Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-15

failure has every time met them.
Aren't we only human bears doing
the same thing: Why not assert
intellect over instinct and try a new
place of escape into the liberty Of a
temperance country. For one ! am
heartily tired of the omnipotcncc Of
law. 1t can and must do many
things, but it can notdo all things.
| Too many Americans are like the
Yankee who said. I'm in favor of
the law, sir. but agin' its execution. "
10 make the law curc-all. The late
election, with its overwhelming
democratic proclivtcs. says with an
emphasis not to be misunderstood.
No Sumptuary law for Amcri-
cans Law, in the past, has inter
Tered with the eating. drinking,
ciolhlns, amuscnents, religion. of
man. no wonder the democratic
national platform OF 1892 made
opposition to this uSurpcd power of
legislation one Of its principal plankS.
II Queen Victoria had taken unto
herself the reigning power over
France and America She would not
have done more than legislation has
done for ages the world over.
Let legislation be kept within its
legitimate sphere, and all viii be well.
Legislatures by lcgislating on every
thing under the sun nave unwittinglv
Killed their goose that laid the
golden egg, and have ceased to get
even due respect for What is
iegitimately legislative. Our country
tired many men unSuccesSfully before
it secured Grantas triumphant leader
OF our hosts on southern battlcheld>.
Let Us look carefully, prayertully.
around for some power that can
easily aud quickly do the things shat
legislation has failed IN doing.
There is no longer any hope from
legislation redress for the wrongs
Of ages: lei Us cease to hope against
hope and yet new leaders.
John Wc>ley was able in his day to
sec that legislation was failure as a
public panacea and hence said,
Give me one hundred men who fcar
nothing but God. hate nothing but
sin. and are determined To know
nothing among men but Christ and
! Him Crucificd. and Will SET Tho
World on fire" Why not try this
proposed remedy for diseases o.
"Uncle sam which legislation ha>
tried, bat in vain, TO cure.
I Col! Elliot t. shepard editor ot
the Mail and Express OF New Work
/ City said last fourthof July We
could pick out Two dozen editors in
this country WHO, if they would
agree toany que>tiono. public policy
could and would induce the county u
adopt that policy, 30 matter wha;
4 ID might be- y wise suggestion
I from wise man: why NOT Try IL
/ Why not give up working legislatures
I to pass LAYS that viii never be
enforced. and work for newspaper
| syndicate t" work against the
wrongs of our land The
/ press is n.ightier than congress
George Elliot declares custom is
1 stronger than law among the
/ Germans. Is not this tune Of all
nations as We'll as Germans. For nay
part ! think legislation ought Il
give UP most Of her assumed powers
and take up her rightful but
neglected duties
In the time of Henry VII
Parliament passed law which
declared that on and after that date
4 pins should not be sold for more
1 than Is. Sd per thousand.
tirmly believe congress should
I find out those articles Of every day
| life which corporations today are
lover-ciarging for and limil them il
a reasonable profit But on the
other hand the limitation and more
4 Just distribution OF wealth, and tho
use and abuse of liquor, ought not Il
be handled by legislation, but by
| more pulSSant powers. Spurgco!
once prayed that parliament might
be permitted ITO do as little harm Il.
I possible" 1t is soon time for tho
gathering IF state and nationa
legislatures. Let all Americans Sc
pray for their legislative bodies
There is much excitement in tho
city Of Mexico oyer a search being
conducted by lnIco Desha and asso
ciateS in the little town Of TcpeZottar
near there for $40. 900, 900 ingold that
according 10 tradition, supported b,
documentary evidence, lies buried in
the old cathedral at TepeZottan
where it was stored by JesuitS abou|
the close of the eighteenth century.
Out Of the total 1904 paupers il
almS-h0uscs in the United States ir
tho last year 81 II nor cent war.