La Junta tribune., 1904-10-01
LET nlcEMplARles BEWARE
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baltimore American.l
tt wsa0 seem to the persoo ef faif
SegFes ef pefspicaeity that ths lesson
taught W ths incident Of Leon Csolgosa
thrss yean ago was sufficiently forceful
- have lasted longer than the present
actioas sf certain persona and pubiica-
usns weaA lead NJ to believe II has last
I'd. 4 hns and cry Was raised aGainse
President Mckinley along the line Of al
Dsgsa nilitarism. The absurdity Of that
esy was admitted BY everybody sven
before The great statesman had oeen IN
augufatsd. But the seeds OF sedition lived
and thfeve In the poisonous soil Of an
arehy. In the soul Of Czolgosa and his
aurdsrous advisers the harm WAS done
The crop grew and bore fruit. He had
rad tie papers which falsely and trail
torously declared that President McKin-
~ was . mere puppet In the hands OF
thoss whs would turn the republic Into
a. empire. He had listened to those who
fanatcally professed to believe this pal
pAb3s lie. Murder was born In his little
mind. And they whose deliberate and
erafty lying had nerved him to the deed
were nors guilty than he who did that
which would have been almost justi6abls
had their words been true. These people
Who melted the murder were properly
and thoroazhly castigated at the time.
Btu the lesson has not lasted. Now.
chat the heat Of another campaign u
0psn ~ the old slanderous, frebrand
0sthod u again coming into vogue Ger
taiA newspa pcrs and certain periodicals.
ere picturing Theodore Roosevelt A. an
emperor; rs one who il itching for ~
An00rfunitv r., oyarcisA fvpnnnical U0WAP
and take away the dearly bought and
dearly held liberties Of this people. They
who make these claims know far better
than many who are influenced by their
treason how false these representations
are. They know that Theodore Roose-
welt Is the embodiment OF patriotism and
loyalty to their government; they
know he has fought throughout his ca
Sesr to secure for the people broader and
better privileges aud has stood between
them and those who would have robbed
them of the full enjoyment Of those pre-
rogatives that Americans hold sacred.
They know he has done this unselfishly
and braveiy and regardless OF the effect
they might have on his political pros
poets. They know, Furthermore. that he
win continue to do these things to the
end Of the chapter and that hs seeks to
true to the cause of the great common
people as allied against the classes, po-
Htcal tricksters and demagogues.
II some weak minded individual should
accept seriously their preaching and feel
himself called upon to prevent the yoke
from falling upon the neck Of his fellow
beings-should follow in the footsteps Of
the ili-starred Czolgosz and take the life
Of the President. either before or after
his re-election-those papers and period
Gals would hypocritically drape their
columns In mourning and fulsomely prate
Of the marvellous virtues of the deceased
statesmen. They would tell to the world
the truth they not only concealed, but
brassnly denied. during the lifetime Of
the man In whose murder they assisted.
They would heap anathema upon the
head Of their poor dupe. who knew NO
better than to believe their traitorous
eatch-penny mouthings, and fnaist that
~ b gives . speedy quietus-
Now b q good time to have care.
II u . good time for such publications
10 call q halt and think . moment OF
what might b the results Of someone's
accepting as truth the exagsefations and
barefsced lies they are now eagerly and
suthlessly promulgating.
Have care. incendiaries, have care