The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-20
DEALING Win ANARCHISTS.

Just how to deal with anarchists is
problem requiring future solution, but
the genius of the American people has
triumphed over greater difficulties. An
organization of murderers exists whose
object is to defeat popular will by assas-
slnation, and this organization must be
eliminated. On that point all are agreed;
there may be differences of opinion as to
just how this is to be done but these
differences will be adjusted. A way will
be found. Some fear that in their pres
ent temper men will go too far and pass
laws which will have the effect of de-
stroying free speech, but there is no dam
ger of this. Even the most radically in
clined know as long as there is govern
ment by party the freest discussion of
men and measures must be guaranteed.
This has always been allowed and always
will be allowed under the constitution,
but the abuse of this privilege has been
so great that law drawing the line be-
tween liberty and license seems to be
necessary. The two great political or
CARNATIONS of the United States believe
il. established and orderly government.
Anarchism is opposed to law and order.
Both political parties are interested alike
in the suppression of anarchy and both
will benefit alike by its suppression. So
long as the American love for free in
situations obtains the government is safe
in the hands Of party that believes in
a government for the people by the peo-
pie. 1t is only when those who advo-
cate lawlessness insist upon being heard,
and are heard, who are given encourage
| ment by those who cater to them, hoping
to win political triumphs by so doing,
that danger becomes apparent. No politi-
cal party which has the welfare of the
nation and the people at heart will COM
to criminals. Criminality Of utterance
leads to criminality of act. The right to
have opinions and express them is a
precious privilege that will never be
taken away. It is right guaranteed
and observed in the two great free gov
ernments of the world, American and
British, but American leniency has led
to the abuse of this right which has been
followed by grave results and for pro-
lection Of all. harsher methods must be
used in the future, not for the purpose
OF preventing free speech but for safe
guarding it.
Presidential elections every four years
give the people an opportunity to change
the policy of their government. When
the people have decided that the policy
OF a party is right that policy can not
be changed except by the people with
at the polls has always been and always
will be to perpetuate the government and
not to destroy it. The ballot is the
weapon used by Americans. The bullet
is used by anarchists. We have preserved
our free institutions by the banot, and
will continue to preserve them in the
same manner. Anarchists believe that
ali rulers are despots and oppressors of
the people whether they be elected by the
people or be hereditary monarchs. They
believe in the abrogation Of all laws, in
chaos instead Of order, in license instead
OF liberty. Anarchists do not believe in
republicanism, democracy, populism or
prohibition. They are opposed to the
people. and why should not the people,
who believe that authority must be ex-
ercised by some power created by the
people and sustained by them, be opposed
to anarchists? States have the power
to pass laws for the suppression of anar-
chists. such laws will be passed, and that
state which neglects or refuses to pass
them will not have done its duty to the
other states Of the union.