The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-15
Perfect Good Sense.

Mr.. JAMES J. HILL. the st. Paul railroad
| magnate. made n speech the other night
| containing a shrewdncss and common
| sense which the crowd Of persons. who are
always trying to make men prosperous and
| virtuous by act OF Congress, will not nppre-
ciate. Speaking OF the generally favorable
financial condition and prospects OF the
country In spite OF temporary exctements
and embarrassments. he said this:
There is one thing more than another that has
CAUSED these ols 1t the attempt the part OF those
charged with our legislation TO tinker with matters
that cannot be controlled by legislation. CONNER
cia laws are rs certain In their operations as the
laws or nature. Take the condition Of our coun.
Try to-day. due to our financial legislation. II
we could remove the SHERMAN act would
have what no country can do without;
would have confidence. think III" United States
to-day stands better than any other part Of the
world FOR investment II could remove the one
ALTON brought about through want OF knowledge
the part OF men who responsible for 1t. have
doubt We would begin VI prosperity the Ike OF
which we have never hal. rm run No more mend ,IH.
eiai or commercial eDnif ~ legislation than you m.nd
bok'" limb hy statute, and hope the time will come when
our people Will see that protection OF every man in all
his natural rights will be the reasonable limi, Of
leSibhtlon and when all commercial matters Will be
governed by commercial law and commercial usages"
u u
laws, but II he had made the limits OF prac-
ticable legislation the study of his life. he
could not have got or given better view Of
the folly of legislation which interferes with,
the natural laws OF business.
Hands of !" should be the motto OF leg
islators In reference to business. Let it
alone. Let IL tako care of itself.
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lie henlth from rags imported from the cholera
Injected regions OF Europe We have learned
that Secretary CARLISLE has adopted means Of
guarding the country against this danger
Tho business OF inspecting and disinfocting
cargoes OF rags prepared for shinment to our
ports has leen turned over to our Consuls
abroad, who will DO held responsible for the
proper performance OF this duty. Heretofore
there has been but q pretence OF inspection by
irresponsible foreigners. whose fees depended
upon the number Of bales shinped. and who
were naturally DESTROYS OF passing rs many
bales as possible In the easiest way Here
after. under the act OF February last. no rags.
old jute. or old gunny gathered In any place
In which an epidemic disease exists can be
shipped to this country. aad all such material
collectedln any foreign place for the American
market must he disnfCcted according to the
methods prescribed By the Treasury.
Tho change thus effected is an exceedingly
desirable one. We have had alarming nc
counts within q year OF the condition Of tho
rags sent here from eastern Russia aud
folaDd. and from some other parts OF Europe.
These foul rags are disease breeders. beyond
a doubt and We cannot tell how many cases OF
infectious disease we have owed to them
Our Consuis abroad have been notified OF the
new duty that 10 Imposed upon them under !