Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-21
State aud Family Governments Com
pared.

Ia this article We assume it to be
,he right of the State 10 govern its
subjects, but hold that it 10 bound TO
G yern them for their own good. and
Ia so doing it should avoid all need.
les. expense and waste of time,
aud to do this the decision Of its
courts should be final. Any decision
that leaves the defeated party
with power TO upset it is practical.
~ no decision at all, for it settles
nothing. The only plea l ever heard
for this is that it is possible it was
not decided right, and il so the man
ought to have another chance. Nov
| admit it is barely possible il was
not decided right, yet l deny that
De ought to- have power to ~ peal to
another court for the following
among other reasons. First, because
the State is bound to protect it's snb.
Jec's in their persons and property.
While by allowing this mao TO set
the judgment of the court at def.
ance by appealing, it actually en-
cCurages him TO go on and spend
large sums of money and much limo
10 the vain endeavor to reach per-
fecsion in the law and because il
will subject the other party,in whom
the court could find no wrong, 10
another heavy bill of expense and
waste of time. Does this look like
protecting persons in their proper
ty? As to the possibility that it
was not decided right, while ad-
nit that, claim that it will be far
more likely to DO decided wrong
next time, from the fact that il will
be farther removed from the time
and place Of the cause Of the action.
How would this kind Of government
work in the family 2The State should
govern its subjects as q kind father
does his children, do everything for
them he thinks will be for their good.
Let us see how it would work. Tom
and John, aged s and 10 years, come
to their pap with q complaint. John
says Tom had his ball and when he
asked him for it wouldn't give it up
but struck him, and as no has one
black eye it is strong circsmstantial
evidence that be tells the truth. Tom
says John charged him with steal.
ing his ball and he was not the boy
TO stand still and be called o thief.
Now there are two ways for this
parent to settle this dispute, one is
the old way by enquiring into all
the particulars of the case and then
If need DO, administering . little
chastisemement where most needed
and then close the case with moral
lee ure and consider it's settlement
Jndt. The other is the improved
way, which the State practices 10
settling disputes between its sub.
Jects. 1t this parent prefers the
mode of government prscticed by
the State, he will say to John, when
he makes his complaint against Tom,
"yon have the right Of an action
sg .ost Tom. it is possible you will
gee the better of him 10 your next
reund. And 80 this unna. ural faith
Ct sets his boys to fighting again,
and should John get the other ego
BACKED in this round he comes to
him again and tells him he still has
toe right of one more round with
Tom, which will be the third and
last or Supreme round which will be
fnaf, as the law makes no provision
for continuing the contest beyond
tho third and last round or court
which is Supreme. Would it not be
better for the parties to 9 lawsuit if
they were compelled to abide by the
decision of the fret Court? This 10
the &c ain question in this lesson, and
If decided 10 the affirmative would
saw TO tho State The expense Of twn
of its courts. and often cave the par.
ties from bankruptcy and ruin.
LUTHER BRowN.
Patch Grove, Feb. 8, '78