The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-08-03
BARROW MAOE STRONG
SPEECH FOR HAYWOOD
Great Chicago Lawyers Conclu-
sion Was Eloquent, Passion
ate And Fervid.

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 1.-The speech
OF Clarence S. Darrow. the learned
Chicago lawyer. in defense of W., D.
haywood, charged with the murder of
FORMER Governor Steuenenberg. was
the greatest effort in the famous trial.
after speaking for II hours he closed
the case tor the defense with a pas
sionate and fervid plea for his client.
he argued and pleaded, analysed evil
dence and cistigated Orchard till his
voice and strength gave out; then he
left the record and in hoarse, falter-
ing tone delivered a ten-minute pero-
ration, in which he said:
when my voice Is silent, and Meyer
ana Haywood cannot be heard, the
last appeal for their conviction will be
MADE by the accuser. I know the
eminent lawyer who will, in closing,
speak OF law and order-the flag,
which the mine owners have desc
Grated. 1 know how skillfully he will
plead to You to find this man guilty.
and must sit and listen. I can only
ask you to weigh with care every
word he utters; I only ask you to re-
member and explain every fact and
circumstance to your conscience that
does not point to Bill Haywood's
guilt.
haywood Is accused by Harry Or
chard-Harry Orchard, the most I'M
speakable scoundrel; Harry Orchard.
the perjured villain; Harry Orchard.
the biggest coward that ever lived ::
Harry Orchard, who is shifting his
sins upon Others. If you can kill nv
upon the word of this vile creature.
then peace with with you.
'Hawley tells you he believes he is
guilty. I believe he is innocent as !
believe in life. Rawley's belief and
my belief don't count. I am not an
unprecedented witness. I am a partis-
an, strong partisan at that. For 80
years have given the best of my
ability to the cause for which Meyer
and Haywood risked> their lives.
have given my time, my reputation,
my material success-and taken
chances for tho cause of the Door and
the unfortunate. It is the STRONGEST
devotion Of my life. Never in nv
LIE have wished anything as wish
a verdict acquitting Bill Haywood. II
live hundred years I shall never
zee another case like this.
You Jurors here in Idaho are sit
ting In Judgment on an historical
case. Your verdict will affect the
veal or woe Of this nation. Truly you
are making history. Your verdict will
Affect the liberty and rights Of the
poor and the lowly Of all this world
7 know Bill Haywood: believe In
him. God knows It will be a sore day
to sec him ascend the scanold. The
birds will not sing for me that day:
the flowers will shed no fragrance on
that day.
Think, you men, think Of his wife,
his mother and his babes. Will you
give him to the gibbet on the uncor.
roborated word Of a craven, the croaA
! Of 4 vulturex But the wife and the
| mother and the children are not Of the
first Importance In this crisis. II he
must die, 10000 men toiling deep down
| In the mines will share their earnings
| to take care Of that widow and those
| children. "A million men ana women
will send words Of kindness and SYM
pathy In their Bereavement.
$"Other men have died In the great
cause Of ernancipa tion. Men who
loved liberty, men who loved the poor