The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-12-17

For many years II has been hanging
on q threadlike cord above our In
nocent the unsuspecting heads and
we have not been aware of II. Re-
Gently it began to swing to and fro
and at last 1t fell. What does the
above mean, you ,say. 1t means
simply this: The American people
were oblivious to the danger they
were incurring in permitting un-
learned and vicious aliens to enter
our gates until 1t was too late and
now we are reaping the rewards.
Since the American nation was
founded, the gates of the east and
the west have been thrown open.
Through them has surged tide Of
humanity, the oppressed and down.
trodden Of nations To all we have
given the glad hand ofwel come, to
all we have given of our store, Amer
lea does not regret her generosity.
Rather she is proud she could take
to her breast the homeless and the
forsaken and smooth away their
tears as a mother does a child. The
children of the grateful ones live
here today, and are patriotic citizens
of our great republic.
But about the time of the French
revolution, new forces made their
appearance on the horizon Of EI-
ropean politics. These were an
archy and rebellion against all or
ganized government, natural re-
action after the long years OF tyran'
nical oppression which cursed Flu
rope for so many centuries. These
have fomented the troubles which
have haunted the nations ever since.
The anarchist, in his true sense, is
a disgruntled enemy of all law and
order, who is devoid of sentiment
and shorn of all powers OF reason.
He is a destructionist an enemy TO
society, who bears in his heart no
love and ridicules all the higher
ideals of the race He is a viper,
fit only to be hated, dreaded, and if
possible destroyed. Yet in his CO.
wardly plotting he is yellow to the |
core. No one will whine ami, beg |
mercy like one of these unhung |
when he is caught. The |
bitterness of heart which he bears
to his fellow men, the materiallstic
and brute instinct that animates
him, and his natural animosity
against everything uplifting, puts
him in category that is hard to
define. He is a loathesome scaven-
ger among men, whose soul feeds
only on the lusts and foul things
and whose twisted mind thinks only
he darkest thoughts. Let him
rule, and life on earth will be a
misery. home will vanish and the
world become a hell.
This is the monster who stands
before us with blood-dripping hands
,ruel, vengeful eyes, and heart so
scared that he cannot listen to rea-
son or be touched by tenderness
We permitted him to come and feed
rom our storehouses, reap our har-
rests, draw our wages. and now he
strikes us in the back. What are
We going to do with him?
Let the politicians stop their pet
y wrangling and enact a law SO
stringent in it's very analysis, that
t will mean the death-knell Of an
lrchy for all time. He feeds of
,ur tables, claims the protection of
,ur laws, and yet would destroy our
very foudations. Those who feared
he German vote and allowed many
Americans TO be sacrificed; those
who feared the pro-Irish vote and
allowed a confessed agitator to par
,de the country in search Of funds
or a revolution, and those who now
'ear the vote Of the "poletariat'
and allow the anarchist to under
nine our institutions. are going to
wake up and find themselves bur-
ed beneath an avalanche of righte-
BUS Indignation.
The people want this class out of
The way, and if the present represen
Latiyes cannot enact laws that will
put them out, the people will send
other representatives. The menace
cannot longer be tolerated. Some
morning is going to see new law
in operation, and about ten thous-
and of these vermin before a firing
squad.-Polk County (Fla.) Record.
The above editorial was written
by Walter Creep, former editor of
The Herald, and is proving very
popular in the south. 1t is a strong
plea for one hundred percent Ameri-
canism.