Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-21


OF for any purpose, no matter what ey-
euse, political or otherwise, may be
urged in It's defense. Peaceful agita-
ton is admlssl ale, but the line between
that and violence must be drawn clear
and distinct. The organic law that is
the foundation Of our government al
lows freedom of speech and of the
press, and they are the essential ele-
ments of republican form of govern
ment, and without them we could not
maintain our liberty. This shot, that
strikes down the President is design
ed to abrogate and destroy these car
dinal doctrines of our government We
{ cannot tolerate such motives. IL
means force instea- of persuasion. Our
system of government permits crfti-
eism of the methods of government or
! the conduct of an official, but the ap-
peal must be to the intelligence and
patriotism of the individual, not to
force and the shedding of blood. The
violation of this principal has lost US
three Presidents in the past thirtystx
years including the one we mourn for
to-day All noble men, all in the hey
day of life, full of hope and noble
sentiments, beloved by every true
American citizen. No monarchy of
Europe has suffered as we have in this
| respect. Here, where we proclaim lib
erty and offer home for the oppress-
ed from every land, the hand of the
assassin has. for some imaginary
wrong, poured out the hearts blood of
these officials, the heads of the govern
ment, and Inundated the nation and
caused our people to bow their heads
and mourn over the loss of the man
/ . taF.. sat,f aF
official. Let no man imagine he can
improve our political or social condi-
lions by the shedding of blood. Let
us remember and not violate the COM
mandment Thou shalt not kill" Our
system of government is based upon
] fraternity; it Is the hand maid of our
civilization, the father of hope and
goodness. Anarchism would turn 1t
| aside and substitute barbarism in its
place. Charity is OF Divine origin, and
when it descended to earth the human
race began a new era, and its first en-
/ dowment to better mankind was by
fraternity. Hand in hand they insti-
tuted humanity, and that means the
brotherhood of man, and in this case,
before us to-day, 1t incluues men and
women Before charity and fraternity
! began their course, selfishness and
greed had full sway throughout the
universe They ruled with an iron
! hand. Selfshness was supreme. 1t
never built home; it made slaves of
women and turned children into de-
mons. It is the avowed enemy of fra
ternity. Fraternity stood this system
| aside and made men look up and soon
civilization reared its head and gave it
J battle, the power of barbarism was de-
! stroyed and civilization instituted.
Fraternity made men and women equal
| in the journey of life 1t says, Lift up
! they brother and make man of him.
| 1t teaches loyalty to our flag and coun-
| try, to law and government. Anarch-
! ism would reverse all this and turn us
back into the old ruts; it would destroy
fraternity and institute selfishness, its
most virulent enemy.
Free governments may be over
thrown. They have been, but they
cannot be reformed by the hands of
assassins shooting down the officials
at the head of the government. An
archy cannot be excused or tolerated
here, for every grievance under our
! form of government can be remedied
/ by law, and the making and changing
/ of all our laws is in the hands of the
people themselves, therefore. the man
who attempts to right public wrong
! by shooting down and taking Tie life
OF human being Is an outlaw and can
/ not, and should not, be permitted to
appeal to the protection of the gov
eminent as an American citizen. be-
cause when he takes the authority up
on himself to commit such desperate
wrong, he repudiates his citizenship
and his rights under the law and be-
come an outlaw, such as should be
handled as a traitor and shot or sent
into exile. The punishment or such
men should be such as to warn all in
clined to anarchy, that. whilst we offer
in this country an asylum for those
who love liberty, we have no place and
Will not harboI or permit any one to
live in our great republic, and partici-
pate in our freedom who worships at
the threshold of anarchism, and who
is willing to shoot down our officials,
or any human being, to establish his
belief in any subject, or that of any
sect or party. This course woulu soon
upset our form of government and lead
to barbarism, a state in which every
man, at his own risk must defend his
own rights and his own wrongs. This
is not american, anu Will not pe toI-
Grated This country is for Americans,
and our great emblem of liberty, the
stars and stripes, must continue to
float over our institutions without mo-
/ lestation, and no action or protest from
any sect or body of men shall trail it
in the dust nor blot from it's face
single diadem thereon inscribed. To-
! day this is manifest throughout this
4 great land Our President is being
borne to his last resting place We are
all present at his funeral in spirit and
/ thought, and as the last sad services
are being performed we Join with his
beloved wife the companion who has
been his helpmate in life as we'll as in