During a time of national tumult and fear, this newspaperman’s words endure

From the Kansas Reflector , opinion editor's note:

In the aftermath of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death, much conversation has focused on the role of speech. Politicians and commentators have criticized rhetoric used by those on the left and right.

Kirk himself was an ardent debater, which makes his assassination even more chilling for those of us who believe our country depends upon the free and open exchange of ideas.

Some of the reaction to Kirk’s death has been outright scary, with social media calls for vengeance and retaliation.

In this heated moment, we’re going to run a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial written more than a century ago, in 1922.

At the time, railroad strikes threatened commerce across the United States. Striking workers faced violence, with at lea