Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-16
ANARCHISTS IN EUROPE AND AMER
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In recent years some horrible deeds
have been committed in Europe by an
archists. The brutes, who stained their
hands with blood, seemed to believe they
we're champions of liberty and friends OF
human freedom. A bomb was thrown by
a 1ihilist which crushed the life from the
Gar of Russia and placed his mangled
body upon the so-called altar of freedom.
An assassin's arm, an anarchist, killed a
President of France, who was innocent OF
any offense against the people, but was
trying to bring more happiness and more
advanced constitutional government to
his beautiful land. A little more than a
wear ago a cowardly brute stealthily
plunged dagger into the heart of deli
cate woman, the Empress Of Austria, who
was quietly sojourning in the Republic of
Switzerland. She had been guilty of no
offense that would justify such fearful
death, wac merely one of the crowned
heads of Europe. A short while ago,
while travelling in Belgium, the genial and
popular Prince of Wales became the tar
get for an anarchlstic assassin, but fortu-
nately was uninjured. A few days ago
Humbert, the reigning King of Italy, was
made the victim of an assassin's bullet.
Many attempts have been made to take
the life of other monarchs and princes In
Europe. All these bloody deeds have
been committed in the name Of liberty
The constant disposition of madmen to
murder the monarchs of Europe has made
a throne a fearful responsibility rather
than desired honor, 1t may be truly
said of the rulers of Europe, uneasy lies
the head that wears crown"
The disposition of seml-madmen to des-
troy monarchy by assassination can be
traced to feeling Of unrest which began
when despots reigned throughout Europe,
and the common people had to endure OPP
pressions more CALLING than modern slave
nv. A hatred for monarchy was then en-
rendered that has lived on, has grown into
enmity to all organized government, and
substituted a desire for license rather than
liberty in the minds of many people. The
very fact that opportunities are go fire.
quently offered assassins to perpetrate such
dastardly acts is strong evidence that a
necessity for their commission does not ex'
list, that there have been rapid advances in
constitutional government in all the King
doms and Empires, and great enlargement
of the privileges and liberties of the masses.
But anarchy is no longer confined to
countries where monarchs reign and where
the people have been trampled upon in
DAYS that are past. Here, in the United
States, "the land of the free and the home
of the brave" we find its emissaries and
open advocates. Our liberal form of gov
eminent and mild restraints upon individ-
ual conduct are taken advantage Of, and
plots are formed in this country not only
against monarchy in Europe, hut for in
fractions of the law, for deeds of violence
in our own land.
1t is our belief that certain class Of pol
iticians in this country are giving encour'
ayement to anarchism. When we see a
candidate for the Presidency taking as bis
political intimates such men as Altgeld ana
Tillman, it is time for the lovers of law
and order, the friends of genuine liberty,
to stop and think. We will not say that
Mr.. Bryan is an anarchist or desires to see
anarchy tolerated, but we do say that the
lines be pursued in 1896 and the lines he
is pursuing in this campaign are well cal
culated to kindle into flame the anar-
chistic sentiment that slumbers in the
breasts of 80 many people. especially for
eigners who have become citizens of this
country. In 1896 his tone was such as to
array class against class; his effort was to
win popular support by making the COM
mon people belieyethey were Background
under the heels Of preferred class of citi.