These events were lost in the wake of McKinley 's assassination and the hatred that was aimed at anarchists and the Home colonists . Numerous articles proclaimed the indecency of anarchists and in turn the Home colonists . Religious leaders spoke out against the groups as well , saying they were wicked , sinful people . Outlaws , vipers , and damnable people were all used by local newspapers to describe the colonists of Home . James Ferdinand Morton , Jr. , the colony 's editor at the time , admitted opposition to President William McKinley 's policies but that the colony mourned the death of the President , and saying the assassination was " useless " . Morton wrote that Leon Czolgosz was not a true anarchist and therefore his actions did not reflect on the anarchist society . Morton wrote two letters to the Tacoma Ledger pleading for justice but both went unpublished
McKinley 's assassination
Assassination of William McKinley
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