The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26
lSSA|LS THE CONSTITUTION
ATTORNEY BARROW MAKES AUDI
ENCE GASP IN HAYWOOD CASE.
HEAPS ABUSE ON PROSECUTION
Chicago Lawyer Vents Accumulated
Wrath In Angry Denunciaton Of Or.
ehard, hawley and Pinkertons--Ap.
peals for Labor as Against Capital


Frank Steunenberg the murdered gov
ernor of Idaho, was discussed at some
length by Clarence barrow in his plea
In behalf of william d. Haywood.
Justiiying the articles published In
the Miners Magazine, the official or
gan of the Western Federation, Mr..
barrow said the action OF Steunenberg
quell riot and the establishment OF
martial law in 1899 was unjustihaOle
and had properly stirred up intense
feeling In labor circles against the
governor.
Darrow's argument developed into
an appeal for labor as against capital
and denunciatlon OF all opposition to
the unions. He held an audience
startled and opeu.mouthed as one
after another Of the sentiments poured
from his lips. His attack on Orchard
was expected, and in this respect he
fulfilled and surpassed the limit OF
sensation. Three hours were given
TO Orchard, and 1t was only
when vituperation and phys.
zeal force and words were
spent that barrow turned to
James II. Hawley. the leading counsel
Tor the state. and the Pinkerton de.
teCtives for something on which to
pour the lesser volume of abuse.
state Comes in for Scoring.
The state of Idaho came in for
In oh ~ az ~ nt N
for the part 1t has played in the prose
Cution. Culture, education and wealth,
each in turn, were described as Consti-
tuting combination against the work
ingman; the uneducated and the poor
must ever be protected. barrow
sneered at the universities.
And what is a cultured man." he
cried, but cruel tyrant always?
Reaching the climax OF denunCia-
ton, of sympathy for the working
class and hatred for the rich, he as
sailed the constitution of the country,
and cried:
The constitution! The consttu-
ton 1t is here only to destroy the
laws made for the benefit Of the poor"
Darrow's support of labor unions
and of union men was passionate and
his eulogy of the Western Federation
eloquent. Lovingly, he touched on the
beauty of sef-sacrifiCe found in the
struggle for humanity where only
the workingman is found" and in the
bitterest sarcasm, his voice pitched In
its highest note and his arms upheld,
he heaped abuse upon selfish rich and
upon the administration of the state
of Idaho.
Takes Rap at Supreme Court.
Darrow 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
| smelters.
"They took 1t to the supreme court,
and, of course, that court declared II
unconstitutional" he exclaimed. "Of
course, It Is unconstitutional to pass q
law taking away from the Guggen
helms the right to take twelve hours
work out of the hide of the working
men instead Of eight. What are con
situations for except to be used fol
the rich and destroy laws made for the
poor. Gold Is stronger than the pen
| stronger than law. What are laws
for II the rich have to obey them?
81 am not here to say to you mer
that labor organizations do no wrong
I know them too we'll for that. They
have often done wrong; they have
often been unjust and frequently cor
rupt, but the labor organization ha:
always stood for the poor, for the
weak, for humane laws and for human
life and liberty.
"The men struck in Colorado for the
eight-hour day and they got it. Are
| YOU men of the jury going to take i
away from them? MIR, Hawley asks
you to destroy the Western Federation
of Miners by hanging its leaders. Ar
you going to do it? Doubtless the!
have done some brutal things SOM
criminal things and some that weTI
not wise end some that We're not just
But, admitting all this, would you de
stroy the Western Federation of Min
|
deal single handed with the Min
owners association, with the Gugger
helms? If you destroy the labo
unions of this country. you destro
liberty when you strike the blow, an,
will leave the poor to do the biddin
Of the rich. | tell you, men, that S
long that the employers OF labor hav
the spirit of Rockefellerism in thei
hearts there is going to be trouble
Hawley says the Western Federation
of Miners has made trouble. II has
and am glad of 1t, for when We ceas
to cause trouble we become slaves
THE troops were called into CriI
pie Creek because old man Stuart wa
beaten up. I'm sorry for the old mar
but he admits he was working eigh
hours a day-living of the fruits c
what the union had worked for, an
was working when the union was no
II some Western Federation man ha