The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-13
Crime Without q Parallel

le~Ass - - AA l. a c-H
Ing lacking 70 complete the Judas-itke in
fanny OF Ills act, he look ~sdvanrage OF an
OCCASION when the president was meeting
the people generally. and advancing as *
to take the hand outstre.ched to him in
kindly anG brother1g fellowship. he turned
the noble aud generous confidence OF the
fatal blow. There is 60 bsser deed in ali
The ANNALS qf crinne.
The anoefs. the grief Of the country, are
5sttsr An tie sr5tydE Of all who saw the
dark da3s while ING president yet lowered
between rife and death. At last the light
was et1lasd in the kindly eyes and the
brea:a went from the lips that even in
forgiveness TO his murderer, of love for
his 9tSea&sy n of unfa1tering trust in
the a5l3 Of the most high. Such a death.
rronsiag the glory OF such a life. leaves
us With Infinite sorrow, but with such
PRISE IN what he had accomplished and in
his personal character. that we feel
the blow not as s.ruck at him, but as
and. SssEt president who Is dead: but
wa1e VIC mourn we are lifted UP by the
1Slendtd achievements of his life and the
grad herolsm with which he met his
when we turn from the INA to the ma
tson, the harm done is SO great as to ex-
tpand our wisest and most resolute ac-
Ton. This criminal was a protested an
archiat, infamed by the teachings Of pro-
feased. anarchists. and probably also by
tSt0 NhAlN Va 1io oll
IKE stump and In the public press, appeal
TO the dark and evil spirits Of malice n
greed, envy and sullen hatred.
dent, but at all presidents; at every SYM
| boil OF government. President Mckinley
was as emphatIcally the embodiment OF
meeting is the embodiment Of the purpose
and practice of the town. On no con-
ceiyable theory could the murder OF the
president be accepted as due to protest
1 1ItjaSHf In fha Epnta1 ord ~ u
IAnarchy Is no more an expression of $50
cial discomfort" than picking pockets or
l wife-beating.
h anarchist IL merely one type OF
criminal, more dangerous because he rep
iresents depraYity in a. greater degree.
The man who advocates anarchy or
makes himself morally accessory ~ MUIR
der. The anarchists perverted Instincts
lead hip to prefer chaos to social order.
h ] op prsessa,9 il eG ita ialsi tsf fop Il the men 81,
Ethical institutions of this country do not
AFFORD opportunity to every honest and
Intelligent son OF toll, then the door oi
hope Is forever closed against him. II
ever anarchy Isl triumphant its triumph
will last for but one red moment, to be
srcceeded for ages by the gloomy might
Some Remedies Suggested.
For the anarchist himself we need moi
i ssaye more concern than for any murderer
He IS mot tins within . gsociai or politica
Injustice. The cause OF his c~riminality Il
4 his evil passions and the evil conduct al
II those who urge him on, not nal fall
ure Q do Justice to him or HIS He is l
malafaetor and nothing else He As M
Stfs.ss3rodnct OF sacial condiueas, save as {
h~fEAwaynlan Is as.ssproaacea,s by tsse fac
thatSsan 1n~arfnedssgsan happens to have
parse SS>;Saans preaching anarchist,
IA doctrines should be allowed at large an,
moresstl AZ preaching the murder 10
some specified prfvate individual. An
Rrchisttc spes shss, writings and meeting
are ~Hedtttousynrd t~reasenahie.
earnestly recommend shat congress
consider the coming 70 ibis country o