Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-11
The Demand ior Drastic Measures.

President Mckinley are all of one tone
! ard fully in accord with the views ex-
p. essed by tie journal, the day aftsr
the assault. The anarchist must go.
I Too lsng have our tolerant shores shell
tered this nest of Nipers whose poison
! Gus sting has now been felt. II exist
! ing laws are not sufficient for the
breaking up OF these anarchist gangs,
prevention of their meetings, their dis
!enfranchisement, and their inpr.son-
! ment or prompt execution when they
carry out or attempt to carry out their
diabolical doctrines,-tfen let new
laws to meet the emergency promptly
be passed and vigorously enforced. The
outraged sentiment Of the country de
mands il and Congress and the va:ious
states will not fail to respond.
For the third time in So years an at
tempt has been made to assassinate
president of the United states for no
other reason than the mere fact that
he stood before the world as the ac-
credited repl esentative of the power
and majesty of n sovereign people. II
| is. indeed, . serious matter. if once in
| l. years, an exec utiVe called BY the
American people TO the eXacting duties
of the presidential office, must become
! Il sacrifice 10 the Moloch of anarchy.
The gravity CT the situation is reflect
| cd. today. IN the prevailing tone of the
| American press. The time has come
! when beth the Federal government as
! well as the various states of the Union
must resort to vigorous measures for
| the suppression of anarchy. The laws
bearing upon this subject mist be
searching. drastic and permanent.
! Hereafter prison doors must yawn for
| the men and women who avail than
selves of the opportunities and unre-
strained freedom of our republican in
| st:tutiors to preach the gospel Of as
sassination.
In no part OF the Union. unless 1t be
| in Chicago where occurred the out
| break of IS years ago have the anar-
Jersey. From Paterson went the as
sassin of King Humbert of Italy ana
| in Paterson are many who openly SYM
| pathiZe with the das.aTdly deed of
| Czulgosz. That New Jersey is aroused
TO the situation is indicated by a
| statement by Governor Voorhees,. this
week His examination and vigor are
an example to be followed elsewhere.
| He says:
Certainly, the time has come for US
to call a halt to anarchy and all anar-
ch:sts in this country. This incuba-
ton OF redhanded assassinating and
| king killers on American soil has gone
TOO far 1t will be stopped in New Jer
| Sey., | can give the assurance here nj
now. A law is being prepared, and
| will be enacted by the next Legisla
;ure beyond the remotest shadow of a
doubt that will fill the bill completely.
1t will allow us TO prosecute partici-
|
sey that results directly or indirectly
in the sSination of any ruler the
world over, or the murder Of any per-
son in or out Of New Jersey. The con
spirators will be treated as accessor ie s
before the fact and the charge will be
murder. If convicted they VIII suffer
just the same punishment rs if thy
we're convicted of aiding or abttting
in ordinary cases of murder. | am
now in spondence with the state
authorities Of three European coun-
tries, who have written to me saying
their secret service men have found
| that plans to ASA ssinate conspicuous
political figures in their respective
: countries have recently been Matched
III Paterson. | will not give the names
of the heads that are supposed to be
thus threatened for that would defeat
my scheme to ascertain whether the
murderous plots We're really originated
in New Jersey. But I am determined
that the name of New Jersey shall nc
; longer be associated abroad or at home
with such dastardly plots.
The way to stop such men as Bresc
and Czolgosz is to stop their supporters
n | whose applause StlilluldteS tlltil SUoui
/, ish vanity and spurs them on to their
- hellish crimes. We boast of our FIRE p
d. dom Of the press. but the freedom of {
printed advocate of assassination an(
: social chaos is no more to be desire;
. than it is to have vermin of the CZol
n gosz species at large. Without an an
: archist press and anarchist publi
t speakers of the Emma Goldman typo
= there would be little danger of anar
chistic outbreaks in this country. w
have quarantine laws to protect u
q against disease. and We protect ou
y working classes by keeping out tn
e meek Cinnamon. Is it not more impor
tant that we protect our gOvernmen
: and our society by keeping out an
+ stamping out those whose creed is an
J archy? The crime of last Friday
: the result of our negligence. The lis
g son is bitter, but it will be well learnel
) Action must be prompt and decisive
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