The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-09-03
ASSASSINATION.

How completely neutraze irresponsible efforts assassination
is problem difficult probably impossible of solution. Every
tona representative whether president king emperor
such attack In the who peeate these
ourages homcday crazy. In others they seek cheap noorey
feel themselves rewarded for their by the sensation they
yet others unbalanced political cranks whose weak brains
by weyed enthusiasts who preach murder and
carefully avoid it.
That President Roosevelt escape Tuesday evening
assured We take better presidents than
used do The mad who determined at the
president and armed for mischief stopped by the guards who
wherever the president resides But there
when far less careful OF the lives OF Our presidents by bel
experience have learned lesson and do best
the life OF the official head of Our government
But irresponsible will spring against whom
guard be of avail In fact the irresponsible murderer far
along with others In fact deliberately planned assassination much
less likely be successful than the effort of single irresponsible mind
Aasnatons deliberately planned have been successful especially
in the middle Thus have the deliberate OF Caesar
the Senate House The annals of the Roman and Byzantine courts
ee with murder We have in later times the murder Rzzo in the
Mary Queen of Scots The murder Of the Emperor Alex
II the OF the King and Queen of Seria
many engaged But the annals of all these countries show how
the muderous plots which ruion how
were discovered, how many revealed and betrayed
But attempts by single there is revealing no be-
ayal discovery before hand The deed done quickly and the
blow midst of friends guards
nothing but good luck They strike from
this kind have been of such character.
Garfield was shot down in railroad station at Washington The
late Empress of Austria stabbed to the heart in broad daylight in
open Geneva Sadie Canot President of France kill
ed in the of Lyons he passing through grand process
his carriage surrounded with guards and crowds lining the side
walks King Humbe shot he leaving crowded meeting
which he had given number Of prizes President Mckinley
hail. crowded with his fellow citizens might
go enumeratng the list and will be found that the this
character chooses his opportunity the crowded and public
places man OF this kind entirely careless OF what happens to him
self He carries his life his hand and ready yield himself
he is ready to take the life of his victim.
The problem how protect representative attacks
We certainly have devised any system which will the ext
of the Keep presidents monarch much
guard them efficiently possible and the determined
snglehanded will break through the guard The guards
President Roosevelt have succeeded him
but they will be unable give protection all occasions
The fact that has made the will doubtless inspire other
do likewise and however untrng the
be- coundrel will have the adrotness ccmvent
In considering these singehanded homCda crank the
attacked his popularity has bearing These
can brood the anCed the human and then
coed in their destruction political
ecuve leader 1t OF the problems which
condition of civilization before 1t practically how
going eliminate the wild beasts the beasts of who
midst