The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-12
Anarchy and Assassination.

The first principle OF the anarchist Is
the annihilation Of government and the
murder of rulers. Anarchy and assass-
ination go hand in hand. The shooting
of President Mckinley by Leon Czolgosz
is an evidence of this fact.
Three times within thirty-seven years
has the assassin sought out the president
Of this great nation and shot him down.
Booth assassinated President Lincoln
from motives Of revenge for what he
considered wrongs to The South. Quit
teau's motive in killing Garfield seemed
to be mixture of revenge for fancied
neglect and a desire for notoriety. Both
crimes were committed when the coun-
try was wrought up to an unusual ex-
element by public or political events,
but this third instance of the work of
the assassin has not the feeble excuse of
public excitement or political rancor to
mitigate the utter wickedness and atroc-
ity Of the act. 1t was the genuine and
legitimate fruit of undiluted Anarchism.
the laws of the State of New York too
severe for this inhuman monster, the
agent-it may be the deluded dupe-of
anarchist leaders, and he will probably
get the full penalty of that law, but
there are others. The whole pestiferous
crowd led by Herr Most, Sam and Lucy
Parsons, Emma Goldman and associates,
are responsible for this dastardly act.
They teach that government and law are
bad, that rulers are enemies and should
be destroyed These teachings doubt
less inspired the ignorant and naturally
vicious Czolgosz to the diabolical, muir.
derous assault upon the ideal ruler, Will
liam Mckinley, beloved by great
nation and honored by other nations as
few men ever have been, or can be.
The anarchist has no place in the
economy of our form of government, a
government for the people and by the
people, and it ought to be competent for
our government to suppress its blatant
leaders. An exercise of its police
powers, simply for self preservation, it
seems, ought to prevent the importation
of these most dangerous of foreigners
and to make the public dissemination of
their doctrines treason.
We shut out industrious, law-abiding
Chinese, why not these turbulent spec-
mems of the scum and refuse of Europe,
imbued with their false and dangerous
doctrine. We cannot see why the latter
cannot be as well excluded as the former.
Neither do we allow to land at our ports
of entry those suffering from any danger
Gus disease or those who are liable to
swell the pauper classes or become a
burden upon the public. Avowed anar-
chists or nihilists are vastly more danger
Gus to the public, especially their leaders
and teachers, and their deportation when
they arrive In this country, or punish
ment when they preach.death to rulers,
ought to be within the competent juris-
diction OF our government.
Liberty is a precious thing but it
must be regulated by law. Free speech
is a glorious heritage but when it is ex-
ercised in advocacy of assassination of
rulers, humiliation of government and
outrage of law it is tantamount to treas
on and there ought to be some method
adopted for its suppression.
President Mckinley and his wife have
the love and admiration of the people of
this great country to a remarkable de-
gree. Sympathy goes out to them in large
measure and prayers from millions of
loyal hearts go up for the Presidents
speedy recovery. May he be spared to
serve out his term in the office he has
so well filled, and then may he with
Mrs. Mckinley enjoy many years of the
domestic happiness he has richly earned
BY long, faithful and eminent public
service, is the desire of the people of
this great nation.