The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-03-20

..--~..,suuaI. 40 not FAVOR killing
but We are human and cannot help
being desperate when we hear of sucn
things as the acquittal of Sheriff Mar.
tin and his deputies Under such cir
cumstances no one can be blrmed for
taking the law into his own hands. not
from an ethical standpoint, perhaps
but. in self-defense.
Vicious Attack on the Bible.
Here we have a vicious attack on
the Bible and sacred moral law, as
well as on the legally constituted au.
thorities upon whose fidelity depends
the public peace and protection of life
and property.
I'm the controversies between labor
and capital, often due to professional
agitators, it is often necessary, in
order to preserve life. property and
order, to call on the constituted author.
tiles, civil and military. Any denun.
ciatory TRADE at these methods is an
archistic and deserves rebuke equally
with attempts to overthrow the moral
law based on the Bible and its sacred
teachings. No newspaper which has
right conception of its duty to good
government and the laws under which
we live will give utterance to or up
hold such lawless sentiments. At the
risk of being considered a partisan,
/ assert that the Democratic press, in
some instances, was led into an atti-
tude of opposition to the government
during the war of the rebellion in such
a way as to become practically an
archistic in the trend of it's discussion
or war measures and in support of
party platforms and policies. AS we
look back at the attitude of the New
York World, the Cincinnati Enquirer.
the Louisville Courier-Journal, the In
dianapolis Sentinel and others we
could mention of the war period we
all realize the mistaken policy they
pursued in order to be in harmony
with their party. Much that appeared
In those papers then was calculated to
break down and discredit the govern
ment at Washington-in a word. was
anarchistic in sentiment The presi-
dent was viciously attacked as a usur-
per, the governors of the loyal states
were denounced and their lives threat
ened, and the war pronounced fail
ure. 1t is precious now to know that
many of the newspapers referred to
and the men who edited them have
seen the error of their way, while yet
partisan in sense, are patriotic
enough to sustain the constituted au-
thorities.
Ultra BryanIstic Papers.
Nevertheless it was noticeable in
the last presidential campaign that
the old virus reasserted itself again
in some of the ultra Bryanistic papers
under the hue and cry of anti-imperi-
alism, etc.. some even going so far rs
to laud Aguinaldo' and berate and de-
nounce our beloved and departed pres
ident in an hour when he should have
had the applause and support of every
loyal American.
"A patriotic press should restrain
and check a blatant demagoguery up
on the stump from wanton and unjust
abuse of the president especially, and
OF governors, judges and all in au-
thority. The army and navy, officers
and men. should be respected and hon.
ored. Such healthy public senti-
ment on these lines should be cult
waited that no one would dare be re-
sponsible for nerving the arm of mis-
guided anarchists, native or foreign
1T is so near the awful hours
through which we passed from the
moment Czolgocz committed his
monster crime until the faithful,
great-hearted Mckinley said: Good
by; good-by all. 1t is Gods way; His
will be done that we can hardly
speak with the least degree of toler-
ance of any influence that contributed
to bring about such terrible crime;
but that awful deed has aroused
the American people to q sense of
what is due to those who represent
the sovereignty of free people. The
tools of the vile caricaturist have
fallen from his dastardly grasp; the
pen of the defamatory detractor and
asperser of motive and character is
no longer in demand; the blatant,
slanderous tongue of infiammatory
speech is still or wagged with a show
of decent regard for the truth. Best
of all. the great. patriotic, justice.
loving conscience of the American
people has been aroused to q sense
of duty and love toward the institu-
tions we love and cherish-through
the operations of which every wrong
may be righted and every blessing of
good government may be secured
and henceforth the blatant demagogue
and swash-buckler, the half-insane
and partisan-mad blowhard will be rel
gated to the rear, and sanity. justice,
exalted patriotism, respect for consti-
tuted authority, fidelity to the moral
laws-which includes the whole duty
of man to man-are to be given the
right of way. The spirit Of the i'm.
mortal Mckinley, who. in speaking of
his assassin, said, DO him no harm,
is to be carried out even toward his
misguided associates. Whatever may
be said of the existence of anarchistic
sentiment in this country, the awful
deed of Czolgocz-so wanton. so mer-
cilessly unjust and cruelty wicked,
will prove the death knell of organ