New-York tribune., 1897-08-19
THE OUTRAGE UPON w. F4IRE.

Whether the bomb explosion in Paris yester-
day was the act Of a criminal Anarchist or or
a scarcely less criminal practical joker does not
at this writing appear. Nor does II. from one
point of view. greatly matter. In either case
il was a mOnStr0nS outrage. As mere Joke
il would at any time have been in eXecraDle
taste and worthy Of severe punishment Al
such a time as this. with the President just
setting out on a journey of unique importance
and with all Europe III high nervous tension
over the murder of Canovas and the threats OF
the assassin and his sympahizers. il seems IN
credible that any joker could have been guilty
of such criminal folly.
The presumption is. however. that the act
was done with criminal intent either as Il part
of such widespread conspiracy as has been
hln1ed at by Angoo and his fellows. or ~
the deed of some one melted to II by the tragedy
of Santa Agueda Crime begetS crime. one
sensational murder il apt 10 lead 10 others, or
10 attempts at them. AngiOillO says he Killed
Canovas ITO avpngc" the killing of Aschery
and Aschery assasSinated fifteen innocent peO-
ple Ito avengr the killing If the murderots
Franchi and BOrras; and Franchi slaughtered
n lot of people Ito avcngc- nobody knows
what The same maudlin mal-logic might in
cite some one to Try 10 kill NJ. Faure TO avenge
the impending death of Angolllo. When once
The vendetta starts 10 run annex there is 10
telling where 1t will stop.
II is TO be observed. too, that the Anarchist
gentry select their victims with ihc utmost dis
regard of principle If, as they say. they are
opposed 10 hereditary sovereens. and devoted
TO the welfare OF the common people, ii Is logl-
cal. though unspeakably detestabc, for them 10
strike al cars and kings But the victims Of
Franchi in the Lvceum Theatre and Of A>chery
in the Corpus Christi procession We're not cars
and kings Int common people. Carnot WAS
not all hereditary sovereign. but man of the
people chosen by the people to be their servant
Canovas was a mar of the people, OF humDlest
origin. who had made his way to the fore by
dint of hard honest work. and had been chosen
by the people To be their servant He had. more
over given Spain universal suffrage. and eX-
tended the ceInency Of pardon 10 the criminal
friends and sympathizerS of the very man who
slew him And as for Felix Faure, If the world
today contains A conspicuous example of native
worth and faithful labor carrying man from
lowly origin 10 = place of supreme heneiicence
10 the common people as their public servant
It IS he.
A man whose name is Synonymous with wick
by slashng down all those plants IN his garden
which rose above their fellows The Anarchists
Of to-day have adopted Tarluin's scheme
Their hatred is directed not against those who
surpaSs their fellows in vice. but against those
who excel IN virtue. They would strike down
not the man who is conspicuous for his tyranny
bur him who Is eminent for his benefactions
In such circumstances the slightest sympathy
with them in any respect Is impossible. They
are not men striving in Il mistaken way for a
good end They are enemies OF mankind Striv-
Ing in the worst Of ways for the worst Of ends
1t is honorable to VI. Faure that he has incurred
their cnmly TO him the congratulations Of
the world are given today and good wishes for
a prOpilouS voyage a pleasant visit and safe
return tO France