The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-09-13
Plain FACTS OF Case
idaho SHOULD WASH ITS HANDS OF COLORADO'S
DISGRACEFUL TROUBLES

their money appropriated by legislature for the prosecution Of
Haywood and associates has been expended
The peoples seconstuted the Goodngs Cobbs and
Borals-wll the proper time make the facts public.
Further that organ Of the predatory interests all people
who disagree the trial Of Petbone and Meyer be
longing brigade 1t might well turn its batteries
upon its patron saintW E. Boraor Senator Borah
Pettbone acquitted against Meyer viii be dismissed
trials pushed the bitter end why this statement
lby Borah?
The truth of the whole matter that there was
dence produced Haywood trial hang sheePhng dog
and the against Peone and Meyer kept the calendar
for Interior
The case against Haywood was by prosecution for
the Haywood recognized the focefu personality
Of the Western Federation the whose conviction
most earnestly desired response the demands of Governor
Goodng peoples representatives placed the state treasury at
disposal of the governor Haywood The pivotal case was
tried-and outside of Orchards there was no evidence Inc
pD are satisfied will be only further reckless and use
less expenditure money proceed with additional trials Senator
Borah of prosecution practically with this view as re-
CARDS the against Meyer and so do Mr. Ha~e and he o
prosecutors they would have consented to Meyers re-
lease on bail
We have said evidence excepting Orchards e
ony and we if Orchard had told the same story mph
eating Peabody Gabbert Bukey Wells instead Of Haywood
and associates would have to trial or would
lave been thrown of Yet Haywood Meyer and Pel
bone are desirable citizens than Peabody ab0eTt
and Wells This fact becoming generally known and universally
admitted fourth page extract from speech W Judge
Lindsay the famous juvenile Judge who asserts the con-
trolling forces Colorado than the despabe Harry G
r himself and the official of that state the subject
of 1aiv comment in the press nation writer in the last
issue of the Public referring conditions in Colorado states the
following facts:
e members organized labor to be prosecuted tor capital
crimes on dubious testimony while rich and powerful mine owners
can brbe legislatures appoint and state supreme court
oes can openly defiant and violently ape under loot state
and federal laws and the aid of and mithe lat
fer confessedy in the pay Of the mine ownersuspend the writ OF
abeas corpus nuify civil law depose civil officers depo c
suppress newspapers destroy property and create lawful anar
chwth absolute mpuny and without pretee OF prose
crtion by state federal authority"
That is the strong vigorous earnest and truthful Indictment Oh
the present preceding administration the state OF COLORADO
And these corrupt officials these servants OF the corporations IN aOso
e control Of the state of Colorado finger against the West
m Federation oicas-for whose blood they ustbecaue they
a no evidence and know they have evidence and because fy
dare not nzeiga the they charge against the miners lher
own ngs their own paid detectives their thugs and gun men are
the guilty men and the Peabodys the Gabberts the Wells the eu
genheims and the Buchtels know it!
the people of the of Idaho demand that Colorado assume
m own burdens Dismiss the against Pethbone and Meyer
To those who in of the lack OF evidence believe the FEEDER
4 officials guilty lust one When Goodng to advertise
f ~ aid his own political fortunes heraded broadcast the story
Of Orchards confession-wen Goodng and Mcfarland to iced
their own vanity in seeking their aggrandizenen went hunting
for evidence with brass bards the Statesman daily beating the tom
toms ev closed all obtaining evidence any e
d and the case went to aafter $4,000 had been expended
M detectives without one obtaining utcient mtoa
ton of any kind go on the stand
IF the state ever had has been hopeey lost by the POM
ocet the monumental egotisn the pufedup vanity OF ms
fit governori