Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-05-20

Sieunenberg and Labor Unions.

executive has been condemned by
organized labor in every part OF
the world General Merriam
hastens 10 report to the war depart
ment that he is not responsible Tor
the proceeding in Shoshone county
that the governor directs the
movements. The United States
authorities did not sanction the at
tack upon organized labor. Only
where il was known that the
military power was to be used to
enforce the will of the governor
was General Merriam permitted to
use the soldiers against laborers as
a class. Therefore it is plain
fact that the government does not
support Steunenberg's policy. Yes,
it is plain that the government dis
approves Of the bold policy OF
discrimination against class.
The CRY against government bv
Injunction has been a democratic
howl for years. The fusion
governor of Idaho has gone farther
than to enforce government by
injunction. He abridged the
liberty OF a class without making
Charges of crimes against in
dividuals. He has started the
widest cry Of alarm that ever
echoed from shore to shore Of tree
America. And it is cry that has
no answer. The majority OF the
citizens Of community are de.
prived Of liberty. without a trial,
without the evidence that is re-
quired in the ordinary contempt
proceedings that Bryanites so
Justify condemn. These men,
two thousand Of them are refused
the liberty to work and earn q
living, and five hundred are held
Tor weeks In prison without hear
ing before any manner Of tribunal
without an opportunity to refute
the charge preferred against them.
The demand for law and order
is universal. The men Of the
miners union Of the Occur d Alene
who are even accessories to arson
and murder should be punished as
individuals. The only way to
reach them Is TO direct the law
against them as individuals. The
claim that the real culprits canno,
he apprehended is confession Of
incompitency on the part of the
state administration. The men
who murdered Whitney could
have been named by personal
acquaintances of Governor
Steunenberg when he offered a re-
ward Tor their heads. for a public
display. The men who stole the
state arms from the militia barracks
could have been named any day
hut their prosecution would no,
have made political capital. JUS,
SO the old fashioned prosecution oil
the real criminals who blew up the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan property
and caused the murder OF two men
could have been apprehended aud
punished but the ordinary trial
would moi haSe distioyeb ! political
power that IL menace to the
governors senatosiai aspirations.
y Yes. Steunenberg Is serving his
second term as governor Of Idaho,
He was an accident of the political
earthquake of the days of mad.
ness caused by hard times a few
years ago aud he perpetuated
himself by political crimes. His
success of last year makes him
bold, and he is now trying to gain
higher place by the same methods
re enacted on grauder scale. The
people and the papers who do no,
know the man and his methods
and have been deceived about
present conditions in the Occur
d'Alenes. have commended the
declaration of martial law. When
the facts are known this condition
will be changed.
The Teller regards this act of the
governor as dissertation of justice
The black criminals will escape
by reason OF the very seeming
diligence that has been commend
ed. The diversion to the charge
Of obstructing the mail is a mock.
cry when the real crime is the dis
truc.ioa Of private properly and
the taking Of human lite. In
this diversion OF the charge is a