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Show I HAYWOOD FIRST GENTILE CHILD 1 BORN IN SALT LAKE, IT IS SAID In a character sketch of William D. Hay ward, secretary of the Western Federation of - Miners, accused v with Moyer, Pettibone. and others of. conspiracy con-spiracy In the assassination of former Gov. Steuhenburg of Idaho, George H. Shoaf says in the Appeal to Reason: "WlUlam D. Haywood has been commonly com-monly called the brains of tne Western West-ern Federation of Miners. While he does not, perhaps, carry all the wisdom wis-dom of the country around with him under his hat, there Is no disputing the proposition that he is one of the giants of the American labor movement physically, mentally and morally. He has done as much to influence and direct di-rect the policy of the Western Federation Federa-tion of Miners, perhaps, as an entire combination of men has done. He is a younger man than Moyer by two years, being 87 years old. He weighs 250 pounds, has light hair, blue eyes and a healthy, florid complexion. He is a man ' of Immense nbystcal nower. quent snatches now and then between long reriods of the hardest kind of manual labor. He knows the mining business like a book. He has experienced expe-rienced every phase of the Industry except drawing dividends as a stockholder. stock-holder. . "Mr. Haywood's connection with the Western Federation of Miners began In 1897, when he joined Miners' union No. 66, in Silver City, Ida. In a little time he was made local secretary. Encouraged Encour-aged by this recognition, he took a correspondence course of bookkeeping, and In six months had mastered the art. He was next elected delegate to the general convention, and was afterward after-ward made a member of .the general executive board. While on the board he displayed so, much ability and talent tal-ent that he was flnaUy recommended for the secretary-treasurcrship of the national organization, to which position posi-tion he was elected In J00L "It has been said of the system of great mental capacity, and his morals are faultlessly perfect. He doesn't know what It is to have a physical pain or ache, and bis health Is a source of inspiration to his famUy. n "He was born In Salt Lake City, Utah, and was the first Gentile child born m that community. He entered the mines at an. early age, and the only Pt-hoollnif he ever received were infre- DooKKeeping inaugurated by Haywood in the general offices of the federation at De-iver, that .ro fraternal or lnsurr anc j order in the United States has a system of accounts that can bgin to approximate it In. neatness, exactness, thoroughness or regularity. An expert accountant In the city vf Denver told me that the system of bookkeeping developed de-veloped by Haywood piust ultimately be adopted by all large business ofi'ces in ths commercial world, !f brevity and exactness in competition were met. As an auditor he has, no eqial in the State of Colorado. . - - "It Is In his domestic relatione that his nature Is shown to be most lovable. I His wife Is a helpless invalid, confined to an invalid's chair Irom which she never moves unless assisted, and Is utterly ut-terly unab?e to do anything for herself. her-self. A paralytic stroke several years ago twisted her arms and legs completely com-pletely out of shape, and she has practically prac-tically no use of her limbs at all. She Just sits ard waits and smiles, confident confi-dent that her husband will come clear of the accusations lodged sgalnst him-r patl?nt, faithful and trusting. I had pev-sral long talks with her in regard to her husbanJ's domestic life and his relations with the federation. Two children have blessed this union, both girls, one being 16 years of age and the other-10. The children love and revera their father as much as the wife adores the ground on which he walks. Thre could not bei a happier family anywhere than this. "Not taking the wife's word, I made excursions into the neighborhood and consulted the neighbors regarding Mr. Haywood's treatment of his family. 'I declare, ho is the mont patient and helpful man I ever naw,' declared one lady who lived near the Haywood home. 'As you see, his wife is perfectly perfect-ly helpless, but he cares for her and takes on over her as If she were the only companion a man ever had. Late of an afternoon he can be seen rolling her chair up and down the sidewalk, when the Weather permits, or fanning ard consoling her, on the front porch, jutt like a newly-married couple. Apparently, Ap-parently, he never neglects her in the least particular, and is ever ready to attend her every want.' " |