The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-25
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the midst Of thousands OF his fellow citizen,
honor is warning that the disregard for H.. Z 81
amongst us, and with disregard for law disr.., t
This dreadful act of The infamous assassin ~ a 70
Nation. 1t is largely conditions ,b,, ho'ns
Yelopment in this country Of the crazy thee, O~t d.
anarchy II is no wise due to the ancien, sna ~
speech Free speech, with the attendant n
abuse, has been right of the Anglo SUNNY u
appearance in history and will be our rich. j. ' m &
main free people. Anarchy is the disease - Y va
ernments, and is the protest of the lowest IA 3
strained Of the social classes against yb, n ~ l
to consider the injustice of established av d.
lents become freer, and the people have /, ere
their direction, there is less reason for the $50; rz
feeling. We find accordingly that heretofb,. q
no foothold in England the United States II ~
ed advocates Of these doctrines have used tb4 n
as place of refuge but they have had no o '0aa
English or the American government that II. tta
miscreants should have broken out against N. t ~
rate of this country is proof that condition, 4' no
among us. That considerable change in orr ID s@la
the look upon government has ~
not need such an act this to be proven u is g
not only proof of condition but largely 'ses
events which have gone before. A foul furs, M IN
nopolies mas sprung up over the entire land d,q y
petition and whitening independence in its bgb, y
There is strong belief taking hold Of the no. VIA
government does not treat all citizens alike thai ~.
poraons given undue advantages and H., i, Na
h.
granted them, to outrageously tax the people "A :
by fraud and corruption, legislation Favorable u Il
While the law and the constitution are IN no d,r. q
strong, they are daily being and more bro,sh,
repute by the cunning. For several years IA, II
thought have been made anxious by the ircrsasnv a
evil of the encroachments of great and specisilv
erests on the freedom of the government and by Az
rary manner in which they were using sheir power o
veni'Jcr 20, banquet was given in New yoL e
81 douVrl arflt Ls;s
was bazoned abroad being more than one tbors,s y
lion dollars. Recent combinations and consolt5,,.5.
made the properties in which that wealth cons;sA "
more valuable, perhaps double. At this banquet !,
ored guest was the venerable bishop of Massacbus M.
the time for oasts arrived, he said
Gentlemen the people, the common people AZ
picous that great corporations and masses II ~
are protected, or their interests advanced in wsys Az
inconsistent with the rights OF the people They M, q
no material ground for their suspicious but bes !.
picous. Civilization can not 90 on vbet, AT
mutual suspicion, and prosperity not 90 on on Is
the people feel or think that the reverence for law IA
property is safeguarded, is not upheld WIGS
speak however of that which believe to be the most IS
ncn danger to the rights and liberties Of the AMEN
people, mean the recognition, the part Of any min
the supposed privilege of great corporations because
great and their interests enormous to deal viii
public service with their representatives in way WI
is not recognized honorable on the part OF sny eh
citizen" l.
Now, probably not the most indecent Of tie aa
Journals will undertake to say that this excellent p VI
melting to anarchy and murder. After the recent daas
Mr. Charles R. Flint one OF the heads of the trust gaa
boosted in speech made in New Jersey that
The trust has to stay. The new method t,n.
entfc the civilized 1t is built on the knowlsds
dependence of men. 1t explodes the faacy Of faips
encc The new business idea-call it the trust yod
recognizes this idea and develops it to its highest form
Here we have full and fair warning that monopoly
the trust is nothing else, will be carried to the last M
and that warning is given by Of the chief monc
Independence is characterized as faacy and that i L
mental quality of American manhood is described n
ploded" What effect will such arrogant talk this q
man have the feeble brain and nature Va
goes to the makeup of anarchist No man stands ht
IN the esteem of the people than Bishop Potter Of Nt
In speech the subject of Wealth and the CpnsxH
wealth" he said:
If material wealth be the end of being, II aecunrn
be the worthiest aim of human ambition il palaces
buying of legislatures be the final and highest disntt
sible to modern manhood then must needs look t-
the face. In the country in which you and live sE
call civilization has undergone what is nothing less ua
gigantic revolution. The huge aggrcgations OF eapna =
practically taken from the hands OF the individual u
pendent disposition Of his labor and have introduced ~
existence paralyzing uncertainty as to both bis CO.
and his future. They have caused gradual widening
DfedcheS that separate classes from classes ihS
combinations that, while they cheaper the necessine
increase the clements of perplexty and uncertainty
great muudes may obtain them. All these are i'S-1
our modern situation full of danger"
The attacks on the honesty of our legislatures -"
come so notorious and shameless that even l0n' IN
lican like Senator Hoar of Massachusetts has been
indignation He says:
The whipping post the branding on the ioen'. s.H
cropping of the ears, the scourgng at the cart ~H
punishment for the rich man who would deoanen
1t is sign of great danger when we see the %
clary ready to the power of injunction IN Wv e&
great corporations, while they see no way 5 Nh
those corporations in their nringements on tne - n K
people II is sign of great danger TO the sspss ~.
me social fabric that the people lose huts n
]uuges these judges become more brazen N hsiN III
from these corporations, who are en- -
their courts It is sign of danger and an NJ. ret
outbreaks that of the murderous Pole, thal
poration should join itself in unholy alianss s
publican party and in defiance of all warnns -, vhst
gie TO defeat the will OF the people, 10 the P-s -
ended IN the murder of the governor OF ssrt ID IN
Ana no more deadly blow struck az 100, ypH
stltuted authority than when the republican S a<&
YORK announced that his State would be hSit esr
TO the fleeing republican conspirator, acsuseu 1T Via
IN the murder of the governor OF kentueky 1.vr III
republican governor of Indiana did refuse y ga, hss
same criminal, who remains shielded IN that &C. Gs
Justice which is helpless 70 reach him TIsn b s III
Roosevelt of New York refused to surrender J Il m
an indictment found against him in the courts
ne showed his contempt for the law ana Sy < pg H.
lawless in the country in his ideas p33s H.
every day by the black journals which seek M