Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-09-16
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PENINSULA PRESS DEPLORES
THE PRESIDENTS DEATH

certain traits and tenets and why not
restrict If not exclude anarchists. who
are by far the more dangerous class TO
civilized government. There is no ex-
cuse for anarchism in this country.
The people make the laws and elect.
either directly or indirectly, all officers
land there is no opposition of any set or
class OF men. Czolgoszs eOwardly at
tack on President Mckinley was a das-
tardly attack upon every citizen OF the
Republic, as the majority made him
chief and the minority acquiesced. thus
making unanimously the chosen chief
OF al. This country has had enough
of such reasonable acts to have a stop
put to them in the -Centreville
Record.
The cause must be rooted cut and de-
stroyed. This was not a blow at Will
liam Mckinney personally, but blow
at the whole people through the Presi-
dent, their official head Anarchy is
an outgrowth Of monarchy and has no
place in free government. The for
Icigner who, dissatisfied with his native
lands seeks his freedom here, should
appreciate that freedom and by strict
obedience to our laws return some
small consideration for the benefit he
receives. But their hand is raised
against all governments and as such
are the enemies of al governments
land must be considered and treated as
such. When they seek a refuge here
] fT rNftr hUf g.,
governmental life, they should be driv-
en- back from whence they came and to
the fate from which they fed and
which they no doubt richly deserved.
Anarchy through its agent Czolgosz
has raised its hand against this gov
ernment by a blow at its President.
and should receive the punishment
that would be quickly meeted out 10
amy other enemy Destroy it.-Sussex
Republican.
There was no reason why anyone OF
sane mind should undertake TO do the
deed. and the news came as bolt
from a clear sky. Had the assault
succeeded some confusion would have
lexisted for a short while but our form
Of government is so framed that every
thing would have been in complete
running order and there would have
been no anarchy. as the would-be muir
derer fondly wished.
The attempt to lynch the prisoner
was nipped in the bud by the guards,
and we thus see the example Of a great
nation. in the midst Of what was sup
! posed to be the assassination of its
Chief Executive, submitting to have the
terminal taken to prison to have a fair
and impartial trial for his offenses-
Delaware Democrat.
Congress should pass a law making
an attack upon the lives of high Off
, cials. whether successful or not. a
capital oifense, punishable by death
This is a free country; an asylum for
, the oppressed. but those who seek
shelter and enjoy the liberty afforded
by this country must conform to our
, laws; this the anarchists refuse to do
They should not be allowed in Amer
ica.-Milton Times.
The very freedom of our country
the guise of men. who plot in secret
against society. law order and govern.
ment, and we are obliged to rely so,ely
upon that same freedom and leniency
to give less cause for such plotting ant
to so nullify the sympathy for sucl
acts as to render them infrequent il
not impossible To guard against tn,
individual, who upon his own motion
and from the prompting Of a disorder
ed intellect. seeks nOtCriety or what h,
considers martyrdom by taking tn,
life of our Chief Executive, is a prob
lem hard to solve. The grave necessit,
is only too apparent but the remedy il
= beyond our vision.-Cecil Democrat
Anarchy is treason and anarchist
should be treated as traitors to on
country. and anarchistic utterances il
public or private meetings of an
, archists should be prohibited unde
7 heavy penalty imposed upon each an,
a every auditor who is shown to be
member. Each and every speaker a
such meetings as well as teachers o
!. anarchist doctrines should be punished
7. by Imprisonment for life Every at
tempt to take the life of any of tn
officials of the Government should b
punished by death. The property O
any printing establishment issuing an
Il archistic literature should be confis
: Gated and the proprIetors treated an
8. FURNISHED as anarchists.-Snow Hi
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