New-York tribune., 1901-09-09
BISHOP WFAUL BRANDS ANARcHYy
'.IAvE WE NOT BEEN MAKING OUR Cou,r.
TRY a COMMON SEVER. HE ASKS.

"IIAVE WE NOT BEEN MAKING OUR CCr-S.
TRY \ COMMON SEWER HE ASKS
Trenton. " j., Sept (speciaD-Prayer fo-
the restoration to health OF the President wa.
offered IN every church Of the city today. ana
many clergymen took occasion to refer to TIA
life of the President and the conditions pre-
sented by the attempted assassination. The
Right Rev. Bishop James A. McFaul preached
at the cathedral in the mornlns and delivered
himself forcibiy on the subject of anarchy He
paid high tribute to the President. decrief the
influence Of sensational journals IS menace ~
the nation. and advocated The speedy enactmeat
of laws making it crime 20 belong TO any asso-
citation protesting doctrines destructive Of civ
ilized government. lie said in part:
The President-of the United states is the su-
aimed at him is directed against the institution
which fathers laid such enduring foun-
pass away under the bullet OF the assassin. the
principles for which they died shall endure
until time meets eternity. /. is 70 be expected
that the President should have political enemies
No man who realizes that public office IS a pub
lie trust. and acts cOnsCientiousiy. avoid
coming into contact with those who are Just "a
conscieutiOusly opposed to his public policy
The Presidents private character was too noble
to create personal eumity- IL is therefore. in
conceivabIs that anv cne. except half crszed
fanatic. could have raised his hand against the
life Of such man.
II the vile wretch who committed this daS-
tardIy aCt is sane enough 10 be responsible
can imagine no punishment too severe for his
offence and to deter those who advocate
similar acts from persisting in their evil de-
signs. The representatives o. anarchfsu1 can
have abiding peace under our system Of gov
ernnent, for il is based upon the freely
pressed Will OF the people. The foul nest %
anarchists which exists under the protection OF
our laws must, therefore, be destroyed; these
noxiOus birds Of prey must be driven out OF the
country and prevented from making home be-
meath the ensign of liberty Why should such
anarchists enjoy the blessings Of our govern
ment. which il is their purpose to Destroy This
nation viii not tolerate ansrchism under any
disguise. Laws should be speedily passed max
ing il a crime TO belong 10 any association pro-
Tossing doctrines destructive OF civilized govern
ment. Freedom of speech and Of the press are
indeed essential TO the existence OF free gov
eminent but they cannot he allowed 20 degen-
crate into license We must remember that all
excess is vice. Freedom has its limitations.
1t is beyond question that many CT the crimes
against individuals and against society, such "a
murder suicide. divorce and the social eVu, are
encouraged and propagated by an unbrldied.
HCentiOus press bereft OF all sense or justice
honor and decency: il caters daily % the worst
passions for a pecuniaTy COnsidera ton IL be-
hoOves parents 70 keep these immoral sheets
away from their homes and out OF the hands OF
their children. Let this depIorable occurrence
convince Americans that religion is the foe OF
anarchism and the foundation Of government.
The Catholic Church has ever condemned the
false and accursed doctrines lurking under So
cialism. communism and anaTchism.
Have we not been making our country a com
mon sewer through which the moral and politi-
cal filth OF Europe has been emptyfng itself for
a generation? The Buffalo tragedy should make
US pause. The time has come TO cease coddhns
criminals, 70 cease exploiting them in the news
papers to repudiate the nonsense OF tnferringI
insanity from prodigious crimes. to frown upon
the very beginning of anarchy, to show that
liberty and righteousness are friends that muSci
dwell together in sweet accord