Arizona daily citizen., 1901-12-04
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
ROOSEVELT AND ANARCHY.

In his message To Congress President
in his donunciation of anarchy and an
archists. Referring to the assassina-
tton OF Mckinley. the President said
The blow was aimed not at this Pres
ident but at all Presidents. at every
symbol OF government. Anarchy is Il
crime against the whole human race
and all mankind should band against
The anarchist His crime should be made
an offensc against the law of nations.
like piracy and that form of mansteal-
ing known as the slave trade. for IL
iA of far blacker infamy than either
1t should be SO declared by treaties
among all civilized powers Such
tr"atIcs would give to the Federal
Government the power of dealing with
The crime
The President IL right in declaring
ttat anarchy is opposed to every sym
bol OF government This puts the
gravity of the offense where II be-
longs in the assault on the govern
m"nt and not on the individual There
Is no reason for restricting the pro-
posed law for the punishment OF anar-
"htsts. TO assaults on the President for
those who aim to strike down a gov
ernment do not limit their crimes. And
II should not be forgotten that the
duty OF the United States government
does not end with preserving itself
1t has another duty expressly imposed
by the Constitution In these words:
The United States shall guaranty to
every State in this Union n republican
form of government
by the reasoning of the President
this involves the power to protect the
chief executive of State from assassI-
nation, for that crime in aimed at the
symbol of government And 1t has
already been demonstrated that ex-
listing laws for this purpose are not
sufficient, for person indicted for as
sassination OF a chief executive may
escape into another State. and II the
governor Of that State refuses to sur
render him for trial he cannot be com
PEELED to do so.
President Roosevelt can hardly have
forgotten the atrocioHs murder OF
Governor Goebel of Kentucky. nor tho
indictment of acting Governor Taylor
for completely in the crime: nor Is II
likely that President Roosevelt has
forgotten the flight of Taylor from
Kentucky AZ a fugitive from justice.
nor the promise of Governor Roosevelt
Of New York to protect him from the
authorities OF Kentucky who sought to
bring him 10 trial Nor Is II at all
probable that Mr. Roosevelt is un-
aware that the Republican governor
of Indiana refuses to surrender the
fugitive Taylor to the lawful authori-
ties of Kentucky. nor that the great
convention that nominated Theodore
Roosevelt for vice President received
the fugitive Taylor with an ovation
and made hero Of him
Under these conditions the national
government should assert its power.
and provide for Indictment In the fed
erai courts for the assassination or
attempted assassination OF the gov
ernor OF State. or for conspiracy |
to assasslnate. in case of such refusal /
To surrender to the State courts for
trial. and make the process OF the
court run to any part of the United /
states. 1t will not do to leave the
protection OF alleged criminals of so
serions character to the caprice or
prejudice OF State executives OF the
character of Roosevelt. late governor
Df New York. and DurbIn present goy-
ernor of Indiana
The state IL the base on which the
FEDERAL government is built. and unless
the base Is kept safe and solid the On
tire structure will go to pieces. When
Roosevelt denounces anarchy he
should look close to home.
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