St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-27
ANARCHY. OR LAW-WHICH

ANARCHY. OR LAw-WHlCH?
There is good reason to believe that
the assassination of President CarnOt
was one of the results contemplated by
the organized bands of lawleSs anarch-
lists to overturn all the governments OF
Europe. Close upon the heels OF the
tragedy at Lyons comes the intelligence
of plot to kill the emperor of Russia
while he was In attendance upon the
conservation of church erected to the
memory OF his father. A magazine Of
dynamite bombs was discovered In close
proximity 10 the church, anu there was
cause 10 believe that it was the inten-
ton to explode them while the ceremO-
MES were going on, and destroy not only
the emperor, but all those present Oh
the occasion
civil Order-sworn foes 10 government
of every sort-are themselves governed
by the most despotic laws that the in
genuity of man could devise. That
they are oath-bound TO secrecy. and to
the common defense and vengeance,
was long ago demonstrated. But re-
cent developments prove that they are
subject to despotism beside which
the rule of the car is ieniency persona
fed. Upon Joining the organization
the man surrenders his liberty abso-
lutely. and places his life at the dis
posal of his associates. If he reveals
any of the secrets Of the cabal. he is
slain like dog. If murder Is decreed.
he may be called upon TO execute the
decree at the imminent peril, if not abb
soIute certainty, of meeting death In its
most horrible form. If he succeeds in
Staying the condemned man, he may
himself be slain by his own weapon. II
he escapes this, he may be torn limb
from limb by an Infatuated mob. IL
this fate should avoid him. the guillo-
tine confronts his vision, or t he knout,
followed by lingering death. is his
portion. These gloomy prospects do
not abate his enthusiasm or cause him
to falter i'll the prosecution of his fiend-
iSh work, but he sets about it with the
utmost unconcern, disregardlng all
precautions for his personal safety OF
preparations for escape. Hegoes to his
death with the mien of martyr,
shouting the praises of anarchy and an
athemas upon the heads or all those in
authority.
The organization is a strange develop
ment OF human nature. The avoidance
of personal danger is native instinct.
common alike to man and beast. But
the members Of this band of disorgan
izers seem to have lost this instinct, and
court rather than shrink from; death.
They have no fear Of present pain or
future punishment. evidently being Of
the opinion that death ends all, and that
few years taken from mans life are
of little consequence. they have no
hesitancy In approaching the threshold
of eternity. believing that all beyond
this life is blank-0blivian.
This setf-sacrifce might be accounted
for Ii the anarchists were struggling for
soma ennobling principle or some ulti-
mate good to themselves or their pos.
terity. But no such purpose is theirs.
They aim at the overthrow of all gov
eminent aud the return of the human
race to the conditions that surround the
brute creation, where the strong devour
the weak. and each member Of COM
munity is law unto himself. They
would dissolve all marital ties, and ex-
tinguish the home and the family from
our economy. They would destroy the
incentive to industry and frugalitv by
making it hazardous to possess prop
erty; they would throttle love for the
beautiful by decreeihg tile idestruction
of works of art. They hold THAT there
is no sacredness IN human life, but that
men may live as long as they can con-
tend against unequal odds, but no
longer. Their whole aim is destructive
ard bafbaric.
The menace to civilization de6antly
issued by this anarchistie cabal must be
met manfulIy and with determination.
Anarchy must be extinguished. or civil
government must cease. The issue las
been fairly made. For long time pub
lie men on both continents affected 10
regard the new heresy with disdain ana
Indifference. But of late it has shown
its dangers too frequently. The out
RACES it has perpetrated have been dar-
ing As we'll as daStardly. The perpe-
traitors have gone to their death with
joyful mien and defiant boasts upon
their lips. Society and government are
both threatened, and it is the duty of
both to unite in an effort to exterminate
the hateful thing-a defiancedo the laws
of nature and of man. Anarchy must
be exterminated. even if it shall be
necessary that the winrows of the dead
shall encircle the earth. 1t is life-and-
death struggle. Ii government is strong
enough, anarchy must die. If anarchy
obtains the upper hand. all order will be
swept from the face of the earth, and
chaos will resume its sway.