The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-10-17
H. F. SAMUELS QUIT
in FACE OF DUTY
IN OWN COUNTY
AS Prosecuting Attorney Dur.
ing the Occur d'Alene Riots
He Refused to Attempt 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 hon
or him as your governor, failed
to do his sworn duty.
Occur d'Alene, Idaho, Oct.
Z, 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 accept
ed the challenge of the Non
partisan league and that you
are fighting against the scheme
to substitute a condition iii our
state bordering on anarchy for
one of government.
In this contest now going on
in Idaho you have a record
which gives your assertions
great value. From personal
knowledge L know you gave
the lamented Steunenberg per-
sonal 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 defense of estab-
lished society In Idaho.
When the unspeakable riots
of the Occur d'Alene Of 1899
occurred [ happened to be state
auditor. The extent of these
bloody outbreaks necessitated
the declaration by Governor
Steunenberg of martial law.
He saw fit to appoint me I'M
, der our state law his represent
alive in the disturbed district
in order to establish normal
conditions.
At that time H. F. Samuels,
the Non partisan candidate for
governor, was prosecuting at
torney of Shoshone county, the
scene of the instruction. He
had personal knowledge that
. murders had been committed
and that the great mills Of the
, Bunker Hill & Sullivan COM
, pany had been destroyed by
! rioters and that hundreds OF
: workmen thereby had been
| thrown out of employment,
J and yet he took no action to
) punish the offenders.
! As administrator of martial
law I appealed to him to do
something to vindicate the
state and the law. He refused.
Samuels was then forced to
go before the courts and dis
qualify himself in all trials
growing out of the Occur
d'Alene riots.
To perform the duty he had sworn
to perform other attorneys. at great
expense, had to be retained by tne
state. Senator Borah, James Fl. HaW-
ley and J. III. Forney were three OF the
attorneys so retained.
In the prosecution Samuels took an
solutely no part.
To again trust him and his allied
NOn-partisans with the highest powers
Of government at this time of our eoun-
try's trials is dangerous in the eA'
tTeme.
Be assured that your championship
OF decent and sane state goverlliiieh.
will receive the support, not only %
the Republicans of the north, bnt Tue
Democrats as well. In this canpaisn
the only issue in Idaho. as we view lhe
campaign, Is between the forces OF Jaw
patriotism and established society on
the one hand, and the forces OF an,
archy and discomfort on the othef
II Before resOrting to these extreme
methods with Samuels 1 had wired
! Governor -Steunenberg that -Samueis
L al s,saanrnQtQnf ana All
obstruction to the restoration OF ORDER
| iy and constitutional government III lne
Occur dAienes. Copy Of these 'e"
II grams are mart of the state recOrdS.