The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-05-09
WHOLESALE ANARCHY,

Doctrine Of Might Makes Right Sup
ported by Republican Leaders.
a prominent Nebraska Republican in
a speech before the state university
explaining and condemn.ng anarchy
quoted from several noted anarchists
to show that they advocate the doc
trine that might is the foundation of
right, but he uncOnsciously put the an
archists and the Republican leaders in
the same class. He quoted "Caspar
Schmidt, commonly known as Max
Stirner," as saying:
Right is power or might. What you
have the power to be that you have q
right to be. I derive all right and justif-
cation from myself alone. for I am en-
titled to do everything which I have the
power to do.
Now, Republicans and Democrats
alike condemn this doctrine when an
individual applies it, but the Republic
an leaders are applying on large scale
in the Philippines exactly the same
doctrine that the anarchist applies on a
small scale. Imperialism rests on the
doctrine of force and on that alone.
We are i'll the Philippines because we
have the power to be. The Commoner
has already shown by the correspond
ence which passed between the presi-
dent and the peace commissioners that
Mr.. Mckinley insisted upon resting IT,
tie in part upon "conquest"-that was
the word used-and conquest gives us
the only title we have. Spain was not
in possession when we went through
the form Of buying the islands and
/ tile people and was not in position to
put US In possession. We purchased
an option on fight and have been
fighting ever since. How can Repub-
licans consistently condemn an anarch
list who asserts his right to kill because
he has the power to kill if these same
Republicans assert that we have
right to govern Filipinos because we
have the power to do so and as corol-
larry have the right to kill Filipsnos If
they object to conquest and subjuga-
ton? II our nation acts upon the theo-
~ that might makes right, it will find
Y difficult to draw a line between
Wholesale conquest and retail anarchy,
10 light anarchy successfully we
i must set up Il standard of right entire
I ~ independent Of the force which sup
ports or defends 1t; we must insist that
there are inalienable rights and that
{ governments are Instituted among men
Tor the preservation OF these rights,
( governments are necessary, but neces-
4 sary for what2 For the protection Of
rights and they are good Just in pro
portion as they protect the rights Of
citizens. The Republicans have refus-
ed to discuss the principle involved in
8l a ism, but they cannot always
I refuse. When they begin the discus
/ sion, they will find themselves defend
sSlig European principles of govern
isIileat, and they will discover upon ex-
summation l that the empires OF Eu-
\ fosse sre ponsible for the doctrine.
4 s az FORCE asserted by individual an-
arellists. Is il not time TO recognize
I llla 4 a moral principle cannot be ar
SsIesfe y hy the number Of persons In
4 viewed rhat might makes right il no
Ihs'rs' true Wien the mi ht is employed
DIV $40 900 than when ii is emp oyed
a onss 4 nd vet that Is the only DIFF
ispeilce between the etrine OF the in-
\ Ihess'.a iist and the doctrine Of the an
ar;sllisf Comm