Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-28
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THE Catastrophe and the Problem.
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trines, to send their murder sheets
through our mails. In Chicago, in
New York, in Cleveland, particu-
larly in the state of New Jersey, an
archist clubs are allowed to live and
teach and plot. And now we our
selves are bitten by the deadly rattle
snake we have permitted to live on
our premises. What wonder is it?
Surely the time has come to rid our
selves once and for all of this abom-
Unable thing.
All threats against the govern
ment or against the government of
icials should be made criminal of
fences. All incendiary and inham-
atory talk should be severely pun
ishable by law. Anarchist clubs
for any other than merely theoret-
ical purposes should be forbidden,
and all should be more strictly un-
der the supervision of the author
tiles. And the law of treason should
be widened and made more effect
i've. All these things could and
should be done.
And one thing at least more. The
vicious yellow press" should be
censored. This, tell you, is no
small matter. There are papers
published in this country that are a
shame to our patriotism and a |
menace to our free institutions. 1t
is time that there was plain speak
ing in this matter. Such papers as
the San Francisco Examiner, the
Chicago American, and the New
York Journal offend the decencies
of journalism. They ought to be
suppressed, and their owner, w. R. |
Hearst, ought to be taught to be at
least decently respectful to the in
situations under which he lives.
Within the last few weeks, each one
of these scurrilous sheets printed a
cartoon in which the trusts were
represented as an automobile over
riding and grinding into the ground
i'll Undesirable agony the Amer
lean common people, while the
president of the United States, that
great and good man recently muir
dered, stands Ill the background
looking on, applauding and enjoy
ing the death tnroes of the tortured
victims. | hold no brief for the
trusts; but | say that picture of the
president was lie, and traitorous
lie, and a murderous lie. And that
is only one of too many. Such lit
erature as this playing on the minds
of Unbalanced and desperate men
breeds murder Professor A. NJ.
Hamilton, professor of mental dis
eases at Cornell University, and one
of the most noted alienists of the
day, says that he believes that the
act OF Czolgosz was largely due to
the deplorable influence of certain
sensational newspapers that have
worked upon such minds as his. I"
He tells, too, that short time ago
man came to him with some such
cuttings i'll his hands and announced
that he was going to kill J. Pier
pont Morgan and Mark Hanna.
Newspapers and publishers such as
these, and cartoonists like Daven-
port and Opper should be consid-
cred reasonable. They mean muir
der and anarchy.
On the night of Lincoln's assass-
ination New York City was in a
fearful state of excitement and up
roar. Angry men were threatening
vengeance on every southern sym
pathizer and menacing movements
were started in the direction of the
World printing Office. Suddenly
there appeared before the turbulent
multitude on the balcony of the city
hall man of commanding figure
He raised his arm to compel silence
and then said: Fellow citizens
clouds and darkness are rounc
about Him. His pavilion is dark
waters and thick clouds of the skies
Justice and judgment are the habi
tation Of His throne. Mercy anc
truth shall go before His face. Eel
low citizens, God reigns and th
government at Washington still
lives. y And it did live, and six
teen years afterwards, when tha