The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-20
1bEl CONDEMN WILEY.
l1rdnsr People Dsnouncs Idaho's
Gpysrnor for Issuing His Re-
cent Proclamation.
s9sTYshSy Demand That He Withdraw
i md Claim II Was Not
Justified
TN ~INpHpExDENr IL In receipt OF the fol-
sloWing synopsis Of q meeting held as ward
nsr. Idaho. with tho request that Y BE- pub

Tur I~NpErENDENr 10 In receipt oil the FOL.
Sinwinr synopsis or a meeting held At Ward
nsr. Idaho, with tho request that u BE- pub
" Itshed:
4 mass meeting of the citizens of Ward
NJ was hold at the Colosseum on Saturday
evening, juno II. for the purpose OF CON
eiderinR the recent proclamation OF Gov.
wiley. w. N. Morphy was chosen chair
man and A. b. Chappel, secretary. On
motion 4 COMMITTEES Of five was appointed
III draft resolutions expressing the senti-
mont 81 the people Of Wardner in regard to
Shs proclamation.
The chair appointed the following we'll
Known citissns a. the committee: James
Lyle. james Collican. Garrett Anderson,
Jesse Cronin and John Pe!kes. This com-
mittee reported tho following preamble and
r~ssolutions, which were unanimously
adopted and tho chair instructed to see that
sths state officers, president and vice presi-
dent Of the United States. speaker OF the
house Of representatives. q members of
congress, tho Associated press and others
" furnished q copy Of the proceedings:
Whereas, Norman b. Wiley, governor of
idaho, has Issued a proclamation to the
people OF this good county of Shoshone,
commanding them to obey the law Or he
viii send military here for the purpose Of
compelling obedience. which proclamation
10 calculated to lead those of our fellow cit
xens Of the United States not properly in
formed 70 believe that there must have been
Just cause for the governors action;
And whereas, we, the citizens of Wardner
desire to prevent our fellow citizens of the
United States from misiudging us, do in
mass meeting,
Resolve, That at no time during the past
ak months in Shoshone county has there
been any violation of law which the ordi-
nary local civil authorities have been una
bic TO punish; and no violation of which
such authorities were officially informed
has gone unpuniEhsd.
That the people OF Shoshone county are
it, property owners and Taxpayers, for
which reason, il no other, they will see that
the laws are enforced, because they are
more deeply interested therein than Gov.
Wiley or any other of their servants.
We charge that the governors action in
this matter originated from the combina-
tion OF mine owners, who, having conf-
dencs in the subssrviency of those high in
state authority and seeking q pretext where
on 10 excuse military interference are daily
tnntalizing and goadinR unoffsnding men
to commit overt acts.
We charge the combine of mine owners
with violating the constitution of this state
and the avs Of 1891 by bringing into this
county from the state of Montana = body
OF armed men, which violation of the Law is
the only one that has ever occurred in Sho-
ehone county Of sufficient dignity to chal-
lence the governors consideration. His
failure 70 see and take action upon this
outrage against the sovereignty of our state
seems TO as to warrant the belief that he
considers that bonded capital is absolved
from doing wrong in Idaho.
We deny that there is now or ever has
been cause for alarm TO law-abiding people
iDthe conduct of the miners Of this county.
and in our sovereign capacity as citizens
demand that Norman B. Wiley. governor
of Idaho. shall at once take the necessary
stops to undo the wrong he has done the
ten thousand inhabitants Of this county.
We are not q community Of criminals,
and demand that he shall withdraw his
slsndsrous and hurtful proclsma alton,
which. we charge, was issued at the instance
Of q law breaking combine Of nonresident
money barons.