Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-08-15
Talk ON SOCIALISM
Secretary Bonaparte Strongly
Denounces the Lawless
ANARCHY MUST BE PUT DOWN
Addressing chautauqua Near cum-
bezland, Md, He Says Anarohism
ard Socialism Are Twin Stems
From Doctrine That Men Are OF
Right Equal and Ought to Be
Kept SO:

Cumberland, Nd, special.-sec-
rctarysof the Navy Charles j. Bona
parte delivered an address Sunday
cveningSsat the Alleghaney Chautau-
qua, neal. Cumberland, before n
large gathering, his subject being
"Anarcbism and Its Remedy
He referred to the assassination Of
Lincoln, 5Garfeld and Mckinley and
said thatathe measures finally adopt
ed, afterlIC lICzolgoz's crime, to rid the
country md the world Of anarchists
were plainly mere palliatives. "We
have nowslIa homemade brand Of the
anarchist;s lie said, "and, although
the original plant Of this infant
industry WAS undoubtedly imported,
the domestic product is large eliougb
to gravelystrouble us. Anarehims is
the product of Two conditions which
prevail, tosa greater or less extent,
everywhere among the less enlighten-
ed classes ;6ff modern civilized society,
namely, the decay of religious. faitll
and measure of superficial, and
therefore =a,nsound popular educa-
tion.'
secretary#Bonaparle agreed that
the negro in the South before the
war represented more nearly the
ideal condition of society from a So
cialistic view point thar any other
class ever lad. Continuing he said:
so mucltof the evil. How can
it be cured q Anarchism is The prod
uct of causcsswhieh cannot be erad-
icatcd by legislation. however dras-
tic, Of causs which lie deep in the
scheme Of modern civilization. But
it has been already made much less
dangerous and harmful by being
dealt with seriously and nationally.
without rcsaraSto little doctrinnaine
prejudice anlls little paudo-llumani-
tartan claptrap.
In the first place The unlawful
acts promptedsby.. anarchism should
be made crimes,in so far as they are
not strictly speaking. crimes already,
and, as crimess they should be visited
with such penalties as are particular
3ly distastcfgl The criminals and
thereforcS Sthe most efectivc deter
rents to crime
sou anarchists ,;thc death penalty
should be uneqlivocally imposed by
law and flexible exercised whenever
the prisoner has sought.5dircctly ar
indirectly, 10 take life: for offenses
of less gravity, brief but very viser.
ous imprisonment, characterized by
complete scclusion. deprivation Of all
comfort and denial OF any form of
distraction, supplemented by Sc
we're, but not a public whipping: the
lash, Of all punisliments, most clear
ly shows the culprit thai lie suffers
for what his fellow-mcn hold odions
and disgraccfui and not merely for
reasons Of public policy. Any abridge-
ment from fear of the anarchists OF
that freedom Of spcecl: aud Of The
press guaranteed us by our State and
Federal constitutions would be neith-
er a wise nor worthy policy.
American public opinion should
recognize the utter emptiness, The
Inherent folly Of its theory and Of all
the kindred ready-madc Furnished
while-you-wait schemes for the social
regeneration of mankind. Civilized
society, as it exists to-day. if it be
nothing more. is the outcome of all
the strivings for justice and happi-
ness OF the human race during thou
sands Of years.