The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-04-18
Two Kinds of Anarchists.

Not many citizens OF the United
States have thoroughly Analysed the
true inwardness attending the assassi-
nation Gov. Goebel in 1890 and Presi-
dent Mckinley in 1901. Both cases
rest upon exactly the same moral
basis in every respect, but there was
more or less difference of detail in the
execution of the scheme Of murder. In
the case of Goeble the plotters sent
over to Cincinnati and got steel bullets
to be certain that the messenger OF
death would break any bones it should
strike in his body. This not only
shows intelligent forethought in pre-
pairing for the bloody work in hand,
but it also shows many days of deliber-
alton to perfect the plans to carry 1t
out. The man whose room was to be
used rushed off to Louisville so as to be
able to prove an alibi on the trial, and
the man on the firing line had the shell
ter of half open window blind to con-
ceal himself behind. That shows he
was q cowardly cur without the man
hood to face the responsibility OF the
base act he was committing. He was
what is usually known as q sneak thief
who conceals his own vile carcas while
stabbing his real or fancied enemy.
But how was it in the case of McKin'
ley? Here young man of feeble in
tellect and but little, if any, moral
training, was used to do the work Of
the assassin. He undoubtedly had been
coached by shrewder men and carefully
instructed in the whole vile plot to put
an entire nation in mourning. Like
the simpleton who fired the temple OF
Diana at Ephesus that his name might
go do down in history coupled with his
crime, we may be sure Czolgoz had his
vanity excited to madness by the glory
of killing the president. Now after
this preparation to execute the will oil
others, suppose a wicked hypnotisI
took charge of him and trained him in
hypnotic suggestion. Suppose further,
the hypnotist was present on the
ground and kept his snake-like eyes
on Czolgoz at the psychological mo-
ment when Mr.. Mckinley began Q
general hand shaking, / would like fol
some one to tell me which of the two
would be responsible for the murder
The one melted it and the other, like Q
machine, executed his masters will
but demonism was at the bottom o.
both cases. And demonism is by nj
means recent discovery, for it stained
the earth in Eden with a brother
blood, and like the poisoned shirt O
Nessus, has chung to the human rac'
for six thousand years.
But let us follow these two cases int
the temple of Justice and see if thu
blind goddess holds the scales in equa
poise to measure out even-handed jus
tice on both sides of Mason and Dix
on's line. .Czolgoz was arrested on tn
spot in the presence of his victim ant
securely lodged in prison. After
reasonable delay for appearance SAX
he was tried, convicted by Buffal
Jury and executed. In all this no voic
was raised among the millions Of south
ern people in criticism of the illega
Jury by whose verdict he was couvicte
and executed. And why? Simply be
cause the people of the south do no
deny to NewYor the right of self-goy
eminent, including the absolute RICH
to deal with her own law breakers, an
arehists and all other criminals.
How was it "away down in Dixie
when the concealed assassin sent th
steel messenger of death into the vital
of his victim9 All, little army of pc
triots who had become accessories Dc
fore the fact had been mustered int
Frankfort and were quietly waiting
aid and abet the assassin and cover hi
retreat when the criminal work Wa
done, And how was it with two gov