Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-03

fire of hades itself. The person who
will SO stultify his manhood and better
nature as to unite with you as one of
you for the urpos of betraying your
cause, is a creature too mean and con-
temptible to be considered a human be-
ing, and whenever discovered should be
crushed even as a reptile. But this class
has always been in your midst, willing
to betray your cause for favOrS from
the master, and have often succeeded.
An able enemy, who will fight in the
open, is to be feared and beaten if pos
sible, but respected; but a traitor, while
he is a dangerous animal to contend
| WITH, and therefore to be feared, de-
serves no respect, and no treatment for
him would be too harsh.
! Il wish to refer to a matter which is OF
the most vital Importance to all in this
camp. l refer to the question as to
! tics. There has been more or less bitter
ness caused by the fact that
one side or the other was sus-
pected of aiding some of the pow
erful mOneyed institutions which are
now striking for control of this, the
greatest mining camp on earth. How can
we secure a more equitable division Re
tween capital and labor, of the annual
increase of wealth, and assure To every
able-bodied individual in his land an OPP
portunity to earn an honest living? I
have suggested to you that poiitcs is
NAol " IlSollo u IL ~
sons should be favored in the distribution
of offices, and yet the character of men
who fill the various official positions is
of the most Importance to you. In sup
port of this I ] need but call your attention
to the progress government by injunction
has made Our judges have practically
announced that for the most harmless
and hottest strike a workman, or any
number of them, may be sent to Jail
without trial by jury. By legal quibbie
and liberty subverting practice an III
junction is issued against riot, and q man
is tried, not to see whether he committed
the riot, but whether he violated the Or
der of the court; and hat question, ac-
%cording to our law cannot be tried by 4
jury; and this trial by jury is subvert-
ed and destroyed. No reasoning or as
%sertion, no false logic or false fact can
change the naked truth that our judges
have learned how to deny and disregard
the right of trial by jury; and not only
do our powerful interests refuse to re-
, volt, but they hail it with delight"
Mr.. Mackel then referred to the time,
about two years ago, when a number OF
striking miners at Littiner. Pa. We're
shot to death by a sheriff. He said tina
these men We're engaged in probably the
most dangerous occupation in the world,
receiving wages which barely kept their
bodies Il souls together. At the end
of two volleys twenty-five of them laid
dead and fifty more We're Writhing from
the pain of wounds pleading for mercy.
I'VE remember reading" said he, that
there was no conviction. The baron of
the state of Pennsylvania was in politics.
The sheriff and his deputies well knew
who they were representing and knew
that no punishment would be melted out
to them for their dastardly deed. In the
face of this fact is it necessary to ask
you whether labor unions should go into
politics."
Mr.. Mackel also referred to the Idaho
mine troubles, going into details of the
case, winding up by saying hat the
mine owners We're in politics there.
II did not come here to air my personal
grievances, but l will call your attention
to a few instances right here in Silver
Bow county -. wherein when one side
was guilty of the slightest infrac-
ton of the law warrants galore We're
issued, while the other side, though hav-
ing suffered grieVOuS wrongs, was en-
tirely shut from the courts. I could call
your attention to several instances
where the law has been grossly violated
by the very persons whose sworn duty
it was to enforce the law. I have exam-
ined the laws passed by our last legis-
lature and find various ones charging
the powers of corporations, making pro-
visions for appeals in certain receiver
ship cases and avs of a similar nature:
but not one law do I find which l could
soy II Liz "SlldIe Vi the IdDOr-
ing people. l am, however, mistaken.
There is one law which I think concerns
them very closely, at least a great ma
jority of that army who come and go.
1t is a law making it a criminal trespass
for any person to try and steal a ride
upon a train, n it authorizes the
brakeman to arrest any one making the
attempt. The last legislature passed one
good laW-One compelling the use of
safety cages in mines, but you also know
that law is being entirely disregarded
and that not the slightest attempt is
being made to enforce it.
There seems to be a belief in the
minds of some hat powerful corpora
tons will intimidate their employees and
make them vote as the master wishes.
Let us hope that this fear is unfounded.
| believe that when the storm of battle
Is over on the next election day each if
you will feel that the question Of govern
men will have been too important to be
entirely turned over to the will of those
representing corporations"