Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-12
Population of Los Angeles 100000
REPUBLICAN POLITICS


istration was harnessed with
the Mormon hierarchy in the late
senatorial election in Idaho and de-
feated Dubois for reelection the
party in power gained one senator in
the deal but sold the northwest to
Mormon dominance in order to do so.
The successful man is w. e. Borah,
an attorney of Boise, Idaho. and when
the fight in which, by the aid of the
administration, he won was at fever
heat his opponent, Dubois, charged
that he (Borah) was then under exam
nation for completely in land frauds
and ought not to receive the support of
an administration purporting to be the
enemy of all land sharks everywhere.
The charge fell fat. for most men
held 1t to be campaign lie, and as the
attorney general never noticed the mat
ter it died out.
Now comes F. M. Goodwin. an attor-
ney of Spokane, Wash. who has been
for several years in the employ of the
government in working up evidence in
land fraud cases and states that Borah,
with several others, was indicted by
the grand jury six months ago but the
indictments were not made public, and
that Borah requested of the govern
ment that he be not tried on these in
dictments till after his fight in the
Haywood case, and that the govern
ment very obligingly consented. Though
these indictments have been in force
for six months Borah was never ar
rested, and now, when he feels free to
fight them he makes public what has
been hidden for all these months, and
asks for speedy trial.
Mr. Goodwin, who tells these facts,
does not charge specific defense of
Borah by the administration, but
covers the same ground in the follow
ing statement. Being asked, rs it Gus
tomary for the government to with
hold the names of persons indicted?'
he said:
ut has been done in instances where
it was necessary to apprehend a man
before he had knowledge of his indict-
ment But in this case Borah knew of
his indictment and was giving it out
to the public before the indictment had
been announced by the prosecution.
t1t has never been made matter
of record to this time, and had Borah
kept silent it would have been known
only to the grand jury, the federal
Judge, the district attorney and the
president.
''As a matter of fact, Borah an
nounced his indictment through the
papers before it had actually been
made.
81 do not know why the administra-
ton held the prosecution of Borah and
those who were indicted with him until
he could finish the Haywood trial.
was closely connected with the case
and know that the charge that
friends of the Western Federation of
Miners were responsible for his indict-
ment is unfounded.
1--WE began the investigation leading
to the indictment five years ago. We
did not know then whom the investiga-
ton would hit. and Borah was neither
senator nor had he any connection with
the Haywood case at that time.
1.-THE grand jury returned its reports
in Boise six months ago. Neither
Borah nor any of those indicted with
him have ever been arrested"
Attorney r. M. Goodwin is reput-
able man, and the fact that Borah now
publicly demands trial proves the
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things lead to the following questions:
Why were not Borah and his part
ners arrested on indictments found six
months ago?
Why did the president, federal judge
and district attorney all agree to keep
the Indictment secret and fail to cause
the arrest of Borah?
In view of these things as Mr.
Borah himself states them, how dc
these mighty words OF President Roose-
welt sound in the unprecedented mans
ear: ut is useless TO ask me to let ur
last rogue Is punished"
If such things can be done in Borah's
case what may not be expected in the
case of any other administration
favorite?
When Republican trickery elected
Borah in Idaho and confirmed Smoot
in his seat for Utah the party gained
two senators. but there is now gather,
ing all over the northwest bitter re.
sentmnt among the people, who SCI
themselves sold to Joseph Smith ant
Mormonism that the Republican ma
chine might have power at Washing
ton. and day Of reckoning next yeal
will prove it.