The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-30
SOME BRAIN LEAKS
A few IDEAS permhte thrOfgh che Brain
Of the Editor while in q SOmnambu-
hstk State.

Its secret organizations. The same
motive, In the, abstract, have been
responsible for people banding them
selves together In societies in which
only those In the same walks Of life
are admitted. In China, however,
the purpose Of the secret societies is
to protect themselves from detri-
mental influences. The coolies have
their guilds to protect themselves
against the official graft and corrup-
tion OF the ruling classes. The lowest
classes are always at war with their
masters. and when the actions of the
governors Of the provinces and those
officials under him, become unbear-
able revolution is the result or else
there are few mandarins less, and
only the members of the secret or.
ganization know what become of
them. BE 1t said to the credit Of our
civilization that secret organizations
In this country are organized for diff
ferent purposes. 1t seems to be only
those societies which are organized
for the beneftting OF mankind that
can last. Societies which have an
insurance feature, as the foundation
stone OF the structure, come and go.
The Masonic and /. O. O. f. ofgani-
cations which are organized for a
closer fellowship and the ameloria-
tion of mankind will last as long as
our civilization.
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In order to supply the demand for
The Recorder In which was given
the life of Tin boy we we're forced
TO cut out most of our exchanges,
sold an additional hundred copies
and had requests for like number
that we could not supply. One man
sent out nearly hundred copies to
his Eastern friends. 1t undoubtedly
has been good many years since an
Indian chief was laid away In all the
barbaric splendor of the native GUS
toms, and the chances are that such
another funeral will never be wit
messed again. 1t Is seldom In the
history OF tho country, present or
past when an Indian chief has an
swered the final summons who has
been held In such general respect by
the whites as was the case with Tin
Doy. He had his faults, who OF us
has not, yet In many ways he was
one OF natures noblemen, built in an |
heroic mould, In place of being the
enemy OF the despoilers of his race
he befriended them. With all of our
supposed culture and advantages OF
living under the teaching of precepts
which have moved the human race
upward and onward, yet there are few
OF us who could lay aside the teach
ings of generations and befriend
those who we're responsible for our
downfall. The whites of Idaho owe
1t to Tin Doy's memory to erect a
fine monument over his grave COM
memorating his many deeds OF kind
ness to his white brother.
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General Sherman Bell of Colo
RADIO, has again come inio the lime
light by saying the entire procedure
In the arrest and trial of Meyer and
Haywood Is farce. He says, 81 de-
test the principles OF Meyer and Hay
wood, but think they should have a
fair trial" We can agree with the
tin soldier In this respect, but 1t Is
the first time that he has ever shown
even Justice TO the members OF the
miners union much less sympathy.
The newspapers have not been men,
tioning the name OF this Colorado
upstart for some time; and he natur-
ally concluded that 1t would look well
to see his name In print once more.
The facts are that these men on trial
for their lives will be shown more
Justice than they ever were under
sherman Bell In the labor war In
Colorado. Ii sounds well for man
Of Bells well known reputation to
talk about a square deal. This is ,
the fellow who said, when the Colo.
RADIO miners were demanding their
rights, ITO hell with T,
haoeas corpus Wen give 'em post /,
mortums. God pity Meyer, Hay. :
wood and Pettibone II they get the !
kind Of a "square deal" In the trial !,
At Boise that sherman Bell gave ,
them In the Telluride and Cripple >,
Creek troubles, III We are permitted ;
10 judge we would say that judge /,
Wood will give these men as fair i,
rial as the conditions will permit,
Ind that will be something they new. ,
n bad when Bell was deporting the :
men out OF the Colorado towns for no |,
,ther reason than that they were
of union, Bah before ,
sherman Bell talks OF ''sauare
Teal" and Justice" he had better
earn what the terms mean.
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Would IL not be a good idea To en-. ,
orce the Sherman antitrust law n a
title more vigorouslyY The report 8
II the commissioner of corporations v