St. Paul daily globe., 1888-11-14
OUR FRITZ IS FURIOUS.
Not Anarchists, But Editors Cause
Trouble.
ROAST FOR REPORTERS.
The Wicked Press Mnst Not MaliqnI
Men Who Die for Prin.
ciple.

Fritz Gellerup, who is known as the
fiery-eyed anarchist, but who is really a.
mild, blue-eyed youth, who seems
scarcely twenty, is deeply grieged over
the reports of the FESTIVAL Of sorroW.n
He believes a revolution is inevitable,
but thinks foolish newspapers are hast.
ening the day. Yesterday he prepared
the following manifesto on the subject:
1t is not often that [ avail myself of
an opportunity to address the people at
large through the columns OF your
paper, but with your permission will
do so now. I wish to write a protest, a
protest against the storm of vile, infam.
Gus and niggardly attacks which have
been hurled at me and my friends in
the various newspapers of this city yes
terday. In short, l.find myself in duty
bound to defend my honor and self-re-
spect when thus basely and falsely at
tackled. | refer to the meeting held in
Window hall Sunday evening in COM
memoration of the five men executed in
the city of Chicago, on the 11th day of
November, 1887. The Minneapolis
Tribune of yesterday came out with an
account of the meeting, and in the
course of its remarks said: IA more
motley crowd was never seen anywhere.
Wild eyes, blood red badges and rib
bons characterized many OF those pres
words must either have been drunk
with lies or liquor. For it was in all
respects most intelligent, respectable
and orderly gathering of men and
women. And that remark sent
out by the Tribune was shame
fnl, low and base insult to
every lady and gentleman present.
It is in their behalf that [ write this de-
fense. Before l go any further, | beg
leave to ask the question:: What is a
newspaper? A French statesman once
called it ''the fourth power in the
state" What he meant by calling it
the ''fourth power'' do not know, nor
do care very much. But it is fact,
that to-day no state can be governed or
laws enforced permanently without the
cooperation Of the press, or againstits
resistance. A newspaper is critical
supervisor OF the occurrences OF the
times. it assumes responsibility of pass
ing Judgment upon the actions, the
words, and even the nneXpreSsed inten-
tions of men, il stigmatiZes or praises
them. it encourages them or threatens
them, it recommends them to the love
and imitation of the community OF it
points them out as objects of hatred
and contempt; it is the visible ealbOdi-
ment of public opinion, it assumes the
rights of the latter, with its judicial
power which it wields even in its most
fearful form of public contempt and
moral annihilation; it takes its place as
an ally by the side of the masses, and
announces itself as the public con-
science of the community. How truly
necessary then, that the Journalist who
has the power at one and tie
same time to govern, condemn,
impose new ideas or ideals of morality:
that he be pure, thoughtful, honora-
ble, and, above all, an honest man. For
in the mind of the journalist reposes
the destinies of men. An Inscriptions !
editor has only to speculate upon the 3
low and contemplate instincts, which
always exist in mankind along with the
nobie and elevated instincts, to be sure
of finding readers and purchasers. The
editor of the Tribune is an unscrupu-
lOus editor, and none know this better !
than the pure, truthful and honorable 4
men Of this city. Unretlecting or un-
scrupulous journalists have paved the
way for revolutions and wars, and
brought them about, spreading desoia- 4
,tion and death anpong their fellow. men.
If they had; been kings or presidents
they would have been deposed; if they
had held any other public place of pub
lie trust they would have been inn
peached and their lives would have
been in danger, but being journalists
they remained completely unmOlested,
and were the only ones who escaped
unharmed from the general ruin which
they alone had caused. The horrors Of
the great French revolution were chief
Iv brought about by the combined
strengths of gang of lying and unscru-
pulous journalists. And if ever an in
surrection or revolution takes
place in this country between the
poor, ignorant and oppressed, and
the rich, idle and pompous,
it will be because they have worked tue
two classes up to such state of unre-
strained irascibility that through their
hellish machination and cunning tricks
aud lies that the lower propensities Civ
ing way to higher faculties the two
classes will fly at each other like dogs
ard cats. And when you see the dead,
the disabled and the dying lying around
and about, everywhere, your wives and
children alike murdered by the inSa-
table thirst of the uncontrolled passions
of man, turn then to such men as the
editor of the Tribune and his kind and
blame them. not us. For in them will
you find centered the cause of the re-
suit. Although | am but a young man,
having seen but twenty summers of this
life, yet have seen enough of human
nature, especially among the lower
classes of men, to know that such out
breaks and attacks as the Tribune made
in re
more to stir up the evil and lower pro-
pensities in the hearts of these work
ingmen. it creates hatred, contempt and
war faster than anything else. And it
only retardS progress. The editor of
the Tribune, with delicious delight.
calls me fragrant and fiery eyed an
archist. l hold myself above such
senseIess etfusiOnS and do not care
to go to the trouble to even
deign him with a denial. Butt will
venture this assertion, that l would
rather have a fiery eye burning with the
light of intelligence and the love for all
mankind than to have cows eye,
filled with the filth of dishonesty and the
mire of corruption. Aye, | will say
more, will be detying. will defy the
editor of the Tribune to argue with me
in fair and square manner the princi-
Piles of the philosophy of anarchy, either
through the medium of his paper or in
a Joint debate. But know beforehand
that it would be foolish and idiotic for
him to accept such challenge, for it
stands to reason that man cannot talk on
argue on subject of which he is en-
tirely ignorant. May we hope for the
day when all newspaper readers will
have sufficient cultivation and discrim-
mating Judgment to detect for them
selves the difference between an honest
and honorable editor and low, crouch
ing, creeping, INSCRIPTIONS one.
FRITZ GELLERUP.