New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-28
THE HAYMOOn TRLAL

Whatever NAV provo TO b" the outC"mc Of
the Haywood trial. there must ne n general
agreement that the manner in which it was
conducted disp0SoS OF the theory that the prose
cution was a Fictitious and trumped up one. Be
fore the trial began there disposition on
the part of many members Of the labor unions
10 look on Haywood and Meyer as martyrs IN
the cause of lmionism. 1t charged that
they had been carried by force into an alien
jurisdiction To he tried not much for their
alleged completely in the murder Of cX-Goy-
ernor Steuncnberc as on their general record
as trouble makers in Colorado. This feeling
was voiced In public demonstrations in several
cities. at which the cry was raised. 'Death
can not. will not and shall not claim "ur
brothers As President Roosevelt pointed
out in his letter 10 a Chicago labor agitator Who
accused him of having helped to prejudice the
cases Of Haywood and Meyer hecaus" he had
called them undesirable citizens. the pro
testants against the 'persccuton' oF the two
chiefs Of the Western Federation virtually as
sumod not only their Innocence hu: thoir eS
empt!on from the common liability of al otti-
gems 10 indictment op prjmG fGCio evidence,
We arc glad To- not. that the hYstcra OF those
early demonstrations has entirely died away.
As the trial Of Haywood went on !; was seen
that the state had case against him T." pre-
sent and WAS presenting il In perfectly or
derry and regular manner, II was trying Hay
wood Just a. thousands Of other persons nay"
been tried. ondcavoriuS 10 fix on him Ivy com
Detent evidence some responsible! Tor the
death of Ex-Governor Steuncnbcr@. and ignoring
his operations as q labor leader except in $"
far as they connected him with the crime con
fossed hy Orchard. He was not awaignei
on irrelevant and cXtraueous charges he had
simply 10 meet the testimony brought 10 show
that he inspired tho act which orchard ac-
knowledged II this was persecution il was
exactly the sort of persecution" which the
courts have been melting out ever since our
present judicial processes We're established.
Little credcncc will Toe given therefore, 70
Mr. Darrow's vehement and frothy insinua
lions that the case was not tried on its real
merits. Are you honest in this prosecution
he is reported as demanding of the counsel for
the state, "or is there some damnabl" con
"Spiracy to pick out the president Of the West
''crlf Federation of Miners and the secretary
and treasurer of the federation and hang
them by the neck for the pleasure ana bcne-
eff of the Mine Owners ASSOciation| Again
he told the jurymen that they were puppets
which the Colorado mine owners We're trying
to make dance. ana Sneeringly suggested that
ldaho's only role in the trial was 10 pay tn"
costs and hold the bag But such view OF
the trial has been made unteH0ble and ride
uIous 10y the trial itself. Ii was the duty Of
the State OF Idaho 10 do what il could to bring
TO justice the men who killed Stcuncnherg ana
To act on evidence regularly presented. Idaho
was pulling no chestnuts ont of the IRE for
Colorado min" owners and making no martyrs
to a cause in which il had no concern. II was
simply executing It's own laws without re
gard to the general antecedentS or associations
Of a prisoner charged with 4 specific offence
Mr. Darrow's protcstatons to the contrary not
withstandng the country Will agree that ut
Boise ii was Haywood the individual and not
Haywood the labor leader who was on trial