The Greeley tribune., 1908-10-21
PERTINENT QUESTIONS
PRoPoUNpED TO
HON. MR.. RiTTENHoOSe
Why Should the Republican Party os
Longer Retained In Power IN
colorado-Wise Mr.. Rittsnhouse,
Please Answer.

Longer Retained IN PoWsT ""
coiorado-Wise Mr.. Rittsnhouss'
please Answer.
Mr.. E. f. Rittenhouse, who holds
the position Of State Insurance Com
under the munifcent reign
of Henry Buchtel the First, in his
sixth epistle to the people In the Den
yer Republican of October 10Th.
speaks of Honest John Shafrotn and
Mr.. Bryan's shall the People kule?"
He has used much space trying to per-
vert the minds of the people OF tnis
state from the true issues OF this cam
paign He derides the question;
shall the People Rule?" by inferring
that under Republican reign in Colo
RADIO they do rule. 1t is notorious
fact that they have not ruled, and un-
der the present conditions and those
that are offered to the people Of this
state by the Republican party one
would like to know how the people
could rule II Senator Simon GuxEen-
helm retains control OF the govern
mcnt of this state. Mr.. Rittenhouse
goes further and tries to raise class
distinction by drawing attention to
conditions that are and have been
prevailing for many years In some OF
the southern states. He does not tell
us that educational laws control con-
ditions of voting in those states, and
no doubt, If MIR. Rittenhouse lived
there he would be an ardent sup
porter OF those laws.
Mr. Rittenhouse draws attention to
conditions that arose in the election
of 1904 in this state In regard to pal
lot box stufing in the City of Denver
Would 1t not have been well Tor Mr..
Rittenhouse to have left this subject
alone, knowing as he ought to know.
that the records show that there were
very few fraudulent votes found In
and he knows well that the Supreme
Court of this state, because OF politi-
cal condit tions surrounding the
throwing out of Governor Adams, who
was honestly elected, and the substi-
tuition of Mr.. Peabody for twenty-four
hours. and the resignation of this
same man. and the reign of the pres
ent nominee on the Republican ticket,
that when the ballot boxes were open
ed. and even the people brought in
who, themselves. swore they had vot-
ed the ballots designated, were then
disfranchised, but, Mr. Rittenhouse,
how about Huerfano county and
Conejos county? You have failed to
state in these epistles in which you
We're trying to raise the question OF
honesty about the ballot boxes the
remarkable occurrence that happened
when the Supreme Court ordered the
bringing of a ballot box from your
Republlcan county of Conejos. and
when opened was found empty. You
have not drawn attention of the pub.
lie to the sincere and honest purposes
oil the Republican partys "bulldozins"
ana intimidating of the voters OF
Huerfano county. Why don't YOU. If
you are so Jealous for honesty com
mence at home? Clean up your own
back yard before commencing upon
your neighbor's.
You say that Democrats are ''iail.
h'rds. II is a notable fact that Re.
publican election crooks were mt
Jailed. Why do you. Mr.. Rlttenbouse.
side-step the issues of this camnaipr
ana devote all of your time and
energy in trying to belle "A man who ia
so far above you and your peonle
"heh II comes to a question of non.
es'y OF purpose that there is no rom.
parison? Why don't you. IL Won are
so desirous of fairness and integrity
commence in your own party?
You say the issue In Coloraoo 10