Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-03-24
Ex.eov. ADAMS REPLIES.
His Opinion as to Methods Used to
Gust Him.

His Opinion as to Metnoos
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. IL
consists of about 250O words ana re-
views in scathing terms the various
steps in the contest by means OF Whlch
he was unseated. Following are eX-
tracts from the address,
"Foiled in their attempt to override
the constitution and hold Peabody IN
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
man that the testimony, as well as the
election returns, said was not elected.
at 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 if
they would seat him for day This
resignation is a confession that he was
not elected, and one that an honest
man honestly elected would rather die
than give.
Eve expected fair play; instead the
majority of the legislature has bowed
to the dictates of corporations who had
selfish need of the governorship.
1.-THE greatest anarchists and the
most dangerous are often the no party,
no conscience heads of great corpora
lions, 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 the courts and officials
to corrupt the ballot.
"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
they can rebuke the crime and those
responsible for it.
"a legislature can not repeal the
deoalogue. 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 TINS contest been tried upon
merit and evidence it would have been
dismissed at the end of the contestor's
pnaDtom testimony Faith in a two
thirds party was all that kept it alive
No honest cause should require the
means employed. Their overwhelming
pol4I4Sdl IudJoAlIy was guarantee JlaJ
had their case been half way fair and
decent there would have been no need
to employ money, coercion, lobbyists
No occasion to threaten republican
members with social ostracism. bust
ness ruin, political oblivion, or to pre-.
sent tricky designations.
"It was 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.
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
to 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.
"ALVA ADAMS"