The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-27

THE GRIEF AND RAGE or FRANCE.

THE CHIEF AND RAGE or TRANCE
The French republic Is In q state of grief
and rage over the murder Of President
Carnos. The indignation of the people
has led them 10 commit some unjustifiahle
excuses. There Is no more excuse for
wrecking the property or mobbing the
persons OF the Italian residents of
France because the assassin Of the presi-
dent OF the republic was man OF Italian
birth and antscedents, than there would
be today to mob the peaceful Irish-Ameri-
cans of Chicago because the anarchist
Prendergass happened to be Of Irish stock.
Nevertheless France in her rage and
griet 10 behaving quite as well as We did
when Lincoln was assassinated in April,
1866. end when Garfield was assassinsted
in July. 1881. When Lincoln was assassi-
mated men we're Iynched By the volunteer
robbery in Louisville, KY. who were sns-
pectsd Of sympathy for the South. and
who were reckless enough to express their
satisfaction over the awful crime of Booth.
In Illinois men OF 'copperhead" sympa-
thles who expressed pleasure At the news
of Lincoin's death had to ride for their
lives 10 escape the indignation Of the peo-
pie. Even in cold-blooded. law-abiding
New England hotel keeper of Burling-
ton, W., who was of copperhead sympa-
thies and Canadian birth and said Of Lin
coins murder that she was glad of it" was
only saved from mobbing by q number of
returned soldiers who firmly defended the
cause of law and order and shielded from
abuse q man whose sentiments they heart
fly detested.
When Guiteau shot Garfield probably
had the depot been filed with people the
assassin would have been stamped to
death by the crowd even as man might
set his foot on q crawling eockroach. AS
ii was leading papers Of the country SO
far forgot reason aud common sense as to
abuse United States Senator Roscoe
conkling and Vice President Arthur rs i'm
directly responsible for the deed Of Gut
teau. whom they did not even know by
sight and for whose crime they felt moth
ing but unmItigated horror. Further
more non-commissioned officer of the
regular army so far outraged his sacred
duty as military guard 10 the prisoner
Guiteau that he shot at him. an act as
disgraceful as Il a constable should try To
murder in cold blood a prisoner placed in
his charge.
When we remember that the mob of
Aylgnon murdered one OF Sapoleon's
H.. a \
Hundred DAYS. the French people, and
especially the French soldiery. have be-
haved with more than their ordinary self
control.
IL IL perfectly clear that President Car
not was murdered by professional an
srchist. an ex-conviet and penniless ad-
venturer, in revenge for the refusal Of
Carnot 70 interfere with the sentence OF
the law la the cases OF Ravachol. Valiant
and Henry. This Santo is a human wild
beast of the same order Of unarranged
brains and ego rs you please" ferocity
that characterized Bergman. the assassin
of Fricke One OF the most disgusting
speeches that have been made on the muir
der Of Carnot is that of Herr Most, in
New York city. a professional an
archlst. who without particle
of personal courage never loses
chance TO preach bis dsmnable
doctrine of anarchism. These creatures,
in all modern human history. never have
any morals; never work. and therefore
never have any money. They are, as a
rule. dissolute fellows, who. like Rsvachol.
Faillant, nergmann, Spies and Most, live
on the earnings OF depEsysd women; they
preach the doctrine Of sexual communism
logically enough. since communism in
properly Is associated with them With
communism in women. The Russian fe-
male nshilists were OF the same tyre; they
were usually the mlstresses of the assas-
aims who were never weary OF plotting the
eaar's death. The whole theory Of these
fellows 10 to treat the laws designed for the
moral weli-hsleg of society with utter con-
tempt. Their hands in every land are
against every law-ahlding man, and. Of
course. the hand Of every law-ahsdine man
IS against theEn. Tor they do not belisTs in
the rights Of property. Of life or liberty
they are "a go-as-yoa-plsase" elump OF
human Wild beasts. who have no more re-
speet Cor law, peace. order and civilization
than tiger. grizzly bear OF cobra da
eaPelio. snd they deserve the fate Of
nc1iaas Wild animals or poisonous reptiles.