New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-14
so.-5uSv ~ GOTERNNENT.

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fact that the Governments oil the O. "'"o'
are tending steadily and strongly 'o"',,
ccrtoin SpccicS Of Socialism I'D 'hcI' ''
some profoundly dcplorc the iac'' al" .,''
natizc the increasing interference WI" IL
once left to individual choice or ch'e'P'i
natcrnalSm Others rejoice at the '"''-'
distinct rroprc>s toward better g"Ner''l Nv
toward n happcr and higher condluo" - '''
nconlc and. in a word. toward tha' FORM """
o,,,rn or Socialism which a sens" "i NhI'N'''i,
'I,,, ,,omnt, them to welcome. For thcH no."
:; sin IN ,hirl, their obligations toward 'h'I'
r.uo, mon hv asking. Nm ! my hf"'h'i
koencr?" But whether men Ike OF "'N''"'
thi, modern tendency in government '"'' "''
forced to see that ii exists. 80
Many strive 10 reconcile this tcnocH'! VIII"
their conceptions Of the duties oil ""N'i''''', ~
bv d,,vin. a somewhat difficult W>'lh'''"n
bctvcnn the police power OF Government III"
-. o,ho, ,o,yo,s II may with night they
,rouo extend it. functions to the >uppf''>""
of di.ooso 10 the maintenance - qHdIH'lh''
10 the protection of the people a1aih>' N''""
foyer or other enidcmlC>. or AUTHORIZATIONS W.
food ini,,inlls to health. Even where the mean"
Of animals and not Of human beings - con-
corrcd Government may take measures /" sup
rross rho cattle d>casc. lIu; the same men are
forced to admit that the phrase police powers
corrot be very accurately defined. '"i ~''>>
and the supreme Court make II lncuoc inc
regulation of charges on railroads and IN ware
horses T. il i 50 vague 4 distinction tha'
avon Lv trained legal minds the competition "i
common carriers with each other can h' h''" i
nroper object of police regulation. bat not the
til oh Of
merchants or OF cooks can il have mlch real
value?
distinction more commonly made is iha'
Government should properly undertake those
things which individual citizens cannot 49,
Great works. for instance. when require sue"
AGGREGATION of capital. o. such "NercNe oi power
in different states that they cannot Wen ''
pcrfoIlncd or will not Doe undertaken 10y pll'''"
ENTERPRISE. may be intruNtod E" the Government
~ thc common agent oI all citizens. hUl ms
distinction also breaks down IN practical APP
pication II wa, not 4 greater or move Hli'-
cult work to open the mouth Of me MISSISSIPPI
than 10 build the Pennsylvania Halll"1H- Inc
little district school is rot undertaken II TOY
crnmcnt because il involves greater capital ~
larger aggregation of force ;han the creation
of Yale or lIaN ard University.
q, . ,,;.b roi,i,iuc tho fact
..,,... ,,. from the dorl,
''''' - .a.,. - ,r,or tirc. Ly pro-
vjdinr ga, lights. But il l. - question to-day
whether the city and town authorities can keen
c3s works alive AGAINST the competition which
vast aggregation of private capital and enter
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! where inaI-caTlHI N'"' IT. pay ga
/ V&tc enterprise '" j. '''' i'.'''
does anybody suppose 'l' PoN'dl S'' Nv '''''
/ the RESOURCES or the enterprise "a '''"'' P'''''
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