New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-28
THE ptRUON or THE INiRCHINIS.

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Governor AltgeId. Of Illinois. has given a
nr,,;ty accurate measure % his character d! ms
amazing pardon Of the Anarchists. ficieh'
\cebe and Schuab He has used the power OF
his hish Office. Mt T. strengthen the hahuN 81
,hn:e whose dut, il is to uphold law and cIdof
but 10 rcbukc and humiliatc them. The toy
nrnor himself may not be an Anarchist, b"t
hi. message is very much the sort OF mcS'l."
that a sympathizer with anarchy would "f''',
and il will give unmiXed encouragement 10 all
the enemies Of society.
The crime for which these men were con-
demned wa, one OF unparalleled atrocliy \
homh was thrown into a squad of policemen
who had been sent II dispcr-c meeting OF
Anarchist, in the IIaymaric' square OF inc
city Of Chicago and by its explosion seven OF
rho notice were killed and slxty-h wounded
Tho net was no sudden outbur>t OF fury. but
yvas deliberately planned. II was brought out
in tho trial that elaborate preparations had
been made for an uprising OF Anarchists against
society at this time Bombs in large n"mp'r
had been made All the men WHO were put
on t,il were proved to have used the mcSt IN
d,mmat,ry language to lnciie their l"io"eH
;, hoods of murdcrous violence. fl2ldcn. one
Of tho men now pardoned. was speaker al
tho IIovmarlct meeting. and was wildly APP
rl,udcd when he tod his hearers 70 "wrie
,boir laws in blood" They prorcclcd 70 do 50
.hc, ard there. some one. possibly one 81
the three mrn now plrdoncd. throw enc oil 'he
b,mb, which had been made for Just S"ch
purpo,c and nearly hundred Policemen
while I'm the discharge Of their duty lay kiilcd
or w,undcI. Thi, is the story. Americans
have proycrbally short mcm'iic>; but unle',
they cease t. prize the heritage OF Ia" ah"
civilization which they have received from 'hclr
f,ihcr, the, cannot forget this atrociou' '''hc
nor feel ANYTHING but los;hrg and dc'e;atljn
for its authors.
Hut now. after seven ycaiS. comes us dolhd-
oooic,l Governor of Illinji> and roycrSc', on
his own mg;'on and without any possibility oi
odcouatc examination. the righteous verdict OF
the court which c,nlcmncd thc>r monsters III
human shape NJ, only that. bit rcvc>c> tae
decision Of all the higher counts. inc"'h" M
surromc Court Of the United states, approving
the verdict Of the trial count: NJ; only that b"t
rcycrs,> il in "A message filed with bitter a.
nnn,.iaiion If the upliS Judge who tried ihr
case. and Of the way in which II wa tH'd.
The >p.c.aclc of the Governor Of grAt 'om-
monv,,lth thu, insulting a Jui2' IN the d.>-
charge Of his duty. tIampling upon In" act"
Of several counts. AMI m'kn, partisan AIGu-
mon, in favor of rcl-haE1rI lrWblclhcI>. i a
r,inru one. Who is thi. Goycrn'i OF ll'lnrIN'
an,hHw? And what peculiar hc;lI'I'N mas
ne. after seven years have passed io' getting
q, the facts Of Gaze decided by courts u nm
impcachablc integrity and farm -? Docs h
know whereof he speaks - confidently III MS
abu,ivc message? On i he ju>t i G. mm"h-
place dcmagoguc. intent on "a n'nG thc supp II
Of those whom he considers t. be the people :
II :, we believe he viii find cut hi IN stake.
The real people OF llln.i'. these who compose
l., ,'nrl, and lav-abding citizenship. have no
liking f,r murlcrcr,; they hnyr n >ymrlh!
with men who would introduce the reign u
,n1rchv. And a, Governor AltGcld viii DIS
cover If he eyer runs for another offc". i1'Y
have n, y.t.. FIR a man who. 10 ga,n the
nyor Of the cnrnic, Of society. e 'ar'cly abu'S
rheir mdco. and rcycr>c> the just verdict "i