New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-07-25
Wednesday, July 25. 1883.

E
had been passed on the condemned
anarchists in the tumultuous days OF last
November, that lesson, wholesome as
it was severe, had been dealt, which
would ever be remembered by all, who
enormously saw the solution of the
present troubles of labor, and other
kindred lamentable conditions, in vio-
lent demonstrations of {, revolutionary
character, are sadly shattered by the
and which. proves that the seed sown
by a Most and like anarchistic asso-
ciates has taken root amongst a class
Of people. who are not 10 be convinced
of a better course by the just and I'M
partial admonitions of law.
Dynamite has again been discovered
in the hands of such as would make
use Of it for the vilest of purposes, and
the confessions of guilt made by one of
the arrested trio, cause a shudder of
horror to possess one as we contem-
plate on the evil intentions which were
most happily frustrated by the ever
watchful arm of the law.
When human minds, endowed, as is
to be supposed, with reason, are capable
OF harboring such ideas as those enter
tanned by the conspirators, who in COM
pany with their associates had planned
the destruction of Chicago's most pro-
minent citizens, of its most conspicuous
edifces, it becomes evident that fanati-
cism has gained supremacy over those
conceptions which would be character
lied as humane and just. Still we must
wonder, especially when we recall with
what esteem the seven anarchists of
last November were regarded by their
brethren, their sympathizers, whether
it is not possible that the fundamental
ideas of these peopleare entertained for
a purpose characterized as noble or at
least as worthy of their justified support
with heart and hand. II is true that we
have no insight into the secret affairs of
this organization, that we to-day only
judge of their worth by the results of
their efforts, which are clearly detri-
mental to society at large. Because
they are 50, because we must. in self
defense oppose their rulings, we recog-
nize the anarchists as our greatest foes,
but now, that we see the scaffold is in
eVitably the arbitrator between their
side and ours, now that we witness how
many mothers and children are com
PEELED to suffer for the sins of their hus-
bands and fathers, ought we not inves.
tigate more closely into the affairs and
purposes of that class of our citizens
who are now Stunned by us as crimi-
nails and who will be as such condemned?
Is it not barely possible that the aim
they have in view, if accomplished by
means, the justice of which we could
recognize, is worthy of our support !?
Surely, it could not be that a set of men
had organized themselves but to destroy
and murder their fellow-men for the
mere sake of killing those who have no
insight into the secrets of their order.
Our century can not be productive of
such criminals, the novel institutions of
our civilization can not be so entirely
at fault, so entirely at variance with
the wishes of large class of our people,
thai, educated men should need resort
to dynamite and the bomb.
Proof was given us last week that we
have not yet in Furnishing those seven,
last November, suppressed those ideas
which they harbored. In the eyes of
their friends they died not as criminals
but as martyrs, and those demonstra-
lions which drew the attention of the
whole world to the Chicago gallows
would have been repeated, had the at
present arrested trio reserted to those
measures of violence which they con-
templated, and even with their execu-
ton anarchism would not yet have been
suppressed; they also would be regarded
as martyrs and their example might
have been followed again.
In view then of these facts what shall
We do? Can we 60 on with this
lamentable execution, and condemn as
fast as we accuse !? Ought we not rath-
er examine deeply and with closest at
tention into this direful state Of affairs !?
Can we not make the cause of the an
archists, which we suppose is cause of
reform and justice, but for the enforce.
ment ofwhich they have unluckily chos-
en- most wrong and most lamentable,
means, our cause Can we not better by
morejust legislation and stricter laws
those conditions of robbery and monopo.
" which we suppose they fipht ?