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be able to agree as to SONS plan of concerted
action. The DuSe of ARGOS, the Spanish
minister to this country at the present time,
brings out very clearly, in an article in the
"Nortk American RevieU," the fact that
the instigators of assassination are never
the assassins. "The men who struck down
the Empress of Austria, the Prime Minister
of Spain and the President Of France, like
the murderer of President Mckinley, had
never been heard of until their infamous
acts blazed their names all over the world.
None of these men had any power Of original
thought. They were all inspired by others,
by the speeches or writings of the leaders,
the men aud women who are known to the
authorities, but who are shrewd enough to
keep out of danger. The real guilt is with
these leaders rather than with their instru
ments, and if they could be muzzled long
step would be taken in the right direction"
Why can they not be muzsled9 They
are talking away as boldly and as violently
as ever, not in the least subdued or alarmed
by the death Of Mckinley. They held
meeting In Chicago last Thursday, thou
sand of them, and cheered wildly the name
of McKinley's assassin. They held one in N.
Y city last sednesday evening, and among
the speakers was Emma Goldman, who
Czolgosz said instigated him to Kill Nc
Kinley. She talked precisely the same
way in which she talked in Cleveland when
Ozalgosz happened to drop into the meet
ing and happened to hear the talk that con-
verted him into an assassin. "In standing
alone and facing his murderers at Auburn,
she said last night, " "Ozolgosz showed that
he was the bravest of men.n She said this
Immediately after another speaker had de-
nounced President Roosevelt for his utter
ances in his message about anarchy, cal
ling him "a tool of plutocratic criminals y,
and his "whole message not OILY collec-
ton Of misrepresentation but pack OF
downright liesn. He closed his TRADE with
tribute to Csolgosz, saying: Owe recog.
nise in the deed Of Ozolgosa the energetic act
of a warrior taking his proper revenge" Ii
was this speech that stirred Emma Gold
man to her outburst, which she followed
with advice about future tactics among an
arckists, saying: From now on anarchists
should not use the word swe,' but should
say Il, Every anarchist should be re5pon.
sible for his own acts aud not try to shift
the blame, should he do anything in the
cause Of anarchy, upon the shoulders of
Others"
That is the regulation anarchist rant. H.
instigated Czolgoss; why should it not in
stigate olhersf Who can tell whether some
other weakmInded creature was not instigat-
ed by it last nighlf What has happened
many times before may happen again.
Surely, if experience teaches anything it
teaches that the time has come to shut the
pestiferous mouths Of these murder breeders. !
Whether we deport them to an island or
send them back to the countries from which
they came, or shut them up in Jail, their |
mouths should be closed and kept closed. |
They are the persons against whom legisla- |
tion is needed. Extreme punishment will
not stop assassination experience has de-
that; but it can be depended |
upon to stop the instigating of assassination,
and that is the evil with which the world |
has dallied too long.