The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-04-20


said another modern prophet, A. j.
Campbell OF London.
In like manner. the great use OF the
government is to help men to do with
out it and the ultimate success OF gov
eminent will mean its extinction as an
organization. In other words, govern
ment arose out OF chaos. 1t was ne
cessity born out of savagery. Its root
was planted deep in the ignorance and
barbarism of the world. It's only cause
for being was these rebellious and in
subordinate atoms we call men. All
was tumult until the laws arose to calm
the human atom into his place. AS this
is done the laws themselves subsde.
In such fashion does government re-
strain the individual until at last the
individual has reached that ideal state
in which for him there is no law"
If men were Intelligent and Just and
righteous enough to recognize and ac-
cord to every other man his natural
right, he would in that manner secure
his own. Just so far as that conception
gains upon the individual and he lives
it and helps others to live it, just so far
does government release its iron grasp
and the individual goes free. lie has
every right by according to every other
man his right
The only excuse for government of
any kind has been defense of the weak
and restraint of the rebellious and
strong. In that edemic and millenial
age to which we all look with apocalyp-
tic eye We see the individual without
need of self defense or external restraint
of any kind moving in harmony among
his fellow mortal atoms like the elements
on an unvexed summer day or the stars
in their peaceful marchings across the
sky at night.
Practically in this much depraved
world the one problem is and will be
"the rights of the individual Where
is the mysterious border line where one
man may bar out all invasion of the out
side world9 Where may he stand and
exclaim: This plat of earth and this hui
man existence vouchsafed me on this
planet is mine, let no monarch or parlia-
ment or legislature or corporate or po-
litical or vested power cross it?' How
far may organized government transgress
| the asserted rights of this individual?
| How far may the czardom of Russia
push her autocratic way over the chal-
lenged border line of the peasantry
camoring for their rights? How far may
the socialist of Germany and France and
England and America find recognition
for his loud claim?
This Is vast question and has vexed
the brains of statesmen and rulers since
the world began. Never has it been so
insistent as now The problem is fore
ing its way for solution. Still the final
answer to this greatest OF ALL human
equations cannot be given now. The
world is not ready for it yet. There is
too much sayagery, too muchl of the old
chaos lingering in mems brains and souls.
The final solution will be reached
/ through intelligence and spirit culture.
| Until then let the clamor go on. The
true and final answer will sometime be
given.
! would like to be pra ctical and tell
| you just the legal status Of a man and
wife. Just what are their lowered rights
as individuals in the home. | would like
to define the status OF the childI and it's
parent. Where does persuasion end and
dread authority begin. At what mystic
rious point does the teacher change from
an instructor into an official and WELD
the power of the state in compelling sub
ordination. i would like to define the
legal status OF the individual and the
orporation-where does the personal
problem and the vested power of CON-
pauyship in business beginY How far is
the individual protected by law against
the corporation OF which he:sla memberY
| On the other hand, where is the legal
limit to the power of :thel individual?
Who can say to the oil and the coal and
the land baron, "Thus far..and no far
ther?"
Where does the Just rights OF this
titled NOBLE Of our republic end and
where does usurpation begin? Here is
pertinent question for US just now.
Has a wife and mother las Ian iudi-
vidual any protection against drunken
husband who has back of himjthe allied
power and consent of the statelto make
him drunken? Can a feeble and help
less child get any championship for its
rights where the state sanctions brutal
ity aud neglect in the child's natural
guardian, the father? Here, at least, ev.
cry right minded citizen ought to in-
quire seriously what are the natural
and unalienable rights of this indefensi-
BILE child, the individual. Some rights
are obscure, many are cloaked in legal
phrase. But here is one that is abso.