The wageworker., 1907-08-02

ey barOnS and the machlnnatlOnS of
INSCRIPTIONS legal sharks; despite
the confessions" of the myopic-brain-
ed Orchard and the blasphemous pro-
testations of the hired Mcfarland;
despite the prostitution of the legal
machinery Of a great state to compass
the destruction of a labor organiza
ton; despite the open and brazen cor
ruption of the ballot box; despite the
hiring of the militia to private corpora
tions and the consequent attack upon
legal rights guaranteed by the consti-
tution-despite all these things Will
liam Haywood stands today a free
rendered by jury of his peers, and
the heartless combine of greed and
hate that sought to railroad him to the
gallows is shown up for the scorn and
contempt of all honest men.
The Wageworker never for a mo-
ment believed that Haywood would be
found guilty, but realizing the strength
of the conspiracy having for it's OBJ
ject the removal of the men RESPONSE
BILE for a labor organization that was
a thorn in the flesh of the mine own
ers, it feared a disagreement and the
consequent delay in securing the free
dom of the accused.
Before we congratulate Montana up
on giving Haywood a fair trial, and be-
fore we point with pride to this evi-
dence of judicial fairness, let us re-
member that had it not been for the
hue and cry raised by the trades
unionists of the country there might
now be different story to tell of the
outcome of the Boise trial. Publicity
is wonderful weapon, and it is a
good weapon that trades unions stand
not in fear of, however much the men
whose god is money may fear and hate
it. 1t was publicity that forced fair
trial of Haywood; it was publicity
that created the demand which not
successfully.
Senator Borah, the chief attorney
for the prosecution, stands discredited
before the world. Indicted for fraud
against the government, the indict-
ment against him was suppressed
through influences that have long rob-
bed the government, because these in
| fluences were welded by men who
not only wanted to protect Borah but
wanted him left free to send Hay
| to + hIx1
be done. Now let these men, who all
along proclaimed the fairness of Mon
tana justice, demand that Borah be
placed on trial for his misdeeds.
The attitude of Judge Woods
throughout the trial was eminently
fair If at times he seemed to lean
toward the side of the prosecution, at
other times he seemed to favor the
defense And his instructions to the
jury were such as to fortell the YER
dict
But what shall be said of Darrow
and Richardson, attorneys for the de-
fense? How they stood the awful
mental and physical strain is a mys-
they seemed to grasp by intuition
every point that would benefit their
client. And their mastery summing up
and thorough dissection of the evi
great lawyers of this country Oar
rows defense of trades unionism
should become classic, and it should
be reproduced in tract form and dis
tributed by the millions.
Now what will the ten millions
of workingmen throughout the coun
try do? What will be their attitude
towards the occupant of the White
House who, while Haywood, Moyel
and Pettibone were on trial for theil
lives, prejudiced their case by calling
them undesirable citizens?" The
Wageworker sends it's compliments tx
fthe nations chief magistrate at Oys
ter Bay, and seizes the occasion to re
mind him that the undesirable citi
zens" of his classification are major
ity in this country.
The Wageworker has interviewed
| score of Lincoln men who are no
trades unionists, many of whom ar
not even sympathizers with trade
unionism and without exception thes
men have expressed themselves a
l satisfied with the verdict, and ever
! one has stated that no other verdic
1 could have been rendered on the ev
t dence submitted. AS Juror Robertson
| said, '"The evidence wouldn't dovetail.
r The confession" of Harry Orchard
n bigamist, inciendiary, assassin, burt
lar, tout and liar, was all that could b