Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-09-20

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ideas relative to the assassina-
tion of President Mckinley and
the suppression of anarchy As to the
first matter in question, like every
right-mlnded American citizen, |
brand il as a most detestable crime, the
Nervousness of which is all the greater
because OF the exalted official position
as we'll as the personal integrity and
sffability of the victim The second
point of your enquiry is not so easily
solved. | do not pose as ststesm An.
Much less would | assume to settle in
an finland way, problem SO intricate
and complex, when the whole civilized
world is perplexed to find satisfactory
solution. La spite of all good in
tluences that are brought to bear on
in action against their better Judge
ment. Wicked men will aDtagOniZe
authority just as they antagonize
virtue. and as long as We have men
in our midst of low moral character,
there is more or less danger of overt
anarchical misdeede.-L our law
makers adopt stringent measures to
prevent the spread of literature sub
versive OF governmental authority, to
prevent inhammatOry speeches, riotOus
meetings etc. Let maiefactors be
severely dealt with and foreign aDarch-
lists be excluded. Yet after all this we
shall still be far from having made the
suppression of anarchy an accomplish
ed fact. Not all anarchists are foreign
born. IL ought to be a matter of much
concern to us as American citizens TO
see the spirit of lswlessness that per-
vades the minds and hearts of large
portion of our population. 1t is o
spirit that harbOrs the very seed of
anarchy. The loosening of the mar
rage tie in consequence of which
home life loses its sacredness and
its attrativeness,-the wholesale d.
vorce evil by which thousands of
homes are broken up and thousands
of children are deprived of the saving
influence of home surroundings
the laxity and supreme in
difference which thousands of par
ents who have never thought of break
ing up their homes, nevertheless dis
play in the moral training of their
children are evils that cannot
but beget contempt for parental author
ity and. subsequently,, contempt for
every other authority. What will pre-
vent lawless element-whether of
tramp, anarchist, or kindred type
from being constantly re enforced from
the ranks of such neglected children :?
Ignorance ard vice are the greatest
foes of good government. Ir-religion
and anarchy 80 hand in hand. Respect
for authority is based mainly on the
love of God and the fear to break His
commandments. All men of authority,
who have any experience in governing
the masses, are agreed that there is no
power on earth to sway the hearts of
men and keep them in cbeck-to sub
ject them to the dictates of right res
son and to snatch them from the rule
of pernicious passion, as religious in
fluence does. On account of the per-
versity of human nature and the free
dom of the Will, it will never be posi-
bic to make all men without exception
good. But suppress vice and ignorance;
give me d community of good moral
men who, whilst remembering that
they have rights to be respected, do not
forget that they have duties equally
striDgent-duties toward their interiors,
their equals and their superb prs-duties
as sacred as the rights they claim for
themselves-aud | shall giveyOu body
of good, law -abidiDg citizens, in whose
midst the anarchist will be as rare as
whales il mill pond. 5. M. YENN.