ruin, political oblivion, or to pre-
sent tricky designations.
at was a dishonorable victory, dis
honorably won. Let those responsible
look over the cost in cash and in deed,
and see if they dare give the account
to the public eye.
II want to stand, an honest man be-
fore the people Of Colorado. Better a
hundred times a private citizen than
hold the highest Office by such title.
The stolen presidency added no luster
70 Rutherford B. Hayes. A stolen gov
arnorship will bring only reproach and
disaster to Colorado and republican
ism. The theft is to the thief and
'omes back most to him.
"ALVA ADAMS"