The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-24
THE y CRIME.
The Tremendous Question n BStnEs Up for
Examination and Decision.

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Examination and Decision.
To THE EpIroH or TIM - 10 Il 90
be- hoped. as soon a. the humiliation, resent
ment and anger. universally excited by the
act Of the devilish degenerate at Buffalo, have
sufficiently subsidized. that by the public au-
thority Of the State Of New York. Ia which
the crime was committed. or by Federal
authority. there Will be- calm. persistent.
fearless and penetrating inquiry into the
remotest recesses % the origin, associations
and history Of the assassin and his deed.
IL he was a mers vulgar murderer. with no
accompsice-. rnspirsrs. aider- and abettors.
let that be demonstrated. II he II an AnaT-
chist. ~ he Is feputed 10 have boosted. then
he must have had t.achers prcccptors. assoc
ciates and ~pfompters. Intelli gent search.
aided by money enough. ought 90 enable
New York Ia ascertain and reveal ths whole
anar. 1.-THE assassin was a member or a tool
OF a society. or club, or group OF Anarchists
or Socialist. who were hts associates. and u
there was a political element In the CT me. what
we're their purposes. and what classes OF
men. II any. do they intend 10 kiR
An answer 20 thess questions should be
ssceftainable Ia not a very Ions time. but
until the answer shah have been obtained. we
ars all likely 60 go OF at hslf-cock
Worldwide views are now In fashion. but
because tho President Of the French Republic.
tho Empress 81 Austria. the Prime Minister
OF Spain. the King OF Italy and tho Prince u
Wales have recently been assaulted the
fret four mortally-is the inference sound
that tho motive Of the wretch at Buffalo had
the International significance attributed u
~
President Jackson was stabbed In tho
Capitol. Lincoln and Garfield we're assaSsi-
mated and Justice Field was violently assaulted.
but mono Of tose crimes had international
relations. nor were tho foul deeds done by
the foreign born.
Clearly the first thing In order Il for tho
government at Albany, or at Washington,
o. sees the fountains. and ascertain. describe
and deins the origin and raml9catOns OF
what was dons az Buffalo.
Had the crime a political element, motive
and purpose. or was IL inspired solely by the
homicidil mania Of the mu rderer2
The answer 10 that inquiry has far-reaching
relations. for II the assassin was. as he boasts.
an Anarchist. with a political purpose TO put
down all officials and not leave On any one
any more vful authority In society than
has each partner In a grocery business. there
will come this inquiry
Had he 80 capped into foreign lands. under
how many OF our eItrsdition treaties could
the United states. In strict law, have de-
mandcd his eItradiuOnI-
IL under very few, or mons OF our treaties.
that fact will deserve attention by our State
Department at Mashington. and by all who
advocate international cooperation to crush
the disciples OF froudhon.
We must take account of The fact that many
OF our ettradiuon treaties forbid the surrender
OF a criminal, { HE offence has a political
element English-spcaking peoples and ma
tons have all along had a tender side for
plctters against tho peace and order OF other
countries. and even for the assassns OF for
elgu rulers. The cause OF the sympathy
was, no doubt a wish 20 PROMOTE civil and
religious liberties. Hence tho shelter Of
rlbusters' Great Britain has been CON
spicuous therein. heretofore. and has ~
fused. a. We have. the eNtraditlon Of those
described as political offenders Did sha
not give asylum % the ASSASSIN 81 Louis
Napoleon And what happened n Lord
Palmcrston aft ? bril- gi1g "a till Ito Par
sment To punish couspiracies In England
70 commit murder by assassination beyond
her MaJesty's dominlonsY
Whatever We may do, or attsmpt If 10
shall bs demonstrated that we have In the
very midst Of us u school. or a group Of An
ArChists who teach and promote what tie
Buffalo degenerate did it 10 % he hoped that
We will not A. a remedy repudiats and throw
aside our written Constitutions state and
Federal.
The crime At Buffalo produced no eneo,
whatever on tho Government Roosevelt
quietly and calmly assembled 20 the vacant
plaza And so viii II Ice with the Secretary
OF STATE, II another assasaiu's bullet shall
end the life Of Roosevelt Tn. list 81 Prcsl-
dental candidates and or1ces~skers viii
not diminish Ia length. Even now. tho poll
tciIns are scAcmtas for 1904 What en-
Abl"s our Government % thus move quietly
and steadily on Ia IL majestic orblt' It Is our
blessed written Constitution. With each and
all ~ an "a imcIts. includ ~ freedom % rell-
glon. freedom OF speech. freedom % tho press.
let rs cling 10 those guarantees for every
body ia our national lmlf-. n The ship
wrecked mariner clings g. tie last plank
II any Quo has by speech, writing nr picture
10 New York. iuc.t'd, OF per- laded. tina Buff
fslo ASSASSIN % hls awful decd. ard ~ can be
proved 20 tho satisfaction OF a Jury, there are
New YORK statutes enough, and underlying
common law enough. n ln0IHt cnni,gn pun
i-hment IN the guilty v'ol1t1rs % IN" free
dom q speech or ~ the pres which tho First
Amendment Of tho Constitution has declared
that Congress shall not ab~dge.
Some things may have C' ~ god among us
slu,a the Administration OF John Adams
when. iH i7ps. two laws nero enacted. which
authorized the Tre4idout T. put out 81 the
country any alien he might deem dangerous. |
and punish severely any one. either allen
or citizen. printing or publishing nuy false. |
scaud ilous or malicious writing. intended |
90 bring dlsrepute OF hatred on tho Govern |
rueut or President. or STIR up soiNton.
Those two laws, aimed at partsans Of
France. inflicted irreparabie injury on tho
party cnsctlng them; but would not sim |
liar ones be- tolerated now. aimed AZ Ansr. |
chi-t-, II IL shall be demonstrated uat a school
md directed the deed done by ia too J. tie
Buffalo assassln3 tuNsrGrUrioN. |