Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-04-21
After Money.

w ildtCfCl QOuObo may nave OAhoSSNs
heretofore in fair and thoughtful minds
as to the existence of villianous, cold
blooded, conspiracy on the part of the
state administration, looking TO the dis
ruption of the Western Federation Of
Miners by railroading the officers of
that organization to the gallows, on
the trumped up charge of completely
in the Steunenberg murder, we think
has been effectualy set at rest by the
appeal of the governor to the banks of
the state for funds to aid in the con-
sumation of the infamyty We publish
herewith an answer to ths@ appeal from
the pen Of Ex-Governor Mcconnell which
will be of interest to all who desire
fair play and have the fair name of the
state at heart.
"While the people throughout the
state are unanimous in demanding that
not only those who perpetrated the
murder of Ex-Governor Steunenberg,
but also those who instigated the same,
shall be punished as provided by law. it
is generally understood that the duty
of the governor goes no further than to
offer proper rewards for the capture of
the guilty parties. After their appre-
hension and delivery to the officers of
the county wherein the murder was
committed, his function ces SEES. The
officers of Canyon county, where the
ex-governor was murdered, are under
stood to have, at all times since the
atrocious deed was perpetrated, ex-
ercised the utmost energy and diligence
in endeavoring to bring the perpetra-
tors to justice. Then why should the
governor assume the roll of prosecutor?
Why should the state board of ex-
aininers assume the uncustomary pre-
rogative of issuing deficiency warrants
to pay the court expenses of Canyon
comfy? The governor says he had no
idea, however, that SIS, 900 will be
enough and wants at least two banks
i'll each county to take $1,000 to $1,000
each. What is the, occasion for such
unusual expenditure? The men who
= are under arrest are represented by able
counsel but such Is always the case.
The authorities of Canyon county, real
izlng the Importance of the trials now
pending, have engaged assistance for
their prosecuting officers Then by
what authority of law does the COVER
nor presume to assume the roll of pros
ecutor and issue deficiency warrants ad
libitum, to be peddled throughout the
stated We deem it to be the province
of the governor to carefully watch the
proceedings, in dignifed manner, and
without any flourish of trumpets see to
1T that justice is neted to all concern
ed IN this unfortunate affair. We can
not afford, by using the taxing powers
of the state eytravagantly to unjustly
convict any of the accused Many
murderers have been tried and convict
ed in this STATE without the chief ex-
ecutive or the state board of examiners
coming to the rescue of the counties
wherein the trials were held. And
especially in this instance, when the
whole United States is watching IN
tent'y, every step of the proceedings
had and to be had in the Steunenhere
case, it is desirable. that we should es-
tablish repataticn not only for firm
ness but for fairnc SIS. If the issuance
OF tF'ese warrants were legal and made
only for the purpose of meeting the
necessary demands eli Justice, it seems
strange to an unprecedented observer
that appeals would be necessary to al
the banks within the state. 1t is to be
hoped that those whose duty it is to ex
ecute the law will not find it to thei]
interest, or to that of Justice, to violate
the statutes in so doing of what the,
deem their duty. 1t is to he regretted
that the governor found it necessary t,
make appeal to the banks only for Thu
assistance, thereby giving excuses O
those who are charging that the prose
cution of Meyer, Haywood, Pettibone
Orchard and others is carried on at tn
instance of the wealthy classes a
against the laborers. AS this is in n
sense true, it being well known by ia
the larger number of those belonging
to the various labor organizations i
Idaho are as anxious to see punishment
melted out to the perpetrators of th
Steuuenberg murder, as any other elias
of our citizens. II the governor in hi