The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-07-19
SALTWATER MINNESOTA, JULY 10, 1894.

w AIER, MlN NESOIA, JULY
with being anarchists, or causing the
disorder and bloodshed. If they took
part in it, that far they are equity. But
we know that Pres. Debs has used all
his influence to prevent disorder. The
strike has furnished the occasion for
lawlessness. If every man or move
ment is to be condemned that gives oc
casiOn for wrong doers to do wrong,
then every good man and good work is
to be condemned. Christ himself be-
comes guilty. Now.I believe that this
lawlessness ought to be put down; and
if Pres. Debs and the A. r. L. have en-
gagged in violating law, they are to be
condemned. If they have destroyed
property, or taken life, they should be
punished. l stand firmly on that. But
l want to call your attention to other
deeds of anarchy. This outburst of
anarchy is not some sudden freak of
nature; behind it lies long history.
Take Chicago; for years she has been
inviting, and practicing anarchy. Her
respectable citizens have said, we want
to mako money, and have no time to
give to the city's affairs; and so her
government has has been turned over to
thieves and robbers, under the garb of
officers of the law, that have fattened
off the people by the violation of every
law on the statutes of God and the
state. The press of the city have Joined
in with the gang Take the Sunday
opening of the fair; in spite of an ex-
press agreement, IN spite Of direct
stipulation of congress, in spite of the
state, in spite of the sentiment of four
fifths of the decent people of the coun-
try, the local directors with the aid
of corrupt court, opened the gates on
Sunday. What do you call that ::
Anarchy pure and simple. This is a
kind of anarchy there is not much said
about; it is not generally called such,
but it is; and it is wide spread, a form
of anarchy, which it is time for the
American people to begin to consider.
, When the Reading railroad combined
: with the coal trust, contrary to the
, laws of every state, through which the
road passes, combined for the sake OF
, forcing coal up, and so causing untold
f suffering and death among the poor
7 that was anarchy Of the worst form
But you heard no howlfrom the public
/. press over it. When the secretary OF
the United States treasury, with othel
. servants (?) of the people arranges {
8 sugar bill, so that the sugar trust car
q rob the people of the country of 500
o 100000 in six months that is anarchy
: When a set of men, poor as church
t mice, organize themselves into corpo
7. ration to build a railroad, bond tn
), road for double what it cost, sell tn
v bonds, get the money, pay what the.
r. are compelled to pay of the expenses
n pocket the balance and come out mil
2 lionares, while the road is bankrupt
>, that is anarchy. 4 becomes doubl
It dyed anarchy when hhese same million
# aires buy their way VITO the legislativ
h halls, to be lawmakers for the people
is When railroad company steals thou
IS sands of acres of government timbe
" land, sells it to lumber syndicate tina
d knows they stole it, and when homes
is men settle upon the land according t
10 the laws of the United States, and tn
o. syndicate brings suit to GUST them o
S. the plea that they, the lumberman, al
10 innocent purchasers; that is anarch..
III When tho lumbsrman of Minnesot
e. and elsewhere Il don't say all; there al
]. honest lumbermen) steal, through til
it connivance of public officials, millior
k; of feet of lumber, robbing the publ
le schools of Minnesota of hundreds
" thousands of dollars; that is anarch
is And when honest men attempt
n bring the thieves to justice, the new
al papers, great and small, begin to hoy
y about cranks, fools and liars trying
'e- injure honest business men, what she
in we call it? When judge, sitting
ke the United States court bench, issu
lis an order to the employees of railroa
re, taking away their rights and liberti'
en- an order which it is afterwards learn
tes he did not write, but one of the large