Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-24
States HE'LL UPHOLD JUSTICE
Writes Moyer-Haywood Supporters
And Points Out TO Them the
Error OF Their Position.

be any undesirable citizens The men
| whom ! dcnounce represent the men
| who have abandoned that legitimate
| movement for the uplifting Of labor,
with which | have the most hearty
sympathy; they have adopted prac-
tees which have cut them off from
| those Who lead this legitimate move
meat. In every way ! shall support
! the law-abiding ana upright represen-
tatives Of labor ana in no way can !
| better support them than by drawing
the sharpcst possible line between
them on the one hand. and, on the
| other hand, those preachers Of violence
| who are themselves the worst foes Of
| the honest laboring man.
| Let me repeat my deep regret that any
body of men should so far forget their
duty to their country 10 endcavor BY
the formation of societies ana in other
way to influence the course of justice i'll
this matter. / have received many such
letters as yours. Accompanying them
We're newspaper clippings announcing
administrations, parades and mass meet
ings. designed to show that the repre-
scntatiNcS Of labor, without regard to the
facts. demand the acquittal Of Messrs.
Haywood ana Meyer. Such meetings can
Of course be designed only to cOerco cour-
or jury in rendering a verdict, ana they
therefore deserve all the condemnation
which You in your letters say should ~
awarded ID those who cndeavor imnrop-
crly TO influence the course of justice.
You would, Of course, be entirely with
il your rights if You merely announced
that ynu thought Mcss'cs. Mover ana
Haywood were desirable citizens
though in snch case / should take frank
Issue with yuu ana would SHY that. Who'll
" without regard To whether or not they
:.rc guilty II the crime for which thcy
are NOW icing tried, thcy represent rs
Thoroughly undesirable 2 type Of citizcn-
shir ~ can be found IL this country; 4
typc which. in the letter to which YOU 81
UnrvasCnably take exception. | showed
not to DC confined to any one class but to
exist among some representatives Of
great capitalists rs well as among some
representatives Of wage workers.
lin that letter / condemned both types
Certain representatives Of the great cap
italiSts in turn condemned me for incIud-
ing Mr.. Hartman in my condemnation
of M"SsrS. Meyer and Haywood. Certain
Of tie representatives Of labor in their
turn condemned me because | included
.NrsSrS. Meyer and Haywood as undcsir-
able citizens together with Mr.. Hartman.
| am as profoundly Indifferent to the
condemnation in ono ease as in another
I challenge a. n right the support of an
good Anne ricans, whether wage carnrrs
or capitalists. whatever their occupation
~ creed, N in whatever portion of III"
country they live. when ! CnnI"mn both
the types Of bad citizenship which have
held up 70 rcprobatipn. 1t seems tn nn
mark Of utter insincerity to fail thus
to condemn both ana to aroioGizc for
either robs the man thus anoloeizing Of
at right 70 condemn any wrongdoing III
any many, rich Or poor. il pubic " IL
private life
You say you ask for n square dear
fcr McSsrs Meyer ana Haywood. 50 do
]. When ! say square dcll' | mean
square deal to everyone. II IL equally \
violation Of the policy Of tn square deal
FIR 4 capitalist to protest against dcnun-
citation of q capitalist who Is guilty Of
wrongdoinE ana for labor leader to pro-
test against the denunciation Of Il Labor
leader who has been guilty Of wrOngdo-
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