Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-04

ueht, but Mt all presidents. at every SYM
hoi OF government President Mckinlev
vas rs ompA2ucaliy the cmbodircnt OF
the popular Will OF the nation EXPRESSED
through the forms uf law as n New Eng
land town meeting is IL similar fashion
the embodiment of the law abiding Dur-
pose and practice of the people of the
town. on no conceiva bic theory could tho
murder of the president be accented as
due TO protest against INEQUALITIES in the
social order save as .he murder of all the
frcHmcn engaged in Il town meeting could
be accepted >as 4 protest against that So
cial inequality which puts n malefactor in
iail. Anarchy is no more an expression OF
social discomfort than picking pockets
or wife beating.
Anarchy and Anarchists.
The anarchist, and especially the anarch-
list in the United States. is merely one type
of criminal. more dangerous than any
other because he represents the same de
pravity in Il greater degree. The man who
advocates anarchy directly or indirectly
in any shape or fashion or the man who
apologies Tor anarchists and their deeds
makes himself morally accessory to muir
der before the fact. The anarchist is 4
criminal whose perverted instincts lead
him to prefer confusion ana chaos to the
most bcreiccnt form Of social order. Ills
protest of concern for workinSlncn is out
rageous in its impudent fals;ty. Tor if the
political institutions Of this country do
not afford opportunity to every honest
and intelligent son OF toll then the door Of
hope is forever closed against him. The
anarchist is everywhere not merely tho
enemy OF system ana OF progress. pCt the
deadly zoe OF liberty. IL ever anarchy Is
triumphant its triumph Will last for but
one red moment. 10 he succeeded for ages
by the gloomy night of lrSpOtiSm.
For the anarchist hiinsSH, Whcther ne
breaches or pracIces MS ooctnnes' We
need not nave one piFtic.c more concern
than Tor any ordinary nurdtfef ne Is
not the Flcnm OF soIiai or P"hIlca! MUS
ticc. There are no wrongs TO remedy III
his case. The cause OF his crirninality IS
to be found IN his own e'lI PASSIONS ana
in the cyl conduct OF these VINO urge nm
on. rot IN any Ialufe py o.nGrs oi y .hS
sl1tc 70 90 Jus'' zee 10 I'm VI u =.
- - J.. .,t,a,,., ~. ~ a ..r,roduct OF
H-i'aG' ''' ' !, -. - , ltrrt,,.,,.,,,.., ',
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PI"d,'le % :! - ,,,N, - i a
=" "i'H ""..t'.s ~ - - ~. r,,,as
traNeStN upon the -te"t az" Ho'S i''iii
"t H'crtF an" IEccuo'" ~ - " ~ -. -,
he invoked III S"ch d e1l,e =" - ~,
body % m ~ preaching aharciliStic opc
'-''''S -. ~. .,,,rIor of
som Spec:hcd private 4huINluHdl- +Atiii IT
istic speeches. writings ana meetings. "'N
essentially Scdltlous anu FeaSoh''"4e'
sbouId Keen Anarchists out.
I ca,neetly- recommend TO the congress
~. - 49, ,.arc{s,, nj i.S wis. discretion
ttdt 'li ~ -; I1,,.,tto,, t,a ,n,n-
~ N.,l,,t,,- or ar9rchisfs or per-
- ..i,,,- ,,,-i,,irles hostile To all
r,S...rn,,g,7t 20 iustifvin. the murder Of
Eo''' "''''''- '.'N -, '.- S,,,,t i,di,.id-
I'LL -,-1.,, -,,+ t,,,-- ara u therei
-, ..;,- n ~,o,.,.y- the murder Of
~ rt,,3t,.,t 0f rtaI,- n.rDetrate a crime
81 h3l,T ii.''''' ,iI - i',iira tbefr rigorous
anu tiic - p,',e r,d ti,ose Ifl-5 tI7am
ts.t,,,I,i ~, l,.nt of;t Of this country. ard il
rl,,,,,l b.,n tb,v should be promptly de-
,.+,d - tbo country whence they came,
.,I,i,,r- nroyiSion should be- made
~ ,,,,,i..l,,,,rt of those who stav. No
l'' 'iie P'',' .,ro,,tl,. for the v.;sest
HtI'"' N't'r - -,
iilpi-i' pl ''t1 - t,,I,1 ~, e,i,.or it,ris-
- -. ,,ap who kills or at
di@t'"h III, ,..si.I.,,t or any man
tel0HtS 10 MI tit ~ -, -. =. -
who by ttc cHHS'''u, .;t-,,,-
iiUc OF SN''r7si'' - ,,a,.,,,,,i Il
while the pl1isfnleht I"i ~, .,,1 -, ,ho
attempt Sn''iu ~ .-,,;s+ o,,r ireti-
enorInltF OF 'lS o'te'
tutionS .,;,,..t ,bc v.boIa
~ d
hum m rae ''l'u ItIt ',t ITis cri,ne should
against 'hr I'LL i,,.,t NO law OF ma
b. made al "fielSt aI'',, tha+ forn II man
ti"0s IKE I'Idc! "a" ,,.,,, ,-od. for il is
stealing known II ~, ,Lan aithcr. It
of far hia N"t n'L,il,' ii -. trna.ios among
should ne 50 ueoI..' ',',g cnch ,roatjes would
al civilized r9weTS. ,,o,.,,,rant rr, The power
give to the itaeF'i 80 sGov
OF dealing WIN 'i,o +ar, 1inon the folly of
= sr,m f,.'I,nt IL. nnstion VIZ lforded ~ the
me afa' - 49, ,oIy toward this very Grim
a,aflae ,i5,o z nnd "a hist taken the life of the
rrceidert The people would nave torl
~, ii,nb from limb If it had net been that
~ ~, law be defjed was at once invoked IL
IN, ,he Jaw hshaIf r. So far from his deed being
i''s p'.i'' I..nd n, hnhalf OF the people against
.,'n Gum -rorcrnn,ert the government was
.hG uh,i-3 at onr, to exert its fun police
,oirsr uom 70 save him from instant death at
..a b,rds of the people. Moreover ms
inc, inc ,rt.r,ad not the slightest dislocation
ieeu ~. .rovern,nental system, and the dan
a. s,a Of = recurrence of such deeds no mat
~ how great it might grow. Wo"id "orh @ =
o,,,,- in the direction Of strensthenihe 5h''
siyirr harshress to the forces o, oIueI'
i,..