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


good for Idaho. Probably no case In
the past twenty years has attracted
the worldwide attention that has
centered around the trial at Boise,
The battle ROY al that has been fought
between the Mine Managers associa.
ton and Federation of Miners and
illuminated In tue legal contest In
Idaho has been wun by union labor,
While labor was not on trial, opposi.
ton 10 labor forced the fight and
spent every energy and effort, re-
sorted 10 every means. and utilized
every method to accomplish the con
viction OF the biggest man 10 the Ia
Dor world today. And the labor side
OF the contention resorted 20 the
same process.
Attorney barrow made Jim Iiaw.
ley look like child. barrow made
some utterances that people OF Idaho
do not quite relish, but those who
are familiar with the causes at issue
10 the great trial, who knew the per.
sonages and the animus behind the
contention are largely OF the opinion
that Darrow's hot shot contained
more truth than fiction.
A great corps OF newspaper men
was on the ground. With the excep.
tion OF one or two, the papers repre-
sented did everything possible to col.
or the reports 10 read against Hay
woods case, and the Denver Post
and two Boise dailies were the worst
Of the lot There was neither fair.
ness or impartiality connected with
either OF them. They gave extended
reports OF proceedings with prelu.
diced headlines and editorial utter
ances.
But thank God. above and beyond
the influence OF bias and prejudice,
OF money, mankillers, Pinkerton pups
and pefjured murderers and thugs.
above the lying testimony OF the IN
hung degenerate, Orchard, or the
ranting o. radical labor agitators OF
social reformers, was an Impartial
and leyeI-headed Jury. and jury
possessed OF brains to weigh testi. |
mony In preference to the pipe.
dreams OF a murderous savage and |
bis hate breeding allies from Colo.
RADIO.
Billy Haywood Is free man, and |
the country is glad Of II. 10 demon.
strates that the sovereign state o. |
Idaho can maintain her dignity and |
give any man a fair trial. Colorado |
did not do II, and spent two or three /
million dollars assisting mine man
ayers In an attempt to put Haywood |
and Moyer out OF business.
The public Is becoming educated.
There can be no more persecution
on so vicious basis. Let there be /
prosecution where the case demands
1t, but no more under handed stabs.
Praise God. Judge Wood and his jury
did not lend hand "a trade the hon.
or OF Idaho TO anybody, either labor
or capital.
The case was fought bard on botn
sides, one lighting for life, the Other
for preiudice--ap unequal contest.
No case WIS established agains, Hay.
wood
Nov, ~ the light bei weep the tso
giant organizations must be contin-
ued let them eight II oct between
themselves.
The real murderer OF Steunenbefg
has not been tried. II be was prom.
ised immunity for bis confession Il
was sad business for authorities I
be engaged IN. Pin-besd Jim Pea
body. Of Colorado, calls him ''Iiatry,
Mcfarland ditto. Harry claims
10 not only have murdered steuDen-
berg, bot many others A fitting
hnale % the whole business would be-
10 cut down expenses by taking the
sxecrStec eur Orchard and planting
him. Glosting In bis crimes. he has
.ndeavored 70 implicatH innocent !
men, and, II hts testimony were I
worth weighing, which the court
he would pose as an arch
'rsitor. An admission OF that kind
bouid be enough to hang him, aside {
rom his other crimes, and be stands !.
% one man 10 America today whose !
ife Is demanded by red-blooded !
american citizens. And the Goals
hat viii scoreh his soul will not have .
Inisbed on the resurrection morn.
May Idaho ever be fair and fair
sili be It's fame. Idaho Falls Post.