The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-27

u seeing something concerning lynch
ing, and the "barbaric south" and so
on when it was a northern sheet In
dulging in it's usual bowling. But now
another very perplexing question has
been made suddenly and calamitously
OVERWHELMINGLY. The one prevail
ing question is what to do with anarch-
list, how to rid the country OF them,
and what is the real, the safe, the sure
remedy Thus far in two states this
question has been answered by putting
two anarchists cut Of the way forever,
while a third has been terribly thrash
ed. This is not the way that conserva-
tive, cautious newspapers are consider
ing or favoring. There is a disposition
not to violate reaso or law in dealing
with the aggressive and insolent public
enemies. Many suggestions have been
made as to the manne how, and some
impossible measures of relief have been
suggested such as coloniZing the tribe
on an island and procIaiming of martial
1aw. The first is as impracticable as
the deportation Of negroes from the
United States and shipping them to
Africa. The second is not possible be-
cause it is unconstitutional. If the
laws OF the United States and Of the
several state are not equal to dealing
vigorously with anarchists then they
shrouId be speedily amended and
strengthened. This great republic
should not be made the hunting ground
for anarchists who are public enemies.
1t is no doubt true, we take it, as is as
serted over and over again, that the
anarchists are numerous and widely
distributed. There are said to be hum
dreds of societies or clubs, and in com-
Inunities where two or a half dozen
dwell they are silent, and do their talk
ing and plotting in secret, and among
themselves. Now and then a more in
<9utious conspirator blabs and is spot
te as dangerous. That the anarchists
abound in the north is a fixed fact
among newspaper men. They do not
abound to any extent in our southland.
This side of the coutry is not ~hospitable
40 such bad, cruel, foolish cranks n
murderers. New Orleans is in evidence
how the south is able to lea with them
and Will deal with them. If it were de-
finitely known hat five, ten or fifteen
anarchists were in any southern town
or city it is quite probable the W. or
three undred rifles would soon escort
them out Of the limits and never to re-
turn except upon pain of death.
The washington Post considering the
large numbers Of anarchists now in this
country or on this continent says and
it shows the unwisdom, the extreme
folly, the direful plans and expectations
of the bloody fellows who are assassins
in theory and practice, and who rejoice
over an accomplished murder:
I'm our opinion an intelligent study
of this question must begin with the
hypothesis that anarchists are opposed
to government, and therefore to organ
lied society. no matter what its char
acter and form. They 10 not draw
distinctions. Autocracy and democra-
.scy are the same in their philosophy. AS
a matter of fact, in all that relates to
our purely personal doings we are gov
erned much more in this country than
men are in any foreign empire. Thus,
If the anarchists reasoned at all and
wished to influence government in his
own intereStS-or, rather, in the inter-
ests of his selfish predictions he would
take active part in politics., endeaVor 70
make himself felt, and strive for the
enaction of laws charging his liberty
land dilating the circumference of his
activities. AZ we have said, however,
h anarchists objects to governmental
institutions of every kind. He sees in
a republic as much hate and to oppose
as he sees in an oligarchy or a throne.
He wants chaos and will be content
with nothing else"
The plea for free speech which so often
sfdegenerates in very free license; the
almost free voting to all men born un-
der monarchies or despotisms are SO
kmany opportunities offered, nay, invi-
Sations offered to the incoming of the
anarchists and many other objection
able citizens. A boy in this country,
born of parents long residing here, and
with ancestry running back for five or
ten generations in this LAND of the
free must live util he is twenty-one
before he can cast a vote. But an ig-
norant foreign born man,not knowing a
word OF English. and utterly without
any understanding of our laws, gov
eminent, institutions, etc., can in, a
short time vote and become the SUBJ
ject of peculiar solicitude and favor on
the part of the ballot-stuffers, the vote
purchasers. the ward manipulators and
the big machine.
We think the following is deserving
Of consideration for it is taken from
an able and generally rank paper, the
Post, already copied FROM:
"Our orators and statesmen have be-
come so intoxicated with the sound OF
liberty that they nave created the
substance of license. We parade as q
mater of patriotic pride those danger
Gus political designations which hould
be a cause of patriotic sorrow and
alarm. We open our arms to the hu-
man sewage Of Europe; we offer asy-
lum to the o~utcaSts and malefactors of
every nation; We have conferred Amer
lean citizenship upon hundreds of thou
sands of ~half-savage wretches who
cannot speak our language or under-