New-York tribune., 1901-09-29
PRISONERS on ASSASSINATION.
THEY LOATHE ANARCHY AND UTTER
TRIBUTES To PRESIDENT MKINLEY.


The current number of the State prison paper.
The Star of Hope" has many articles from the
press of its convict contributors the subject Of
the assassination OF President Mckinley. A
page article by Sing Sing. No. 52.7B on "HistOrtc
Anarchical Atrocities" contains this paragraph:
There is only this to be said at the finish, and IT,
is pessimistic view az best that there Is no ap-
as anarchy thrives best when opposed. there is M
effective way deal with the problems II presents
Ii is true that public opinion holds anarchists IN
abhorsence But those who espOuse the cause Of
public opinion. There is no way to stamp out the
anarchists 5enced and driven out OF slsnt' & taey
thrive in secret. To the last aWIuI crime thets
two splendid signs which point out the detesIa,
emphasize the LOYALTY OF the American people to-
their government The sympathy which went out
eyefV political barrier and showed clearly that thia
was one people. united in patriotism and faith
Auburn. No. 24sls," contributes a long articles
on William Mckinley Statesman, and Nap
anock No s0167" writes equally long article
on William Mckinley. our President in which
he says:
Anarchists have always been looked upon ~
harmless unwashed veTmin. vermln 10 oe klcAet
into the gutter when met with Ihey ma, nave, S u.
also shown their fangs-and ne whom tne "agi s1S
nation loved lies dead They have siruGK o caD an9
strike back, And strike SO your stroke means
death. too. For anarchy must die!
The editor in chief whose number and prison ars
not given, and the assistant editor have each con-
trbuted long articles the subject OF the assas-
sinatiOn. and prisoners in all the msututoHs
have furnished Tributes which are printed IN .
broad mourning border. Among them are the tO'-
lowing:
In all the wavs that men are great William Me-
KinIey was great From his bOyhOod ne was az.
ao ways n with him as the ambitions OF his
life Industrious in school. good soidieI N ~, az
e peitte t shrexd ambitious but honest in states
manship broadminded. farseeing and wise IN s1r
sress he quickly took and easily held the MS nlse
place As Governor Of his native Sate ne ;cS s9;cs
evidences of those high executive aoiltiss msl
Confirmed SING SING, No 52aa
No temperate discussions Of the kind OF reaS9n- H9
Kiney is possible 10 the average decent AheatSGb go
ms and nravirg saw the courage and forutudss'
the innate kindness and courtesy or the slsilH'
sin Mckinley the soldier the politician 5bad uaited ahe IN
ferVent suppilea'0n i0' '''s SING SING No. s. 500
When heard that President Mckinley had oeeI
shot / cried and / am not ashamed TO own II AN.
ann not the only one here who cried, ana " 'T p,sor
that night he would have surely died .n. effect
When the news first came Il was ,1Ioi 70 ' Outright
and the whole prison was shocked into Lsg bd been
absolute silence after this dreadful ne nevis IrGe
asked a passing guard. 1T Is said ne
they get the dOgT' / asked ~, -, on-
THANK Almighty God that u ey d%G, % + fsir
swered as he passed But even tnsn tnssn,,v-Svs
1niserabIe for how could the lives OF seNetS - ~
million Of such creatures make up TOT Ie ana ali
one good MANI 1 am down on aI's ~ frse in 7
ayar hear anvbody Open their yaWp 10 ~ o. -
its u'''r'"eS =" ''' AUBURN, No. Sioi
Anarchy Is the zero mark OF eivllizatl9qiH-
ass arv,nakers 10 the drafting of some law ~.
viii aSectually put end 10 sich dastaLl,S an our
lincoln and Garfield, two OF the 49, md OF
49, ,,.h ,1archiStic tendencies, and TINS aias,
-, q ,nsn who has proved himSeu cdpeO - -sves
ins the diffcult issues that presenteu 80 con-
dwyins his first administration, ana VIZ ,-sa 80 the
,in,Iad 10 sneet them in a manner 70 a,-iot and
lar 30 aI foreign gOvernments-a pdItioe ,rta
,a4esnan a huma nitarian- and. above al, all,,iest o,
Amerfcan-is enough 10 arouse even - ~, Srroug
nan IN the fact that lynch law i ny re only
ttpnas " This is a case where rope + uS "a "a
means TO an END. M NV
President Lincoln assassnated @ on 2rrasnging
,sss nv = man who believed that ne was 81 nv 4
a lost cause President ST5EI.SgN ST5s!g - sssntember 49,
crank on July 2 1881, and died on 'tSEsbarn Lin
fssi at Elheron n J. Booth killed Aos.ssna sssksr
con Tor revenge and a disappointed oneb mt the
Guteau. murdered James a, Iinisy in the eiry
OF Buffalo had neither a reason 20 murder OF
motive TO palliate the most defenceiess ,itted IN
a public official that has ever 9eeh Wsrat by
ths United States. The murder o. 1arocd- the
tthariotte Corday was for the pubic sos5tv. FOR
murder OF Cesar by Brutus Was heSIe5 arect-
''the people who wept f9r Csai ssassination
oS Mckinley under the guise of co,Fuai N
shake. was the ne plus uitra rapItNnToN pt No alA