The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-25

strong, iron hand behind this prosecu-
| ton. The mine owners of Colorado are
pulling the wires to make you dance
like puppets. They gathered these OFF,
GERS OF the Western Federation of MINI
ers and sent them here to be tried and
| hanged with Idaho to hold the bag.
Idaho has fine privilege in this trial
to pay for it. And you men of this
jury VIII have the pleasure of working
to pay up the deficiency warrants which
have been issued by the state to meet
| the expenses of the prosecution.
Back OF the prosecution, too, you will
ma General Buckley Wells. the adJu-
tant gen sral of Colorado, who brought
these men here. There he is with epau-
lets and his Harvard accent, a crucl ty-
rant with all his culture, for that is
what culture is for-to get rid of all hu-
mainly there is in a man."
Here again barrow reverted to Orch
arr and renewed the versatile denuncia-
ton which was ever at his tongues
Orchard scornfuliy a "cheruh" and
sion.
Denounces Capital
When Mr.. Darrow, late in the even
II g, finally reached the Colorado labor
troubles, he grew eloquent in his de-
ANNEXATION and his defense of the work
ing man. He told of the eight-hour law
passed by the Colorado legislature in
1899 and the fight against that law by
the owners of the mines and the smelt-
ers.
They took it to the supreme court
and OF course, that court declared 1t
unconstitutional" he exclaimed. "Of
course it is unconstitutional to pass a
law taking away from the Guggen-
helms the right to take twelve hours
work out of the hide of their working
men instead of eight. What are con-
situations for except to be used for
the rich and to destroy laws made for
the the poor? Gold is stronger than the
laws for IL the rich have to obey
them.
II am not here to say to you men
that labor organizations do no wrong.
l know them too we'll for that. They
have often done wrong, they have Of
ten been unjust and frequently cor
rupt, but the labor organization has
always stood for the poor. for the
man life and liberty.
"The men struck in Colorado for
the eight hour day and they got 1t.
are you men Of the jury going to
asks you to destroy the Western Fed
GRAFTON of Miners by hanging it's lead
ers. Are you going to do it? Doubt
less they have done some brutal
things, some criminal things and
some that were not wise and some
that were not just. Let's admit 1t.
know it and am not going to lie to
you about it for think too much of
you.
But admitting all this, would you
destroy the Western Federation of
Miners and hand it's 1900 members
over to deal single handed with the
Mine Owners association, with the
Guggenheims? If you destroy the la
Dor unions of this country you de-
stroy liberty when you strike the blow
and will leave the poor to do the bid
ding of the rich.
st tell you men that so long as the
employers of labor have the spirit of
Rockefellerism in their hearts there is
going to be trouble. Hawley says the
western Federation of Miners has
made trouble. 1t has and 1 am glad
of it for when we cease to cause trou-
BILE we become slaves.
Calling of Troops.
1.-THE troops were called into Grip
pie Creek because old man Stuart was
beaten up. I'm sorry for the old man,
but he admits he was working eight
hours day-Iiving off the fruits Of
what the union had worked for and
was working when the union was not.
If some Western Federation man had
been beaten up, If they had all
been slugged and beaten, Gov
Peabody would never have called out
any troops.
land when you men of the jury think
of old man Stuart, think you also Of the
darling Of Colorado Buckley Wells,
tooling around the back bay of Boston
and spending his golden plenty. Think
of Buckley Wells, the man who tied.
a worker to a telegraph pole in zero
weather because he was not wringing
out of the victims carcass all the golden
guineas he would like to spend in Bos-
ton or in England. Think you of
Buckley Wells and the others of his ilk
other idlers-whose families are clothed
in silk sponged with the life's sacrifices
of workingmen, think of them, tell
you, and give them some responsibility
in the events of Colorado"
Continuing to the very close of his re-
marks for the day to berate and de-
nounce the prosecution, Mr.. barrow
spoke of the time when they would be
leading forth the next victim to the
sacrifice" He ever coupled the prosecu-
ton with the Mine Owners association
and spoke of the latter's carnival of
crime and destruction" The men driven
from Colorado to the four corners of
the world had all returned to Boise to
give the lie to Orchard despite the fact
that they were taking their lives in their
hands by coming within reach "of the
iron hand of the prosecution"
Darrow had begun detailed review of
the evidence in the case as court adj
journed at o'clock until this morning.
Court Martial for a Chaplain.
washington, July 25.-Chaplain