The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-06-08

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s'The Sunday Ordinance"

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EDIToRs EMPIRE.-I noticed In the jour
nal the other day communication pur-
porting TO have been written by Republl-
can worklngmen, asking II the SUNDAY
Law" as II now stands, was TO be rigidly
enforced and from the subjolned comments
Of the editor OF that paper, judge that II Is
the intention of the leaders Of the party,
acting through the Police Commissioners,
to enforce II to the very letter.
Now, sirs, l, too, am worklngman, and
sometimes so closely occupied with my
work, In my endeaVow 10 support my
family, that have no time for recreation
during the week, and, In fact, hardly spare
time enough 10 make the purchases neces-
sary to supply my family with their daily
"rAtions" OF food. Perhaps the Journal
man would say here, let your wife attend
to that. Gladly would she do so, II Il were
possible, but high rents have driven me
out to the suburbs Of the city-constant
work and the care Of household affairs, to
make both ends meet, has affected the
health Of my wife, and then again she has
no one with whom to leave the children
during the time 1t would require for her to
come into the city to make her purchases.
Rich men do not, and cannot, appreciate
or even imagine such condition OF affairs,
and the necessity of one day out Of the
seven Tor recreation, and the necessity that
exists for allowing certain places Of bus
iness TO be kept open on Sunday, as well as
on any other day Of the week. But every
''brother-chlp" under whose notice this
may come, can, does, and will, not only
appreciate the statements here make In
relation to this question of enforcing a
SUNDAY Law" with such provisions, but
am satisfied, II they give the subject proper
reflection win oppose the party seeking to
enforce its provisions. .
1t is true, there are many improper uses
made of the right to keep business houses
and places Of recreation open on that day,
but are they as detrimental in the end to
the well being and good morals of the COM
munity as the enforcement OF strict pro-
hlbltion? The journal says yes. say no.
He argues that supplies may be obtained
during the week TO satisfy the man and his
friends. That istrue. Andit Is also one Of
the very worst features Of the case. By
this means the evil Is brought into the
household and win work q most frightful
decentralization in the family--corruptih
wife and children with the example thus
brought Immediately before them. He
cites to Boston, New York, aud other cities
where SUNDAY Law" is being enforced.
Let me, too, call attention to those cities,
and to the fact that there Is more drunken
ness and debauchery there, and the crimi-
nal record is larger than 1t ever was before
the enforcement of the prohibition.
But am making this too lengthy. A
few words more, and l am done for the
present. 1t is fact patent to the world
that there is inherent IN man a principle
in opposition to tyranny-a irebellious
spirit, which, when reused, brooks no CON
trol---a disposition to evade, or openly vio-
late, all such prohibitory laws. Adam dis
obeyed the prohibitory edict of the Divine
aw-giyer, and paid the penalty, it Is true.
but the same spirit that prompted Adam to
act as he did still pervades the human race,
and those who seek the enforcement or
these prohibitory laws of man, win find n
good many Adams in these later days.
t5as su. .''"'"''i,'sy 10 JACK PLANE.