The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-08
aEsER PEEag REVIEW.

mentioned the Illinois legislature in the fol-
lowing morcesu extracted by W from It's
columnp, one might readily have supposed i!
was referring 20 the Texas legislature. The
Times says
One of the editors Of the Times, In attend
ance upon tho legislature at Springfield,
tolegrspbs as follows this morning: Inc bill
presented by tho education committee of the
Illinois senate, "for better educati n Of dem
tisis," is fair example in point Of the ssgu-
larry broad notion entertained by the present
legislature as TO the scope of ia own duties
and powers Why the state should any
more assume 20 better educate tho gentlemen
who are TO tinker tho teeth of il, citizens
than to bitter educate the gentlemen who
are 10 cut the clothes or tho c0rna OF is citi
zens, or those Others by whom the souls Of
It's citizens are to BIO lroa,od unto salvation,
does not readily appear. |; is bel oud quea
ton that general Improvement IN all
special professions or trades m ghl follow a
better education in each; but thst the leois-
latire of Illinois is looked to Cor n statutory
compulsion 10 every kind OF better education
Is not 80 clear. The imbeclle absurdty
which has characterized most Of the propp-
siliorg advanced by this general assembly
suggests that bill TO compel the bHtt0r tdu-
cation of legislators might not be- amies
Such bill might provide Tor the oompeti-
tive syatom of TX minalion for tho legislative
market, slmil II to that which was tried with
30 much success upon tho cocOttes of St
LOUIS 4 lvw years ago. Failing that, il The
oducalivo empires of the legislature could
be marched out to he horse.poud of learn.
ing they so firmly inasL upon making every
body else drink from, and there ducked un-
der lbe surface until some triling moi,trra
OF common sense had percolated their crania,
the craze for regulating things would prob.-
bly, subside, and tho prospect of business
like adjournment would immediately
brighton.
While regulating tho education and fixing
tho requirements for dentists, there should be
requirement for them to DO connoissours IN
brea.hs, aid there should also bo a law eI-
acting of men and women whose teeth need
carpentering nm education for the breath,
Gucturing of tho same with onions, or ASA.
f1dita, or orris ROOT, or cloves or something
Of that kirk,
Tho Chicago Tribune evidently wants the
supreme court Of Illinois to be permanently
located Mt ono point aud thai point is 30
doubt Chicago. II says;
The members Of the lower houts at Spring
field have declared by avery decided ina
jority their belief that the supreme cour. OF
the third state Ia the union ought to remain
on horseback The vote by which NJ
Rockwel's minority report from the iuii.ill
department faVorng tho hill for M Mct H.
consolidate tho three divisions, was rejected
was an advertisement of the petty and rvlrl-
gressive spirit VIII oh dominate, the proceed
ings of this Legislature, This Tact that tho
supreme court Is still dragged about from
end 10 0nd OF tho a.ato rs 1t was IN tho DAYS
when tho Mississippi river constituted the
ultimate frontier line, is a standing shame 10
tho law-inaklng powers, and sthlaI Of
sneerlng comment in other ststee. Fhcro IL
not the faintest legitimate reason why the
proposed consolidation should have been de-
featei. The arguments against 1t ara spa-
ci0us and tllmsy to tina last degree. The nc
tual cause lies no deeper Than the pockets of
Acouple OF ,avtrn-keepsfs nv Ottawa and
Mount Vernon, whose trade would be wiped
out by cessation OF the patronage OF law
yers who attend the terms OF cou / held In
those places. " is very pretty commen-
tary upon the beauties of our governmental
system that tho petty local Interests Of two
little towns can DO 80 shaken over the beads
of tho slate'e 10. called representatives AS TO
Induce a special md emphatic acton which
declares n ulect that tn 10 ish,ure 10 Il ty
years behind It's timo. Tho judges of tho
court AUD tho legal profession of the STATE
have nothing for /. but to thank Mr. Roc 20
well aud his associates of the minority for
the I'll ut made in their bohhlf, aud to msln.
tain thelr souls in patience until swo years
honco when, in The cooler atmosphere of a
political OF year he,Ler material may b
found where with 10 I'LL tho chairs of The hall
oil representatives,
Speaking OF strikes tho st Louis Rcpabli.
cln makes the following sensible remark.
upon the subject expressing sentiments lhs.
must commend themselves to tho considers.
lion and meet with tho approval of all sensi-
Bile people, The Republican says:
Tho privilege Of striking" is the ,nalen,
able right OF every man, and no strike OF
workingmen is wrong simply becNu il is .
strike, The laborer is worthy of his hlre and
has n full right 10 say what his his hire shall
DO aud on what conditions his seryee shall
DO rendered. When there are disagreement.
between the employer aud tho employee on
theso ell I "por'ant points, II |, tho righ, OF
each t. refuse To have anything t. do with
tho other. Tho employee can refuse to work
unlo,s his termi arc accodad t., aud tho EN-
ployer can shut his shop VI his are refused OF
hun. up somebody cIsc who will accept them.
Neither side can 20 beyond this simple
right, howovar, and undertake. by iuti mia
ton aud force IN compel tho other TO come
70 terms without violating tho PLANES, prin,
oiples OF liberty and justice Tho empIo, or
may shut his shops or choose h,s own men
70 do his work, but no may not do ANYTHING
10 prevent those men whom no will rot en-
ploy from Obtaining employment from any
one else who will take them unless no wants
10 make himself \ lawbrcskcr. 80 tho riuh,
Of tho employ stops when he stops vo,k,
It's HE undoubted right 10 refuse TO work
unless wages and all things else arc sali,fac
tory 20 him, but he makes himself criminal
tho moment no undertakes 10 prevent aoy
other iunn fron taking his place who Il will,
Ing 10 do what no 10 not. Tho empo,o has
equal rights with Tho employer, bu, no, q
greater, aao the employer has Just as much
right 10 employ whom no Please. as tho en-
ploye h@ 10 work for whom no please
These are elemen nry principles OF true LID.
orty that are woll worth remembering When
labor strikes prevai.
Hynopsis Of OpiniUns OF tho Commits
efOuerp of meals