The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-09
HIS IMPULSE TO MURDER
CONCEIVED BY THE SPEECH OF An
ARCHY'S HIGH PRIESTEsS.
Excerpt of Address of Emma Goldman
on May Last Which Caused CzOI-
gOcz's Crime of Sept. g.

CLEVELAND. o.. Sept. S-An address
delivered i'm this city on MAY by Emma
Goldman. the Anarchist. is believed large
ly responsible for the attempt on the life
of President Mckinley.
Miss Goldman spoke here twice on tina !,
date. and copy of her address was found
in the pocket of Leon Czolgocz when
searched by the Buffalo police. In the au-
dience on that occasion was the man who
tried to kill the President and his asso-
ciates now recall that he was one of the
most enthusiastic in his applause of the
Wterances of Miss Goldman.
The hall in which the lecture was deliv-
cred is al 40 Superior street. the same hall
in which the Anarchists now meet in this
city.
In the course Of her address OF MAY S
Miss Goldman first outlined the principles
of anarchy and detailed the methods where
by she hoped 10 accomplish the ends Of
anarchy. Her talk was full of forceful
passages. and some cases more notable for
their strength than for their elegance.
Men under the present state of society. -
she said, are mere products OF circum-
stances. Under the CALLING yoke of govern
ment ecclesiasticisn, and bond of custom
and prejudice. il is impossible for the in
dividual TO work out his own career as he
could wish. Anarchism aims at a new and
complete freedom. II strives to bring about
the freedom which is not only the freedom
from within hut a freedom from without
which will prevent any man from having a
desire Ia interfere in any wav with the iib
erty OF his neighbor.
Vanderbilt says. 4 am free man within
myself. but the others be damned This is
not the freedom We are striving for Wc
merely desire complete individual liberty
and this can never be obtained as long as
we do not favor the socialists idea If
converting men and women into mere pro-
duGing ma cnines under the eye of a pater-
nal government. We go to the opposite ex-
IRENE and demand the fullest and most
complete liberty for each and every person
TO W0rk OUT MIS- own salvation upon any
line that he pleases. The degrading notions
our ideals of life.
"Anarchism has thing to do with futrre
governments or economic arrangements
We do not favor any particular settlement
I'm this line, but merely ask TO do away
with the present evils. The future will pro-
vide these arrangements after cur work
has been done. Anarchism deals merely
with social relations and not with eco
monte arrangement
The speaker then deprecated the idea that
all Anarchists were i'm favor Of violence or
bomb throwing. She declared that nothing
was further from the principles they sun
port. She went on. however. into detailed
explanation OF the different crimes commit
ted by Anarchists lately. declaring that the
motive was good in each case and thai
these acts were merely matter of tenn
permanent.
Some men were so constituted she said
that they were unable TO stand idly nv and
see the wrong that was being endured by
their fellOwmOrtals. She herself did NOT
believe in these methods. but she did not
think they should be condemned I'm view Of
The high and noble motives which PROMPTED
their preparation. She continued: Some
believe we should first obtain bv force and
let the Intelligence and education come
afterwards.
Miss Goldman did not hesitate TO nut for
ward a number OF sentiments far moro
radical and sensat iOnal than any ever pub
iicly advanced here. During Miss Goldman's
lecture a strong detail of police was in the
hall TO keep her from uttering sentiments
which were regarded too radical This
accounts for the fact that the speaker did
not give free rein 10 her thoughts on this
occasion. BY reason of anarchistic upTis-
ings elsewhere il was thought best by the
city officials 10 curb the utterances OF the
woman.