The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1894-06-14
After Anarchy, What?
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
The word Anarchy is derived from
two Greek words, which mean with
out or against government. In its
acceptation Anarchists arc those who
stand against law and order, which
are but an embodiment of govern
ment. A government by law, when
that law expresses the will of the peo-
pie fairly, honestly and fully, is the
flower of the worlds civilization. 1t
has taken the experience of all man
kind from the days of tradition down
to the present time to evolve and es-
tablish legal government. 1t is but
day, as it were, in the history of the
world since every government was an
expression of military power. The
king was but an exalted chieftian.
The emperor was was only a great
conquerer who gathered about HIM
self band of followers, who surviv-
ed only because they had killed or
conquered into abject obedience their
enemies or oponents. In those days
of tyranny Anarchy meant direct and
open rebellion against their govern
ing power. 1t took it's chances of
victory and of becoming the ruler or
of accepting death or slavery.
In these modern times Anarchists
are men or women organized or un-
organized for hatred of government
What exists to them is wrong. In
some one form or other they have it
settled in their own minds that all
organized society and all established
government is their enemy, and in
their motives for action are the ele
ments of destruction and of death.
They know that they are not strong
enough to compete with the govern
ment in open battle as did prototypes
in earlier days, hence they resort to
arson, to dynamite or to some other
form Of destroying property and life.
Many of these people care little for
their own lives. They are not identi-
fed with property. They are ostra-
cised, either by their own acts or by
birth, from the good in life, and all
that is within them is turned to bitter
ness, They are the Ishmaelites
whose hands are against all other
men.
Sometimes it is we'll enough to call
the attention of these people, and of
all other people to a consideration of
the question as to what would be if
Anarchy were to prevail. Imagine a
condition where all the Anarchists.
all the dissatisfied, all the elements of
discomfort, were mustered together in
battle array, and carry the picture
still further so that over this country,
especially in cities, that this mass of
discomfort and vengeance should succeed
and destroy the property, burn down
the cities, tear up. the railroads, burn
up the cars, burn up the vessels at the
docks, plunder the stores and houses
and mark the land with universal des-
olation. Carry the picture still further
where the people were driven into the
fastness of the hills, into the forests,
destitute, half naked, hungry, their
houses in ashes-Anarchy only rul-
ing in the form of the maddened null
titude who had wreaked their ven
gence upon the civilization until it
were wiped out from the face of the
earth.
What would come next? Would a
better order of life be inaugerated?
Is it not true that like begets like?
Veangence coming in such shape
would be a long while bringing the
earth back again to its present pros
perity and promise. 1t is perhaps
idle to open this picture of desolation,
and yet it might be and it is as GER
tain as fate that it will be if the peo-
ple who believe in law and order do
not stand bravely up for the enforce
ment of law and for the protection of
person and property.