Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-08-27
THE TRIUMPH OF LAW.


Through no feelings Of revergeful char.
aoter, but through deep sense that cir
cumstances demand IL, the people of the
United States will commend the verdict oi
the jury in the trial Of the Chicago anar-
chsts. They will do this because IL was
| justified by the evidence, and because II
was necessary that the status Of tile pecu-
| liar crime involved should bo distinctly
aud empliNiically established by tie courts
In no other way could the fact he 40 effect
lively set forth, both at home aud abroad,
that the laws Of this country are adrqu'te
TO meet this important description of mur-
der. We constitute a fee nation, but
there Ia no rcsling-pluce for anarchy
among us, 1t will be crushed here as
surely and ns swiftly ns II is in Europe
The announcement ia made in fearful
manner but in one that IL strictly legal
The fact that no new legislation has been
found necessary to provide against certain
crimes OF recent date bears testimony to
the far reaching adaplabiiity OF our exist
ing statutes. Boyco,ting and manifesto
tions OF violence connected with tho dis.
content Of the laboriug classes ale found
TO be punishable by laws which could have
had no special reference to them when en-
acted. The unexpected transgressions are
promptly classified under old heads a,
they arise. The events of the last year
"a, Ial nj Al Ia,
iluence in this respect. 1t is known now
that some modes of endeavoring to force
employers 10 acceed TO demands for in
creased pay or other advantages which
we're not long since deemed lawful are un.
lawful, and that they can only be persisted
ia by defying the law, Success in this
means revolution.
The statutes being found thus compre-
hensive in their bearing upon the great
army Of the discontented, of whom the An
nrchIsts are the worst possible develop
ment, II becomes the part Of wise men to
look Tor the causes OF the discomfort and to
judge il some of them at least are not pre-
yentable. Are our statutes equally ade-
quale TO meet the crimes of the moneyed
offenders against societyf II faithfully
administered there would be a marked i'm.
provement in the situation at least, The
corruption which gives evidence of its
work all the way from municipal council
up to the Senate of the United States, and
which gains for the few the power to tax
the industries of the country to form the
immense private fortunes OF railroad and
other corporation manipulstors who enjoy
public franchises, il simply the weapon
used by an unprincipalod oligarchy TO keep
others poor that they may grow richer.
This corruption seduces the representa-
tives of the people to a greaterso or less ex-
tent, sometimes even reaches the courts,
converts the nblest lawyers into workers
Tor dishonesty, subsidies venal newspapers
and assails the ballot-box. Here is the
evil TO be vigorously struck down by a
government of the people for the people.
Remove this iniqnity and great pressure
will he taken of the army Ot the discon-
tented.
In the above paragraphs the World has
briefly but quite clearly depicted both sides
of the question. While the laws are ade-
qnate to crush out ana rchism in this conn
try there is great and growing cause for
the di'conient of honest labor, for which
there must be remedy. The percentage
reaped from labor by the moneyed dig
archy who have no part in The contract or
perform no part of the labor is crime
against labor that must be redressed. The
sooner this is understood the healthier this
country will be for the nggressor.