The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-12-07
DOWN WITH ANARCHY.

DOWN WITH ANARCHY.
Immigration Legislation az the
First Step Recommended.
The anarchist, and especially the an-
archist in the United States, is merely,
one type Of the criminal. more dangerous
than any other because he represents the
same depravity in a greater degree. The
man who advocates anarchy directly or
indirectly in any shape or fashion or the
man who apologies for anarchists. n
their deeds makes himself morally access
sorry to murder before the fact. The an
archist is a crimina whose pervertedsin-
stincts lead him to prefer confusion and
chaos to the most beneficent form of So
cial order. His protest of concern for
dent falsity. for II the political institu-'
lions of this country do not afford oppor-
tunity to every honest n intelligent son
of toll then the door Of hope is forever
closed against him.
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q The anarchist is everywhere not .
. merely the enemy of system and of .
. progress, but the deadly foe Of lib .
. erty. If ever anarchy is triumphant, .
q it's triumph will last for but n red .
q moment, to be succeeded for ages by .
. the gloomy night of despotism. .
For the anarchist himself, whether he
breaches or practices his doctrines. we
need not have one particle more concern
than for n ordinary murderer. He Is
not the victim of social or political inJus-
tice. There are nc wrongs to remedy in
his case. The cause of his criminality is
to be found in his own evil passions n
in the evil conduct of those who rye him
on, not III any failure by others or by the
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malefactor and nothing else. He is IN no
sense. in ne shape or way, a product of
social conditions" save as a highwayman
is produced" by the fact hat an un-
armed man happens to have a purse.
1t is a %travesty upon the great n holy
names of liberty and freedom to permit
them to be invoked in such a cause. No
mar or body of men preaching anarch-
.istic doctrines should be allowed at large
any more than If preaching the murder
of some specified private individual. An
archistic speeches, writings and meetings
are essentially seditious and treasonable.
. I earnestly recommend to the con- .
. gress that in the exercise. of its wise Q
Q discretion 1t should take into consid- q
. Grafton the coming to this country Of .
q anarchists or persons processing =
q principles hostile to all government .
q and j~ustifying the murder of those .
. placed in authority. q
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Such individuals are those who not long
ago gathered in open meeting to glorify
the murder of Hing Humbert of Italy
perpetrate a crime, and the law should
insure their rigorous punishment. They
and those like them should be kept out
Of this country, and If found here they
should be promptly deported to the coun-
try whence they came. and far reaching
provision should be made for the punish-
ment of those who stay. No matter calls
more urgently for the wisest thought Of
the congress.
The federal courts should be given ju-
risdiction over any man who kills or at
tempts to kill the president or any man
who by the Constitution or by law is in
line Of succession for the presidency.
while the punishment for an unsuccess-
full attempt ehould. be proportional to the
enormity Of the offense against u in
stitutions.
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Anarchy is a crime against the q
q whole human. race, and all mankind Q
q should ban against the anarchist. o
q His crime should be made an offense .
q against the law OF nations, like pi-]
Q racy and that form of man stealing .
Q known. as the a trade, for It is .
Of far blacker infamy than either. It .
q should be Sc. declared by treaties =
. among all civilized powers. Suchs%
. treaties would give to the federal =
. government the power OF dealing =
q with the crime. =
"A grim commentary upon the folly OF
the anarchist position was afforded by
the attitude Of the law toward this very
criminal who had Just taken the life Of
the president. The people would have
torn him limb from limb II 1t had not
been that the law he defted was at once
invoked in his behalf. So far from his
deed having been committed; on behalf OF
the people against the government, the
government was obliged at once to exert
its full police power to- save him from
instant death at tho HANDS of the people.
Moreover, his deed worked: not the slight
est dislocation in our governmental sys-
tenn, and the danger OF q recurrence OF
such deeds, 8 matter how Great 1f
might grow, would work only In h df-
rection OF strengthening and giving hard
ness to the forces of order. Norman will
ever be restrained from becoming presi-
dent by any fear as to his personal safety
IL the risk to the presidents Nfsnbecame
great, It would mean that the Office would
more and more cone.to be filled hy men
of q spirit which would. make them ireSo-
lutte and merciless In dealing with every
friend OF disorder. great country
will not fall into anarchy. and Il an
archists should, ever become . serious
menace to its institutions they would mol
merely be stamped out. but would involve
In their own ruin every active Or passive
sympathizert with their doctrines. The
American people are slow 10 wrath, but
when their wrath 10 once kindIed Il
burns like asconsuming lame.
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