The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-26
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fed the civilized world. Carnot is
praised in every language. The deed
which robbed France of its chief ruler
is universally condemned. The Repub-
lie may be somewhat endangered by
this deplorable outrage, but it is too
firmly established in the hearts of the
people to be overthrown or give place
to monarchism in any form. We be-
llieve France has learned too much by
experience to allow this calamity to
prepare the way for return to impe-
rialisnl.
1t is not clear that the murder of
Carnot is due to anarchism. But
whether it is or not, it is one of those
deplorable deeds which indicate that
widespread ignorance which attributes
all the ills of a nation to its political
head. The masses of the people, when
any great disaster of a social nature
occurs, at once blame the sovereign,
or chief magistrate, or president of that
nation. This fallacy working in an ill
balanced mind leads to assassination.
So fell Lincoln and Garfield, and so
doubtless was the blood of Carnot shed
i by a murderous hand.
In our own country we see in print
and hear among the multitude the most
senseless and unjust charges against
Cleveland, as the author of all the woes
that have befallen men and women
since he was elected President. Many
of them are made in dense ignorance.
Others are the work of design. The spirit
of this baseless false-finding is fostered
by demagogues for party ends. 1t is
as diabolical as the hate which moved
the Italians knife that pierced the
heart of the noble Carnot
This is no conformation of Cleveland's
errors, whatever they may be. 1t is no
defense of his views or apology for his
policy. 1t is condemnatory of that
clamor, whether Intentionally or unde-
signedly unjust, which holds any man
responsible for things he has not said
or done. Grover Cleveland is not the
government. He is not the administra-
ton. Neither is he the Congress or the
Democratic party. If the troubles of
the times are due to the present ad-
ministration-which no sound reason
ing can make appear-the chief magis-
trate must not be blamed for them,
except to the extent of his participation
therein
Killing the King does not ameliorate
the condition of the masses in mon
Iarchy. Assassinating a President does
not improve the situation in a repub-
lie. In neither case is the individual
who is made the head and front of ali
offending, the cause of the grievances
against which the cIamor is raised
and to avenge which the bullet or the
dagger of the assassin is aimed.
The march of misguided men upon
Washington is inspired by the same
spirit of ignorant aggression and en-
couraged by the same spirit OF partisan
malevolence. The people of the United
States must be taught that the Presi-
dent is elected to execute the laws and
to make such recommendations as to
Legislation which he considers for the
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unemployed or money to the destitute
Also that the Congress is not to be
bullied or menaced into making any
changes in the laws of the land, out
must be left free in their sphere to do
the work allotted to them. And in this
free country the ballot box is the
proper place for the will of the people
to be declared, not in riotous assem-
blages or the marching of mobs
The head of a nation, particularly
where there is a popular government,
ought not to be blamed for things over
which he is given no control. And any
outburst that leads to disorder, to
mobocracy, TO sedition and especially
to bloodshed, is out of place in re-
public, and every patriotic citizen will
use all the influence in his power to
Iquench the spirit that leads to the in
Justice out of which come senseless
accusations and finally outrage and
lassa ssination.