The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-10-17
4. F. sANUELs QUITS
IN FACE Of DUTY IN
HIS OWN COUNTY
AS PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
DURING THE COEUR DALENE
RIOTS HE REFUSED TO AT.
TEMPT TO UPHOLD LAW AND
ORDER.
TO THE GOOD PEOPLE
OF IDAHO:

Read this telegram from
Bartlett Sinclair with care. In
the greatest crisis that ever
came to Idaho this man Sam
uels, who now asks you to
honor him as your governor,
failed to do his sworn duty.
Occur d'Alene, Idaho, Oct.
II, 1918. Frank R. Gooding,
Boise, Idaho. 1t is a source
of great satisfaction to the
law-abiding citizens of north
Idaho to learn that you have
accepted the challenge of the
Non-partisan league and that
you are fighting against the
scheme to substitute a condi-
ton in Our state bordering on
anarchy for one of govern
Iment.
In this contest now going
on in Idaho you have a record
which gives your assertions
great value. From personal
knowledge | know you gave
the late lamented Steunen-
berg personal and official aid
in his war against anarchy.
He lost his life as the result
of that war but | pray that
no such end awaits your de-
Tense of established society
in Idaho.
When the unspeakabIe
riots of the Occur d'Alene of
1899 occurred | happened to
be state auditor. The extent
of these bloody outbreaks ne
cessitated the declaration by
Governor Steunenberg of
martial law.
He saw fit to appoint me under our
state law his representative in the
disturbed district in order to reestab-
fish normal conditions.
normal conditions.
1t that time II. F. Sam
nels, the Nou-bartiSan candi-
date for governor, 7vaS prose-
cutting attorney of ShoSh0ne
county, the scene of the in
s1rrectlon. He had person
al knowledge that murders
had been committed and that
the great mills of the Bunker
Hill & Sullivan company had
been destroyed by the rioters
and that hundreds of work
men thereby had been thrown
out of employment, and yet
he took no action to Punish
he offenders.
AS administrator of martial law |
appealed to him to do something to
,indicae the state and the law. HE
REFUSED.
SamuelS 7Vas then forced
o go before the courts and
liSqr'ahfy himself in all trials
,ro70lng out of the CocW
PAlene riots.
TO perform the duty he had sworn
D perform other attorneys, at great
Expense, had to be retained by the
tate. Senator BOrah, James H. HaW-
'y and j. H. Forney were three of
ne attorneys so retained.
In the prosecution Samuels took
psolutely no part.
10 again entrnSt him and
rs allied NOn-bartisanS 7rith
he highest bo7vers of goveru-
1ent at this time of oW conn
rvs trials is dangerous IN
Ne extreme.
BE assured that your championship
decent and sane state government
Ill receive the support, not only OF
lie republicans Of the north, but the
smocrats as well. In this campaign
e only issue in Idaho, as we view the
is between the forces OF
w, patriotism and established So
ETY. on the one hand and the forces
anarchy and discomfort on tile
her.
Before resortng to these extreme
ethods with SamueIs had wIreo
'vernor Steunenberg that Samue's
as cowardly and incompetent ana
obstruction to the restoration o,
derby and constitutional government
the Occur d'Alenes. Copy Of these
egrams are part Of the state rec
DIS. ~
(Signed)
BARTLETT SINCLAIR.