The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-05-10
GIGANTIC FUND
FOR DEFENSE

Leaders in the Western Federation
OF Miners publicly acknowledge the
receipt of more than 100000 to the
defense fund in behalf of the three
men awaiting trial on the charge OF
conspiracy which led to the assassina
tion of the governor of Idaho. Ap
peals for more funds are going forth
every hour and with increasing urgen
cy to "save the lives of our martyr
brothers, and phrases of this kind
1t is the claim of the leaders of this
movement that more than a million
dollars will have been subscribed by
laboring people before the end is
reached.
This must be the age of the dollar
even with the martyrs and their
press agents. The 'poor mouth is
not pleaded these days. Indeed, there
is tn promise of a gigantic "slush =
fund.-
Where, it may be asked, is all this
money to go? Even a force of law
yers cannot get away with this and
escape some inquiry.
No one will begrudge the Fedora
tion sufficiency of funds to conduct
the defense. There should be no stone
left unturned to give the men accused
of an awful crime the very best legal
advice and all the testimony that can
be had in their behalf. When the
defense has rested it's case there
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been left undone in their interest. But,
when all the lawyers in the country
can be had, and the country was
secured to get all availible talent to
go to Idaho; when every witness that
has shed any light has been summoned
what then9
Is 1t going TO be an auctionf Is il
going to be dollar against adollars If
so, there should be no trial he1d,-- The
state of Idaho would be unable to com.
pete, although the people of that com
monwealth have done well in demand
shall be removed.
Millions of circulars have been sent
out claiming that this was a conspir-
acy of mine owners, and hundreds of
"jawsmiths have made these asser-
tions to meetings of laboring people
with demand that money be furnish
ed to meet the enormous fund that had
been raised to "railroad to the gal
lows' the three prisoners. These
things sound well in certain quarters,
and such statements have brought
forth most of the money.
But accepting the vicious story as
true, that the mine owners have been
plotting "judicial MURDER $ it right
that the cause of labor should join in
the infamy and play dollar against
dollar of this alleged scheme of the
plutocracyY
1t is extremely doubtful whether
much of the funds that have been
raised and are being raised, will go
to Idaho or be used in the forthccm-
ing trials.
For four years now the labering
people have been appealed to in ev-
cry direction to subscribe to the ic-
tense funds of the Western Fedora
tion of Miners, which has been en-
gagged all that time in a propaganda
for socialism as against trades union
ism. Once it was for the defense and
aid of the deported' miners; now it
is for the defense of the prisoners in
Idaho. At that time very large
amount of money was raised. The sub
scribers themselves would not believe
the statement were the total amount
to be published. Where has it gomez
One of these days there will be ean-
dial that will open the eyes of hun
dreds of thousands OF persons who
parted with their "mites. Denver
Republican.
In the transportation of perishable
products this faster car moveemnt is
especially important, besides making
possible better service to all shippers.
The car claering house, under
which all ears owned by separate lines
Of the Union Pacific and Southern Pa
cific are pooled and handled as of
common ownership, has also aided in
getting more efficient use of equip
ment Cars under this system can
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