The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-10-18

murder; ana yet that very executive,
who according TO the principles OF the
subllmest chapter In Algernon Sid
ney's immortal book, Is bound by the
very responsibility which rests on
him to keep his mind impartial as to
the guilt OF any person arraigned,
hastens down to (Boise) burries to
the platform and proclaims to the
assembled commonwealth OF (Idaho)
THE man Is murderer and ought
TO be hung" Almost every lip In
the state might have said It except
that single lip OF Its governor; and
the moment he bad uttered these
words, In the theory Of the English
law, IL was not possible to impanel
an impartial Jury In the common
wealth OF tIdaho) It was not possible
To get the materials and the ma.
chinery TO try him, according to
even the ugliest pattern OF English
Jurisprudence, And yet the governor
does not know that he has written
himself down non compes, and the
commonwealth that he governs sup.
poses itself Christian polity. They
have not the faintest conception Of
what goes to make up govern
ment.'
That Is pretty strong language Is
II not2 But In a sense 1t Is apple
able To this state at the present time.
The quotation Is an excerpt from a
lecture delivered In Beacher's church
at Brooklyn by Wendell Phillips In
1850, the writer using the word Ida.
no where IL Is Virginia In the orig
inal copy In this part of the address
Mr.. Phillips was criticisine the then
governor Of Virginia for making the
public statement that John Brown
twas murderer" 1t applied In
Idaho fer the reason that Governor
Gooding has said time and tine
again that Meyer and Haywood were
guilty and should be hung. 1t Is
true that MIR. Cooling denies this In
his speeches, but 1t is only necessary
o refer To the files OF the Statesman
prove that be did make such a
statement In various interviews.
A man IL supposed to be innocent
OF a crime until he Is proven guilty,
but Gooding and his attorneys have
placed the imprisoned men on trial
and pronuneed them guilty as
charged without the formallty OF a
trial In the courts OF the land. As
Wendell Phillips said In his arraivn.
ment Of the governor OF virginia
Almost every lip In the state might
have said itexeept that single lip of
tho governor. F" The discussion rela.
tive to the guilt or innocence OF these
parties Is out OF place In political
campaign, but Governor Gooding has
made IL impossible for these men 10
have fair trial In this state because
he has already pronounced them
guilty
III Governor Goodiug has the stand.
iug In the state he should have; /,
his opinions are worthy OF credence
aud carry any weight, how will Il bs
possible to lind jury unprejudicsdy
IL this Expressed opinions OF Gov.
ernor Gooding has influence with tn,
Judges on the bench are they com.
petent To sit In Judgment upon the
lives OF these meny In the face az
the interviews In which he has nj.
ready condemned these men o, The
heinons crime OF the murder @,
Frank steunenberg Is II not strange
that he has tn, temerity to 20 ON
the stump and declare he never has
said they were guilty. In the face n,
the fact that he sought to influences
public opinion in favor Of their ,uilt
before their trial, Is II to be surpassed
they can and will have an imnsrti,I
ttialy In the face OF these ebarvss