The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-05-08
THE LETTER THAT CAUSED
ALL THE TALK

every way shall support the law
abiding and upright representatives
of labor, and in no way can j better
support them than by drawing the
sharpest possible line between them
upon the one hand and on the other
hand those preachers of violence, who
are themselves the worst foes of the
honest laboring man.
Let me repeat my deep regret that
any body of men should so far. forget
their duty to their country as to en-
deavor by the formation of societies,
and DIN other ways to influence the
course of justice in this matter. / have
received many such letters as yours.
Accompanying them were newspaper
clippings announcing demonstrations
and parades and mass meetings de-
signed to show that the representa-
tives of labor without regard to the
facts, demand the acquittal of Messrs.
Haywood and Meyer, when such meet
ings can, of course, only be designed
toerce court or jury in rendering a
verdict, and they, therefore, deserve
all the condemnation which you in
your letter say should be awarded to
those who endeavor improperly to in
fiuence the course of justice.
You would, of course, be entirely
withoin your rights if you merely an
nounce that you thought Messrs.
Meyer and Haywood were desirable
citizens" though in such case /
should take frank issue with you, and
should say that, wholly without regard
to whether or not they were guilty of
the crime for which they are now be-
ing tried, they represent as thorough
ly an undesirable type of citizenship
as can be found in this country-a
type which, in the letter to which you
so unreasonably take exceptions,
showed not to be confined to any one
class, but to exist among some repre-
sentatives of great capitalists, as well
as among some representatives Of
wage workers.
In that letter I condemned both
types. Certain representatives of the
great capitalists in turn condemned me
for including Mr.. Hartman in my
condemnation of Messrs. Meyer and
Haywood. Certain Of the representa-
tives of labor, in turn condemned me
because / included Messrs. Meyer and
Haywood as undesirable citizens to-
gether with Mr. Hartman. ] am rs
profoundly indifferent to the one con-
demnation in one case as in the other.
/ claim as a right the support of all
good Americans, whether wage-earn-
ers or capitalists, whatever their occu-
patton or creed, or in whatever portion
of the country they live, when | con
demned both the types of bad citizen
ship which / have held up to reproba-
tion. 1t seems to me mark of utter
insincerity to fail thus to condemn
both and to apologize, for either robs
the man apologizing of all right to
condemn any wrong-doing in any man,
rich or poor, in public or in private
life.
You say you ask for square
deal, for Messrs. Meyer and Hay
wood. So do I. When ! say square
deal, I mean square deal to every
one; it is equally violation of the
policy of the square deal for capt.
talist to protest against denunciation
of capitalist who is guilty of wrong
doin as for the wage Garner to pro-
test against the denunciation of the
wage Garner for wrong doing. ! stand
for equal justice to both, and so far
as lies in my power I shall uphold JUS
49, rLatbar tba man accused of guilt
has behind him the wealthiest corpora
ton. the greatest aggregation of rich
es in the country, or whether he has
behind him the most influential labor
axxa ~ ton In the country. -