Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-11-03
POLITICAL ECONOMY,
A CHAPTER ON THE SUBJECT
BY REV. ooLEsBY.
The classification OF the Laws That
Should, mot tho Laws That do), Gov
srn Society Is tho sSioaos of Political
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Ia the classification OF all known truths
and facts In reference 10 tho heavenly
bodies and the laws that govern them,
SO OF chemistry or any other subject
The science OF political economy Ia n
classification OF the laws that should
govern society-not the laws that do,
but tho laws that should, govern 80
clety. Society Is not an inanimate
something governed by fate, but 1t Is
composed Of intelligent beings left
free to make tho laws for their own
government. 10 make the govern
ment and laws 80 rs to work the
greatest good TO tho greatest mum
Der" Ia the highest state attninable In
sivil government
While the ordinance OF civil govern
ment Ia nm ordinance OF God, the form
Of government Is left to DO determined
by those who frame II. These words
used III the Declaration OF Independ'
ence, viz: Governments derive their
Just powers from the consent OF the
governed" nro true only In qualified
sense. IL means that the officers elect
ed are the servants Of the people, and
cannot justly tranccnd the powers del
gated TO them. But II is also that the
people cannot delegate TO their SER
wants the power or authority justly TO
enact unjust laws, A man, nor society
Of men, cannot delegate what they do
not possess. Every man has tho pow
or TO do wrong, but he has no right to
do wrong. While II IL absolutely nee
essary TO have some form OF civil gov
srnment, for society would destroy It,
Ielf under reign Of anarchy, 1t 10 also
absolutely necessary that the govern
mont and laws be established on the
bedrock OF justice, Any science OF
political economy that falls short OF
this, must be defective. The old doc
trlne that men have to give up
some Of their natural rights" In order
70 form civil government, is not true
liam is 4 social being and In order to
Nis highest developments and greatest
happiness, civil government Is "or'
aained OF God" but not the form as
before stated. This Ia for society to
determine.
The lower the state Of intelligence
And morality, the more rigid must the
laws Of government be; the higher the
plane Of morality and intelligence, the
less need Of government. The Bible
says, "The law Tor government Is
made for tho lawless and disobedient,
for MURDERS" etc, Good men don't
need much law.
We will lay down a few self'evident
facts or propositions
/. Each and every person born In
this world, has the sOme rights In 1t as
any other ever born into 1t,
2. Each one has the same right to
the fruit or result Of hia labor % any
other.
g. Each one has the same right to
the free use OF the free gifts of God his
creator, ms any other.
No man or combination Of men have
any right to deprive any other of his
God-given rights
Hence no government can justly de-
prive any citizen of his natural rights
A man may by tho commission of
crime against society forfeit his rights,
otherwise he cannot justly be deprived
Of them. The great mistake OF most
writer's on political economy has been,
In trying to construct q system indie
pendent OF the moral economy or gov
eminent of God They assume that
there is no connection between poll
tics and religion. Most politicians be-
lieve this. While they admit that man
individually is responsible for his acts,
they do not believe that corporations,
societies and governments are. They
assume that civil government, out and
out, is mere partisanship nffuir. That
society by agreement forms govern
ment, and of course by agreement can
unmalse the same. This was the doc.
trine of secession.
1t produced bad fruit II a state
could secede, why not a county, town
ship or individual In essense 1t is
anarchy. While the people composing
any society, have u right to decide
what form Of government they will
have, they do not decide whether they
will dispense with all government.
This they cannot do. God has so con-
stituted the race that government by
law 10 necessity. No government Is
anarchy. Anarchy would be destruc-
ton to the race.
Civil government being ordained for
the government OF society collectively,
the moral for the individual, hence it
follows that they must harmonic.
The moral being superior, the civil
must not conflict with it. The moral