The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1907-05-17
THE HAYWOOD, MoYER, PETIT
BONE TRIAL AN OBJECT LESSON.

THE HAYWOOD. MoYER, PETIT
BONE TRIAL AN OBJECT LESSON.
The fact cannot be denied that the
trials progressing at Boise. Idaho, are
a great national object lesson The
forces arrayed there are those Of unit
ed capital on one side and united Ia
Dor on the other side
Labor has just as good a right to
organize as has capital No one can
reasonably deny the right Of either,
nor that good reasons exist for such
organizations. And within reasonable
limits, such organization may be not
only advisable but eminentiy advsn-
tageous.
In the present case, on one side Or
gained capital accuses organized Ia
Dor with being arbitrary, despotic and
criminal In its methods. ORGANIZED
labor makes a counter charge that
organized capital is arbitrary, de-
spotic and criminal. These charges
Of capital against labor are sought
to be proven in this trial, and the pub
lie awaits the outcome. The charges
Of labor against capital are already
proven.
Stunnenberg was governor Of Idaho
at the time Of the Occur de AIene min
ing troubles The methods employed
at that time were similar to those used
BY Governor Peabody OF Colorado in
the Cripple Creek mining district The
rights OF American citizens were out
RACED and trampled under foot Men
were arrested without warrant OF
law, denied trial, herded IN bull pens,
shot and beaten to death, banished
from the state and abused in the most
shameful manner. And all this at the
beck and instigation Of the mine own
ers
The striking miners were accused
OF all manner OF crimes, but in neither
the state OF Idaho or Colorado was
there a single instance Of conviction,
and cases brought were finally dis
missed for lack Of evidence, after en-
plOying all the machinery Of law and
a large force Of PinkertOn detectives
Violent acts blowing up OF mines
and murders, were committed, but the
question is who were the perpetra- |
tors Of these acts. The mine owners
accuse the miners, and the miners &C
cuse thugs hired by the mine owners, |
in order to bring Odium upon the min |
ers' organization Probably some OF /
these acts were done by individuals /
upon their own initiative, being mad !
dened by treatment received.
Lincoln, Garfield and Mckinley /
were assassinated, and in every in |
stance It was some crazed assassin, /
acting on his own responsibility who /
did the deed
Going so far back as the Molly Nc
CURE troubles in the Pennsylvania /
coal mining strikes, it has been claim
ed by the labor organizations that the /
crimes committed were done by hired 4
thugs, employed by the mine owners;
and that the men executed for these /
crimes were innocent and were sent to |
their death by perjured scOundrels, the 4
chief OF whom was the same McPar-
land, who figures in these western
mining troubles as the chief sleuth
Of the mine owners; and who it is
also claimed once consorted with q
gang Of horse thieves. robbers and
outlaws in the state OF Kansas.
The trial Of Haywood is an object
lesson and is attracting worldwide
attention And If after fair and an
impartial trial, by competent evidence,
these men are proven guilty, public
opinion viii justify the enforcement
Of the extreme penalty Of the law
And until such proof is brought, judg-
ment should be suspended by all good
citizens. On the other hand preda-
tory wealth is already convicted both
by public opinion and the courts.
All over the United States organized
wealth is trying to accomplish two
things-the breaking up Of labor or
ganizatiOns and the breaking down Of
the freedom OF speech and the press.
When these things are accomplished,
then the Oligarchy Of wealth viii rule
the nation. and the American republic
viii change 70 a monarchy.