The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-06-07

perism; fills the insane and inebriate
asylums of the land, and undermines
he national strength; fosters trusts,
monoplies and combines; builds up a
plutocracy more dangerous to the pub
lie veal than all the other social out
casts combined. Unfortunately, the
people do not elect the lawmakers, nor
do they legislate for the majority, but
for the minority. They are elected by
the aid of the "yellow boys" the all
powerful influence in the control of
primaries, caucuses and conventions at
which the registered opinions of the
people are made the football of wealth
or political pull. From these tools Of
plutocratic greed emanate those laws
which enable the rich, the influential
and their parasitic adherants, to delude
the public and thrive by delusion.
Laws that make millionaire of one
thief and state ward of another; that
denies to one the privilege it extends to
another. Laws which guarantee life,
liberty and right of happiness to each
and all regardless of sex or condition,
and effects these laws by others, des-
troying their purpose and effect. Laws
that place premium on corrup-
tion, perjury, theft or general dishon-
esty; denies morality, truth and justice,
and crowns the greater rascal with the
laurel wreath of fame. Laws that pun
ish honest poverty and aggravate, in
stead of relieving the burdens of soci-
ety. We legislate entirely too much
for our own good, and are Indifferent
as to the quality of our Legislators.
Less law and more thought for the re-
spect of individual rights, must be de-
manded. If we do not demand it, the
lawmakers, in their haste to advance
the collective rights of monOpolies and
combines, will deprive the body polite
of those inalienable individual rights
which are the foundation of good laws,
and by proper and jealous regard for
which, the collective rights that make
up our national life are maintained and
perpetuated. Our autonomy, however,
is peculiar, since it permits minority
of scoundrels, political blacklegs and
wire -pullers to make laws that govern
a majority of honest citizens, and die
tate their application. 1t is peculiar
since it permits the municipality to
defy the state, and in turn to ignore
the constitution; permitting any and
every state to make and enforce laws
directly and openly violative of the ma
tional Constitution. The Constitution
wisely declares that "full faith and
credit shall be given in each state to
the public acts, records and judicial
proceedings of every other state; that
the citizens of each state shall be en-
titled to all the rights, privileges and
immunities of citizens in the several
states; that the Constitution and laws
of the United States shall be the su.
preme law of the land, anything in the
constitution or laws of any state not
withstanding; that why quote
further? Read the 1st, 4th, 9TH, 9Th
and Sth sections of the Constitution
proper, and the 1st sections of the 18th
and 18th amendments. All of these
and the passages quoted, conflict with
existing laws or usages in various
states of the Union. Section 1st of the
18th amendment declares that no state
; shall make or enforce any law which
shall abridge the privileges or immuni
ties of citizens of the United states
nor shall any state deprive any person
of life, liberty or property without due
process of law; nor deny to any person
within it's jurisdiction the equal protec
ton of the laws. What farce is tht
law that declares this to be the supreme
law of the land and permits it's daily
. violation in the courts of every state il
the land. Yet, there are those who will
: declare the law and the lawmakers in
r fallible, and "whatever is, is right.
1t is not so; law cannot make wrong
right, nor is it lnfallible. makers
: are human, therefore, err; hence all the
: inconsistencies of laws are the result!
of human perversion. To correct these
- " we must begin with the citizen; remOul(
) and reform him, and through him tn
: laws, society and the government.
: LEONARDUS. .