Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-06-27
Special to the Montana News

boiSey june 81
At the call of the defense attorneys
the Federation men who are to appear
as witnesses have come pouring into
Boise the last few days. II seems good
to see them here-all the old stand bys
that have so valiantly fought the
struggles of the western labor for the
last ten years. d. G. Copely, former
ly of the executive board, now a mine
owner in Nevada; A. ii. Floaten, can
didate for governor of Colorado on the
socialist ticket; Deportee from Tellu-
ride, a merchant who has been through
the fiereest of the fight for his con
tree in Telluride, while the militia
were hunting him underneath; John
M. 0'Neill, w. f. Davis, NJ. E. White,
one after another. The very backbone
of the Federation, fine, able, brainy
men, more than a match for any capi-
talist prostitute that can be marshal
led against them.
And they are here with the goods,
the truth, the eternal fight against the
injustice of employers, and the reasons
for that fight. AS one of them said:
"We are here to go to the river, our
cause is right and Wen stay with it,"
Almost without exception these
strong, active men are socialists.
Orchard Paraded.
A radical change Of policy is being
employed toward Orchard. He is be-
ing paraded before the public by the
paid henchmen of the mine owners.
Bob Mellrum, with three others Of his
aids, is riding Orchard about town in
an automobile. He was out TO hear
the band concert Saturday night. All
day Sunday he was in Hawley's office,
sitting at a window and watching and
reporting on his witnesses for the de-
fense as they passed.
Why this change Of policy in regard
to a creature that has been kept secret
as the tomb for seventeen months 7
Is the prosecution setting another trap
for the members of the Western Fed
erationi The friends Of the defense
have every reason to desire that Or
chard be safely and securely guarded.
Should anything happen to that de-
praved character, with what instant
effect would its cause be laid upon the
Federation, and even so his public
showing is a tremendous temptation
to some whose loathing and hatred for
the reptile because of the injury he
has sought to do them, might get the
better of their Judgment. The defense
has a right to protest vigorously
against this public exhibition of the
wretch used as the greatest weapon
against the union.
Darrow's Statement.
This morning Mr.. Darrow began his
statement to the judge Of the plan Of
the defense. ThJ address lasted
through both sessions of the day and
was the clearest and most concise pre-.
sentation Of the case that has yet been
made. Mr.. Darrow began in his easy,
argumentative way, without any -four
ishes, relying solely upon the facts
that he had to present.
He said in part:
You have listened to the evidence
of the state. You must wait to hear
all before you draw your conclusions,
ill 1.-The last word has been spoken. You
have the evidence and the theory Of
the state. You are now to hear our
side Of the story
Nominally William Haywood is on
trial charged with the murder Of Gov.
ernor Steunenberg. There must be
some nominal charge But the true
issue is wider.
Mr.. Hawley stated it in his opening
address. We must follow the ground
they have taken us over.
He told you the officers Of the West
ern Federation were in conspiracy
to kill, that the murder Of Steunen.
berg was only an instance. He told
you that the Western Federation
wished to control politics also, that
large amounts Of money were set aside
to hire lawyers This is partly true.
II is true that there is labor or.
ganization called the Western Fedora
tion OF Miners. II was born in 1892
and 1898, in the cell below this court
room, in the cell where other men are
waiting for trial. Ed. Boyce and
others were then in Jail. They hired
the best lawyers they could. They