National Prison Congress [excerpt]

SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 9TH.

     The first session was called to order at 8.30 o’clock in Grand Avenue M. E. Church, delay having been caused by waiting for Governor Dockery’s arrival. W. H. Wallace, Chairman of the Kansas City Committee, introduced the Rev. J. O’B. Lowry, of Calvary Baptist Church, who offered prayer. Mr. Wallace, after thanking the assembly for the honor, spoke briefly and evoked applause by saying that every time he saw a prison he thought nowadays, “There’s where every Anarchist ought to be.” He held that the United States does not understand anarchy nor its principles, and, citing instances of anarchistic acts in the times of the Cæsars, contrasted them with the killing of three Presidents.
     “It took eighty-five years in heathen Rome and thirty-five in Christian America to produce three assassinations.”
     He then turned the meeting over to Hon. R. L. Yeager, who was to preside in place of Mr. Wallace, the latter being called away.

EDUCATION A REMEDY FOR ANARCHY.

     Mr. Yeager’s remarks were along the line of education as a remedy for anarchy. If you could get all the children into the public schools we would very soon have very little anarchy introduced. By many Mr. Yeager was taken for Governor Dockery (who was not present) because of their close resemblance.