Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-09-26
Warning to Anarchists.


If anarchists set any particular value
on their own necks, those who are In
this country would do well at once to
purchase tickets and check their bag
gage for foreign parts. AS rule,
American citizens are in favor of a
trial for criminals in regularly consti-
tuted courts. They are not much more
in favor of giving trial to anarchists
than to so many mad dogs. In an early
day the people of California had no
law; but, being essentially Americans,
they enforced order with all that the
term implies. California was then the
unhealthiest portion Of our domains as
q residence for murderers, thieves and
all sorts of criminals. A rope was con-
stantly dangling before their eyes. No
where has the idea Of robust American
ism been more clearly voiced than in
the following editorial, entitled 1.-TWO
Ways of Treating Anarchists" from
the Washington Post:
Eleven or twelve years ago the representative
citizens of New Orleans found themselves con-
fronted with appalling alternatiYe-that Of
surrenderng their civilization TO a band of rob-
oers and assassas OF destroying that society out
right. The machinery of justice was impotent.
juries did net dare to bring in verdicts against
even the most fragrant criminals. A committee
selected by the Malta had waylaid and killed the
chief of police who represented in their eyes the
tyranny of government. The murderers
known-not all of them perhaps, but number
of them-known beyond the question of doubt
OF some there less certainty, and these were
indicated by the trial judge in his charge. The
jury, however, brought in verdict of mot
guilty. for all the prisoners Threatened with
assassination in they did their duty, the
jurymen forswore themselves and set the devils
free Within hour the Sicilians composing the
assassination society held jubilee meeting
the river front, tore down the United States flag
and danced and spat upon it.
New Orleans lay quiet under this indeserih1 ih1r, nv,
calamity, waiting for the l1-S. ~ 49, -
Judge had ref~~sd 90 aecept tue 'sieies anu A~U
renanded the defendants to the parish prison
pending further action by the authorities. There
was no riot no mob, no smallest hint OF Iawless
and indiscriminate violence. The people waited.
Meanwhile the most prominent and responsible
citizens of New GTleans-the representatives OF
the cty's commerce. property, culture and CIV
ilization-held anxious consultation. 1t was evil
dent that the community lay trembling under
spell of terror The machinery OF justice was
paralyzed. Law and order had been trampled un-
der foot. No mans life was safe from the as
sassin's knife Society was at the mercy OF its
could change or even mitigate the fact. And
then New Orleans acted, not through the agency
OF the rabble but calmly, quietly, in broad day,
with solemn sense of responsibility, yet with the
terrible majesty Of fate. The assassins were put
to death. No else was touched. Those as to
whose guilt the judge had expressed doubt we're
| left unmoested in their cells. There no dis
order no license. New Orleans had never been
quieter than on that tragic day. Hoodlums row.
| dies, rufians, took to their noisome sluns and
| stayed there until the curtain fell.
Anarchy has not shown its head in New Orleans
since then. Even the professional murderers who
escaped that time were convinced. They either
migrated to more inviting fields of activity or
they aped the virtues Of good citizenship rather
| than invoke a repetition Of the cataciysm. Com
| placent editors and orators at the north made
| haste to denounce New Orleans as the abode OF
| outlaws and southern methods as relics OF
| savage barbarism. Yet on Sunday last in Penn
sylyania, the very heart OF northern civilization,
| the police of Philadelphia were busily engaged in
| preventing anarchist ovations while in McKees-
port 200 Italian cutthroats celebrated the Buffalo
assassin with wassail speeches, music and Jubila-
! ton. 1t may be that Pennsylvania ideas are
! purer and Pennsylvania customs more righteous
| than those of Louisiana but the time is not far
| off when the south will be regarded as most
desirable place Of residence for people of the
Anglo-Saxon stock for people who believe in
| protecting the sanctity of their social organiza-
| ton, maintaining the individuals liberty OF
. thought and action.
That's a long quotation for these let
ters. 1t is worth the space, worth read
ing, worth committing to memory.
Self Confessed.
/ In his wrath King David said. "Ali
men are liarsp Those Republican
statesmen who are advocating the
speedy annexation of Cuba vi ct arlnis
are determined that Americans shall
not be considered an exception to the
angry monarch's sweeping rule. They
are bent ON proving that we are the
top notchers when 1t comes to lying.
| The American congress by solemn res
olutions signed by the president de-
clared that 'the Cubans are and or
right ought to be free and independent"
and disclaimed any intention of land
grabbing Was that done for amuse-
ment? By no manner Of means 1t
was done for two reasons-frst, be-
cause the vast majority of the Ameri-
/ can people wanted to see them free;
second, because we wanted TO keep all
creation off our necks while we thrash
ed Spain for blowing up the Maine and
numbering our sailors. And we sue
ceeded in so doing. Now, certain con-
gcienceless political mountebanks pro-
pose seriously that we stuitify our
selves in the face of the civilized world
by disregarding those resolutions since
they have served their purpose and to
gobble Cuba nolens volens. 1t would
be a national disgrace and lasting
one. OF course it is desirable that
Cuba shall become n part of our repub-
lie whenever Cabin so desires, but we
deliberately estopped ourselves from
forcible annexation ard must await
Cuba's pleasure or stand confessed SO
common liars.