New-York tribune., 1901-09-20
SPEECH MAY BE TOO FREE.
BISHOP POTTER DISCUSSES THE CAUSES
OF ANARCHY IN AMERICA.

All over the city yesterday special services were
held In memory of President Mckinney All u
nominations united to extol his virtues as man
and his effectiveness the Chief Executive OF 'he
nation Nor were the words of the preachers con-
fined TO subjects Realizing. as many OF theih
said that the pistol fired at William Mckinney was
fired the nor even at the flesIueh'' puI
rather at the institutions for which he stood at the
government of these United States the preachers
found words of condemnation for the spirit Oh
anarchy stronger than those they ulIec'eu
against the actual perpetrator OF the ioui oeeu- ~
some churches union meetings were held AT an
services the favorite hymns of Mr- Mchlhe!'
Lead Kindly Light and Nearer My COO. 10
Thee" Were sung. There were floral decorations
about the pups, the altars and the rostruihs' anu
the general atmosphere of the buildings was one
such as ordinarily prevails at a funeral. Masses
were celebrated in ST. Patricks Cathedral ana the
Roman Catholic churches. and in the hplscopai
churches special prayers were read
The crypt of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
was crowded at the memorial service conoucleo
yesterday morning by Bishop Potter who spoke IN
part follows:
We remember that three Presidents Of TINS nation nation
have been assassinated in less than Ior1y Veil
make us pause and reflect And lndeed. ,t tners Is
Consider with seriousness what is wrong II be
hooves all, both as Christian nt men anu fop the
that have led up to such dreaaId @ recCsu a
If before again go ont into the Woriu W. We ca.l %
get wider view this question. we VIII nave @ ac-
compshed something which seems TO i hape ,pIch Pgch
has followed upon this cataStropfhein f i not Seem that
there is something wrong in the heritage when
has down 10 US through hisIory3 W Tecoe
deep admiration, ii is Impossible noi 10 IecoS
nize that certain elements of constitution are
the products of brains which drew thelr spr ,T
from the teachings of the French ReVolutioh 10
the men that made the constitution the moueIn an
archist might have been figure as mons IIous & a.
impossible But some of the tenets OF anarchy were @
moi wrong in opinion of the makers OF 'Ie coI-
sttution. In fact if seen in the llsht uus W.
upon them. the principles of anarchy TO-DAY are io
one of these is free speech. But can there be any
thing absolutely free speech: II II W. io ~
would then stretch out our mana 10 st'4 4,iI n5,
who would enter our homes and poison the mlhds
of our half grown and daughters! lhere
should he freedom Of speech. IN any SuCH uI-
licensed sense moro than there should pc leeuoIl
10 handle gunpowder any irresponslniie PetsoIi
may see fiji There are laws to govern the latter.
guard against this danger II Is equay po ,iaa1ne
and our duty to safeguards against the ncense
that mind which is the mind OF COD the spirit t pa
obedience without which the nation. as Wen as lle
family must needs drift to perditlon. But we are
NOT prepared TO eXpel the false propnelS NOT 10
youzIIa free speech. nor burn incendlary BOOKS.
Trea tment of this kind even were we prepared TOT
II would be essentially superficial we must uSlE
l5eeaner in order 10 find a remedy. Then we Will IN
All proba bility find that these conditions nave Dee
created by ignorance -, ~, .Laro - y ann
slant march to these shores of class OF raalCaI
socialists They ignorant OF our lnSutusions lnk
and our system of government Men anu ~ p ~.
in this solemn moment We should relnehlpeI tIa.
We cannot have the freedom of a repubhc Wltnout
the responsibilities of republic We must nave d
great system of free education a system ina W ~
Taacb and eniehten the perverted minds OF all such
nersons of whatever age, so as 10 give then uue
ronnrehenson of the principles underlying our gov
of manhood and enlightened cltl-
zen hp and refrain from sinking into lying phsrlsa
will not lift smallest finger to remove 1t ana lts
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