Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-20
TEE ANARCH1srs.

There Is likely to be q terrible strugxls
in Chicago some eff these days before the
vile element Of Anarchists, that fesm 10
have their headquarters there, can bs rele-
gated to innocIons desuetude. The hang
ing of the ringleadsrs Of the HsymaIkst
massacre, q year ago, hsd not the desired
effect, owing to the ~irexcusable delay OF
Justice. Had execution followed prompt
Nv the commission Of thst ~atroeious deed,
the wretehed clas who have placed them
sel,eJ beyond the pale Of focitty would
have been stricken with terror, for they
are towards st heart. But the ringleaders
were fsted and l;onizsd, and their sympa-
thizers were given every latitude. Such
outlaws are not entitled to any considera-
ton bayOrd the rigid ~di'psnsation Of the
law. They cannot be regarded es belonging
to our republic, but a foul exeresences
which should be cut of. Tnsy are only
dangerous when tolerated or humored. 1t
has proved 8 teriouJ mistake to look upon
the mouthings of such fanatical crsnks
merely a. species of amusement, for they
have given evidence that they can bite as
well % bark. Tbs first annuIl celebra-
ton o. the cause Of Anarcbism took p'aca
in various cites on Sunday last. 1t was
the anniversary Of the hanging Of the
Chicago "msrtyrs," ard there was q good
deal of blaster and threats against homes.
people by frowsy, evil-mirdsd rsnterJ in
their respective deDs. They reiterated the
objects Of tie cause which they represent,
the sab7ersiou Of ths foundations Of sOci~
ETY. and ge lerai riot and rapine.
Inspector BONFIELD, of Chicago, who
must certainly DO considered an authority
on the movements Of the anarchists, has
given warning that they are more active
than ever and more thoroughly organized
than bsfore the Hsymsrket massacre. They
are by no means demoralzed by the intense
and widespread public sentiment against
them, but are sll the more resolved to en-
brace the first opportunity that p~resentsit-
self for revenge. The most dangerous fea-
ture of their system is the establishment OF
specisl schools in which children are tsught
to bate lsw and its representatives, snd
their tender minds are poisoned by tie
WoTst principles of the infamous class to
which their teachers belong. Inspector
BoSFIELD says that the wife of n trusted
emplcye of the county board in Chicago is
one of the Anarchist teachers, aud that
there are 5000 ~ahls-boiied men ready at
any moment for the signal Of their chiefs.
Ga the other band, it is gratifying TO learn
that the Police Of The Western metrcp lis
are we'll posted on every movement made
By these outlaws, their numbers, crganizs-
ton aud meetings, and have arrangements
mads to pcuuce upon them after tie first
overt sct outside the pale Of the law.
There srs branches Of this evil organize
ton in all the larger cities of this country,
and they are in constant communication
with the Internatiouals in Europe. They
ara very strong in France, Germany and
England, and are under the constant sur
veillerce OF tie police in those lands. II
is said that they contemplate q general up.
rising on the centennial of TIE fall of the
Bast'le, next July. Whatever efftct they
may have on thst occasion in volcanic
Paris, it is very evident they Will be
stamped out in the most uncompromisiug
manner by the German and Eoglish gov
ernments. They will meet with such q
reception in their two ~stougholdS on this
side of the ocean, New York and Chicago,
by the splendidly organized police OF both
cities, as will deter them from all similar
attempts in tSe future. But the Courts
should lend vigorous sid to the po,ic', and,
if necessary, the laws be amended so as to
ensure the speedy punishment of such
wretchss. TempOriziDg with them led to
the Haymarket atroCity.