The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-09-13
LAW MAKERS AND
LAW BREAKERS.


Eminent men in all the professions,
not excepting the ministry even, have
suggested that the would-be assassin
should be mobbed. Think of that
Statesmen, senators, governors, con-
gressmen, judges, law-givers, rushing
into print and advising mob law And
even the sacred pulpit prostituted to
such low level
With sucn opponents of the law and
the gospel, no wonder the church is
losing its SAVIOR and the law is held in
contempt If there is one man more
than another who deserves death at the
hands of a mob, it is the law maker or
the preacher who advocates mob law.
In what respect is mob better than
an anarchist? In what respect is mob
law better than anarchismY Anarch-
ism strikes at the head Of the nation
mob law strikes at the foundation of
government. Anarchism murders a
King, Emperor. or President. Mob law
murders law itself Anarchism aims at
the rich, the powerful and the palace.
The mob murders the poor IN their cab
in.
Shall we complacently consider the
one, and become hysterical at the mere
mention of the other2
4 Tho ~ ha xx,ho1a frn.1h1n &c fhn
lack of confidence and respect for law !;
and the reason for that is the existence
of some partial and bad laws, and the
partial enforcement of good ones.
He is far from it, because he is an
amiable, even tempered christian man
but for illustration, if President Nc
Klnley in a fit of temper, without
cause or provocation, were to kill his
porter or carriage driver, the press
would apologize for the act and there
it would end; the courts would never
consider it.
Not only that; but if the President
of any one of the big trusts, should
condescend to kill and murde r one of
his hirelings, in cold blood and with :
out provocation, not a man in America
would be fool enough to think for a
moment that the law would give him
any trouble.
If a steel striker, made mad by his
: environments, crazed by whiskey and
his heart on fire with hate, should Kill
and murder the President or ally multi
millionaire official of the steel trust,
the country would take on a violent
case of Mysteries and everv little sub
sidized sheet in the land. with now and
then the piping voice of some NAM
mon worshipping preacher, would
shout chang him, burn him, moi
him.
On the other hand, if any multi mil
lionaire should kill one of his hired
men, he would graciously pay the fun
eral expenses and perhaps pension his
widow as an act of generous, heroic
restitution, but the law would not ever
compel him to that.
) And because the common people de
l spise such laws and their partial en-
9 forcement, this plutocratic class now
, raise the cry for more law of the sam,
sort. Laws to protect the lawles
rich against the blasphemy of the law
less poor. Laws to limit the freedom
!. of speech lest the anarchist who de
a rides all law should MAIN the trus
, magnate who defies all law.
Instead of returning to the whole
some Jeffersonism doctrine that all mel
are created equal and that all law
should be made and enforced for tn
Q greatest good to the greatest number
@ we find this monarchial class protect
I ing their precious hides temporarily b,
a Gordon of secret service slaves, AM
calling Justify for laws to shut tn
Z mouths of the people.
. For what else does it mean? Star
a once the entering wedge against tn
}. freedom of the press and the freedom O
q speech, and then indeed are the right
, of the common people entirely and for
ever gone. Taking advantage of tn
dastardlv attack on President McKin
d. ley, and the natural and just prejudic
against anarchism, with that shrew,
and devilish cunning always employe,
by them, seemingly to correct a grea
;, wrong they seek to commit a create
), one.
q Anarchism is not a natural growth i
IS this country. Who but the great corpo
n rations brought il here? Who but they
contrary to law, have brought by tn
ship load these Poles and Anarchist
s and ignorant, pauper, criminal labor
e All Of Carnegie's libraries and million
Is can never atone for the anarchism b
a has propagated in this country. All Q
i Pierpont Morgah's wealth cannot bu
IS back the respect for the law his bushes
, methods have lost it. And the NOR
e the Carnegies and Morgans have TO d
o with our laws the worse anarchism Ar,