Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-20


hireling of the "oi trust
finder the heading "EirNt Hour
Law" Senator Rorah read an editorial
| calling upon the miners of Colorado to
| defeat Judge Goddard Mt the polls,
| holding that he was instrumental I'm
upsetting the short day for working
! men.
RESOLUTION pENOUNCtNG
sTEUNENBERG.
Another article read from the Mag
| aziuc included a resolution adopted by
| the Western Federation OF Miners and
signed by Haywood and others. de-
nounclng Gov. Stennenberg for re-
| curing all persons seeking work In the
| Occur d'Alencs 10 renounce Animation
with any union.
| 1--WE condemn such action" the reso-
| luton read. las action worthy Of
| tyrants In the middle ages"
| The resolution also condemned the
| unjust and inhuman administration
| OF Steuncuberg
From tho issue of June. 1900, Senator
| Borah read Il comment upon speech
| by MIR, Sovereign at the convention o;
| the Western Federation of Miners. The
| article declares that Mr.. Sovereign
| spoke Of the 'periurer Steunenherg--
the inhuman prosecutor of working
| men
From time TO time Senator Borah
| offered in evidence the list of officers
OF the federation as published IN the
| Magazine. In the FIRST issues quoted,
| the officers included Ed Boyce presi-
| deptc James Mayer, secretary ana
treasurer, and William ID, Haywood
| and Charles IL. Meyer as members OF
| the executive board,
GOES FOR ROOSEVELT
In the July issue of 1890 was an
| article signed by Ed Boyoe urging al
woriSingmen to support Eugene v.
Debs and Joseph Hartman for pFesi-
dent and Vice president. respectively
| and denouncing Mckinley and Roose-
| Welt and Bryan and Stevenson as rep
resentatives OF the capitalistic classes.
| The Democratic party was assailed as
| the more Inconsistent of the two part
les IN that 1t claimed to be emanclpat-
ed from the wealthy classes but was
not The articles cited the case of
Gov. Steunenberg. who sold himself
to the Standard on company to
plumber, rob and murder the men who
elected him 10 office"
In an editorial in the Miners Mag
Hzlne for January. 1901, entitled THE
Passing of Steunenberg'' epithets are
applied without stint to Steunenberg,
who is charged with getting rich on
the greasy dollars of the Standard
Oil company" and OF the mine owners
whose servant he always has been.
A HIRELING AND A TRAITOR
Condemning Steunenberg as vile
thing, deserving only contempt hatred
and political death the article bids
4 farewell to Steunenberg, as q creature
'over whose political tombstone
should be inscribed the words Here
lies hirelng and a traitor The
article also referred TO SteunenDcrg
as "A Hessan, a villain, and a mine
| owners laciey. whose name should be
uttered with lothtng by every honest
man"
The reading OF the magazines con-
tinued. Judge Wood naming each eX-
hiblt and announcing Mt the same time
that an objection by the defense to its
admission would be oYerruled and an
exception noted.
Senator Borah read each article as
the exhibit was called. lie made no
| attempt Mt defamation and In fact
called out protest from Clarence
Darrow, who at the close Of one piece
% graphic writing said jokingly;
III you have amy more like that i
| wish you'd let us read them
The matter introduced today COW
cred a wide range from political
comment to extreme denunciatlon of
StOuncnberg, Peabody and Goddard
coming in for the greater share OF
the more violent language. The oates
ran from 1900 10 the end Of 1905. but
Judge Wood ruled out all the matter
offered from tho magazines aud APP
pehring in the numbers Issued after
the death OF Steunenberg.
Ed Boyce. the former president or
the Western Federation OF hlneis,
now wealthy mine owner OF this
state, was r. constructive witness dur
Ing the reading although he was not
actually on the stand. He had been
introduced by the state to TESTIFY that
the Miners Magazine was the ollicial
organ of the Western Federation or
Miners, At the conclusion OF the
reading, the defense announced that
there would be no cross examination
OF Mr. Boyce.
a DECISION INTRODUCED,
Judge Wood here allowed the state
10 Introduce decision BY tho SUI
pfeme court ~ Colorado declaring
Unconstitutional the eight hour law
Judge Goddard participated IN the
decision.
The defense insisted that the de-
cislon be read "a It's entirety, Senator
Borah being at the task for nearly
an hour, Luncheon adjournment
then WIS taken until o'clock.
Senator Borah announced That the
state would undoubtedly close tomor'
row.