Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-12-07

tho Most High. Such n death. crown
lng the glory of such a life. leaves ne
with lnnnuc sorrow. but with such
pride IN what ne had accomplished and
In his own personal character. that
we fool the blow not as struck az him.
hut as struck az the nation We mourn
"a good and great president who ls
dead but whllo we mourn We are lifi.
od up hy the splendid achievements
OF hlf llfe ard the grand ben ioism with
which he met HIS death
when we turn from tho man to the
nation the harm done is so great as tu
excite our gravegt npprohonsions and
to demand our wlaest aud most rcso.
luto action. This criminal was pro.
tossed anarchist infamcd by the
teachings NJ pfofessod anarchists. and
probably also by the reckless utter.
ancc8 " tnose who. on the stump and
Iu the public press, appeal 60 the dark
and evil spirits uf malice aud greed
envy and sullen hatred. Tho wind ls
sowod by the men who preach such
doctrines. and they cannot escape
their share OF responsibility fog the
whirlwind that Va rcaped This ap.
piles alike 90 the deliberate doma.
gof le 20 the cxploltcr Of sensational
ism and 10 the crude and foolish yis.
louary who. for whatever reason,
apolUglzes Tor crime or cxcitgs aimlcss
discomfort
The blow was aimed not at this pres.
Idont bat az all presidcnts, at every
ymbol ~ government. President Me
Kinley was az omphatlcally the cmbod.
lmout Of the popular VIII NJ The nat on
expressed through the forms of law ao
q New England town meeting o. In
similar fashion the embodiment ~ tho
iGw abiding purpose and practice cf
the people uf the town ON mo- con
ceiyable theory could the murder OF
tho president hc accepted as due 20
protest against inequalities iu the
social order save as the murder OF nll
the freCmen engaged in the town meet
Ing coul6 be- accepted as "a protest
against that social inequality which
nuts maloiactor Ia iall Anarchy is
no more an expression OF social dis.
content" than p.cking pockets or wifi"
| beating
The anarchist and especially the nn.
archlpt in the Emitted states. ls merely
one type Of criminal moro dangerous
| than any other because he represents
/ the same dcpravIty in greater de-.
| g co. The man who rdyocatos auar.
| chy dircr ly or indirectly In any shape
or fashion. or the man who apologies
Tor anarchists aud their deeds makes
| himself morally accessory 90 murder
before the fact Tho anarchist is n
criminal whose perverted instincts
Head him iD prefer confusion and chaos
10 the most beHchcont form of social
order Ills protest of concern for the
1 a. istsH fu
nudcnt fnlsitv: for II the political in
stitutious Of this country do not afford
opportunity 90 every honest and intel
ligrnt son of toll then the door
lof hope IA forever closed against him
The anarchist ls everywhere not mere
'y the enemy % system ANA progress
hut the deadly foe Of liberty n ever
anarchy is triumphant. ita triumph
viii last for but one red moment "a
De- succeeded for ages by the gloomy
lniRht VI dtspotism
For the anarchist himself whether
hO breaches or practices hts doctrines
we need not have one particle more
roncoru than for any ordinEIv murder
or lie Is not the victim uf social OF
| H0litical Injustice There are nc
| wronr5 20 remedy !n his case TIL,
rnusc ~ MS crim.uniitv ls 90 bc found
In hts own evil passions and n thD
evil conduct Of those who urge him
on not in the failure hy othoIs or %,
the state 60 do Justice to him or his
We is "a malofaotor and nothing else
J re is In no sense. in no shape or way
n "nrodu of social conditions. save
ms hiEhwayman is produced hy th,
fnct that an unarmri man happens &,
! have n nurse u is traycsty upor
! tho great and holy names OF llhori,
md freedom % po NIT them to De in
+ yOkod Yea such q cause 30 man o
bod, ui men preaching arar histi'
( ioctrtee adould De- aiiowrf at larg,
, ! any Wnro than 70 preaching tbo murdo
! 90 sCWe sgs"incd private individual
/, Auarch}sti" speeches wrtings anl
meetings arc essentially scdItlops an
b REASONABLE
! carncg'l recommend to the con
I gross that ih the exercise OF lts wis
i discretion b should take into consider
. alton the coming 10 this country O
. anarchists or persons processing priH
p ciples hostile Ca all government am
r lustifying the murder 0f an those plaC
ed In authority Such individuals q
{ those who not long ago gathered q
{ open meeting to gloIlfy the murder q
p King Humhert of Italy porpetuate
Z crime. and the law should ensure thei
Z rigorous punishment They and thos
}. like them should bee kept out cf tnl
r country; and u found here they shout
be promptly dcported 20 the countr
r from whence they came; and fal
% reaching p nvision should ho made 70
- the punishment Of those who stay. n
o matter calls more urgently for IN
IS wiscst thought Of congress
y The federal courts should be- give
h Jurisdiction over any man who XIII
y or attempts 90 KIM a president or an
, man who by the constitution or D
3 law Is In line Of succession for th
L presidency while the punishment "a
q an unsuccessful attempt should be- pr
y portionCd 20 the emo nifty OF the O.
r. fensc against cur Institutions
n Anarchy ia IA crime against ti
s whole human race; and an mankiu
~ should hand against the anarchist tl
q ! crime should be- made an often.
u AGAINST the law uf nations likr pirat
a and that form of man stealing know
"a ns the slave trade. for it is of q
20 hlackor infamy than either II shuu
boz so declared by treaties among q
.o civilized powers Such treaties won
le give 20 the federal government q
s. power uf d6eling with the crimc
H. A grim commentary upon the fnl
.i OF the anarchist position was anord'
r. by the attitude of the law toward th
10 very criminal who had Just taken u
Id life of the president The people Won
lo have torn him limb from limb n IL hl
be- not been that the law hc dCNcd was
le once invoked In his behalf So Z
pr from his deed being committed on 4
half OF the people against the COVER
" eminent The government was ohlig
W nt once 20 exert its fun police pow
NJ 90 save him from Instant death a. q
h hands 0f the people. Moreover D
be- deed worked not the 8llghtcst dlslo'
m tinn In our governmental system nj
u the danger Of the recurrence 0f sn
90 deeds. no matter how great II MTG
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