The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-21

| the brave men who have assisted to bring the
eight thugs to Justice and to punish such an out
| break so severely that tie last remnant of an
| archy in Chicago shall be forever quieted.
The Stats Zeitung commenting on the Chi
cage verdict, has the following: 1.-THE verdict is
| perfectly in accordance with the letter as we'll
the spirit of the law declaring the fullest re-
sponsbility of the intellectual author of crime,
and We do not believe there is SO much as a
| saved from the gallows. The mass of the people
undoubtedly rejoice over the verdict, which is of
| the utmost importance for the holy name or
| humanity and for mankind But the arch
| traitor dwells at present in convict garb on
| Blackwells island. and we trust the browning
| point of this remarkably successful criminal
| prosecution of the Chicago Anarchists will be
Joahann Mosts extradition to the authorities of
the State of Illinois; there can be no reason why
such request should not be granted in time
One OF the prisoners, .Adolph Fischer, when he
heard the verdict, is said to have muttered
This is only the origin of Anarchy He made a
mistake. for This is the end Of Anarchy"
The World, in an article headed 1.-THE Triumph
of Law" says: Through no feelings of re-
vengeful character, but through deep sense
that circumstances demand it. the people of the
United States will commend the verdict of the
jury IN the trial of the Chicago Anarchists. They
will do this because it was justified by the evil
dence, and because it necessary that the
status of the peculiar crime involved should De
| distinctly and emphatically established by the
courts. In no other way could the TACT De SO
effectively set forth, both at home and abroad,
that the laws of this country are adequate to
meet this imported description OF murder. We
constitute free nation. but there are no resting
places for anarchy among us. 1t will be crushed
here surely and as swiftly as it is in Europe.
The announcement is made in fearful manner,
but in one that is strictly legal
The Sun will say: 1.-THE best intelligence that
has been printed in many day, wholesome and
cheering to all who respect law and order and
love their country, is that which comes from
Chicago. Seven murderers and scoundrels-men
envenomed against all law, all reason all de-
cency, and the peace and welfare of civilized
people-are to be extrpated on the gallows for
the murders of which they are guilty. The law
they defied will justify their execution and a
prompt stern and necessary warning will be
offered to o class of exotic criminals for whom
there is no room in this land. We have had no
such task imposed on us in New York as had de-
volved on the authorities in Chicago, but are
quite equal to it should so deplorable neces
sity arise We have Most. and a few other rep
tiles in jail; we have dealt fairly well with our
foreign boycotters. and we have police force
that is equal to any emergency. But all honor
to Chicago for her example She deserves the
thanks and the gratitude of every community in
the country, and she has them in the fullest
measure"
The Herald says "The verdict which con-
demrs seven of the Chicago Anarchists to death
and the other one to long term of imprison
ment will be hailed with general satisfaction
not equaled since that which followed the con-
viction of Guiteau. With one exception, these
miscreants have been found guilty of murder,
and are condemned to pay its penalty. But their
crime is more heinous and more dangerous than
ordinary murder. They scoffed at law, conspired
against organized government, and recklessly
attacked social order. The end of their diaboli-
cal teaching was general murder, arson and pill
lage. They plotted and threatened wholesale de-
struction OF life and property. In
short, what they sought was, sim
ply, as their name imples-anarchy-
and anarchy OF the most appalling kind They
have now been made to feel the grasp of that
law which they affected to despise and attempt
ed to trample under foot The verdict rendered
yesterday condemns these criminals to deserved
punishment It will have a more farreaching
effect. 1t will be timely and wholesome warn
ing to Anarchists, not only in Chicago, but in
New York, San Francisco, New Orleans or
wherever they may be found, that the red flag of
anarchsm cannot be openly run up with impu-
nifty in this country. The verdict is of national
Importance. and the jury that so promptly and
fearlessly rendered it has done national
service"
eialist organ of this city, heads its editorial ar
ticle on the verdict in the Anarchist trial, 1.-THE
Court of Lynchers in Chicago" and says: ''Do,
you see them at work, the gang of
despoilers ruling this countryf Where
those optimists who believed
that after the movement in May last
the subsequent era of class justice would disap-
pear like flowing water in the sand after short
drunken debaucb, because it was against the
spirit of our country? We know them better,
these ruling powers, who, on behalf of the peo-
pie, made their tools deal out what they call
Justice and who, yesterday, in Chicago, con-
demned to death seven of the defendants, because
they made an attack by speech and writings
upon the holy order of things By means Of
this verdict the Chicago jury gained the immor-
tai prestige of having branded the American
bourgeoisie forever with the brand of the most
infamous class brutality ever heard of. In
rough. brutal, reckless manner, the ruling class
has shown itself to better advantage
than ever sfore in any of the despotic
countries Europe This is not the place to
critcise the theories and tactics of the convicted
mon. We see in their murderers only the rep
resentatives of class hatred, and in the convicted
tions-and thsss feelings will be found in the
hearts of all honest and brave proletarians of
America. Instead of roofing out the be-
lief of the necessity of rev.
olution by force, the orderloving
official murderers in Chicago. will soon find out
that they have sowed a very bad seed when they
sent their victims to the gallows. They will
drive hundreds and thousands of those who
hitherto believed in peaceful developments into
the arms of open, bloody, relentless war The
blood they spill will come upon their own heads
and those of their damned order which they,
in their stupidity, believed they could protect.
while, to the contrary, they have dug its grave"
COMMENTS ON THE VERDICT.