The sun., 1901-09-14
aRIGG, GGESTS RLuEDi.
Former tuorn~, -t:rncrzi u Another
Advocate of Anti Ana rrti-t Laws

Mhat arr law. government and society
guitg 10 do To protect them-slVcsf- asks
the lion John ". Gngg-, former Attorney
General IN President Mckinley Cahin't .
m an article In the current numlrr - Los-
he's W,ekiy for answer h" rugg.~t-
numerous stringent laws and declares
that Human natlne could almost b" iusti-
fed m wishing that. for n crinp ~ -eus..-
lc-~ 80 brutal. So universal IN its results
Of lainentatinn and WI" a. the murder Of
William Mckinley. there vet remained
from the chamtsr Of horrors 81 the old
criminal Law some legal method ~ slow
aud lingering and torturuIs eNrcut,o
that would wrcak upon the ini~creant
sntne small proportion of ia" anguish he
~ Wickcdlv brought upon our whole Irppr
Nr Grigr-- affi'lr continues.
Here ~ Auurfi,'a. with oar I-'rf'sct faith
In ttopular Government AMI uur complete
satisfaction ~ the hb"rty secured =" every
inhahitaut under our tonsittu'iuit, ~" haN"
indulg,sI IN tl" delil-lon that q va- mot uir
institutions nor our rulefs that we're the
ohlsS,ts of auarchistic conspiracy w.
know Iati.r now We know. a. all the
world knows, that 10 tie Is'fN"ftssi minds
81 ~" men and women who cal Themselves
Anarchist. one form ~ Law j. I,ist ~ Of
fen-ive a. another. that crowned King
il no mor. ia" faNorit" object of ther"
classes than the chosen ruler 81 the people
In tn. fr,~.St land on earth. - "" may
we'll ask a. every considerable citizen IA now
asking, What can h" don" To "St"rinlnao
this horrihl. thing
-Ev.ry man has right under our Con
siitution to hi- own opinions But no
man hrs night tu teach or advi-a' tho over
throw or alteration of M" forms ui CnnSii-
tuted government except hv the regular
and lawful method provided Tor IT, alt"ra-
ton Whoever does ~ = guilty ~ an
offence against constituted -Is'i"tv that
l. akin to irea-pu
Let Congress. therefore, d"clar" that
10 teach or advise the overthrow or de
s,r,ic,inn ~ the Federal Government hy
murder assassination. or any other violent
or unlaw ful means. shall Cun-t tut" a pun
i-hahls offence against IN" | uu'-i states.
let the States do the sam" with respect
10 Stat" governments let u b" made
an offence punishable hy Imprisonment for
M. TO lpalpng 80 or knowingly :paritcipate -
m ia. proceedings uf any orgaulzatiun.
socirty group or CIRCLE. which holds a.
one of ~ t"u"ts that n T. Justifahl" 10
az-a--inato public officers let the pub
locations of all such societies wherein such
doctrines az. taught H. denied carriage
through the mails and h" mad" lawful
ublect- Of pnlIoV suppression, and the
publishers subjected ia indictment
Congress should amend the Immigration
laws So a. To- proNid" for III" examination
or ,,artificaiion of every immigrant ~ to
connection With soCiatie- of Anarchists.
All falling within the dangerous class should
L.. dsHisd admission 10 this country We
might 20 further and deporl all aliens
ALREADY within our o. fines who should h"
found to b.luug to III" class II dangerous
Anarchists Congress would hnN" un-
doubted power to pass such a statute
sTh.r.' II no law which makes ~ an 90
p.ciRllv h"inous or"n'-' Ia assault or murder
u President or other high ofi'vr- ~ the
Government A. the law nov stands th.
mou-'ruus crime against th" Government
and all the uoppl" which tlolgu-z com
mitt,,I when he fired his murdeTpu- shots
AZ M. breast of President Mckinley will
rank no higher and draw down no heavier
Ienalty than II II had hsen committed on
the person of some unknown tramp ~ tho
lowest -luulS
This should 10 remedled II should he
made an offence punishable with death
10 attempt the life or 10 consptre tn attempt
the life ~ n President or President
or 81 any Cabinet officer or of the Governor
~ any State