The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-09-13

coored Hercules from pounding the life out OF the
malignant anarchist-but which they had not done
4 "a time to shield the President!
In this country where the execution Of laws'is
for the most part benign-too benign-no enc
would like openly to advocate mob-law--yet cir
cumstances may arse in which the conditions are
Eutolerable- this Is an instance, IN which they
did arise
When an assassin strikes at the person of a
president. he strikes rot at one man, but at the
whole nation-his crime Is national, and his pua-
ishment should be commensurate with it.
What would one think of bodyguard of SOL
diers-guardlng the person of their general-who
would permit an assassin who had attempted his
life, to live, to boast OF the assault How much
more important it is then. than the safeguarding
of general that the Presidentthe Commander
in Chief Of the Armies and Navies, on land and
sea-should be better guarded, by more eficient
and sterner class of men, than were about him on
this occasion, when he came down from his high
station to mingle withall sorts and conail0ns q
men,
An the emotions Of the heart are writes IN
indelible characters on the human countenanee
and can be surely read by any detective worthy
Of the name The anarchist Czolgoez, could not
have marched up to the President with cooked
pistol in his hand, with the full purpose Of slesi
hin, under the guise of friendship, without show.
ing emoper, or excitement in his eyes, And he
did show 1t But there vas only one acute observer
there to note thls-Parker, ths coored giant whose
strong arm saved tie Presidents life-he said Il
saw the mans eyes looking at the President in a
funny way"
Were were the detectives all this time that
they could not see what Parker saw? But per-
oy,d ht7.a,,
could not formulate ideas SO quickly as he, hence
were slower to act.
Some one has said in extenuation, that they
we're not expecting anything to happen; ard they
did not believe that there was man in that vast
throng who would raise his hand against the Presi
dent who is so universally beloved. This certain
" is the reasoning of one possessed of but Slight
knowledge of men, and weak memory; he had
forgotten thai Lincoln and Garfeld-so beloved
of the people-were murdered in cold blood either
one OF whom might have been saved, had there
been a single well-dred soldier As guard, about
his person.
This Individual has also forgotten that in this
free land there is .rbored the vile brood Of An
archists who respect lurm Vi GOverument, 10
law, no religion, no God; and that they are al
lowed to circulate their papers and to preach their
creed which is as the creed OF Moloch the 'horrid
king Of the heather, who demanded human sac
ritices. 1t certainly is mistaken kindness if not
the height of folly, to permit Anarchists to con-
-gregate in this country-men who are hostes hu
mani generis!-for it is the nature of such ngrates
to return evil for good.
Czolgosz said If he had not attacked the Presi-
dent at the Exposition that he would have done so
at the Grand Army meeting at Cleveland, But
this is not true, for the coward'v ".rosch would
never have attacked HIM there, .--. - NJ knew
we'll, that the old soldiers would have killed him
on the spot-they would have torn him to pieces"
as veteran has said For a like reason it is safe
to surmise that attack will ever be made, in the
Southland, upon the person of president-for his
assailant would not survive the hour in which the
attack was made. All these things may be wrong
and are to be deprecated; but if circumstances
cannot be controlled. it is the part of wisdom TO
recognize them as they actually exist.
Since writing the above, we have learned that
the part played by the negro laan, in the de.
spatches, was overdrawn; however, the statements
made in that regard may serve to show the ne.
cessity of having adequate guard about the
! President when his person is exposed to vast
masses of people, such crowd around him at
any public reception.