The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-08-02
HAYwoop's TRIAL.

been remarkable trial. 1t has gone
or for months. Nearly 200 witnesses
were called. Its cost has approximate
ed 100000. In its chief witness for
the prosecution, Harry Orchard, 1t has
produced human being so despicable
that civilization shudders at his kin.
shin. Its dark recesses OF hate and
venom, money-lust and greed, only
family illuminated by all its floods OF
evidence, out-picturs anything that
the American bar has ever expert
eneed
The most subtle efforts have been
made 20 compel the belief that in this
murder trial union labor was hanging
in the balance.
What are the facts?
Out in Colorado, as in many other
places, there are metals in the earth
God put those metals there for the
use Of all men, that they might dis
cover them, use them enjoy them
without hindrance, Just as He gave to
all men wood and stone and the flow.
ers and the sea.
A few selfish Inen cannot buy up the
air we breathe. though that is given
10 all the world no less freely than
were the beautiful metals in the Col.
orado hills.
But moDey.lust disagreed with God.
The few took possession OF the free
gift, and said: No; this Is ours; II
is all ours"
So the few set the many TO work
for them, because the many had to
live. They dug up the precious metals
out OF the hills and gave them to the
few, and the few turned them into
fine clothes and great marble houses
and automobiles and jewels and a
Harvard accent and all the osher
things that they wanted.
But did the few stop at this? No.
1t was not enough that they made
right Of might, that they had taken
the beaVtltll, free, God-given metals;
but they stood over the many with
the singing whip Of Ucnessity md
poverty, and said: "Cferk hardsy."
And they beat them with he whip.
The many were only human beings, !
with hearts and passions. They knew
they were free men, for all that the
few said.
And they revolted. 1t was not
mere disagreement. II was a revolu.
tion IT was war; II was rebellion.
Out Of this came the Western Fed.
Grafton Of Miners on the one hand
fighting the Mine Owners on the other,
one fought for economic freedom-the
other for wealth. Colorado ran with
blood. When oppressed men are
fercely aroused some wiz always
do terrible things, and there is no lust
like the lust for gold. A long series
Of outrages and murders finally ter
minated in the killing OF Gov, steun-
enberg, and sleeping Justice awoke,
Then Haywood was offered as a !
soapegoat.
No need to repeat the sickening J
story Of this trial; TO speak again OF !
the stained hands of Harry Orchard, I
who, according 10 Counsel Darrow was
by Father Kinks 20 lay his v
sins on his Savior and by Detective
to lay them on Meyer, Hay =
wood and Pettbone. n
Il ought not 10 be necessary that n
labor unions exist But II is neces- =
sary. It will be necessary as long as =
the few with wealth as a God, lash
tho bare BACKS Of the many and s
sponge up their blood TO be minted in. g
10 gold
But the labor unions have not been n
IN trial at Boise. Aoquittal does not
mean victory for union labor any more
han condemnation could have meant
lefeat.
Organized labor has been created
or the protection Of the many, by the o.
noney-lust of the few. 1t is a prin- r'
'iple, and as n principle it can neither y
,e put on trial nor condemned nor =
until men put the right to +,
liberty ON trial. or condemn d.
t. or believe it necessary to acquit
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