Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-07-16
GRANT AND COLFAX,
Jews and Foreigners.


of 'humanism," as the theory which ex-
presses human or mans trifold nature, such
as God has created il with its legitimate
infcrenccs as to the proper mode of yerifi-
cation.
maintained that everything which God
has created has its purpose and therefore
every characteristic that constitutes man
as man, has God given title to its full de-
vclopement and consequently whatever is
an obstruction to this is irrational
maintained, that, as man for reason of
his trilold nature is neccssitated TO live in
definite and regulated social order, tlis
social order in forms must conform to the
rational requirements of human nature. j
maintained that the best adapted form of
this social order is the unreserved equality
of the republican form OF government, be-
cause within it there are no irrational ex
ceptions possible.
Ard finally, promised to consider, in
this article, the practical application of
these general principles to the present po-
litical campaign.
We have, ti,en, TO see what this unre
served equality of republican form of gov
ernment, in its practical application,
means.
| 1t means, first, that whatever partakes
of an exclusive individual character is pro
tectcd and guaranteed to the individual
participant of the state or community.
Secondly, that whatever is concern be
tween one individual and an other, or one
individual and all the rest, is regulated by
the common will.
Thirdly, that the common will is consti-
tutcd by the contribuive action of each
and every individual, on the basis of per
feet and unqualified cqrality.
Matters which bclons to the first propo-
siion are the theology OF individual man,
his understanding of and his relation TO
his Creator.
In this regard, the official republic docs
not know anything of what is called rclig
ion. In a rational republic there cannot
be recognized state or official religion.
| Then the right OF the individual 10 se'f
possession; that is, personal freedom, ex-
cluding. therefore, what is understood b.;
slavery or scrfdom. The ght to self con
troll, free will, in matters of direct indiyid-
uai concerns of a physical nature, rs local
ity, property, industrial activity, diet. and
the right OF association.
The right TO free and rational culture of
the mind. education.
The right to perception anu judgment
by way of language or its equivalents, that
is, freedom of speech. press. and school.
But all these fundamental principles OF
individual rights, can be, or in most in
stances. are not eNcrcrciscd without com
inc for reason of tho necessary form of cy
preston under the prov ision OF the second
proposition. The relations between the
individual participants of State organ
ization, find 10y the action OF the common
will their regulation by what is called civil,
criminal and ethical codes.
Thus, whenever proposition belonging
to the first category trespasscs in It's prac
tical realization the limits of individual in
dependence, when ii becomes arbitrary and
consequently infringing and dangerous to
the community, common will restricts il to
its properfplace, form and character. Thus
while the State does not take cognizance OF
the religion of the individual. sects, or dc
nominations, such religion would have ii
submit 10 the inference on the part Of the
State, il its concomitant practical moral
exhibitions were in opposition to the cs-
tablished: OF the common win, on the other
side, the State is in duty bound TO protect
each ones practical form of worship as
long as such worship by its outside char
acter and influence does not come under
supervision.
The Sta.e has the right of correction of
the individual and thus as matter of cor
rcction and in given specified cases and un
der specified forms may suspend the code
of personal liberty, when the actions Of in
dividuals are not within the limits of indi-
vidual liberty, and are in opposition to the
common will as expressed by laws and
statutes.
Thus the State has the right to control
the property of the individual by way of
taxation and appropriation concomiiant
with compensation Thus the State may
interfere with the freedom of education by
making certain amount of education com.
pulsory. Thus the State interferes when a
public speech or print becomes objectiona.
bic in its nature, on the ground of general
and established opinions of morality and
propriety. ''-aae4.Hf -'le
! Thus the State interferes with the right
of association whenever a collection OF
: individuals threaten to so way not fore
seen by the organic laws of the social or
der. that is, when the right is abused and
the action running in an Illegal channel. In
this instance the right of association may
take the character of rebellion. '.' ss.a-l Z
! : Thus tho State, having no right absolute
ly to interfere with the industrial action OF
the individual by way of prohibition, Can
regulate Il as far as it concerns others. In
this way the manufacture of alcoholic flu
ids can not be prohibited, nor the sale el
such, even in the smallest quantity because
it is not absolutely dangerous property
But the State has a perfect right to control
!tsc thatby abuse it does not become alb
solutely dangerous. In this regard the
State interfcres by licesnes and taxes, by
corrective measures in case of public tres
pass. and by depriying drunkenness OF an
excusable character in case Of crime and
misdcmeanor. 4''dya r. strs i,as sss.. 81
The State has no,right to dictate wbcth.
Iycgetable or animal diet is the proper one
or whether alcoholic drinks are poisonous
and yet she interferes, perhaps. hy . ontrol