Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21

against Governor Steunenberg. Most OF
this testimony, he said, came from
bright and shining lights of the fedora
tion.'
"The defense has failed utterly to
show" he added that Orchard talked TO
any one of his friends about his griv-
ance against Steunenberg. He said moth
ing to Paulson his old partner He SAID
nothing to Haywood or Meyer, as they
themselves have testified, or to Pettibone,
so far as we know.
"Orchard sold out his interest in the
Hercules mine more than year before
Governor Steunenberg ran him or any
one else out of northern Idaho"
Mr.. Hawey declared it was time the
leaders of the Western Federation of
Miners were brought to justice and
shown that there is a higher law in this
land than their own desires. .
1T is time for us" he continued, ito
show them that here in Idaho we are a
law-abiding, a God-fearing people, who
intend to do our duty toward the leaders
of the Western Federation of Miners as
to some lowly tramp just blown into the
state and charged with some minor Of
fense.
Asks Honest Judgment
1--WE believe you men of the jury are
impressed with a firm desire to do your
duty as you see it. All that the prosecu-
ton asks is your best judgment, your
honest Judgment.
"In the arguments on the other side we
will hear much of capital wagng war on
labor unions.
Nothing could be more untrue in this
case. All that has been spent in this
inquiry has come from the Golfers of the
state of Idaho.
''As to labor unions, no man has
higher regard than have for them, and
no man believes more strongly than 1 do
that laboring men should band them
selves together to secure shorter hours
and higher wages.
But the Western Federation of Min
ers, under the leadership of Meyer, Hay
wood and Pettibone, cannot be classed
with any of the labor organizations that
we know of and which will be referred to
by counsel for the labor organizations
that we know are not in criminal hands
and are not criminal in intent and pur-
pose. Neither are the rank and file of
the Western Federation, but the organi-
zation has fallen into sinister hands.
LAS to the part 1 took as counsel in
the. organization of the Western Fedora
tion of Miners 1 have no apologies to
make. If my advice and counsel had
been acted upon the organization would
have been powerful factor for good in
the development of the west instead of
an engine of oppression.
TITS unenviable position of today Is
due to the arrogance of its leaders in
seeking to control the politics and So
ciety of the communities where 1t oper-
ates.
Calls Federation LaWless
''I tell you in all earnestness that the
Western Federation of Miners, as repre-
sented by it's leaders, is not an American
but is trying to subvert the |
avs of the land. 1t is not in harmony |
with our constitution and our laws
Gentlemen of the jury have omitted |
many of the hundreds of incidents that |
nave come up in the evidence of this case
because of the length of time that would |
De required and the fatigue it would |
,ause you.
Il have no desire, gentlemen, to have
he scalp of any innocent may convicted
through single word of mine.
II wish l could find some way of recon-
illng the testimony In this case with the
of this defendant. But I can
each but one conclusion-that he Is not
'nly responsible for the murder charged
,efore you, but for scores of other grave
'rimes. But my opinion is nothing the
opinion of the opposing counsel is moth
ng. You, with the evidence to guide you,
Ire the sole judges, and I, for one, will
,e satisfied, whatever your verdict
nay be-
Mr. Hawley concluded at 4:45 D. m, at |
which time the court adjourned until |
Monday morning at $3.50 o'clock.