The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-15

they are not all on the payroll OF the
state. either in this case or 10 some
other capacity.
The murder of Governor Stennen-
berg was dastardly crime, and the
murderer should hang until he Is
dead, and so should all who were III
any way responsible for the heln2us
act. hut the manner In which the
state has attempted to prove 1t the
result Of conspiracy by the western
Federation of Miners has always
looked suspicious TO fair'mindeo
men, and the stencil created by
Cooling and his bunch will remain
for a long time and be reproach TO
the fair name of Idaho. 1t Is not
probable that there Is living In thls
broad land such another monster as
Orchard. He apparently has run the
gamut In his criminal career. And
now he comes and processes relig'
ion... Says he has made bis peace
with his God and firmly believes ne
has been forgiven for all these
crimes... All this Gooding and the
rest of the bunch profess to believe
and "Harry''is always referred to in
terms of affection. The English Ian
puage does not contain words to ex-
press the loathing and disgust felt
for a monster like Orchard, and the
same feeling Is entertained for those
who have slobbered over him at the
present trial. He ought to have been
brought to trial Immediately and
hung-his testimony In the trial or
the officials of the Miners Fedora
ton was not needed-it has all been
irrelevant--the testimony OF such a
besat could not be considered. and a
Jury of sane, fair-minded men would
not consider one word OF the debased
wretch. The bringing OF him into
court should have been resented. He
had no right to breathe the pure air
of free men, and yet Governor"
Gooding pats him on the back and
says he is glad "Harry' has reformed
Elk Governor Peabody the man who
Orchard tried for weeks to murder
comes from Colorado, takes Harry
by the hand aud says-"Its all right,
Harry, its all right, we're friends
now" J. II. Hawley says--"I be-
| lieve Harry" is a Christian now. u
Has there ever been parallel tC
this? Is there anything more con.
temptable?
There Is no other fact that has
been brought prominently to the fore
as result of the trial, and that is
that what is supposed to be Idaho's
leading newspaper has been proven
beyond question to be the most un
reliable and most corrupt sheet evel
put out under the name OF a news
paper. The Idaho Daily Statesman
has not shown one iota of fairness In
the trial. Every little said or done
by the states attorneys land one o.
the leading counsel for the state I'M
er CLOUDY has been lauded to thu
skies. Orchard has been made a yer
liable hero; the states witnesse!
have all been immaculate, while Il
has been incessant In its depuncia
tion ana ridicule Of everything per
tanning to the defense. Perhaps i
was thought that such course would
have influence for the prosecution
but this was great mistake. From
everywhere have come expressions O
utter contempt for the disreputabl,
methods employed, and perhaps n,
paper anywhere has lost prestige 81
fast as has the Statesman.
Take it all together, it is no
missing 1t far to say that the tria
just closed will stand forth, from tn,
states side OF the case, as the great
est farce ever enacted In the court
of Idaho--and the taxpayers will
have to foot the bills. Bull Pioneer