The times., 1899-08-22
LIBERTY OF TEE CITIZEN
Enthusiastic Meeting of the Ameri
can Antitrust League.
The President of the Organization
Denounces the Federal Authorities
Troubles in Shoshone County.
Idaho-John l.. Kennedy Criticised.

bers applauded every sentiment to the
echo. The Hon. NJ. L. Lockwood, of zeli-
enople, Pa, the president of the organi-
zation; former Senator Call, of Florida
General Brindle, of New Jersey; the Hon.
w. NJ. Morgan, of Idaho, and II. B. Martin,
Of New York, made rousing speeches, de-
nouncing trusts and monopolies in every
form.
National Secretary H. B. Martin pre-
sided. with w. NJ. Morgan as secretary
Good reports were received, and it was
announced that the League was rapidly
growing, and that several thousand new
members have been enrolled during the
past week. Thirty-seven applications for
membership in the local branch were ia
vorably acted upon, and the candidates
were elected. The committee on bylaws
made report, which was adopted.
President LocISwood's Address.
President Lockwood, of the National
League, was then introduced and spoke at
length on the present situation and the
task which was before the toi.ers of the
country in ridding themselves of the trust
octopus. In referring to the report of
John L. Kennedy, Of the subcommission on
which was made public in an interview on
Sunday, Mr.. Lockwood said in part:
do you know that at the behest of the
Standard Oil Company, William Mckinley
established a military despotism in Shes
hone county. Idaho? Do you know that at
the behest of the Standard Oil people, the
Democratic Governor of Idaho has become
a party to this infamy? Mr.. Kennedy, a
member of the Industrial Commission,
tells US that he has discovered that the
Standard Oil Trust does not own the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan mines. Some OF
the owners testified to that. Does Ken
nedy not know that the Standard Oil
Trust is a hydra-headed monster? That
they are so organized that they can swear
that white is black, and technically tell
the truth? They can swear truly that the
Forest Oil Company, that the Midland OIL
Company, and the South Penn Oil Com
pany are not owned by the Standard oil
Trust. They can swear truly that the
Walter Pierce Oil Company, controlling
the trade OF Texas aud the lower Missis-
sippi Valley, is not owned by the Standard
Oil Trust. And yet the same men who
own the Standard Oil Trust also own
controlling interest in all OF these COM
panies through which they are trying to
morcpoliZe the production and sale of oil.
We have not heard much from Idaho. This
Administration has the same kind of
censorship over the news from Shoshone
county, Idaho, as they have over the news
from the Philippine Islands.
The Freedom of tfie Press.
"The freedom of the press and the free
dom of speech are the most sacred in
heritances of the American people. The
press is not free when they are prevented
from obtaining and printing the facts. 1
thank God that there is no true Democrat
mean enough TO endorse the action Of the
Democratic Governor of Idaho in his sub
seTviency TO the behests of the Standard
Oil Company, who have attempted 10 ride
roughsnod over human rights in Idaho.
In Idaho the lion-hearted are driven TO
the WELL and they are fighting back.
William Mckinley sent a regiment of
negro soldiers into Shoshone county, over
turned the civil government, declared mar
tial law, suspended the writ of habeas
corpus, and with these soldiers, without
any warrant of law, has arrested nearly
1000 American citizens, and put them
in bulpeny This military authority of
the United States Government arrest
American citizensi This military authority
under William Mckinley in. a Government
based upon a doctrine of the supremacy
of the law and the sacred rights of laan,
can this be possible? This military power
has decreed that no man in Shoshone
county, Idaho, no American citizen shall
be allowed to hunt for work until he shall
first declare that he believes That the
crimes committed at Wardner on April 90.
1899, were actively melted and encouraged
and perpetrated through and by means of
the influence and direction of the Miners
Union, or by declaring that he is not
member of the Miners Union II they viii
do this, then they may receive permit,
by authority of this military power, to
hunt and ask for the right to work, and
earn bread for their families.
"And this under the Declaration of In
dependence. the Bill of Rights, and the
Constitution of the United States, and this
in free America.
A Military Dictatorship.
This military dictator declares that
since the trouble largely originated in the
organization of men known as labor
unions, I would suggest a law making
the formation OF such unions, or kindred
societies. a crime. Oh. yes, when man or
ganizes to protect himself against the en-
oroachments of trusts and monopolies, 1t
is a crime Would it not be as well for
this military man to recommend law de-
claring a trust combination a crime? Yes,
trial by a jury of their peers has been
trampled in the dust. l have affidayits to
prove every statement that | have made.
Let me read this afidavit
State Of Idaho. County OF Shoshone, Sc:
Frank Shannon. ". A. Miller, Frank Gustaf-
son. and John Kelley, being first duly sworn, on
oath say chat they are citizens ot the United
States and residents Of the town OF Burke, Idaho,
that the Goth day Of May A. ID. 1899 atlantis
formed a group which called into the
Tiger" Office by Lieutenant Lyons, OF the United
States Army, who said, 'You gentlemen look
Ike intelligent members OF the Miners Union.
] win take it for granted that YOU are in
telligent The reason TINT ! called you in here
Is that you cannot read, cannot understand
what You read" He then explained the permit
system and asked, us there anything wrong with
itY' lie was told By the above named parties
that no American citizen supposed to ask
for a permit from any man TO seek or obtain
employment. Lieutenant Lyons then said III
that IS the way you men feel about this matter
and are not suited with these laws here, you had
better invest in a little ear fare and get out OF
the country
We make this affidavit freely and without any
inducement or interest therein.
FRANK SHANNON,
JOHN KELLEY,
w. A. MILLER,
FRANK GUSTAFSON.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th
day Of July, A ID. 1899
(Seal) WILLIAM II. SMITH,
Notary Public.
'Is that the way for military officer
to talk 10 free-born American cltizens-'In-
vest in car fare and get out OF the country9
Whose country is this? Does il belong to
the trusts or is it the peoples country?
Leave their homes-where viii they 20?
That's the rub Their backs are at the
wall now. This military dictator has forced
men TO work in these Bunker Hill and Sulli-
van mines at the point of the bayonet, and