The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-09-19
LEAGUE ORGANIZER IN BAD.
Says Haywood no More Criminal Than
Ex-Governor GO0ding.

Ex-Governor GOoding.
Boise, Idaho, Sept 16.-Gooding
county, in this state, is thoroughly ex-
ercised, according to reports from the
town of Gooding, over the operations
there of Horace Mann, an organizer OF
the Nonpartisan league, who has been
managing the Nonpartisan league cam
paign in that county. Affidavits have
been filed with the Gooding council of
defense by well known people which
are used as basis of charges of dis
loyalty that are being investigated by
the defense council.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ Cramblett made
affidavit that Mann as an organizer OF
the Nonpartisan league In Gooding
county, i'm their presence stated that
Bill Haywood was no more of Grimm
al than Ex-Governor GOoding and that
Gooding, when governor, hired thugs
to kidnap Haywood from Colorado;
that Haywood was not guilty of the
charge upon which he was recently
convicted and that the draft law Is I'M
constitutional
w. J. Calkins made affidavit cover
ing the above points and stating in ad-
dition that Mann told him on Calkins'
ranch that Haywood and the 1. W. w.
were all right.
L. d. Folsom made a similar affida-
Wit and there are others.
Former Governor Gooding in state
ment concerning Mann's attack and at
titude, produced records showing that
the supreme court of Idaho declared
Haywood's extradition from Colorado
to Idaho, shortly preceding his trial on
the charge Of participating in the as
sassination Of Ex-Governor Steunen-
berg, was legal and that the supreme
court of the United States unanimously
affirmed the decision of the state court.
Mr.. Gooding, who is a candidate for
United States senator on the Republic
an ticket against Senator Nugent
Democrat who is endorsed by the Non
partisan league, was governor during
the trial of Haywood and others in the
Steunenberg case and Senator Nugent
was one Of the attorneys for the al
legged assassins Mr.. Gooding, in his
statement says that the charge of kid
mapping Haywood sis exactly the state
ment that the regular I. W. WIS have
made in the defense of Bill Haywood
In their eyes Bill Haywood is not Q
criminal but a hero and a martyr
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part:
81 am satisfied that Mann's work Ii
| but a part of pro German propaganda
to SOW dissention among the farmers
of this country and create condition
IL possible, such as we have seen IL
Russia where the Germans promoted
and financed Bolsheviki have done
more to destroy Russia than thu
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what Germany hopes to bring abou
league headed by Mr.. Townley, {
DR. Rumly, the proven agent Of tn.
kaiser, has been one of its hopes II
dividing the American people among
themselves.
mo one questions the loyalty Of tn,
farmers and it is mighty gratifying Il
learn that they are leaving the Non
partisan organization like rats deser
sinking ship. Though the Nonpartis
an league succeeded in controlling
enough votes, with the aid of the Soc
ialists in Idaho, to defeat the regular
Democratic nominees, yet this vote was
less than half of what its membership
In this state indicates If all their mem
DerS UOReCneT WlCn tnelr IAmll1eS nat
voted the Nonpartisan ticket in the
primaries. 1t is evident to me thai
the farmers of Idaho have begun Il
see the light and realize how danger
Gus this organization is and that 1t Il
purely a Socialist organization. fac
which its leaders do not deny but say
that the Democratic party is vehicle
in Idaho to put Socialism in power II
this state.
Here in Idaho the Nonpartisan leag
uers talk patriotism until they arr
black in the face. Over in North Da
kota they defeated a resolution which
had for its purpose the endorsement Of
President Wilson in his great worl
in this war.
Though the Nonpartisans did moi
cast the vote at the Idaho primary
they expected, these leaders of Social
ism and anarchy must be fought to the
last ditch until it is no longer profit
able for men to go out and organize
the farmers or anyone else on a com
mission basis of $500 head Wher
it is no longer profitable their dam
nable work will cease in Idaho anG
their Misrepresentation and seditious
utterances will he a thing of the past
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