The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-31
VIEWS" ON THE HAYWOOD VERDICT.

The solitary humorous feature of the Haywood trial
has just bossomed in the editorial expressions of those
peculiarly constituted newspapers that convicted the
cused long before scrap of evidence offered in court
Now these same newspapers are begging the country
to be cam to accept the verdict to try to bear the blow
The Spokesman-Review an instance pleads:
''Volent denuncation of the jury good
purpose"
And each of these saviors of the country is printing
the dotc uterances of all others of its stripe falsely label
ing the views of the press No matter how in
significant the sheet that qualities in the chang him
how class it has its little day in public mention. And
from all the clippings tell there other newspapers
in the whole United States.
The aspect of all this is than humorous. 1t
leaps the elastic bands of comic opera. 1t the per
lection of burlesque.
The great of people in the country who could not
enough real evidence in the prosecution entire
to convict for msdemeanor much less to hang him
on and who have accepted the verdict the country
with every demonstration of satisfaction soemnly alb
ured to resist their raging protest against the acqutta
to suffer and be strong, etc.
Along with this the assertion that fair trial
given and all good citizens should abide by the out
Compare that with the scarcely concealed state
ment that Haywood is guilty Notwithstanding Reconcile
such logic and you will have solved the mental process
that evolve such statements
Fairly tried and acquitted, yet the country must be
carefully and patiently coached to endure the verdict
Undoubtedly the nation will need just such advice
this-when it descends to serious consideration of
biased and partisan press But until then Picture
the Spokesman Review for instance spiritual and po
litical adviser of the common people.
Herein is the secret Of the weird performances Of
newspaper arrangements that cannot conceal their
dstrust of the and jury and their bitter dsappon
the verdict which they had decreed otherwise
Long accustomed to contemplation of themselves as
monoposs of public enlightenment and power they OBJ
tain visionary state that permits realization of moth
ing else Perched in lofty buildings and etrenched with
every safeguard capital and mercenary political in
auences yield, they survey the crowd below in the
straton that such not the they behave exactly
the monarch of the nursery might when his tin rattle is
taken away.
The spectacle of an editor of this class tuning and
furious and in his den when the ways of Providence
the methods of fail to follow the dictates of his
ployer must be to be appreciated Unfortunately,
the public is barred from such exhibitions
But instances cited in this connection not APP
plicabe to the newspapers that have taken the lead in
influence the country The people coming to a
finer discrimination of the obligations newspaper should
be under to the public. They realizing that news
paper to merit the must stand independent and
truthful able to deal with great questions small in
spirit Of unpreiudiced determination to justice
done; and to eadfastly oppose the past practice and
present desires of powerful interests to reap every bene
fit of government organizations escape great proper
ton possible of the cost Of its maintenance ransgress
any precept that happens to hinder financial political
ACKNOWLEDGMENT under and unpunshed and in the
next of the hand impose the full power of govern
ing machinery upon the weaker portion of humanity that
may have merely followed an unworthy example, may
be guilty of nothing criminal than finding footing
ON earth and manifesting desire to maintain it.
The struggle to establish equitable conditions for all
citizens is the only class struggle worth considering
is confined to party vocation. 1t embraces all fair
minded men.