The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-07-25
DARROW MAKES
STRONG PLEA
Argument DenunciatOry Of Every
On Connected With the
Prosecution.
ASSA|LS THE CONSTITUTION
Plea Developed Into An Appeal for
Labor as Against
Capital.
AssA|LS THE CONSTITUTION
(By the Associated Press }

(By the Associated Press
BOISE, Idaho, July 24.-The ca
reer of Frank Steunenberg, the mur-
dered governor of Idaho, was dis
cussed at some length by Clarence
DarroW this evening, in the course of
his plea in behalf of William d. Hay
wood. Justifying the articles pub
lished in the Miners Magazine, the
official organ of the Western Fedora
tion of Miners, the Chicago lawyer
said the action of Steunenberg in ask
ing for United States troops to quell
the riot and the establishment or
martial law in 1899 was unjustifiable
and had properly stirred up intense
feeling in labor circles against the
governor.
Darrow'S argument tonight devel-
oped into an appeal for labor as
against capital and denunciation of
all opposed to the unions. He held
an audience startled and OPEN
mouthed, as one after another the
sentiments poured from his lips. His
attack on Orchard was expected, and
in this respect he fulfilled and sur
passed the limit of sensation. Three
hours were given to Orchard, and II
was only when vituperation, physical
force and words were spent that Dar-
row turned to James H. Hawley, the
leading counsel for the state and the
Pinkerton detectives for something
on which to pour the lesser volume
of abuse.
The state of Idaho came in for a
share of Mr.. Darrow'S denunciation
for the part it had played in the
prosecution. Culture, education and
wealth each in turn were described
as constituting a com bination against
which the workingmen, the uneducat-
ed and the poor must ever be Op-
posed
Darrow sneered at the universities
as purveyors of culture. "And what
is a cultured MANI" he cried, ''but O
cruel tyrant always
Reaching the climax of his denun.
citation of sympathy for the work.
ing class and hatred for the rich, he
assailed the constitution of the coun
try. ''The constitution! the consti
tuition is here to destroy the laws
made for the benefit of the poor"
Darrow's defense of labor union!
and of union men was passionate ani
his eulogy of the Western Federation
eloquent. Lovingly he touched or
the beauty of self sacrifice found il
the union struggle for humanity
where only the workingman is
found,' and then with the bitteres
sarcasm, and his voice pitched to 1t.
highest note and arms upraised, ht
heaped abuses upon the selfish ricf
and upon the administration of the
state of Idaho.
When Clarence Darrow continued
his plea in defense of Haywood at the
evening session of the court, whicl
opened at 6 p. M, he resumed hi
arraignment of Orchard and McPar
land.
The attorney begged the pardon O.
the jury for dwelling so long upoI
the character of Orchard, but he sai(
it was necessary in order to point Ou
just what sort of man it was who wa
condemning Meyer, Haywood ant
Pettibone, SO that the jury might de
termine whether it would be saf'
even to whip a dog on such testimO
ny as he gave, much less to hang
human being.
Mr.. Darrow described MCFARLAND
as a lying, deceitful scoundrel-th,
very life of detective, he declared
was living lie.
This man, who has spent his lif
in bounding down his fellow man
suddenly turns evangelist and wOul,
have you believe that Orchard is mi
raculously transformed into a nev
man. Orchard tells you how h
talked to him about King David, 81
Paul and Kelly the Bum McPar
land quoted the scriptures in on
braatl, ond lied in tho poyt
Passing finally from his TRADE up
on Orchard and MCFARLAND, Mr.. Oar
row began to discuss some of the evi
dence in the case, taking up the trou
bles in the Coeur d 'Alene district o
Idaho in 1899, when he declared tha
Governor Steunenberg sowed tn
seeds of more strife and struggl
than was ever sown by the gOvernO
of any state down to the presen
time.
There was no justification for it,
exclaimed the attorney. when sue
measures are taken by chief execu
tive of state it is high time tina
all government should be submerge
and the only law be the law of NIGH
There is no man living who can dc
fend it. Doubtless Governor Steur
enberg felt that what he did was tn
only thing he could do. l am nc
here to discuss him or his motives
but know that both inside and out
side of labor unions, in all walks G
life, there are those who denounce
and always will denounce the act
of Steunenberg so long as we preten
to have a government in these Unite
States"
Defending the articles printed
the Miners Magazine denouncin
Steunenberg, Darrow said they wei
written by Ed Boyce, the first vic
president of the Western Federatio
of Miners-a graduate of the smell
ers and not of the colleges. but a
honest man with all that, and ma
who had a right to express his hone
views of the unwarranted herding {
men in a bull pen surrounded /
lice, Pinkerton detectives and otht
vermin.
with flaming words the attOrne