Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-25
IDEAL ANARCnisd.

Mr. William A. whites, the able "a
poneni d Auatcuism whose lecture OF
Mormonism was uyi.d In these col
umns some time ngo. II has Away
been m invi0lable principle Of thn
Journal, ~ we'll AZ Of the people III
whom It speaks, to accord to others tu,
liberty u thought and expression oi
thought, which sie Tue pfrrg. a,ves oil
beings endowed with Intelligence aud
rens5n; benco the article referred to 4.
published. els written ia a moderate
tone anu presents 10 many, 90 doubt,
novel view Of ,he systsm It niv q.
Gates. Its sophislues are pie b, s'mo,I
superficial at times, alt Gao booty br
supposed 70 misload soy1re rsuauis NJ
Judging for himself ay.ut ,hr f,r.
ence between real Landscape aod a
mirage IN the air.
Mr. Whitlick states that anafchi.m
Il the principle VI liberty ya.su, suthUr.
ity, Of individualism a. We e.. .,syiiv.
ism, ana adds that II elm a.es c.u.
puision from human .0..e'y. This g.
ideal anaTchism In n nu..4I.. 10 90.
bells against all authority on the isl.-
assumption that this implies cJmru'.
,ion, ignoflpg the fac, that Jus. author.
iiy 10 the SHs qua MN 0'lilc0y. The
factisihat a philosophicslsysttm which
aims ut the elimination Of cDmpulHiHa
from human society would, u success.
iul, aunihilato society itsrl,, lor that u
the embodiment, Of laws that nge as
htm M nature itselt. Man 1. drawn 10
man, az the celestial bodies gThvltato
toward one sn,th,t aud tho laws In
the universe by which those rodics
naturally circle round common ccnters
are duplicated In the forces that naiur.
ally influence human beings IN society. |
There are suns and plAuetp anu moons
and consultations among mon 40 In
the eEpanIo above, aud society Itself
'c'tiiies to the operation ot sach laws.
Liberty within these o,ofusl laws
or principles is all that human beings
ever can attain; liberty outside Of
them IL but freedom 70 perish.
Annfchism Itself Ia tho beet inustra-
trRtlon Of this proposition. For
although II claims individual liberty |
aud tqunllty, II ~ but too apparent
that In some Instances II disregards the
rights OF others as much rs any muir.
dsrcr and assassin ever did. The bomb
that manRlod the boiy Of the Russian
ear, the Internal machine which sent
\ number Of human boings into
eternity at Haymarket, Chicago. and
tho knife that cleft tho hear, Of the
French president, aud, sull more, the
approval Of these deeds that rang
through the rank ami fle Of the srmy
Of anarchists Ia the world, show
palmer than word. what hnarnhis,ic
liberty means. they belle the state.
mont that its methods nro "educatlon-
sl aud evolutionary, not revolution.
afy," and We have perfect right 10
Judge from the frults produced. ItwllI
not be denied that anarchisul carried
out into lite consequences leads to
anarchy, and tine, ~ long ns men atr
selfish and to some extent brutal, not
seIualed by the highest principles Of
aud Justice, would mean
murder and plund0r. Instead Of
The state being tue father OF
'ppression, II IL, even II impericctly,
4 guardian Of individual liberty. The
probability 10 that anarchy u. soms IL.
mote time was the rule on earth, when
sverybodJ's hand was Agaiu.t that VI
everybody else, AMI thai tie state
grew cut Of Tho a .earily |
protecting the weaker tom A.atafIA.
ion by tho stronger. IL IL imp0.sIrIp
o believe that RnafcLism will again
Prevail, hut It IA beyond doubt trst the
late will become ~ perfected that Il
'au exercise full authority aud yet BIO
composed Of citizens enjoying perfect
liberty.
To tho temark that the Church, 30
OF As membership IL voluntary, is
ounded 90 tho principle Of nnsfshifm,
IL only necessary TO say thSt II the Z
Ionnillon implied In ,hpt NTgumout hg
cceptei, anagohi,m IL everywhere.
even tho uni,od States government ;
would come under the term, 80 far Rs "
represents voluntary elections, vol
Iniary citizenship Probably no que Y
would seriously entertain the i.,a ief '
ne m meat.
The Churcn In ,his disgcnsallvn ls o.
rue type 0i iHyH ..Yrtumrut AZ j
bvys eternal law voluntarily acre. :.t 81
y It's MEMBER. 10 reu....s.s IIy..e
uIhori1y AMI authority ,-ls.a.,d to
IAN, but II a's1 recognize, tle liberty
each individual % follow this rl!r y
reject It anu 10 take the uyuse. bl
lencts " other C,Jf.s. IL uIv,- b.
ties the principle 0, ilu,r'y to tho b.
Hest extent os-ihls, Eul mat Is not W
intchism, IL l. chu.tnnuy. N
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