The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-30
HAyWOOD's ACoUITTAL.
Press Comment on the Verdict in
the Idaho Case.

Press Comment on the Verdict in
the Idaho Case.
From the baltimore Sun.
II is plain that the jury OF representa-
tive citizens of Idaho did not concur with
President Roosevelt in the opinion that
Haywood is IAN undesirable citizen"
There were eminent lawyers ready to
undertake his defense. and they would
scarcely have done this II they had be-
lieved that the Presidents estimate OF
Haywood was Just and accurate. Fortu-
nately. the Presidents disparagng opin-
ion OF the defendant IN this celebrated
case did Es.s7goad no harm. II may be
assumed that the jury has given the only
verdict which Il could render inteili-
gently and c0nscientiously, according 10
the law and the evidence. The trial viii
take its place among the most noted in
the annals Of American crime. Orchard
testimony alone will make it one long to
be remembered.
From the New York Sun.
II the verde; was against the evidence,
there can be no appeal by the State II
Is a triumph for the forces behind the
Miners Federation. The jury, let US
assume, discharged TO the best Of its
ability and according to its lights
painful duty II has thought fit TO &C
cept the explanations offered by the de-
Tense for the absence OF this witness
and its failure TO put that witness on the
stand. and it has not been impressed by
damning facts offered by the prosecution
which should have been explained away.
By its verdict. it has practically given the
Western Federation OF Miners a clean
bill Of health.
Prom the New York World.
A jury composed Of puppets Of plutoc-
racy,' packed 10 convict Haywood. after
carefully weighing all the evidence IN the
case. decided that he was not guilty. In
short. the puppets Of plutocracy''
brought in the same verdict as the "un-
official jury Of Socialists. What becomes
Of the conspiracy" What becomes Of all
this cheap socialistic buncombe designed
to delude the weak-minded and SOW the
seeds OF a class war; What becomes of
the agitators and demagogues 20 whom
due process Of law has so fatty given the
lie? II socialism really was on trial with
Haywood. then socialism Is convicted Of
being an ass.
From the New York Times
The personal interest and sympathy in
the fate Of Haywood hardly extend be-
yond his own circle. In the broader
sense, the proof remains upon the record
that the federation is ruled by those who
cOnsort with murderers and who approve
violence In fact. contract 70 refrain
from violence. officially signed was part
Of the proof. The disproof Of capitalist
conspiracy and affirmative proof OF the
tederations policy TO get its ends. by
foul means IL necessary, are both on the
record, and independent Of Haywood's
personal guilt or innocence.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
The acquittal OF Haywood. Of the
Western Federation OF Miners. Of the
charge Of completely IN the conspiracy
which ended in the assassination of
Gov. Steunenberg. Of Idaho. will be ac-
cepted generally as a Scotch verdict-''not
proven" Probably nearly all the people
IN Idaho and elsewhere. who have fol-
lowed the case with an open mind, are
morally convinced that Haywood and
other officers Of the federation were re-
sponsible for the Steunenberg murder
and other atrOcious crimes.
From the New YORK Tribune
The trial was eminently fair and ad-
mirably conducted on the part OF the
prosecution. There was no vsndictiveness
and no sensatiOnalism about its methods.
In many respects X was fortunate that So
great case as this should be tried in
small community. Small places seem to
keep their heads best during trials of
great public interest, and, from what we
have been able 10 learn, the temper of
the Idaho people has been calm and dis
passionate
Prom the New York American
The acquittal proves the unfairness and
injustice of the term undesirable eiti-
zen. applied to Haywood by the Presl-
dent Of the United States. who can
hardly do less than retract what he said