The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-10-12
RESPECT FOR LAW THE ONLY REnEDY.


Dar associhtlOn Saturday, and It
worthy the perusal and earnest conslC
GRAFTON of the general public. VIII:
Mr.. COwherd had to say follows:
"The tragedy lately enacted at Blu
falo hiss given a melancholy importanC
to those misguided individuals, few
believe in the United States, whom W
are accustomed 10 call anarchists. Th
newspapers and magazines TEEN wit
discussions of anarchy, and the bes
plans for dealing with such persons
And get, after all, I feel safe in assert
ing to this audience of lawyers that n,
suggestion has yet been made that ap
peals 10 our intelligence as at all likelv
to eradicate the evil or be of materla
benefit in suppresslng it.
81 submit some of the suggestion:
offered:
"First-To punish with death any
attempt against the life of the presi.
dent. This suggestion has some merit,
especially if the motive for the assault
be political in its character, as the act
then partakes of the nature of treason.
We all felt how utterly inadequate
would have been the punishment had
President Mckinley have lived for more
than a year, and his assailant been al
lowed the maximum under the New
York law of ten years in the peniten-
tiary. Whether congress has power to
pass such a law seems to me doubtful.
''Another suggestion is the deporta-
ton of anarchiststo some colony, prob
ably the Philippine Islands. To a
nothing of introducing a new poison
into that ulcer of the republic, and
sending such false teachings among a
people untitled by education to distin.
guish clearly their duties to the govern.
ment, we would be met at the outset
with the difficult question as to what
constitutes an anarchist; for anarchists
are OF many schools and branches, and
range all the way from the harmless
philosopher who dreams of an Ethiopia
to the vain fanatic who plots murder
and theft.
"Ihe natIona! association of chlefs
OF police has suggested a bureau in
Washington, through which the gov.
erument itself might keep 10 touch
the police of all countries, and
brand, as it were, the dangerous an
.rchists of every land. Another sug-
gestiOn las been a more careful watch
upon immigration. While our imml-
grafton laws have undoubtedly been
90 lax, and some enactments along
hat line might be of value, | doubt
Iery much the efficacy of repressive
egislation.
europe has been legislating against
anarchy for about fifty years. Yet,
lnce 1894, a president Of France, a
rhine minister of Spain, an empress of
and a king of Italy have fallen,
nd attempts have been made upon the
ives OF the emperor of Germany, the
ing OF England, then prince of Wales,
nd the czar of Russia, by individuals
roiesslng allegiance to the doctrines
I anarchy. s
$40 appreciate the difficulty of effect
re legislation it is only necessary to {
'ok into the nature of the evil sought !
} be remedied. Anarchy is defined by {
' ebster to be 'an absence of govern. I
tent; The state of society where there 8
no Law or supreme power It is, in {
lcl' a political belief or opinion in re. I
ara TO The form of government. And /
t 10 not punish opinions, however
.lmical to society, unless accompanied p
acts, The anarchists themselves are I
Two classes-the Ideallst and the +
iin'naI' The first have been properly !
rmeu The opium eaters of politics. /
hey are dreamers who see visions of O
Lu'opla where man is so highly de- 3,
'ioPed' bis ETHEREAL quality SO cult. I
there will be no government. :,
there will be no need of gov -.
.
III bis was the theory of Proudhop. :,
has been called 'the father of an.
chists.' From such gentle doctrine =
Is grown the modern monster that
realens society. OF course, such
cams cannot be punished by law, nor i
any n wish so to DO. The un. !"
''aoIe distinction of founding the =
Ger OF criminals, or 'red anarchists. /
HnLfn.11. 90 n
usually gwen to Michael Bakunin, a y
lsSian OF %arlstocratic birth, formerly u
oiileer in the army of the ear, and j.
nan OF wealth. His political opin. D
Drought him into conflict with the u
me government, and he fed to Italy. g
'rllhg with P~roudhon's ideal, he "
ne TO the conclns,on tho, e,oL g,