Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-15
AUDI ALrERAM PARTEM.

The question of the repeal of the Sunday
laws is before us. We have our own,
already forshsdowed, opinion but the ques
ton is one for deep thought. That saloon
keepers should have equal rights upon Sun
day, with the keepers of restaurants, butch
ers, fish dea ers, milk vendors, etc., etc., is
copstitutionally manifest; and upon that
groundwe take our stand. The fact that saloon
keepers are permitted to keep open, on Sund-
day, just outside a city in which the pro-
hibitory laws are IN force, is an item Of deep
significance to the whole community. Be
it understood that there is no rabid party
leaning 10 this matter. We hardly care q
red cent how it works our own opinion
being q very minor point bat we do wish
to have the subject ventilated and disposed
of so that these murmurs which reach our
ssr may be made either ousspoken or silent;
we want the thing to be worked rightly and
fairly. There are many subtitle questions
connected with this matter which We shall
present. At present our space only permits
US to call attention to the matter and give
an ''audi alteram pArsem" complexion to
the subject; which is the proper way to
treat such q matter.
News comes TO hand that the
saloons in Illinois City, Illinois, have
been, recently, q scene of disorder and rev
elry Saloon keepers there have not been
in the habit Of observing the Sunday Laws ;
one of them has openly avowed his disbelief
in Sunday Laws. Another went so far as 10
say that be did not suppose there was any
law, prohibiting Saloons on Sunday. Their
doors have been open, more or less, ever
since there was Saloon in the place, and
the first house in the place was used as q
Saloon. 1t has, for some time, been the
resort of some six or eigh. rather ''hsrd
cases." On last Sabbath morning, as usual
they met to spend the day in drinking, play.
| ing cards, and carrying on their revelry. On
this occasion they we're accompanied by a
man, who has, heretofore, been regarded
| by all az good citizen, but who so lar for
! got himself as TO get "beastly drunk" and
took this opportunity of abusing every one
with whom be came in contact. At home
he so abused his wife, and family that they
were obliged to call for help; when some OF
the citizens arrived ct the house, he was
choking his mother-in-lsw. They succeed
ed in releasing her from his death like grip,
and getting her away from him. He becom-
ing enrSged st this, wanted to kill every one
that came in his way, and trying to tie him,
he fought desperately, and as q last resort,
they went at him with clubs, and it was not
! long until he was in condition that needed
no tying. He lay on the porch of J. NJ,
( Skeletons Drug Store until two o'clock IN
/ the morning, when he was taken home, aud
/ be has been confined to bis bed ever stree.
Monday morning the saloon keepers were
/ brought bsfore Esquire Rood, and one fined
( fifty aid the other twenty FIVE dollars ana
costs. At this writing the wounded rnep is
| improving. One OF the saloon keepers has
l left his saloon IN the care OF his wife, and
! gone into the harvest field, while the osher
not being able 10 meet his foe, his goods
were levied upon, and are now in the hands
of constable. The total cost Of the cam
paign fooss up about eghsy-6v dollars