The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-07-28
THE VOICE OF THE PRESS.
What Northern Papers Say
About the Strike.
Stt-fIsers are Invariably
Condemned.

The miners of Occur d Alene have
lost all sympathy. They deserve it.
AS long as they confined themselves
to legitimate struggle and made no
overt acts, they had the backing of
sympathetic public, and had they
continued this course they would
have won in the end But as soon as
they commit acts of violence and de-
stroy property and life their cause is
lost and their friends forsske them.
Even their own home press, that had
been battling for them up 10 that
time, now shudderingly turns away
and refuses to touch their blood
stained hands. The Occur d Alene
Miner,a newspaper published at Wal
lace, in the center of the scenes of
the recent troubles, has the following
pregnant editorial 1t is the more
important as the Miner, up to the
time dynamite was used and the MUIR
ders were committed, had been en-
tirely on the side Of the union miners:
"Let no one mistake; the law will
be enforced. II justice has been
slow. it is sure Punishment com.
mensurate with the crime will be
meted out to every man who aided,
abetted or enacted the murderous
deeds of the past week. The miners
union of the Occur d Alenes is dead
1t deserved death When any organ
ization in this land assumes the right
to demand of an American citizen q
passport of its membership to assure
him safety under the stars and stripes,
it cannot too soon be wiped from the
face of the earth The terrible tale
is not yet told in full. The fiendish
savages who chased defenseless men,
whom they were pledged to protect,
= robbed, wounded and murdered them,
f have partially concealed their work.
f But time will unfold it, for every
o vistage of the hideous crime will be
unearthed When it WAS sought tc
DlOW ScNCnb1 uCil ilbO CAClhity VIII
/ that awful instrument Of destruction
e dynamite, and when the effort wa.
~ partially successful and the lives were
!, captives, not union man raised hi
p" hand for the relief of those who
: might be imprisoned in the wreck, t.
IS care for the dead, dying and wounded
but, flushed with victory, they hastil.
prepared for a new field Of battle
be plundered the baggage of their vic
Tins and cheered and hurrahed 70
one who came upon the scene who's
- pen and press had encouraged an
, approved to that moment every law
'e less act they had committed. Th
20 " wage question has been forced out O
~ sight. Let no legitimate labor OF
le ganization in America be deceived i
this. 1t was either anarchy or Law
ie 1t was anarchy Of the deepest dye fc
few days; it is law now. We d
not care to mince words at this tim
to save the feelings of anyone who's
or thoughtlessness or timidity migf
~ have caused him to follow or sympt
se thize with this inhuman leadership
u If his heart is right time will perm
,ff him to make amends before his fe
go low men, and his conduct will pro,
ch it. The weeks occurrences ha,
ur drawn line between law and ord
cd men and their opposites in evel
ng town in the camp. Every man wi
10, reads this knows upon which side
stood, and more than that, his neig
bors know it, too. Along with Il
worst deeds of the Molly Maguir
On and the Haymarket anarchists, histo
Use will make record of this as the
no equal. The blame for all this butte
y, cry, robbery and destruction does n
'ne rest solely with the men who did t
me bloody work. Equally guilty
on murder and equally responsible T
NJ every crime are the men who
Jus speech and public print have infam
pi, the ignorant and encouraged t
reo vicious. Respect for law Is bel
Ms forced. Its effect is plainly visib
aus The mass of foreigners who swell
'no that mob must learn decent respe
for the stars and stripes and dece
,,,v regard for American freedom. I
Americans who we're there have d
graced the land that gave them biri
fer They, too, have the same lesson
his learn. "How long will the troops
lui- here?" is a question asked on
ties sides. The sympathizer who fe
line that he is barely clear of the law as
200 it and mutters his revenge when
out coast is clear. Others, who WI
,ept them here, ask it. Let the Mi
hen answer: United States troops will
itos in the Occur d Alenes till every N
we which wants TO work is running
on blast; till the right of the emplo
Iuff TO hire and discharge whom he viii
is established so strong that it ne