The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1906-09-12
THE WORKINGMEN
PROTEST
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AFTERMATH OF LABOR DAY
NEXT YEAR AT MiSSOULA-
THE PRIZE WINNERS.

Hamilton Labor day LIBERATION was
a humner-thats the verdict of all.
The biggest crowd that has assembled
in Hamilton since BRYAN day was here.
Everything passed off nicely and the
committees in charge deserve hearty
congratulations. Between $50 and
800 uniou men marched in the parade
keeping time to the ins splring strains
OF music discoursed by the Hamilton
military band.
The exercises were held in the court
house grounds ard were followed with
marked attention by the big crowd.
Mr.. James Mavberrv. on behalf of
Hamilton Uuion No. 100, I. w. W., de-
livered a neat address of welcome.
Hon. Henry l.. Myers then delivered
an eloquent address upon labor, it's
duties, rights and rewards. Both
speakers were liberaly applAuded.
The following resolutions were read
by George A. Reese and unanimously
adopted by the assembled wage
earners:
''Whereas, Upon the 17th day of
February, 1906, three citizens of Colo
RADIO, members of the Western Fedora
ion OF Miners, were hauled to Jail at
midn1e hit of Saturday. These three
ci tizens were Charles II. Meyer, Will
liam D. Hayward and George A. Petit
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and were not allowed to communicate
with either their families or friends,
and were denied their constitutional
rights to obtain legal advice.
This un just act was carried through
by m1ne-owning officers and lawyers,
who did it, a mine-owning governor,
who permitted it. and he Union Pa
citic officials, who made up special
train, which quickly and secretly
whlrled these three ,nen out of the
st ate before their legal rights could be
asserted; and,
Whereas, These three men, when
they arrived in Idaho, were, as officials
of the Western Federation of Miners,
publicly charged by Governor Good
ing, of Idaho. with being guilty of the
murder of Ex-Governor Frank Stuen-
nenberg. They were held for trial by
grand jury whose membership did
not SHOW wage-earner, and whose
foreman was banker, who had open
]y declared that these men were guilty;
and
Whereas, Chief Justice Gabbert,
of the Supreme Court of Colorado,
denied these three men the right of
habeas corpus, said denial being a
direct violation of CT lause ,, Section
TX, Article l, of the United States
Constitution; therefore, be it
"Resolved, That we, as wage-earn-
ers of Hamilton, Montana, in public
meeting assembled, do most earnestly
protest against the illegal and MUST
haste displayed by the officials of
Colorado, in turning these men over
to the officials of Idaho, without CIV
ing hem a hearing in their own be-
half.
Resolved, That we protest against
the officials of Idaho trying to in
. fluence public opinion against these
men, by publicly declaring them
guilty of murder before they have
been proven guilty, by fair and inn
partial trial.
"Resolved, That we protest against
these three men beng denied the
right of habeas corpus, right which
is guaranteed to every resident by the
| United States constitution; a right for
which the earth has been soaked with
blood; right which means human
liberty, enlightenment, progress, civil
ization and freedom.
"Resolved, That we protest against
any official of Colorado or Idaho VIC
lating their oath of office and the
laws, by discriminating against these
men unj Justly, for the law says, "a
/ man must be considered innocent un
til proven guilty
Resolved, That we, wage-earners
: pledge our moral and financial sup
port to our imprisoned fellow-workers
in this, their hour of need, and assure
them that we firmly believe that they
| are innocent of the terrible crime with
which 1--WE think unjustly) they are
charged. Respectfully submitted,
| ]. E. MABURRY
Ii Committee H. L. ROBINSON
| c. B. IRWIN
THE PRIZE WINNERS.
| Corvallis won the ball game after
close and exciting contest,