Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-24
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NOOnIlnueO from fHRe OneJ
nouncing in advance that the verdict
shall only be one way, and that you
will not tolerate any other verdict
Such action is fragrant in it's impro-
priety, and 1 join heartilNin condemn
ing 1t.
But it is a simple absurdity to sup
pose that because any man is on trial
for given offense he is therefore to be
freed from all criticisms upon his gen.
eral conduct and manner of life. In
my letter to which you object, / re-
ferred to a certain prominent financier,
Mr.. Hartman, on the one hand, and to
Messrs. Meyer, Haywood and Debs on
the other, as being equally undesirable
citizens.
No Opinion Intended
at is as foolish to assert that this
was designed to influence the trial of
Meyer and Haywood as to assert that
it was designed to influence the suits
that have been brought against Mr..
Hartman. l neither expressed nor in
tended any opinion as to whether
Messrs. Moyer and Haywood were
guilty of the murder of Governor
Steunenberg. If they are guilty they
| certainly ought to be punished. If
they are not guilty they certainly ought
not to be punished.
But no possible outcome either of
judgment as to the undesirability Of
the type of citizenship of those whom
mentioned. Messrs. Meyer Haywood
and DebS stand as representatives of
those men who have done as much to
discredit the labor movement as the
worst speculative financiers or most
unscrupulous employers of labor and
debauchers of legislatures have done to
discredit honest capitalists and fair
dealing business men.
"They stand as representatives of
| these men who by their public utter
ances and manifestos; by the utter
| ances of the papers they control and
| inspire, both by the words and the
editorials of those associated with
them. habitually are guilty of inclte-
ment to or opology for bloodshed and
violence.
IF this does not constitute undesir-
able citizenship, then there can never
be undesirable citizens. The men whom
| denounced represent the men who
have abandoned the legitimate move
ment for the uplifting of labor, with
which / have the most hearty sympa-
thy; they have adopted practices which
cut them off from those who lead the
legitimate movement In every way
l shall support the law abiding and up
right representatives of labor and in
by drawing the sharpest possible line
between them on the one hand and on
the other hand the preachers of vio-
lence who are themselves the worst
foes of the honest laboring men.
Repeats His Deep Regret
LET me repeat my deep regret that
any body of men should so far forget
their duty to their country as to en-
deavor by the formation of societies
and in other ways to influence the
course of justice in this matter. have
received many. such letters as yours.
Accompanying them We're news
paper clippings announcing demon
STATIONS. parades and mass meetings
designed to show that the representa-
tiVes of labor, without regard to the
facts, demand the acquittal OF Messrs.
Haywood and Moyer. Such meetings,
OF course, can be designed only TO
eoerce court .and jury in rendering a
verdict, and they therefore deserve all
the condemnation of those whom you
say In your letter endeaYor to influence
the course of justice.
you would, of course, be entirely
within your rights il you merely an
nounced that you thought Messrs.
Moyer and Haywood We're desirable
citizens. though in such case l would
take frank issue with you and should
say that, wholly without regard to
whether or not they are guilty of the