The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-18

A large meeting Of Anarchists was
held In New York Monday night, for the
purpose of rejoicing over the assasslna-
tlon of the late prime minister of Spain.
All the big and little leaders OF the
"Reds" in New York were present, and
the speeches, which were made in the
hearing of a squad of thirty policemen,
were OF the most violent character,
The guardians of the law made no ar
rests though they heard themselves de-
nounced as dogs" and thieves" The
doctrine of overthrowlnG government
and law by means of the flrebrand. the
bomb and by the assassination Of the
heads of government was openly preach
ed and the deeds of the assassins OF Eu-
rope were hailed with rejolcings Emma
Goldman courted arrest by the lntima-
ton that our own President might be
the next victim. and the sentiment was
cheered by these followers OF the flag Of
anarchy, scarcely one OF whom was a
native born American. Few of the
speeches were made in English, most of
them being delivered in French, Spanish,
Italian and German.
While there is but handful of this
type OF Anarchists in this country, who.
driven from their own countries. have
found a refuge in this land of the free,
and while there is no especial occasion
for fearing that they will increase great
ly In numbers. the meeting in New York
indicates what might result were they
permitted to Increase. We doubt the wis
dom of the authorities Of New York in
allowing such meetings 10 be held at all
There is such a thing as going beyond
the limits OF free speech In this country,
where free speech is guaranteed by the
laws and the constitution. The lines
should be drawn on such utterances as
those INDUCED in by Emma Goldman,
who, though a woman. is a dangerous
one.
Such expressions as the following, ut
tered by the Goldman woman, amid the
cheers of her audience of Reds" while
they cannot create revolution, are in
cendiary, and who knows but they may
fire the brain of some crank or fanatic
somewhere in the country TO commit the
horrible deed she suggests? Miss Gold
man said:
President Mckinley and Mark Hanna are
shedding crocodile tears over the killing
OF Canovas del Castillo. in their own
hearts they are saying, perhaps VIII 20
the next" / do not advise anybody TO Kill,
but whether / advise Il or you advise 1t
fortunately makes no difference. Heroes
like COLL do not ask permission OF me
or Of anybody else TO do their duty as
they see II.
The United States is free country. Its
gates have been opened and upon its soil
the poor and oppressed OF other nations
have found a refuge. and they have been
welcomed to the enjoyment Of the lIber-
ties extended to our own citizens. When
that llberty,Is abused by those who
preach assassination and destruction as
a remedy for grievances, whether real
or fancled. by men who are not even cit
liens OF the country. and who are not
here as industrious law-abidIng citizens.
but as agitators Of discomfort and dis
order, IL is time to draw the line.
The danger does not lie in the proba-
blllty Of the successful propagation OF
militant anarchy in the country but in
the fact that the public utterRnces OF the
incendary leaders may prompt the Graz
ed minds OF cranks and fanatics to the
commission OF crime The time to apply
the antIdote for the poison Is before II
has the opportunity to take effect, and
now Is that time.