Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-09-19
GOV. GOODING MAKES
STATEMENT TO PUBLIC

AS a result of abusive remarks
circulated by one of the Nonpartisan
organizers, Horace Mann, in Gooding
county. against Former Governor
Gooding the latter, without hesita-
ton. makes plain to the people his
stand with reference to the league
and also the Socialist and |. W. w.
element connected with the league.
The stand taken oy Gov. Gooding
is commendable one and shows
that this gentleman does not put the
desire for Office of United States SEN
ator before his principles. as he SEES
them as to right and wrong.
Governor Gooding gave out the
following [ a t m n t concerning
Mann's attacks and his attitude with
reference to the Nonpartisan league.
This is exactly the statement that
the regular l. w. WIS have always
made in the defense of Bill Haywood.
In their eyes Bill Haywood is not a
criminal but is a hero and a martyr.
Those statements brand Horace Mann
as radical l. W. w. and his attack
upon the draft law serves to further
identify him with Bill Haywood and
those of his followers, who have Just
been sentenced to long terms in the
federal prison for obstructing the
governments war activities
Horace Mann Is but fair sample
OF the organizers who have been SOW
ing the seeds of anarchy and sedi-
ton in this state. He is a true rep
resentative of his master, A. c.
Townley, and like Townley, is Soc
ialist. For years the l. w. WIS and
socialists Of this state have been con.
sistently preaching the lie that Bill
Haywood was kidnapped l am glad
Of this opportunity to call the atten-
ton of the people OF this state to the
facts in the case as the same are
shown by the records of the supreme
court. When Bill Haywood applied
to that body for a writ of habas
corpus, the courts answer was:
1t is proper to first observe
that the process by and un-
der which the prisoner was
brought into this state appears
in all respects regular and in
due form. The prisoner was reg
ularly charged with the commits
sion of crime in Idaho and
against her laws. The governor
of Colorado honored the requisi-
ton from the governor of Ida
no and thereupn duly issued
his warrant for the arrest and
surrender of the accused to the
agents of the STATE of Idaho
"Mr. Haywood was not satisfied
with this decision and appealed tc
the supreme court of the United
States, who unanimously affirmed
the decision of the supreme court
of the State of Idaho.
Il am glad to know that the coun-
ell Of defense of Gooding county is
dealing with Horace Mann, for / am
satisfied that his work is but a part
of pro-German propaganda to SOW
dissension among the farmers of this
country and create condition, II
possible, such as we have seen II
Russia, where the German promotes
and financed Bolsheviki have done
more to destroy Russia than the arm.
ed forces of Germany. This is wnal
Germany hoped to bring about In
America, and the Nonpartisan league
headed by Mr.. Townley, a friend and
associate of the notorious DR.. Rum.
ley, the proven agent of the kaise-
has been Of their hopes in dividing
the American people among them
selves.
mo one questions the loyalty Of
the farmers. and it is mighty graft
flying to learn that they are leaving
the Nonpartisan organization like
rats deserving a sinking ship. Though
the Nonpartisan league succeeded II
controlling enough votes with tn,