The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-13
WILMINGTON, N. C.
WHAT SHALL BE DONE WITH AN
ARCHISM.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER ID, 1901.

pagating and extending his views by
highly educated Nihilists like the able
Prince Xropo.kin, whose book giving
an account CT his own life in Russia is
one of marked interest,and the n
man Reclus do not advocate or favor
assassination. But the great mass OF
nihilists and anarchists are fascinated
with the idea of killing and about all
are homicidal maniacs without reason
or mercy. They are brutes in their
feelings. Anarchism is not in harmony
with the great underlying principles
of a free governmental government
of the people INC for the people, and
by the people, to quote the New Eng
land s~choolmaster's striking saying in
the early thirties. which was stolen by
Abe Lincoln III his little Gettysburg
speech. There can be no possible con-
cord between a b~enignant, liberal gov
eminent, offering freedom and home
to the oppressed of other lands, and
the spirit CT diabolism expressed in the
overt acts Of maniacal anarchy. 1t is
a glorious thing for a free man with
the principles and intelligence Of an
intelligent citizen to live in a free
country. But with the anarchist it IS
only glorious when a good mana
high public officials cruelty and
cowardly murdered. The dreadful deed
at Buffalo, New York, was the inspira-
ton of hell, and there was no partisan
politics in it. We are surprised to
learn from the Baltimore Sun that
there are republican newspapers de-
graded and false enough to repeat
the insinuations made when Lincoln
and Garfield fell before the assassins,
that democrats are at the bottom Of
the attempt upon the life of President
Mckinley. HI is incomparably a
better and nobler man than either of
the others, and no democrat who is
not low and base would think Of wish
ing destruction to such a man. There
is all the difference in the opinions and
principles of a true democrat, who
holds to the fundamental doctrines of
the constitution and the illustrious
fathers of the republic, and a wild
bitter, incendiary anarchist who wipes
from the earth any man in a republic
chosen to a high place by his fellow
citizens. What do anarchists care for
government Of any kind, whether
a despotic, whether a republic or d
monarchy? The anarchist is a lawIess
being, bent on destruction, and chaotic
T. -xo- ~-I- fHar - hnorf an6 nynrU
fibre of his being. The idea is to clean
up all rulers and wipe out from the
face of the earth all government. Free
and untrammelled discussion is of the
the essence OF Il free government with
constitutional limitations. But the an
archists construe this into ~liscence,
and REASONABLE talk follows and when
the head of the American government
is stricken down by a murderous hand,
anarchy at orce assemblies for reioic-
ing and congratulations. Ought such
treason to be allowed? Should such
conspirators be allowed to dwell on
American soil?
We notice thai Governor Aycock
sends to the New York World on the
Sth inst. a brief reply to an inquiry.
1t is as follows:
w have TO anarchists in North
Carolina, for which 1 am profoundly
thankful. 1 am distinctly in V OF
any reasonable and constitutional leg
isIatiye enactment tina will make or
tend to make a recurrence of the awful
crime against the country impossible
North Carolinians will approve OF
that. The congress should act so soon
as it assemblies and adopt some meas
ure hat will expel anarchists, prevent
them from coming to this country upon
a very heavy penalty. 1t should also
see to it that the president is hereafter
carefully guarded by resolute and
trustworthy men. The Washington
Post interviewed some of the local
lawyers, and they insist Upon a law to
protect the president and his cabinet.
They say the punishment will be slight
for the assassin if the president Mould
recover. That is bad. He deserves
death. MI. Justice T. H. Anderson, of
the district supreme court at Wash
ington, is reported as saying of the at
81 mp oPOh MI
1T has revealed the presence of a
hidden danger to civil government and
the peace and good order of society.
1T has disclosed to our people that
there has been t~ransplanted TO our
own shores the seeds of m~aglignant
hatred and treason toward the lawfully
constituted authorities of organized
government which "a SO long vexed
and disturbed he monarchical govern
ments of Europe.
N wonder that the unkindled wrath
of the people not only demands the
speedy and severest possible PUNISH
ment under the law of the perpetrator
of this most monstrous crime, but also
swift adoption of adequate measures
against its recurrence, the absolute
suppression of all anarchistic organ1za-
lions and prevention of the spreading
of their hateful and reasonable doc
trines."
The extreme limit of punishment for
the assassin under the laws of New
York, in which state he would ave 20