The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-07

secret societies are organized and crimes
which shock and stasger humanity are
the consequence.
But great as is the peoples love for the
president grateful as they are to him
for his public work and he is to them
for their confidence, the time has come
to consider, frankly. the question of the
cause and prevention of such crimes as
that of yesterday. crimes that are enough
almost to justify doubts of the civiliza-
ton of man and the goodness of God.
Thus we may we'll inquire: Have we
too much liberty in this country? Should
the yellow press be allowed to circulate
ment of the United States? Should 1t
be allowed to malign and Willy the
chosen rulers of the people and thus fan
the fires of ignorance and fanaticism in
this land? But whatever may be said
tisan and malevoient falsehoods and
its imitators of greater or less degree
in all the states, it is certain that
too much liberty has been ac-
corded the anarchists. Every member
of their criminal order should be con-
fined in Jail or deported whence he came.
This is a land of freedom but not license.
event is that the terms have been trans
posed in the minds of certain men who
read the yellow press and listen to the
voices of political demagogues as they
charge imperialism and oppression and
subserviency to the money power upon
the noble and patriotic men temporarily
in charge of the government and so
placed by the majority of the people.
The prayers of the Christian world
are ascending to heaven for the recovery
of William Mckinley and the preserva-
ton of the nation whose chief magis-
trate he is. Should death ensue, how
ever, the American people will find con-
| ISOLATION and safety in the fact that there
will still be strong man at the head OF
the government whom assassins can not
terrify nor demagogues discourage. He
| is a typical American, big Of heart
| strong of limb, superb in courage, man
in whose veins flows the blood Of patriots
| and who may we'll be entrusted to pro-
and without. If it becomes necessary
| to hang a few thousand anarchists he
will order it done and it will be done
| legally. He will meet every emergency
4 that may arise should death remove tn,
4 president, and he will meet it like a,
j American president, in defense of tn
institutions of liberty.
/ The American congress may be relied
upon actively to supplement executive
/ work in the matter of suppressing an
4 afcHlstS. CAIsl, tHe 1IAAAi6A oIAoAA IL"
need a thorough overhauling in ordel
that anarchists, or men likely to becom
anarchists, may be prevented from land
| ing. Next, laws should be passed pro
hibiting anarchist meetings, anarchis
professions and the publication Of an
archist papers. The penalties should b
made severe in the extreme. The Amer
| lean government should, in short, Civ
notice to the world that while tn
| United States is an asylum for the op
pressed of all lands, it is not an asylum
for lunatics nor agitators nor dema
gogues of foreign birth, and that ever
immigrant seeking this country for tn
| enjoyment Of the blessings of Hbert
should leave the political troubles of hi
own country behind him, neglecting n
opportunity to show his gratitude TO
every new privilege and determinatio
to become good citizen of the land o
his adoption. All other kind of immigra
ton should be rejected though it Nigh
take a line Of battleships along ever
coast as a means of protection. Foreig
anarchists and political demagogues ar
twin curses of the republic, but it.
pitiful if the assassination Of the ma
tion's best beloved president Is needle
to emphasize the national danger.
PERSONAL.