Stirrers Up of Mischief

There is a type of politician and a certain type of newspaper that seek to advance their own interests by appealing to the passions of ignorant men. There is always a jealousy of those who have by those who have not, and when a poor man is told that his poverty is not due to laziness, ignorance, lack of ability, or lack of thrift, but to the alleged fact that he has been oppressed and robbed by bankers and profiteers, he is ready to excuse himself and place all the blame on somebody else. By constantly hearing the great bankers of the country referred to as robbers, he develops hatred for them as men that have in some way gained the wealth that should be his, and when this hatred reaches a certain intensity in the muddled thoughts of a man with unbalanced brain, he is ready to throw a bomb and kill any number of people in order to wreak revenge on the wicked bankers that demagogues and their approving newspapers have taught him to hate. --Boston Commercial Bulletin.