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


general election. Many people who
try TO be Just and have an earnest
desire To place the blame for the
troubles between labor and capital
upon the Western Federation do so
because they look al the resulting
difficulties and not Into the condition
which brought IL about.
The labor war In Colorado, of
which the Haywood trial was largely
q elimination, started farther hack
than the fights between the miners
and the mine owners at Cripple
Greek and Telluride. The trouble
dated from the day the Colorado
state legislature refused To enact an
eight hour law after the people had
voted this amendment to the state
constitution In a general election by
u majority OF forty thousand. After
the Federation bad demanded that
their wages should correspond to an
eight hour day IL when the courts,
the legislature and executive became
the tools Of capital. The troubles
Of which the Haywood trial Is the
elimination has brought home To
the public mind the terrible condi.
ti0ns that may result when the In.
strumentalitios OF government are
subyerted To promote the ends Of
either side 10 struggle between
labor and capital.
IL Is unquestlonably fact that
the Western Federation conspired TO
raise the wages OF labor to the pos
sible highest point When the min.
ers had control In Telluride and
Cripple Greek they carried matters
with high hand. but when the mine
owners secured the ascendency In
those camps tho pendulum swung
several degrees farther the other
way. The federation officials evil.
dentiy always counseled peace, while
the mine owners advocated cxternin.
alton by deportations, the ballpen
and other forms OF punishment that
would Gauss a free-torn American
citizen IA revolt n no had a single
drop of red hlood 10 his veins.
/ That the wsstern Federation had
men within It's tanks who committed
crimes there Is no doubt, but as 70
whether such eirn.es were counter.
aneed by the officials of the ofganlza.
ton WAS for the Haywood. Meyer
aud pettitone trials 10 demonstrate.
one OF the principals IN these cases
has been tried aud a Jury OF twelve
men has said by their verdict. "No,
gailtY. The results OF this trial
. all Impress many Idaho tax payers,
before they get through paying this
enormous expense, that II is hardly
fair for tine state 10 have 10 pay FOR
the laundry bin OF The mine owners
Of Colorado.
Taking the conditions surrounding
: that trial the people OF Idaho have
many reasons to feel proud Of theil
citizenship. when tho existing PREF
adlees are considered. wben tho po.
lltical feeling injected into tho trla
. ls contemplated, aud the eiiotts Of
certain political factions To prejudice
. the minds of the people against tbs
; prisoners at the bar is looked al Ia
sll It's phases, IL may he surprising
but Il lsa credit TO that jury thai
they could lay aside all prejudice aus
y consider the evidence ana bring IN /
verdict In accordance with the taet'
a. presented,
We believe we are safe in sayin.
that there was not one OF that jutl
q but who honestly believed uaywoos
= WAS guilty at the beginning ~ tn,
), trial. They bad Lad this idea I'm
Y pressed upon their mind day in an,
d day out by both the Statesman ans
70 Capital News Tor months. 1t v<alt
a seem that these papers wished ~,