Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-21
A aEMEDY SUGGESTED BY WHICH INJURED PERSONS
CAN GET JUSTICE.

A aENEpY SUGGESTED BY WHICH INJURED PERSONS
CAN GET JUSTICE.
From the Westminster Review.
In order to put an end to adulteration. to the
wholesale posing and swindling which pass under
the 1ne name OF Legitimate competition the
state must give 10 each person who Is thus injured
by having an adulterated article OF food or drink
or medicine fotsted upon him In the name OF an
article which is not adulterated right to remedy
without asking such individual to pay for the
remaiy which the states failure has rendered
necessary. IL Is far more important, II people
would only think so, To have cheap Justice than
cheap anything else. Indeed, while the former re-
mains expensive. no article Of commerce can be
cheap. We, therefore, strongly adv ocate that an
effective remedy. an easy means OF invoking pun
ishment upon those who aduterate-under the
spur OF competition" or any other f,ne name for
tine evll-articles OF food should be placed In the
hands on every citizen who is wronged by being
cozened out OF his money or his health by the arts
OF adulteration- We would let every purchaser
have recourse Tree OF charge TO the public anayst
and In case he should discover that any article SUB
United to him for examination was not what IL
pretended TO be, we would allow such persDn IN
proceed, still at the cost OF the state before COM
petent tribunal and procure an adequate punish
ment for the offender againgt the laws OF civilized
society. The benefit OF such an act is far
greater TO the community than TO the Individual
who has been wronged. II one tradesman cheats
him aud he knows IL, he can, without calling him
10 account for the past, go 10 another tradesman
the experience OF the fraud profits By t. buS the
- ate is none the wiser. That Is the reason VIII
we ought 10 Facilitate the getting OF justice such
cases. The man who does so does a valuable public
act public service; but IL is wise that we should
not tax these public acts and services There is
another aspect In which this proposed change
seems TO be most expedient We want to have
the whole community on the side OF fair
dealfng, we want to enlist the whole OF
our ci,izens In this home crusade against
adulterahon. Unless we can DO 70 ali our
legislation will fail In the future as II has 10 the
past The statute book Is all very well as the let
Ter OF the law: the Informing spirit OF the law fs
pablo opinion, the collective Will" We think,
then. that this plan would be successful because
We have confidence that the people win, when
they know the magnitude OF the evil which is at
taeir doors, their Italics. and In their cups CO.
operate willingly and earnestly In the work OF
hitting an end 70 IT, and 80 cleansing and purify
ing the shambles OF commerce. We think that
this Will not only be valuable lesson 70 many In
the public spirit which Is In the backbone OF a
sfate out IN the local self-government OF which
ihe honesty OF commerce Is one of the most In
n, .tanf FORMS We could ourselves suggest oOjec-
ttosg 20 this or any other system OF cure But the
re,nedv that drastic cure Is called for and to
INV ,ssrd tij n the only one winch. In the peril
Gus circurNtanceSs - likely 70 prove effective.