The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-09
HIS IMPULSE TO MURDER
CONCEIVED BY THE SPEECH OF AN
ARCHY's HIGH PRIEsTEss.
Excerpt of Address of Emma Goldman
on May Last Which Caused CzoI-
gocz's Crime of Sept. @.

CLEVELAND. O.. Sept. San address
delivered in this city on May by Emma
Goldman. the Anarchist. is believed large
ly responsible for the attempt on the life
Of President Mckinley.
Miss Goldman spoke here twice on that
date. and a copy of her address was found
in the pocket of Leon Czolgocz when
searched by the Buffalo police. In the au-
dience on that occasion was the man who
tried to kill the President, and his asso-
ciates now recall that he was one of the
most enthusiastic in his applause of the
utterances OF Miss Goldman.
The hall In which the lecture was deliv-
cred is at 10 Superior street, the same hall
in which the Anarchists now meet in this
city.
In the course OF her address OF May S
Miss Goldman first outlined the principles
of anarchy and detailed the methods where
by she hoped to accomplish the ends OF
anarchy. Her talk was full Of forceful
passages, and some cases more notable for
their strength than for their elegance
Men under the present state Of society"
she said, ARE mere products OF circum-
stances. Under the calling yoke OF govern
ment, ecclesiasticism and a bond of custom
and prejudice, It is impossible for the in
dividual TO work out his own career as he
could wish. Anarchism aims at a new and
complete freedom. 1t strives to bring about
the freedom which is not only the freedom
from within but freedom from without,
which VIII prevent any man from having a
desire TO interfere in any way with the lib-
erty of his neighbor.
vanderbilt says 1 am a free man within
myself. but the others be damned This is
not the freedom we are striving for we
merely desire complete individual liberty
ana TINS can never be obtained as long as
there Is an existing government
I'VE do not favor the socialistic idea of
converting men and women into mere nro
dueing machines under the eye of a pater-
mai government. We go to the opposite ex-
treme and demand the fullest and most
complete liberty for each and every person
line that he pleases. The degrading notions
or men and women machines is far from
our ideals Of life.
"Anarchism has nothing TO do with future
governments or economic arrangements
We do not favor any particular settlement
I'm this line, but merely ask to do away
vide these arrangements after our work
has been done. Anarchism deals merely
with social relations, and not with Coo
nOmic arrangement
The speaker then deprecated the idea that
all Anarchists were in favor of violence or
bomb throwing. She declared that nothing
was further from the principles they sun
port. She went on. however into a detailed
explanation of the different crimes commit
ltu DN ANoItniSlS lalelN. declaring that the
motive was good in each case and that
these acts were merely matter of tenn
permanent
Some men were so constituted she said
that they were unable to stand idly by and
see the wrong that was being endured nv
their felloW-mortals. She herself did not
believe i'm these methods. but she did NOT
think they should be condemned in view ~
the high and noble motives which promnted
their preparation. She continued: Some
believe we should first obtain bv force and
let the intelligence and education come
afterwards.
Miss Goldman did not hesitate TO nut for
ward a number Of sentiments far moro
radical and sensational than any ever pub
licly advanced here During Miss Goldman :
lecture a strong detail of police was i'm the
hall TO keep her from utter!ag sentiments
which were regarded too radical This
accounts for the fact that the speaker did
not give free rein 10 her thoughts on this
occasion. BY reason Of anarchistic upris-
ings elsewhere IL was thought best BY rhe
city officials TO curb the utterances OF the
woman