, 1886-05-11
ARCHBISHOP GIBBONS
On the Development Of Anar-
chism in America.
The Burke-M Mitchell Fight De-
clared a Draw.
Tommy Warren Scores Another
Victory.


yesterday in the new church of the Holy
Gross. in this city, Archbishop Gibbons
took advantage of the presence of a large
number of foreigners and spoke forcibly
on the signs of anarchism hat have re
Gently been developed in America. In
his remarks on loyalty to the country, he
said:
The government of the United States is
a government for the benefit of the peo-
pie. Strangers from every part of Europe
are welcome to our shores. Like the sun
that shines for all, the government of our
country sheds its genial rays upon all
classes without regard to race, nationality
or religion. The glorious banner of our
country protected the humble and the
poor, the mightya6 the rich.
Every man in the United States has an
Opportunity for earning for himself an
honest livelihood and he may have oppor-
t~unities of acquiring an independent for
tune. The German population forms an
important, conservative and influential ele-
ment, and the same may be said of the
German population throughout the United
States as well as other nationalities. They
contribute largely to the development of
the resources of this country and daily
augment our material prosperity.
But as the events of the last few days
in Chicago have shown, there exists in the
country a small but turbulent element,
composed of men who boldly preach the
gospel of anarchy. socialism and nihilism.
These men are land pirates, preying upon
the industry, trade and commerce of the
country. Their favorite weapon is dyna-
mite; their mission is to destroy rather
than to build Up.
Instead of Strengthening the hands of
the government hat upholds and protects
them, they are bent upon its destruction.
Instead of blessing the mother who opens
her arms to welcome them, they insult
and strike her. If these men had their
way industry and trade would be para
lived; honest labor would be unrewarded
and gaunt poverty would stalk over the
land. They have no conception of true
liberty. They would retain the lions
share of freedom, leaving the Others only
a morsel.
The citizens of the United States en-
Joy the amplest liberty, but it is the lib
erty OF law, of order, and of authority.
Liberty without law degenerates into Ii
cense. We have no standing armies in
this country and | am glad of it, for such
armies are a great drain on the resources
of the country and necessarily condemn
large numbers of men to lives of forced
idleness.
The strongest force of the nation lies ii
the laws ofthe land iudiciously admins
tered, and these laws are upheld by
healthy public opinion. The stronges
hulwark of the nation is found in the in
r telligence, virtue and patriotism Of natiy'
and adopted citizens. So long as the!
love their country and cherish her insti
stutions, and are ready to die for her. W
5 will have nothing to fear from Anarchlsm
| Socialism or Nihilism. Socialism is
A foreign plant, a n%oxious exotic plan
4 which grows in dark places and withers an
$ decays under the genial sun of the Unite
C States.
/, The archbishop concluded his remark
: by exhorting the congregation to 10y
e their country and her institutions, and
do all in their power to promote her be-
interests; to avoid dangerous, forbldde
d societies, to beware of demagogues, an
not to surrender their liberty to any maj
d or class of men, and at all times to bear
It mind the golden maxim-to do UNI
Others as they would have others do un'
% them.