The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-07
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.ng rule in the operations OF these |
smbliss referred to. The one great fact OF
nature, the fact that the business and social
worlds, as well as the physical have a
natural system of laws governing and con-
trolling all their operations, seems never to
have been learned by the average legisla'
tors. In legislation, aS in the case OF ir-
reference with the healthy work of the
natural functions of the human body, any
considerable tampering, any violent
changes, any enforced artificial operation
cannot but be injurious A wise
physician will attempt first and
foremost to get nature to
work in any diseased organism. He will
never resort to strong artificial methods
until satisfied that the usual operations and
conditions of the body cannot be expected,
The public is but an organism on a larger
scale. 1t, too, has its functions develop
ments, conditions, aud when the legislator
would act wisely he should pursue the pol
icy of the physician in more obscure
sphere Let nature do its work first. As
far as possible throw the business and
social worlds back upon the natural laws
which govern them. Take away artificial
restraints rather than impose them, and let
as little medicine be administered IS the
nature of the case will admit. The evils
of modern legislation arise princi-
pally from forgetfulness of the
true province of government. Men imag-
inc that it is the duty of government Not
only TO look after all the various depart
ments of business, but .he affairs of indi
vduals also, and hence make of 1t a parent
They forget that in reality it isa necessary
evil to great extent, an a5ridgemeat o
natural liberty. II the fact We're kept al
ways uppermost i'll the minds of legislator
that properly government is but u polio,
establishment much greater progres
would be experienced by society, We ar
too much governed, by far too much. Tn
businesswo society III matters OF Gus
tom and conscience, and men generally, il
their private conduct, should be left en-
tiscly to themselves, except in 81
far as they could not Ell
croach upon the natural rights {
others. This is the secret of good govern
ment and wise legislation. Instead of reacl
ing out and undertaking to control all tn
| varied conduct Of life let laws, made befoI
: legislative bodies, govern the majority
# these cases, and let the lawmakers adore
= themselves to matters pertaining to Il
Y preservation simply of peace, order an
Y justice through the community. III
:. nearer the approach of legislation to III
!, end, though, of course, not altogether iea'
y ole, the better the government and Il
= happier the people At this particul
time the various legislative mills of Il
country hayiGg again commenced to grin
> out statutes by the hundred touching up,
s. almost every conceivable topic, an
in nine cases out OF te
s. in direct opposition to reaso
SC aud natural law, it would be doubly app
s. pirate to remember and reflect upon t
n few simple truths which we have called I
oil ,tention to. Rather than, MS usual here
IN fore, pile up thousands OF laws, withc
at which the community would be better {
as ii would be wiser to repeal half of tn
now in existence and permit nature to
q its own work, an agent, by the way Il
W works with more unerring certainty in
10 different directions than can man. Tn,
A is nothing of extraordinary importance
10 engage the attention Of our Texas legis
il ture, and we trust that they will do just
n. little as they consistently can in the mat
Mt OF enlargng the already ponderous voluI
1, of our statutes.