The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-10-18
Il. T. SAMUELS QUIT in FACE
OF DUTY IN HIS OWN COUNTY
AS Prosecuting Attorney During
the ceur d'Alene Riots he Re-
fused to Attempt to Uphold Law
and Order.

TO THE GOOD PEOPLE or
IDAHO:
Read this telegram from BartletN
Sinclair with care. In the greatest
crisis that ever came TO Idaho this
man Samuels, who now asks YOU to
honor him as your governor, failed to
do his sworn duty. s
Occur d'Alene, Idaho, Oct. 7,l9ls.
Frank R. Gooding, Boise, Idaho. Il
is source Of great satisfaction to the
law-abiding citizens of north Idaho
TO learn that you have accepted the
challenge of the Nonpartlsan league
and that you are fighting against the
scheme 10 substitute condition In
our state BORDERING on anarchy for
one of government.
In this contest now going on In
Idaho you have record which gives
your assertions great value. From
personal knowledge / know you gave
the late 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
40 such end awaits your defense Of
established society 10 Idaho.
When the unspeakable riots OF the
Occur d'Alenes of 1899 occurred |
happened to be state auditor. The
extent of these bloody outbreaks
necessitated the declaration by
martial law.
He saw flt to appoint me under our
state law his representative 10 the
disturbed district 10 order to re
establish normal Conditions.
At that time III. f. Samuels, the
Nonpartisan candidate for governor,
was prosecuting attorney OF Shoshone
county, the scene of the lnsurrectiou.
He had personal knowledge that
murders had been committed ahd
that the great mills of the Bunker
Hill & Sullivan company had been
destroyed by the rioters and that
hundreds OF workmen thereby had
been thrown out of employment, and
yet he took no action TO punish the
offenders.
AS administrator of martial law |
appealed to him to do something to
vindicate the state and the law. He
refused.
Samuels was then forced 70 90
before the courts aud disquaify him
self 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 the
state. Senator Borah, James IL.
Hawley and j. II. Forney were three
of the attorneys so retained.
In the prosecution Samuels took
absolutely no part.
To again entrust him and his allied
NoDpartisaDs with the highest powers
of government at this time OF our
country's trials Is dangerous in the
extreme.
BE assured that your championship
oil. decent and sane state government
will receive the support, not only oi
the Republicans OF the north, oub
the Democrats as we'll. 10 this cam'
paign the only issue ia Idaho, as we
view the campaign, is between Inc
forces of law. patriotism and estao'
lished socie'y on the one hand anu
the forces of anarchy aud disc0htenc
on the other.
Before resorting to these extreme
methods with Samuels | had wireo
Governor Steunenberg that Sanue's
was cowardly and tncompetent anu
obStruc lon To the restoration "
orderly and constitutional govern
ment 10 the Occur d'Alenes. Copy OF
these kilograms are part of the State
records.
(SignedD
BARTLETT SINCLAIR.