The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-03-18

;. the needs OF, and to protect, such
community on the high seas, and a
government may require vaccinat-
ion for like purposes on land, then
the United States government, may
make the same, or any provisions
and requirements for such COM
munity on land as public necessity
may require in any case. Upon
these aforementioned illustrations
then, L present the proposition, that
there is no individual right to re-
fuse to eat, or to drink, or to do any
particular thing, or all things, that
the public necessity may require.
We may as we'll get ourselves in
readiness to abstain from eating
food, drinking water or milk or any
other fluid, or from any and every
thing that may be condemned by
public necessity; and also hold our
selves in readiness to drink lime
juice. eat onions, or any other specl-
tic, or to do any thing that may be
required of us by the law of public
necessity,
| In Town of Lake View VS.. Rose
Hill Cemetery Co., the Supreme
Court of Illinois defined police
power to be: The law of overruling
necessity Ill. r. 191 this brief
definition of police power is fully
sustained by authority.
One of the latest occurrences that
[ can command for your further en-
lightenment which is also covered
by this particular law of necessity
is the widespread epidemic IF the
foot and mouth disease which is in
Testing the herds and droves of
dOmesticated animals in several Sec
tions of the country; also mention
the governments quick action in
suppressing and eradicating same.
The disease is a menance to human
life and the complete destruction of
| any, and ali such animals as are
foundGo be so affected is the prerog-
ative of our government being fully
sustained by the law pubic neces-
sity.
Some one may say that if these
proposition of law are correct, their
civil government, at best, is legal
lied tyranny.
Let us not mlsapprehend the
effect of these propositions, let us
bear in mind that the government
must seek to promote the public
welfare. In so doing, hardships
may sometimes come to the innocent,
and of necessity transgressors must
be treated as violators, and be pur-
sued With relentless Justice, that
civil government, public health,
public peace, morality, and good
order may be protected; that the
weak may be sheltered from the op-
pressor; that good citizenship may
be encouraged and bad citizenship
suppressed.
In brief outline l have been try
ing to present the rigid rules and
extreme requirements Of one law of
the law of public necessity.
Truth is always consistent with
itself and needs Dothing to help it
, out; it is always near at hand, and
sits upon our lips, and is ready to
drop out before we are aware;
whereas a lie is troublesome, and
sets a mans invention upon the
rack, and one needs a great many
more to make it good. The crafty
man is always in danger; and, when
he thinks he walks in the dark, all
his pretenses are so transparent,
that he that runs may read them.
He is the last man that finds him
self to be found out; and whilst he
takes it for granted that he makes
fools of others, he makes himself
ridiculous.--JohnT Tillotson.
1t is wonderful thing II this thing what
we call personality " which includes your
appearance, your manners, your voice,
your conversation, everything about YOU