The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-05-03
THE SQUARE DEAL BY THE Big STICK?


President Roosevelt ncessant in season and out in holding
himself Up apostle Of the square DEAF
justice melted the rich influential
poorest yiola,or Of the law in the land His practice
unatey square with his preacrnents The
Morton and therein shown thai Morton
a. officer Fe railway gave
in favor OF few that independent rivals forced
bankruptcy The president stopped criminal proceedings against
Morton By astounding declaration that the corporation
could be punished y fine and that criminal prosecution would be
unjust, although his special commissioner uson and Har
lawyers OF national promncncad down the proposition
that guilt always personal In other words
responsible for the criminal acts OF corporation The pes
laid great upon the alleged fact that Morton
only following and protecting his company and that the
sery opportunity bic gave testimony before the interstate
commission that exposed the rebate evil and thus started in
motion the machinery stop IL This would something like
turning evidence vndcaon Of very poor quail
y
The Morton the important OF the open suppression
trial 81 81 influence Following its heels the
nerce prosecution Of Senators Mitchell and Burton and Repre-
and Williamson which quarter shown
and IN which, Hermann must stand trial three more ndict-
ments having escaped on
But the Idaho where it evident the
Of timber frauds hope and look for interference from Wash
ngon and seemingly may have good their hope In dis
csng this the Omaha WodfIerald newspaper of high
standing unqualified assertion that investigations Wy
omng land frauds have been called off since senator's rep
commissioner Of the general land Office and
other influential have been involved II inmates that pro
altogether This truly astounding statement and shat
sincerity the Roosevelt square deal beyond repair We
viii let the World Herald speak for itself which ii does in the fol
loving fashion:
In hese days the indictment Of United States seanor
upon criminal charges, exees particular emotion But
Of Borah of Idaho there special circum
stances lifting above the level Of the commonplace For Boah
81 the attorneys engaged in the prosecution OF Meyer Hay
wood and pbone frankly charged that strong influence
At Washington insure delay Of further proceedings
against Borah order that the miners may go with the
least possible degree dsced This story gathers color of paus
% facts that the district attorney for Idaho has been
summoned Washington for conference upon the matter and
that Boraa has yet been placed under
Assistant Attorney General Buch, in Denver in general
charge land fraud mildly poohpooh the idea of
possible b. the administration with the process OF
The administration says Burch could if would impede
delay work Of which will be
most western folk who have their eyes open
Wyoming affords point The coal land steals, upon in
yegaon found involve couple Of representa-
former commissioner Of the land Office and many others OF
high political rank mention influential railway officials The
conspators literally caught with the goods and criminal
prosecutions would naturally have followed barring special ccm
Yet a the statute of limitations apace and
there is nothing doing Indeed quite clearly understood that
he fraudueny acquired lands be turned back the govern
upon the easy condition that criminal action will be taken
shh illustrate the powerlessness Of Washington
Is Borahs he put into this class? Time will tell The
has shown clearly enough attitude toward Meyer
Haywood and Pettboue An things considered the Boah
as interest y