The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-11
trines OF which he is so pronounced an

trines OF which he is so pronounced an
advocate
IF Robertson's efforts had been con-
fined to the professional defense of the
prisoners tried in the courts OF Idaho
little criticism, would be directed against
him. But he has gone far and beyond
that. He has repeatedly expressed MS
personal sympathy with the dangerous
cause. He has publicly opposed the cour-
ageous and lawful efforts of Gov. Steun-
enberg the Democratic governor of Ida
no. to restore law and order, punish crime
and re-estabiish the founaauon pTinci-
iabored at Washington. not in the legal
defense Of men on trial, but TO inject
the pernicious doctrines of Ed Boyce
into the presidential election, and 70 in
duca the national Democracy TO cham
pior the cause of murderous band OF
aaarchistfc rioters.
Fooled in these endeavors. hobertsoh
returned to Spokane and began an ac-
tive canvass for congress His success
has been prodlgious. He has saddled on
the fusion forces of this state an odium
and burden rejected by me na.io n,d
occult he persuaded a majority or the
Spokane delegation TO support the poiiu-
zeal aspirations of the chief champion OF
a lawless element, which. when y was
in ugly power In the Occur d Aienes'
boycotted the business and tndustriai IN
terests of this city.
THE fusion forces viii have ample time ne
to repent OF tn.s luiy rasret that they
inod 81 sar af,ald 10 choose this
champion of dynamite ana disoruer IN
49,, Wyas ana n,,hlic utterances are
Mnosr ~, svmnatry for crime"
VI rn.ana,s,,a5 ~ = SUBSTANTIAL element OF
~, trssaris.s IN his own county, and
t.te ~ ~, so,.,od hxr the newspapers of
III ~,,r Rome Robertson. the candidate,
. n.s ows q sorry snecfacIe. since. how
a,,ar Me sunnorters have chosen to as
s,,r,e that his record In connection with
49, raaur d'Aiane o,,trages will attract
" -, az ,,otss ~ honest ana Iaw-abid-
H., 'i iahor,, ,nsr 4, is Interesting to re-
III, sa,.athIns ~ the particular crime for
s,hicb hs ts TIE chamnion ana the danger
WI m,s'e sontri,As IN which he is a declared
sshhpa'inNe'
The Occur d'Aiene OutrnEes.
For number Of wears the miners en-
,,ayas q, ~ S,oa,r 4. Aiane mining district
bays r,a,nt.,ned secret organization OF
rat nn-. co. ,bs ru-nose ~ dictating to
emn,overs In The matters Of hours and
waras Tb,s organization was entirely in
Sa.r,aa,,. ,,arinr lie own r,,les and Alb
sei,s,ai,, ,,,,trn,iieu ,ts nun afrairs, II
n s.as ~, ,,r,ans ard never conducted
;.saI, =. ,,ntnr ir tha sanse that union
~ $50 4. az snasrs,naa he .he neaceahle, law
ah,a,. ar.t.a,,s and ,ahorara u,ho every-
aJ'une a.uns ~. ,,atta,, are united
w wne,r ,,,,a, 49, Ne rrn,ac,ion ~ com
~, '' 'u,. .ha nrasarvation ~
common :, . risn,s, me ill., a,.avs sa,f,sh
A,ene asso.'a.son ..,.a,s rathar
anu anu mean, ~ a IN ~ "a TO- 10 Nor 10
, ,nan 70 eApanu Wy ,n,a,-rna,, ~
unit Tue oppoItun.ts - 49,. 5nsis.tan
rs own memnershir, 10 when r an,nrssJ IN
couiu pc eaineu on,s os as ~, sa,r.
rules ana pracs'ce as ..iy Partial
respsc.ins man, ~ u" sraar on, ,ssoria ton
rsiauonsnp " u iioie 500. - ,i..
OF western miners anu was NV a. a. ~.
OF ihuileesS, son.es ~ 49,, rarica !,
Wy .o .u iou'9ts ri er.snonsihla ~.
aeuera.ois "a M 80. ~ ~, 80. ,,,,e
ana again aepiored ana repur'a a. siar M.
ou,rases co'nmi'teu ~ VIZ = ~
put naNc uesh pu~ ~ - occas ,ors
snasaise, anu l.ase vi ,,ara Over
oeeh snnoneu LOT at.shp''ns sa 'A0ie
OF SOUND ana reasonaoie sosice.
From Its Inception the Occur q Acne or
ganization ruled the dlstrict with an iron
hand. No mans lie was saie exeept ne
partook or tacitly acquiesce1 IN the uo-
ings of the so-called union. Proper,y was
held subject TO the approval or Inc or
ganization and was destroyed when own
ers fell under the ban OF the ruling power.
Hundreds OF men have been driven from
the district for failure 70 JOIN the out
law gang or reiusal 70 comply Win w
secret rules. Inc deNeiopn,eht % slsa ~.
mineral resources has been imneasurapiy
retarded and general reign OF terror
conducted TO the sole enc that ,ne Jaw
less group might ansoiutey uisla.e 70
those VINO nae Veh,ursu innss ' "a
mining propetts ai,u iAu " sn'p'us lao' y .
wakf uispua,s ~, s@ s.',,. s.s 1870 "a
the Bunker hii anu uliNaii ,n'ass a''e
null. located az Watuher, anu tne
called union miners " lne,I silp"s, ieu
up 10 the event ~nich mass n. s esoh
a congressional impossihilty. After Sc
cret conferences anu fa'es "a .h.I .oi "a,
in the various parts OF the uistrict, .ns
miners concluded 10 follow theH custo-
mary anarcnisuc tacucs-
was seized. Armed and masked humans
boarded 1t at Burke. Gem ana other sma.i
Es.ning towns ana were taken into Naru-
ner, where tne srow1 ~ strlhhs IN
pioyes OF the bunker fiii properues, nay
ing secured possession or large quan ,t, ,ls
OF dynamite. awaited tne iui asseHonnk
OF the force. Local autnorities, some Iers
rorixed ana others sympa.neue, on isd