Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-07-28
NEWS NOTES AND COMMENT
THE REIGN OF LAW.
V. c. Black, Editor

CY7T IS fl tunate for the race that statutes made and provid-
ELL ed by men are not the only check upon evjtdocrs. Be
I|I91 hind the "beittnaetedso stands the natural law, gov.
crnng the whole universe and every living thing Ill the organic
world. Human legislation may tail of its object. We may hide
from the sheriff, dodge the prosecutor, forfeit our bonds To the
court, but we cannot get away from the natural law. It IS as
fixed as fate, as certain as death, as memorable as the lightning ;
stroke. We cannot escape it, we cannot eyade It, we cannot
avoid It. If we neglect the laws of health, the punishment IS sure
in the shape Of consequent disease. Every farmer knows that
the success OF all his operations depends primarily upon observing
the natural law. There must be heat and moisture combined to
produce crops; the stock will not thrive without suitable and
nutritious food, the butter comes only from cream oil proper TEN
neratrre Water will not run up hill, grass will not grow on
stones, nothing will thrive without care and cultivation. Human
laws can do something, but they operate only on men, and It's
old Nature, after all, thlt is the supreme architect, the chief
director. the main manufacturer. Run counter to her unwritten
rules. dsobey Aer plain mandates, and failure awaits the expert
mcnt OF the daring inHovator.
Contrary to the opinions of many, natural law reigns III the
business as well as the inorganic world. Punishment falls OF 1t
self upon abuses: shortsiehted greed has penalties to pay. The
occurrences OF The past month show that a sWitter less than any
restraining legislation could possibly iulict upon the packers,
they suffered by the falling off III their trade, consequent upon DIS
trust Of their business integrity. They escaped the Federal pros
ecution by reason Of Judge Humphreys halrSrhttmg technical
tics They succeeded IN cheating the courts retramlns order
But public opinion, which is the bahitI OF the natural law IN
human affairs, punished them much more severely than could
have been done by any decree oil ouIl III Iitm'e '"tle "oSe
something like a boycott OF American meat products; English
consumers became concerned and determined to Withhold orders.
If haf the current reports be true, the SAFES OF canne" goods III
this country are being badly cut INTO. ms IS one OF the finest
ways Of regeneratins ii sinful business known to the theologlans
1t is an1nst9nee also OF The punishment exactly htthS the elnne,
as the packers were reached III their tenderest spot by the
loss OF money which they prize above honor, repntaton, ehart-
ter OF anything use III Ills "olidt y tn'ns We" I"N t""t J 1
IN his heel. \ trust magnateI Is 10 he wounded only II ms pocket
AdlIferItion. false 0eiphts, goods below contract, skimping,
disregard of the health OF both workers in the manufacture and
consumers i'll the market-aII these thngs are an abonnnatlon to
men can see when the exposure comes, And rest assured the eN
posture will come sooner or later. Nemesis pufsaeS long nut
sense, would know that their sins would find them out. even II the
process-servers cannot locate their hiding places. In the highest
standards OF business orders III 2toauol1 hePl up u Etane' ,e
highest profits are to be made, iakIn& The years loselntf' us