The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-19
ADAMS SCORES
PEABODY DEAL
Ex-Governor Issues Address to the
People.
THE THEFT is TO THE THIEF
PREDICTS DISASTER TO REPUB-
LICANISM AS RESULT.
n ENvER. March 1S.-Ex-Governor

n ENVER. March Sex Governor
II Alva Adams. who was ousted
from office by the general assem-
bly,. issued an address Ito the people OF
Colorado tonight It consists of
bout 900 words. and reviews i'm
scathing terms the various steps in
the contest by means Of which he was
unseated- Following are extracts from
the address:
Fooled in their attempt to override
the constitution and hold Peabody i'm
his seat. a 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 elect
cd II was clear that Peabody could
not be seated. \ new scheme must be
devised, so that coterie of Christian
utility tatesmen-Hearne, Sheedy,
Chapman and Evans-met in Majestic
building Wednesday evening and gave
fbirth to the last plan in the iguOble
conspiracy of stealing the governor
snip Representatives of the anti
Peabody Republicans were invited A
resignation of Peabody was offered
and the voucher of the political purity
quartettc was given that il was genu-
inc and that he would abide by it. A
man who had held the great Office of
governor 50 debased himself as to
promise TO resign a command if they
would seat him but for a day This
resignation is confession that he was
not elected and one that an honest
man honestly elected would rather die
than give.
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.
a Fang h A..
tons. who use the money and infiu-
ence coming from the franchises and
privileges that are the gifts of the peo-
PIE, TO control legislation. to dictate
the personnel of courts and officials, to
corrupt the ballot.
The soc. 900 Democrats and Repub-
liCanS in Colorado are honest. They
stand amazed at the crime committed
10y their representatives and they ar
IDENTITY wait the hour and the day when
they can rebuke the crime and those
responsible for it.
"A Legislature cannot repeal the de-
dialogue. a majority cannot make
stealing respectable.
Integrity is the polar star in the
moral armament, and the state or in
divldual that does not sail by il Will
come TO wreck.
Had this contest been tried upon
merit and evidence it would have been
dismissed at the end of the contestors'
phantom testimony Faith in a two
thirds partisan mjOrity was all that
kept It alive. No honest cause should
require the means employed. Their
overwhelming political majority was "A
guarantee that had their case been half
way fair and decent there would have
.been no need 10 employ money. coer-
Cion. lobbyists. no occasion to threaten
Republican members with social ostra-
clstn. business ruin, political oblivion,
or to present tricky designations.
1t was a dishOUorable victory. dis
honorably won. Let those responsible
look over the cost i'm cash and i'm deed
and see if they dare give the account
10 the public eye.
Il 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 a title
The stolen presidency added no luster
10 Rutherford b. Hayes. a stolen gov
ernOrship will bring only reproach and
disaster to Colorado and Republican
ism. The theft is to the thief and
comes back most TO him
"ALNA ADAMS