The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-10-16
Our Man ATOInl WGiSSDOTt.

UUr Bldl ArOlld WGlSSpOPt
The Chicago anarchists are doomed
TO pay the penalty they so justly de
serve. America is no land or home fol
the anarchist. Our people are ever
ready to open their doors and purses fol
the benefit of the down trOdden and
/ afflicted, but when imposed upon by
such individuals as created the disorder
in Chicago some time ago, they are just
as liberal in dispensing justice rs they
are in contributing moneys or expressing
sympathy for any certain people. An
archy cannot thrive in country where
the principles of Democracy are Sc
strong as here. The freedom and indie
! pendence of the individual is not re-
stricted so long as he keeps within the
| jurisdiction of the laws governing the
various States. As result of this, VIC
have to-day grateful and happy peo-
pie, good and prosperous country. the
resources of which are incalculable.
| When the laws governing a State be-
come tyrannical (?l instead of resortnq
TO anarchy and riot, the ballot box is
made the medium through which the
| burdensome laws are repealed, and the
peace and quiet of the country is not
ruilled and the pages of American his
tory are not disgraced by the actions OF
a dissatisfied people. What glorious
| privileges these are. Have you ever
| placed side by side the system of Amer
| lean free government and the system of
foreign monarchy? If you have not
you should, and you will, see and feel
| proud Of the difference which exists.
| The imported anarchist leaves a coun-
try burdened with tyrannical laws and
| comes here, bringing with him that dis
satisfaction and contempt for The powers
that rule which he held in his own
country. The result of this has been
seen in Chicago. Imbued with this
dissatisfied spirit they are wont 10 resort
to low saloons kept by their fellow
| cOuntrymen. and here the spirit of an
archy grows in proportion to the amount
of stale beer and common whiskey dis
| posed of-frequently being the means
of bringing out impaSsioned appeals for
better state of affairs than exist at
| present. Anarchism You will find pre-
walls not amongst the better element of
| foreigners or Americans but only in
that vile importation Of the foreign ec-
ment, who come here and treat with
ridiculc and contempt the laws govern
ing the people In view of this fact,
and The fact that the Chicago anarchists
are guilty, lis but just that they should
pay the full penalty of their crimes upon
the gallows. 1t may be the means of
preventing further descriptions amongst
a peaceful and happy people. God
speed the day when such elements re-
| ,f Il
country, and live in peaceful accordance
with its laws and customs.
*s*a*
Although not a Prohibitioniss we
are nevertheless more or less interested
in the future of that organization. Look
ing at it to-day with a non-partisan eve.
we are convinced of the fact that within
the past few years Prohibition has
grown to very great extent in the
Keystone State. So much so, in fact.
that it to-day classes the So, 900 Repub-
lican majority of few years ago among
the uncertainties of politics; and whilst
there are men so bigoted as to close
their eyes to the inevitable result of this
issue. it nevertheless loses none of its
importance, but stares those who see the
importance of il square in the face and
challenges discussion. Almost every
village and town throughout the State
now mas its Prohibition club, and whilst
many of them do not draw as large
crowds as either of the main parties, it
however, indicates the fact that the
| cause is growing. We are not speaking
from Prohibition standpoint now, but
only as one who recognizes the growing
| prOpcnsities of that organization. There
are many things against Prohibition,
| however, and mainly that it conflicts
with the "inalienabs rights of the citi-
zen The principle that the "maiori-
| ty shall rule may he philosophical as
well as logical, but in case of this kind
| where it would result in the confisca
| tiOn Of millions OF dollars worth of per-
sonal property and throw out of EN-
| plOyment hundreds and thousands OF
men it loses its significance in the in
! calculable loss TO be sustained thereby.
! I|hi!e there may be many individuals
| in the Prohibition party who are there
from motives pure and honest to them.
selves and the cause. il is an indisput.
able fact that there are many more who
are there from motives purely opposite.
| That clash of these two forces is in.
eyitable is but natural to suppose from
the fact that greediness for the spoil.
will sooner or later bring to the top the
individuals who for purposes ''prrelN
political have joined forces with them
Members of that party may scout the
idea that it has among its forces men Of
such character, but that will not prove
that it has not. We advise them tC
wait and watch and the result will mo-
be so astounding.
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Our young men should take advant