New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-05-28
Tho enforcement Of Law.
Written for the Review by 0. P. CHApML1x.

We have stated the object Of law. 1t
is to affect bad men in the outer life,
in regulation and in restraint; and good
men in throwing over them the shield
of protection. Law is directed against
the violation, or perversion, or abuse
of benevolence. Among the carollar.
les that follow from the nature and
use of law are the following: l. The
law can't make one righteous. 1t may
be obeyed from habit, or fear, or COM
pulsion without affecting the inner
life. The law cannot prevent one
from being a murderer, OF an adulter-
or, or thief at heart. The law may
compel a mar to be decent before men,
but can never make him righteous be-
fore God. Righteousness is the fruit
Of something else. 2-Since the object
of law is the restraint Of the bad and
the protection Of the good it must be
good itself. It is good in itself as
tree is good in itself though no one
may use 1t, or as an apple is good in it.
self though no one may eat it. Gener-
ally speaking society is bad, and the
interests of men suffer, not because
there is a desidideratum of legislation,
but because the laws are not operated.
There is already sufficient law to bring
every State in the Republic to very
high degree of moral character. The
need Of the times is not more law, but
greater enforcement Of what already
is. 3Since the law is good in itself,
and is for benevolent ends, it should
be enforced. The object of law should
secure it's enforcement. The two-fold
use Of law as previously stated, should
be secured. License should not be al
lowed the bad to do whatever is right
in his own eyes. Such course is de-
structive to all government and ought
not to be tolerated by liberty loving
people. The object Of law is to keep
the volitions of the wicked within the
limits of freedom. of true liberty. A
mong us every man is constitntionally
guarded in the right he has to his life,
to liberty and the pursuit of happiness;
but beyond this he may not go one
step. He cannot secure his own hap
piness by interfering with that Of an
other; he cannot exercise his liberty
when in 50 doing others are injured in
person or property. The law gnaran
tees to every man liberty; but not an
e.rcess Of liberty. This is not duly
considered. Men are not satisfied with
constitutional freedom; but are striv.
ing for an excess of it, and that they
never can have without revolution.
Liberty is not license; license is the
excess Of liberty. Men under the pre-.
tense of advocating for constitutional
freedom are melting the popnlace to
grasp the excess Of liberty which is
license for every man to do what il
right III his own eyes; and this is death
to constitutional government.
In its aim to secure to every mar
true liberty the law is humane and
lust and should be enforced.
Benevolence should be diffusei
throughout the whole body polite
Every man should possess goodness
and the people should be known every
where and distinguished for their ex
cellence, virtue and kindness. Thes,
it is the object of law to promote; AMI
| to secure an end so worthy the Law
should be maintained. The law SHOULD
be maintained out of respect for thos
,ol.o enact 1t. The people are respon
sible for the law. We are the people
i Government is not an impersonality
i Government is ourselves administering
law. Every voter, whether he vote
4 or not is responsible for the law Of tn.
land. Since this is true the people, t.
whom it belongs, should enforce TIN
law. The proper respect of the peOpl,
q for themselves requires the enforce
ment Of the law. That people VIII
\ neglects to maintain its laws is dis
i honored. Those who enact laws an.
4 allow them to lie unenforced upol
/ their records cannot escape disgrace
It is better not to have laws than t.
. to have them unenfOrced. a self
respecting people will honor them
selves by duly enforcing their owl
acts.
The law should be maintained BE
cause the injurious e0 feet OF 1lne1f force.
lar upon the people. This is great. i
State where the law is not enforce,
the people lose their respect and hon
{ nor for it; lose their love Of law AMI
order; lose their sense OF resp onsibilit,
to obey and submit to authority; an,
become lawless, every man law unit
1 himself; and the result is the dis
Z organizat alton Of society. Every une1
!. forced law not only disgraces the PED
8 pie, but prepares the way for the ovel
throw Of government.
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