The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-13
MRS. DIGGs' sALUTAToRY.
Assumes Her Editorial Duties By Plea
For Fairness

Mrs. Annie l. Digs is an editor
again This week she took the man
aging chair of the Farmers Advocate
and begins with utterances ex cathedra
upon the problem of the day, What to
do with anarchists"
After a lapse of years resume my
works on the Advocate" says Mrs
Digs. by way of saIutatOry- More
than q decade ago as co-editor with
Dr. 5. McL4allin it was my pleasure and
profit to make the personal acquafnt-
ance of hundreds Of Kansas men and
women who read and believed IN the
Advocate It IS with profound graft
7cation that I find myself again so
situated as to renew that acQuafnt-
anee.
7 shall not be able to at all carry out
my purposes, nor approach my ideals in
my editorial conduct Of the paper until
retire next April from my position as
state librarian owe my time and my
first interest to the duties of my office.
/ can not promise that with only my
off hours to devote to the paper, can
give adequate supervision to the sew
eraI new features which viii be intro
duced and which VIII later on so WHY
the Advocate as to make it, sincerely
hope, a welcome visitor to Kansas
homes
Under the shadow of the dreadful
deed of the W0uld-be assassin of the
president OF the United States am
moved to give expression to but one
sentiment as Detokeuing the prevailing
policy and the dominant spirit Of my
work, With charity for all and malice
toward none, doing the right as God
gives it to me TO see it
Mrs Digs continues ITO the news
papers wrestling with the problem Of
what to do with anarchists, and further
engaged III arraignfng Mr. Bryan,
other campaign speakers and socialists
as promoters of anarchy. I beg leave to
suggest that a full solution of the prob
lem and proper punishment for an
archists would be to boil them in OIL
I also suggest that these gentlemen Of
the press call convention and resolve
that Divine Providence has decreed
were brought forth Just in the nick of
time and for the pi0us purpose Of amply
supplying this need.
we are under the shadow Of a de-
plOrable event With one accord We
uttered our cry Of pain and voiced our
common horror Of the deed of the
w0uld-be assassin This is no time to
arouse animCsitieS. no time to array
neizhbor against neighbor: no time to
increase partisan rancor- No time 70
reckIessly accuse and falsely arraign
citizens who love the republic as sin
cereIy as -7ou do
People OF ordinary common sense
and even Of half human character agree
that the advocacy Of assassination OF
heads Of governments should not be
tolerated Nor should Trades directed
against the personality Of public Off
Gals be allowed But it is extremely
unzFIse and unsafe to attempt to stifie
free discussion of public policies under
cover of excuse OF stamping out an
archy- Let the demagngue beware OF
speciOus arguments designed tOidentify
ttteranceS which are incendiarv and
atrocious with mere statement of facts
or even vivid descriptions of existing
conditions There is no human speech
which has yet adequately portrayed
the injustice. the suffering and the
retrnaffnesS Of those prisoners Of nov
erty. the sweatshop victims and the
helpless. submerged class AS long az
these frightfu1 conditions exist among
my brothers and sisters I for one am