The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-10-21
THAT PETITION.

Last weeks Northwest Tribune
rcsurrccts the Whalcy cases in the
vain hope OF defeating some Of the
candidates for reelection.
That is the object. The Tribune
itself. doesn't care fig about these
Whalcy cases except as it may make
them subserve its schemes. We are
afraid the present attempt to make
political Or personal capital out Of
those cases will react on the Trib-
unc's plans. Only last week, after
the court had adjourned, Judge
Woody and Luke D. Hatch, the lat
ter one of the signcrs Of the petition
for pardon. drove over to Victor and
the CurleW camp. Talking with
lion. \. S. Blake, the latter asked
Mr. Hatch il lac had signed that pc
tition. (It seems the intentions Of
the Tribune had leaked out.) Mr..
Hatch said he had, and Judge Woody
said lie WAS right in doing SO. The
Judge said that the supreme court
having decided that errors occurred
in the first trial sufficient to cntitlc
the Whaleys to a new trial, and neg
ligcncc Of their counsel in present.
ing the case to the supreme court in
time preventing the granting OF q
new trial, and thus dcpriying them
of their rights under the law, it was
fit and proper that they be pardoncd,
and those who asked the pardon did
exactly right in signing the petition.
Perhaps the Tribune will now turn
it's batteries upon Judge Woody lol
thus uIh,olding the signcrs to the
petition. And perhaps the Tribune
would deprive American citizens OF
! one Of their most sacred rights under
the constitutional right Of pcti
1 tiun.
While the Tribune is rchasllin4
this case and the petition, and print
ing the names OF those who, in
spirit of fairness and charity, siync(
the petition to the governor asking
that justice be done to men who had
BY the neglect of counsel, been dc
privcd of their admitted legal rights
will it 60 q little further into th'
matter and print the names Of thos
who signed the rcmonstrancc agains
the pardon which the brother OF TIL
Tribune editor carried over to Hell
cna? That list contained the name
of persons who did not even know tn
Whalcys, Of people who were not i
the country at the time OF the trIa
and knew nothing,of the cases. 1t
said that tho list contained tn
names CT school children who la
}aad been persuaded to sign it throuY
the Representations of the Irlbun
editor, his brother and others VIII
were interesting themselves in til
case from personal motives. An
while the Tribune is printing tn
names Of signcrS with the hope Of II
turing those Of the present count
officials who are again candidates b(
fore the pcople-among whom i'll
Sheriff Chat1in-and also printing til
letter of County Attorney Myers,
: democrat, who the Tribune is tI9}
inr because he would not stand !
with the Tribunc's tilching. from tt
taX}>avcrs, will it also print the lc
:, ter to the governor, in favor OF t.
pardon; written by Thomas J
Irvine, the gentleman who is oppo
inc Sheriff Chatlin OH the democrat
ticket. 1t might, also, print II
letter Of d. e. Bass, brother OF Il
chairman Of the democratic ccntr
committee, or the fifty or lundr(
other letters received by the govern
from other good men praying /
clcmcncy for the men who were u
: victims, first, Of errors by the cou
before which they were tried, al
second Of negligence Of their counS
in preserving their rig 9lt OF appeal.