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THE JACKSON ECONOMIST. VOL. VII. The Necessity of Self-Ex ecutory Laws. From Chici’gD Sentinel. Your present laws are penalty laws. The law-making power de fines somethings, and then de clares that anyone that does that thing shall be punished in some way or ways. I know of no juris prudence in any part of the world that does not consist of penalty laws. Notwithstanding the uni versality cf penalty laws, they are inadequate and imperfect laws. 1. Murder is committed, not withstanding your death penalty laws; 7,840 murders were commit ted in this country alone, during the year 1898. 2. Persons commit suicide, notwithstanding your penalty laws againt it, A penalty-law in the case of suicide, —where the person has decided to destroy him self —has reached the high! of absurdity and ridiculousness Would any penalty you could mete out to a would-be suicide b- any greater than his own destruction? 5,920 persons committed suicide in this country alone, last year. 3. Penalty-laws do not prevent embezzlements by public officia's or by private parties, The amount of embezzlements, during the year of 1898, was $5,851,203 4. Penalt.y-laws do not prevent robbery, burglary, theft, etc. 5. Penalty-laws do not prevent arson. 6. Penalty-laws do not prevent usury. 7. Penalty-laws do not stop gambling. 8. p enalty-law r s do net make railroad rates just and equitable. 9. Penalty-laws do not prevent the formation of trusts and combi nations. In fact, Penalty-laws do not pre vent a single one out of the whole caregory of crimes Why do th e people cling pealty laws? Because they do not yet know how to make Self-Executory Laws based on v\ork. Why do penalty-laws fail? I shall here state only a few, out of the many reasons for the failure of the penalty-laws. * 1. Detectives aud policemen have, perhaps, only a “clew” to work on. The murder, robbery etc., has been committed, but no one appears to know about it. The detectives and policemen may fail to arrest any one, or they may ar rest the wrong party. Often a person that is robbed is also ar rested. 2. Suppose sufficient evidence is presented to hold a suspected party for trial in the -Criminal Court. Circumstantial evidence is presented along with a few facts. The jury is human, and disagrees. The case has to be tried over again, I fa conviction shall be obtained. 3. The judge is human, and m ay make errors in his rulings, or w his instructions to the jurors. 4. The difficulty of enforcing penalty-laws is well illustrated by one conspicous class of crime, al though any one of the many crimes could be used as illustra tions. There were 7,840 murders committed in 1898, ane there were only 109 hangings, Ido not cite those facts about murder and hangings in order to increase the number of murders committed, but to show you the imperfection aud inadequacy of penalty-laws. 5. These trials in the courts WINDER, JACKSON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1899. cost the people large sums of mon ey. Some trials cost over fifty thousand dollars. Now r , I shall use just one illus tration, out < f thousands, of the cost of fightiug trusts in the courts, under our present penalty laws. That particular penaltv law in the State of Illinois that provides that officers of corpora tions shall moke affidavit that the corporotion has no relationship with trusts, would keep busy the four judges sitting in the Criminal Court of Cook County, Illinois, for about two years, so that they could not attend to any other criminal case. What would be the cost in all the counties of Illinois? What would be the cost to fight the trusts in court, under penalty laws, in each one of the States of this Union? What will be cost to the people to fight the trusts, un der the United States penalty laws, called the Anti-Trust Law, in all the federal courts? What will the fight with rail roads, under penalty-laws, cost the p°ople? I have not space in this article to mention all the thousands of cases under penalty-laws, whore the people pay the bills. You will, of course, note that long list of human beings are nec essary to carry out the will of the law-making power, under penalty laws. All of these human b ings can and do make mistakes. But, 'even worse than that; it has been proved, from time to time, that detectives, policemen, constables, sheriffs, witness, jurors and even judges have been bribed, while acting under a penalty-law and while facing the possible, but not probable, results, under a penalty law on bribery, If no mistake, under penalty laws, can arise, why do permit the President, Governor and Pardon Board to grant pardons? Now, what are the principles in a self-executory law based on work? The principles are that it puts itself in execution, without the aid of human be’.ngs, and secures the welfare of the people by right ing and injustice, regardless of any human opposition. A Self-Executory Law based on work is, therefore, perfect, in the same sense that a natural law or a Divine law is perfect. A natural law is no respecter of persons. The rain, the wind, and the soil, render equal favors to all. If you disobey a law of health, no matter what your name may be, that law is self-executory aud you will surely bo punished. If you disobey the law of nature, called gravitation, no matter what your name may he or your rank on earth, you may fall over the precipice along with other people that disobeyed the law, because that law is self-exe cutory. The law' of God’s universe is self-executory law based on work. God wondrouslv and almightily works throughout all His universe, and the worlds, the planets, the stars and the systems rotate and revolve in perfection under God’s self-executory law. I need hardly mention the fact that the Divine Law is self execu tory law. I need hardly mention the fact that the Divine Law is self-execu tory, and that you cannot escape punishment when you disobey it. When I wrote “The Welfare Problem Solved ; or Progress aud Prosperity,” I laid the foundation for Self-Executory Laws based on work as applied to the guidance of human affairs. With the en actment of Self-Executory Laws, there cannot even be a supposable use for penalty-laws,. Under Self-Executory Laws, a ‘‘trust” cannot be formed. Therefore, you will not try t > punish them for something thoy have not done, and cannot do. Under Self-Executory Laws, there will be no stock exchange, because there will be no “watered” stock, or stock of any kind, for sale to persons that do not work. Consequently, there will be no penalty-law in regard to * water ed” stock. Under Self-Executory Laws, there will be no land speculation, because every one will have all the land he can possibly use by his own work, and no one can hold ■> title to more land than he can use by his own work. Consequently, there cannot be speculation in land, nor can there boa price above the work-cost of improve ments. Under Sell-Executory Laws, there will be no money specula tion. because the only way to ob tain money will be by means of work. Under Self-Executory Laws, there will be no millionaires, be cause their material wealth can only be obtained by means of their own work. On the other hand, there will be no tramps, because they can secure their welfare by means of their own work. Uud r Self-Executory Laws, there could be no tax-dodging, be cause you would not desire to dodge your share of the taxes and you could not if you desired to do so. You would have no tribute gatherers, such as stocks, bonds mortgages, notes, etc, to conceal from the tax assessors, because you are following the Divine Command under Self-Executory Law's based on w’ork, and are earning your own living. Under Self Executory Laws based on w r ork, certain people— such as the speculators in land, stocks, bonds, mortgages, notes and labor—will be thrown out of their present employment of col lecting tribute from the people. No human official can help them collect their former tribute from the people, because no feu man be ing can prevent Self-Executory Laws based on work from fulfill ing their purpose. Under Self-Executory Laws, the people will get the benefit of in ventions. Now. I have given a necessarily brief statement of the necessity for Self-Executory Laws basod on work. I hope you will study it carefully, because it is the begin ning of anew jurisprudence that will work the complete welfare of the human family. Yours in the cause, Leonidas Connell, La Grippe is again epidemic. Every precaution should be taken to avoid it Its specific cure is One Minute Cough Cure. A. J. Shepard, Publisher Agri cultural Journal and Advertiser, E den. Mo., says: “No one will be disappointed in using oue Minute Cough Cure for La Grippe.” Pleasant to take, quick to act. G. W. D LaPerriere. The Penalty of a Wrong Choice. Every man has a “divine call” to hiß work. This call is written in every fiber and sinew of the body and mind : also in the quality of the moral nature. Men are born with capabilities which adapt them to one vocation rather than anoth er, and are thus divinely called to do the r , : What causes so much unhappiness in life is the fact that so many people are out their place, chafiing without hope in uncongenial fields, which they have entered carelessly, or by force of circumstances, and they will never be really successful until they find their true sphere. A man cannot really succeed in an occupation unless he has some adaptability for it. Failure, eith er partial or complete, is the pen alty of a wrong choice, whether voluntary or compulsory If one is out of place, there will always be friction in his work, and fric tion grinds out life at a fearful rate. A saddle horse would soon give out if doing the work of a plow horse, and vice versa. A large part of the discontent, the unhappinesß and the misery of life are due to the mistaken estimate of capabilities, or to being led imo a vocation for which the person is unfitted. One cannot study him self too carefully at the very out set of his career, for w r hat is put into the first of life, is very costly and disastrous to change one’s course after having weil started on it. The disability alone of an occupation should have very little weight with one who is choosing a career; your own adaptability taste, inclinations and fitness are the things which you should con eidvr above everything else; then if the occupation to which your abilities point is respectable, there should be no hesitation in choos ing it. —Ex. Bribery of Jurors. The people generally might sup pose that the jurors are so careful ly watched that there is no chance for bribery. However, it appears that certain traction companies in Chicago cultivated the acquaint ance of certain bailiffs and that in some way (usually called bribery) these bailiffs secured a disagree ment of the juries in damage cases to the great benefit of the traction companies. One newspaper cills on an ex-bail iff to give the names of the people back of him. How silly! The peoplo back of the ex-bai!iff have plenty of money that they could pay for silence. Indeed, the ex bailiff has not yet admitted that ho has been a “tool” in the commission of bribery. The ex-bailiff has nit yet been convicted! Another newspaper wants the prin cipal briber —the Director of the corporation, or t.ie corporation lawyer —punished; but it fails to show how any one can be punished under the penalty-law on bribery, and especially a wealthy man The newspaper wants the real cul prit punished and labeled a crimi nal, so that the doors of the best society will be closed to him. Will when that is done under penalty law on bribery, just drop a line to Leonidas Connell and tell him a bout it and he will cite numerous cases where it has not been douo, —Sentinel. A Lesson in Usury. Peter Coope;, the great philan thropists of New York was one of the mojt successful, careful and prudent business men of his time. He was strongly opposed to the methods of many merchants who launched out into extravagant en terprises on borrowed money, for which they paid exorbitant rates of interest. The following anec dote illusirates the point very forcibly. Once, while taking out a project with an acquaintance, the latter said lie would have to borrow the money for six months, paying in terest at the rate of 3 per cent per month, “ Why do you borrow for so short a time? ” Mr Cooper asked, “ Because the brokers will not negotiate bills for longer.” “ Well, if you wish,” said Mr. Cooper, “ I will discount your note at that rate for three years,” 4 Are you in earnest?” asked the would-be borrower. “ Certainly I am. I will dis count your note for .SIO,OOO for throe years at that rate. Will you do it?” "Of course, I will,” said the merchant. “ Very well,” said Mr. Cooper. “Just sign this note for SIO,OOO, payable in three years, and give your check for SBOO and the trans action will be complete.” “ But where is the money for me?” asked the astonished mer chant. “You don't get any money, 44 was the reply. “Your interest for thirty six months at 3 per cent per month amount to 108 per cent, or SIO,BOO. Therefore, your check tor SBOO just makes us eveu.“ The force of this practical illus tratiion of the folly of paying such an exorbitant price for the u->e of money was such that the merchant determined never to borrow at such ruinous rates, and he frequently used to say that nothing could have so fuLy convinced him as this rather humorous proposal by Mr. Cooper—Pittsburg Dispatch Demonetize Them. Were these the last words I wore ever permitted to utter to the peo | pie of the United States (and it may be the last Lino I shall ever do so in a paper of my own) I would say: Demonetize gold and silver ; and make all our money of paper, giving ic the same power as money as that now hold by gold This is the all important ques tion before the world today, and its consummation would he attended with blessing; to mm far beyond bin hopes or dreams. The use of gold and silver as money has been the arch curse on mankind, since history began aud unles their power is soon taken from them they will soon again deluge the world in an epoch of darkness and barbarity. Demonetize gold and silver. —Re- no Nevada Plaindealer These are dangerous times for the health. Croup, colds aud throat troubles lead rapidly to Consumption. A bottle of One Minute Cough Cure used at the right time will preserve life, health aud a large amount of money. Pleasant to take; children like it. G. W DeLaPerriere. NO . i