The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-09-21
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 81. 1901.
REASON ENTHRoNED AGAIN.

Unquestionably many thousands OF
ordinarily level headed men nave been
led by their Indignation and horror
to express themselves beyond the
bounds of calm sense and reason
during the past few weeks. The
most blOodthirsty and cruel reprisals
against the anarchists have been
proposed, until it has led sober-mind-
ed people to fear that the condition
of lawlessness and blood letting, sup
posed to be the ideal condition Of
anarchy, was really about to dawn
upon the country. Only thursday
the people Of Kalispell, assembled in
sorrow ana reverence to do honor to
the memory of the murdered presi-
dent, heard fall from the lips Of min
listers of the gospel-the supposed ex-
emplars of mercy, charity, compassion
and forgiveness-the most cruel,
bloodthirsty and revengeful sugges-
tions for dealing with anarchists.
Needless to say, If the public were to
listen seriously to such blind guides.
the country would be in state of
anarchy, indeed. The lay speak
ers, from whom some strong express
sions might reasonably have been ex-
pected, were most moderate and dig
nified in their language. They seem
ed to understand that no matter how
strongly they might feel concerning
the assassination of the president,
the occasion was one for uplifting and
prayerful meditation, rather than for
prisal. And in this connection all OF
the leading newspapers Of the nation,
to their credit be it said. are admon-
fishing to sober and temperate. but
withal, effective action. Among these
is the Minneapolis Journal, whicl
says:
Now that grief over the loss OF
President Mckinley has softened the
heart of the nation and the vengeful
desire for the blood of the assassin
has changed to a strong, calm feeling
that the law in it's stern and deliber-
ate majesty will effectually deal
with the wretch, we are in a saner
mood for discussion Of the question
of furnishing anarchists and defend.
ing the lives of our presidents.
In the past week there have come
from various sources, ordinarily OF
authority and respect. suggestions
that indicate that the persons max
ing them had temporarily descended
to the mental and moral plane of the
anarchists themselves. Kill. kill. de
stroy, destroy, has been the refrain
a veritable echo of the bloody pro
CRANE of the anarchists. Disregard
ing all experience, there has been q
wild demand for the immediate en-
actment of laws contrary to the spirit
of our institutions, unconstitutiona
and, as presidents. dangerous tt
liberty and popular government
Notice some of the ideas that have
been given publicity:
1t has been proposed to restric
the liberty of the press.
1t has been urged by New Yorl
paper that the bill of rights provision
of the constitution forbidding crue
and unusual puninshments shall b,
repealed, so that some fitting punish
ment may be devised for and law
fully inflicted upon anarchists.
A California senator has favored
law forbi1ding the cartooning AM
caricaturing of public men.
Methodist Bishop Cranston has de
clarei that cartOonists are in tn
same class with anarchists.
A Washington clergyman practica
ly expressed a desire that Czolgos
should be torn to pieces. +.
Men everywhere have expressed
hope that the assassin might be p,l
to death by mob.
The feeling seems to be general tha
anarchy can be exterminated by s,
we're and extraordinary laws. Peopl
who are surrounded by the ruins {
useless laws all at once become col
WINGED that all it is necessary to !
to eradicate anarchists and anarch
is to make some additions to on
statute books. They forget thai notl
ing more contributes to the growt
of opinions and beliefs. cults an
creeds; false or true, good or ba'
than the immoderate use of physic;
power against them. Disregarding tn
utter failure of the arbitrary and de
p0tic police of Europe to suppress a
archists and nihilists and prote'
presidents and monarchs by the vel
measures they favor, applied more ri
orously and effectively than they ev'
can be in this country and backed u