Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-12-07
barrow
Outs Law Now
vhines About It, But Seems to Have
Enough Left to Live
Upon.


expect is to have my best friends I'M
tderstand why took the case. But
chances are the world will not
understand, said Clarence barrow.
When took the case last March /
could look ahead to this very moment
and see just what was before us. All
r wanted to do was to save the lives
of the McNamaras. Say what you
please about them, they thought they
were taking the only course left to
win the fight in Los Angeles. They
figured themselves as soldiers in the
war between capital and the common
peoples.
Whether they were right or wrong
they believed they were on the fight
ing line. They. were not murderers
at heart, but they were destroyers of
property. Jim Mcnamara did not in
tend to kill anybody. His dynamite
broke the gas main. And that is the
plight found him in. He told me the
truth about it all. Because he wasn't
murderer at heart decided to do
lie best could, to save his Hfe."
"AA my life, / have tried to be on
the side of those who lose in the I'M
equal fight between the rich and the
poor. Here was a man who, whether
in the right or wrong, tried in his
own grim way to be soldier on the
same side-the side Of the poor. l
couldn't see him go down without
giving him what help could. / know
there are many Americans who Will
not understand what have done,
who will be able to analyze the spirit.
in wi. oh did it. ! know that took
the only possible chance there was
of saving Men life"
j. DarroW is heartbroken, i'll and dis
eouraeed. He declares this is his
last case. He VIII close his office in
Los Angeles and go for an indefinite
rest.
He has taken a deep interest IN
the municipal campaign and done
what he could in quiet way to aid
Hartman, in the belief that Harri-
mans election would greatly help the
Mcnamara case.
the Good Government" party
made the most of the situation and
the orators hired by Big BIZ shouted
wildly about the dangers OF reign OF
the reds which they depicted as
something perfectly awful. Tnou-
sands of idle runors are on the
streets and the nervous tensions
grows in intensity every hour. IN the
midst of all the turmoil the SOclallst
speakers and writers and the thou
sands of workers went about their
tasks with a GOODNESS and determine
ton that gave courage and taltn 70
the weak and wagering.
Z The effort 10 stampede Hartman
and his followers was of no avail
There were, Of course, a large num-
her uf Wavering oters who became
frightened and beWildered by the
rapid and tragic developments OF the
past few days. e
For the past two weeks the an mas
heen filled with alarms. It has repeat,
edly been rumored that plants" OF
explosives had been made and at the
last F0ur EXPLOSIONS were to be pull
ed orr ana these were to be followed
nv ssfnds at points where workers
would be implicated. One story had
# that George Alexander, the good
government" candidate who is run
ming against Harriman was to pc
menaHed Nothing grew out Of this.
labor haters of Southern Califor-
mia are in desperation. They feel
that this great stroke. whatever ei s :
Ri has done. has not even shaken the
sniIdarity OF labor. Union labor
men 70 about their business with "a
sfeadiness Of purpose that SURPRISES
their enemies. Not one rash state,
ment has been made, and IN every
...---, 1ubora hotheadS have started 10
five ,,tferance to sharp remarks they
have been rebuked and curbed by
their cooler headed brothers.
In the excitement there was for q
time no recollection OF the plight a os
r r.. Ira Bender, A. B. Maple and Bert
q ronnorg. who are all in the coun-
" +. iaiI charged with completely IN
n g sr,s 8 stick of dynamite near the
hall Of Records several weeks before
the Times explosion Much oepeno as
IN an who IS chosen BY labor to conduct
tha cases Of these men.