Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-16

Americans. an exceedingly sad one Tho
nobility of the dead. and the reas0nIess
cruelty Of the crime lend to all the cyil-
ditions an indescribab bic path1s
] nave thought IL might profit US 10
consider for a few moments the influences
which have eliminated In this deed. for
we are to note that this was not the re-
suit of a sudden and uncomfortable i'm
pulse; on the contrary, the whole matter
was planned and purposed. The blow fell
as the expression Of definite doctrine or
cult which asserts and teaches the right
Of rebellion against all vestment and in
sists upon the overthrow OF all law. The
President Is dea. because there are those
in the land who are the haters OF all re-
straint. and the deapisers Of all order
They deny the right OF any authority.
however constituted, 10 limit the liberty
Of the individual
So far as the principles Of government
are concerned, we have in the nation
three classes Of thought. The first cries
out against all forms Of law. They insist
that each Individual must be in all his ac-
lions, in all his utteTances. absolutely
free. This no law class advocates the
Sovereignty of the Individual And we re-
Ilize TO what bloody Lengths they are.
ready to 20 that they MAJ lnd th"mseiycs
Independent Of all law.
Persons Or the second class alluded 10
ar. not ready to dispense with all legal
forms but they are not willing to oDcyg
the law. They want the protection which
the law affords but they are determined
not to render the obedience which the
law demands. Ia the strict sense Of tho
term thrsc men are not Anarchists, for
they believe that some people ought 10
obey some law, bIt as for themselves.
thcy obey where IL suits them and claim
the right to disregard the law where ii is
either inconv'nten mt or Improbable FOR
| them.
People Of the third class believe in the
supremacy Of the Law ana are content 10
nave their conduct regulated by the stat
Id. BOOK Th,y com Irehoud. further, that
ttr+- an fsvtl W
| must tytntt.atc I'M social dlSintegrd ton
/ and political anarchy. For the mOmeifti
| Zach man begins 10 regard and obey only
! such laws as please him, that instant so
| -iai chaos begins. but whil" all men obey
| al laws We all live IN an atmosphere Of
| order. ana ~ the same time each Will
enjoy the largest measure nl th" best
| liberty.
W. need To perceive the trend or these
tur,r classes If mo !ght.
70 me II seems clear that in any wch
/ regulated sJCjcty IN absolutely FIRE" gov
eminent Is ais inpossibllitg. The very
idea Of regulation forbids il. What are
ia~- Tor bIt " regulate ana restrain nv
mHu cnndurty Ana conduct that IL reg
dated T. not free The very ideas of gIv-
rum.nt ana individual independence ar
.Hro;nuatihc. ANY administration wacrt
-,I3 Is .cIt. TRAINED, %Lcr" passion = IN
bridled. ARD greed U","tteIct. mast b"
internal.
~ u.-t.cu only few Of the multi
t-dinpIb Instance whore the LLcIty OF
thr iulll IdLal must ~ limited ~ the
moral sense WI the public. let Us consider
.hr matters w marriage. divorce, duciIn4,
gambling. Lotteries, the sale 81 cigarettes
-Hd H.toXicaHtS hours 81 labor and age o:
.abor. compulsory cdIcation. adIlJeration
~ food and to us. 81 IN" mails. In these
and thousands ~ other relations the only
.r-r tE,or. tar y- IL tn the limitation p:
M.r-uUnl lt,-tr hy thc ideals w Chris
uau morals Ih. spirit w oIr civiIiZu-
t"7 demands more liberty ana greater
opportuult. f,r AN that is pare and en-
GoD,InE. bat no license for those thiugs
which 81. uaclcal and debasing In air
these I.ru,eNiug conditions AMI amid
these ,uu:it, ling Interests ii should bc
tl- -rfiiu' ming purpose ~ the Christian
church w rs'IbliSh ana maintain the Sys-
TEEN WI morals ana the standard of COM
44,t which Christ taught ana lived