The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-10-15
is DEMOCRACY RESPONSIBLE ?

cratic orators and "anti-imper-
alists" and editors, who have
been proclaiming the President
as the foo Of liberty, the assassin
of freedom, the first emperor, the
enemy of free institutions? Have
not they contributed somewhat
to the spread of the cult of Cool
gosz Hasn't the Chicago plat
form on wealth made many an
anarchist among the over emo
tional? Is Emma Goldman worse
than blood to- the brides Waite,
or Lucy Parsons worse than j.
p. Altgeld The tendencies of
most Of the oratory and writing
of the minority party OF this
country. for the past five or six
years, have been TO eliminate in
the blief and actions of such
creatures as Czolgosz. Czolgosz
is nothing more than the last
logic of the demagogy of the last
two presidential campaigns. We
import a good many of our anar-
chists but a good many are home
made by certain alleged Ameri.
can statesmen. So. LOUIS Mirror.
Why of course. We knew it
was sure to happen. The demo
cratic party is responsible for the
assassination of President Nc
: Kinley. How could it be other
wise ? says the Caldwell Ne,gs.
He was killed that settles it.
The very name of democracy is
Synonymous with murder, treason
and anarchy in the minds of the
journalistic shirt-ringers of the
republican party and the fore
going excresence from the ST.
Louis Mirror is but the avaunt
courier of a campaign of accusa-
tion and abuse that is to be heap
ed upon democracy of this nation
by horde of penny scribblers,
pecksniff orators and political
highbinders. This condition is
certain to follow as that the day
follows the night.
The inspiration and motive of
the dastardly act of human
hyena is to be traced to the
declarations of the democratic
platform of 1896 and that party
is to be scourged and charged
with the responsibility of the
.foulest crime that has ever
blackened the pages of American
history. AT a time when eighty
millions Of people are plunged in
grief and sorrow; at a time when
all, regardless to party affiliation
or previous condition, arc she'd
ding bitter, scalding tears of re-
greet, at time when the great
American nation has become a
Rachael weeping for her child
rem and refusing to be comforted
because they came not, the great
democratic party is insulted,
stigmatized and accused as the
instigators of this monstrous
crime against society and free
government. In the name of God
is there no limit to the depths of
infamy the republican press is
not willing to descend for the
sake of fancied political advan-
tage =? In the name of the mart
yred President himself whose
farewell to earth, Good bye,
good bye all. 1t is Gods way.
His will be done,n is still almost
audible to the doubly afflicted
wife seated beside the couch of
death, is there not enough man
hood and decency; is there not
sufficient regard for truth and
eternal fitness of things remain
ing in the respectable element of
the republican party to call forth
stern rebuke to such filthy,
libelous screed as that above
quoted.
But if the issue is to be made;
if the democratic party is to be
charged with the murder OF
President Mckinley; if crimina-
ton and e-crimination are to
follow the great tragedy at Buf-
falo; if fine spun speculations are
to be INDUCED in as to where the
responsibility lies; if scruteniz-
ing search is to be made for pre-