The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-02-13
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aome Remedy Suggested Not in tho Do
main Of Violence Head ana lnwAraly
Digest.
ED. NEWS DEMoCRAT:-The only
remedy for social wrongs 10 u return W
natural law. Nature never conceived
want that the Creator did mol Furnish
supply for. And our social aud po
lltoai iiIe, like the physical Ills Of man,
have their origin In some DEVIATION
from natural law. .
Herbert Spencer In his Data Of Eth
Ioa, speaking OF absolute and relative
right says: "The law OF absolute right
can take no cOgnizance OF pain, Pain
"A tho correlatlve OF some Bpeclen OF
wrong, aome kind OF divergence from
tho cHurAe OF action which perfectly
fulnlo all requirements.
N tlufe hAS provided for the perfect
fullAlment OF such course OF action, ana
our discomfort arisen by our divergence
from such course of action. Then We
only possible remedy 10 return 10 the
course that nature intended. We need
not worry about any remedy; the rem.
edy will be on hand II we remove tho
rubbish that lies between us and that
evil. And this, In my opinion, can
only be done by right education. Men
have been led 10 follow tho theories
ana the laws of men which oOntrnytne
Divine laws. by education, and by edu
cation only, can this wrong work DO
uodOne. but education ay0tems have
been formed, originating In some
wrong, by which 0ne clms has been en-
abled 10 impose on And rob another
olnB
Take as an illustration the
system OF chattel slavery, origi
nating In conquest or some
other wrong, and brought 10 an &C
cepted pystem by education.
Aud the aame holds true with oil
other Bystema which enables one class
OF men 10 appropriate the wealth that
Others produce from the resources furn'
lshpd by nature for mans use aud ben
ellt. And whether that system be the
Divine right OF kings, chatel slavery, or
the system that enables one class TO
collect rent or pay for the USE OF the
earth or Interest, or pay for the ute OF
money or capital, or protective tariii,
or any other system which enables any
one class 10 live In luxury on the
wealth that others produce without
producing any themselves, they are all
Byatems which violate natural law, and
must be removed by civilization and
education. Their evil effects never can
be amellorated by legl0latl0n To OIL
set the evil effects of the Divine right
OF kings system, government OF the
people, by the people, and for the
people, have from time 10 time been
adopted. but avarice seems TO always
have been too much for the people, and
will be 30 long as any system 10 allowed
10 remain, which enables any one CLASH
10 use the wealth that they do not pro.
duce themselves, inherit or receive
from others, IN n free gift, Avarice,
ambition and c0wardice arc the viceB
which sustain these ByBteme, and the
laat and not the least OF these Is coward.
Ice.
We have millions Of laborers and
others that are brave enough 10 join
mob and fight for their rights, but too
oOwardly ~ intelligently show 10 the
people wherein they are wronged, and
trust TO public sentiment TO right them.
selves for fear OF losing q situation,
patronage or something else that their
necessities or avarlce demendB. Cor.
rect education and moral Buaslon 10 our
only hope " right social wrongs. This
NAV he too slow process for most
people, but II ls the only one. And the
slgtis OF the times indicate that II 10
moving much faster than most people
are aware Of. A. j. KiNT2.