The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-11
TILE PRACTICE OF ANARCHY.

THE PlkAtfttb of ANhssCuh.
Having recently stabbed TO death Car
not. the President Of the French Repub-
lie. and Then stabbed TO death Canovas
the Prime Minister Of the Spanish mon
archy, the Anarchists latest triumph
has been the assassination, by the knife,
Of an unhappy woman who was the wife
OF the amiable gentleman upon whose
aged head rests so heavily and grievously
the crown of Austria-Hungary.
The horror and indignation which this
most Infamous of all the infamous crimes
OF an infamous gang, must excite
throughout the civilized world will only
increase the delight OF these assassins,
who are the most dangerous degenerates
that Chrlstendofn has ever seen.
Ii IS useless for our people to comfort
themselves with the reflection that their
dangers and disgraces from this class Of
criminals threaten only the heads OF oD-
pressive governments in Europe; that I'M
der our free and benohcent institutions.
where all men are, equal before the law.
there Is no justification FOR and there
fore no reason 10 anticipate such vio-
icnce. Such reflections only tend 10 de-
ludo us.
The spirit which made the Chicago An
archists assassinate a dozen or more po-
Hcemen because one Of them merely COM
mandod the peace; the spirit which elect
81 a man 20 the office OF Governor Of
Illinois Substantially pledged TO pardon
these assassins who had been convicted,
ana who did pardon ali who had not been
hung; the same spirit which made that
same nan an Acknowledged leader Of
once glorious political party and enabled
him 10 pollute fts declaration Of principles
with a denunciGtion Of the lawful means
which had been used to quell the vio-
Ionco Of a raging mob; the spirit which
almost every day somewhere In our coun-
try makes the passion Of mob supplant
the judicial procedure Of tho courts and
execute the ssntence OF death upon
prisoner without delay or trial-this spirit
thus manlfestirg Itself is abroad In our
own land and IS liable TO break out like
an eruption of volcano and overwhelm
the most innocent and beloved objects OF
our lives.
The foundation stone OF Anarchy is the
spirit Of lawlessness-a hatred OF law. Or
der and authority. 1t is necessarily the
enemy Of peace and bitterly resents the
restraints of religion.
II is the duty Of every citizen of our
seIf-governlng country TO cultivate Ia
himself ana 10 support IN his fellow
citizens an utterly different spirit from
that OF the Anarchist. 1t is his duty TO
rebuke and denounce any disposition no
may see on the part OF men TO take the
law into their own hands" and TO re
gard such conduct as the most dangerous
kind Of high treason against our free in
stitutions.
The gray hairs Of the ancient En-
peror Of Austria viii soon go down IN
sorrow 70 the gravo-not that he viii
miss the society Of his wife, for il is
thought they have not been congeniai,
and che has spent most OF her time IN
travelling-but ne IS broken with the
cares OF state and the reflection that his
inability 10 correct conditions impossible
Of rapid change, and with which his wife
had nothing whatever TO do, may have
caused her 60 fan under q murderer's
knife viii moro deeply sadden an al
ready sad life.
The tragic death Of his only son ana
heir. now followed by the more tragic
death OF his wife, makes his last days
clouded with darker shadows than those
Of any sovereign Of this country.
Tho time when one could say I'm Joyous
oongratulauon, "He is happy as King
was never known to Francis Joseph, Of
Austria.