, 1872-10-11
THE SUNDAY LAW.
Reply of the Mayor to the
Git: :zens' Committee.
A Further Explanation OF Ills Views
on the Sunday Question.
The Duty of clergyn1en and
Temperance People.

The Police Board Ordered to Enforce tie |
Sunday Liquor Law. 9
THE MAYORS VIEWS.
TEE CITIZENS COMMITTEE
9ho we're entrusted With the duty OF comGaano-
ing the Mayor to cloae the saloons On SUNDAY,
having made report setting forth some re-
rna1ka5le shortcomings on the part OF HIS honor.
Mayor Medill. a reporter yesterday morning IN
terviewed Mr. edill on the subject: for TIC nnr-
DOSE Of learning his views of tic correctness OF
tie report. The interview vas Is foloT5:
TIE E1E8yIEG.
Rege5tsf y III fbs Ms5 4s11 E HEa zaa e eo g.
lnittee on their interview with yet
The Mayor. I regard It as an unfair ard u1:-
candid reilly to what said to them. They came
to ne with the proceedings q TIE meeting; ~ g; ana
Sunday asked them if they meant thai l,aEo1- @
drinking should be prevented on Sunday. 1hey
said that Was what they meant l to.a
their purpose, tile city authorities would reaui!e
ac+iye assistance from all those who desire to
have the Sunday ordinance strictly enforced
nv whcle talk to the Committee hc:s TO: It's pur-
without strong and active support from those vino
desire the enforcement of the Sunday Law: the
handful Of police could accomplish but conpaIa-
lively little. I said to them repeateuly: IN me
course OF conversation. that the city authorities
having this matter in charge we're perfectly VII.
Ling to do ell TINT was practicable. But failed
to obtain any promise Of active support i5ose
gentlemen ahrsnk back u disgust from soltln5
fhe;1 dainty fingers in such uncleaa work IS
prosecuting saloon keepers, or furnishing procl
OF violations of the Sunday ordinance kead
their report md you will see that it con-
taias nothing but abuse Of The Mayor AZ ana wh9 ls
fully snuff out Of sight the real point IN the con-
troyersv, and thrust one in that is not IN lssue.
Nv point was. that it Was simply impossible for
the small police force OF this city TO prevent
Iouor-drinking On Sunday, unless they we're ac-
tirelJ end powerfully aided and supported ~ tie
friends OF the Sunday ordinance; that re we're
willing to do whatever TIC could, but thas 1t was
hs1 s nsse Of conf
pliance with the ordinance could be secured, M
I'll the masses we're reformed in their desire 1or
atrong drink. and active aid extended to the a11~
thores in furnishing testimony oa anpaed SiG,a
this yieT at some length, pointing
out the serious duty the churches had yet to pe.-
form in helping to stay the food Of intenperance
their manifest neglect in diseharging it.
Renorte1 How do the Commute meet these
Mayor By utterly igRorng e sng+tEs then: by bS
then eIpending columns Of inyectiye upon
that false assumption. confess was greatly
surprised to find gentlemen OF the1r plous ana
holy profession dealing with so grave sun]ect
ia 3 manner so unfair that it could reflect no
credit On even publcans and sinners to be guilty
ct it. It seemed to me- like an attempt to sh.rk
their own share OF moral responsibility 1or tne
prevailing habits Of mtemperance, and At the
eame time gain newspaper notonety at my e5-
pense as,bold champions Of Sunday temperance,
which they are unwilling to help enforce II
politics this would be called deznasogiszn, and
FtNu~ -r9r~p&r ia tn nm.
IT, ps5ogg ahef 81 and ehGee so e9n
with falsifcation; for instanee ttey asse5t Lhas
the police Of New York. Brooklyn, ana bostoa
are neidiy enforcing prohibition on Sunday. All
The thirsty souls Of thoss cities when informed
that thgy are deprived Of their regular and &C
custamed Sunday ipple BY the police.
Reporter. They maintain tnat 5au az ase ,a7 re-
bT neglecting 60 discharge the policemen W5c
ia IN gympathy with the saloon-keepers. L
that conclusion correct one:
The MayoE They say thas @ tae eo r HeG m99 @h ts
police to any extent please. On the contrary
that law confers On the Magor no power to !e
% move any policeman. The old charter P1ov1s
ions remains n force 3ezt tne 3 zane Is zo;cea1 oenut
can only Be- removed By the Police Board, ant
apon charges proven against hin OF derenctlot
o1 duty to their satisfaction; and after ne
found guilty he has the 11ght o. apPea1 n 60 x, in
Reporter. You gave the Committee sozn
figures as to Population, which they appear t.
Ths Ms5or.-Ihay undertake to contradict N
statement that two-thirds Of the nae1: OF ChlcaS
were Of European birth, by quoting from tn
aast census the enumeration &c 5 Of men, women, en-
belong to foreign-born parents, and bJ conntln
.he1n With the natives it gives the latter 7er
small majority Of the total population Of th
ety But how does that 1set dsprov9 1 dT y ssat Ell
ranta in srms Of foreign parents hel
tn make public sentiment IN favor OF SUNDAY o.
u dinances They say thhf many JOE aoaesns n5 - =
equally true that an equal or Gzea1er nanaoef
natives are not. .
Reporter. They challenge Your statement III
there are 4oo clergymen n ne ciIys 1n c,za
me Mayor. I referred to the persons entitle
TO the name OF ss Rev." There are greas man
statement is not 60 vide Of the mark as their
Whether the number is 200 or 100, or the coz
promise number 800, the question is, are the
doing whatever Is IN -antiaan taem power eToon
the people Of the city :" Are the
laboring by all moral and religious means
keep young men out Of saloons and = drnk11 MI
places On al days week days Is Ten .S as Sand =
Iouor? How many drunkards are they refoI1
ing2 Notwithstanding their sarcastic remark a,
I claim the night to make these inquiries. n
sre quick at Seeing the mote in other people
eves. let them cast the beam ont OF their on:
IS their Divine Master has ordered them to 4
some 25yeazs ago the Washington and Fat
er Mathews Associations we're lnauSurstea, A q.
nerfo1med work Of marvellous good, IN r7toc'
fnr drunkards, and also IN 1etornm
appetite so and sentiment with m, referen zE
to drinking intoxicating beverages: They me ns5
resorted to the constab1lary to prevent a men sal
anirnal power from drinking, but relied Up
facts. arguments, reason, and tender .
naa|s directed to the mind and conscience Of t
people.: AND their success was wonderful -,
81 these eloquent gentlemen Of the Commit
/, u zon1d taEe hoM of the evil after the manner
the Washine etoniaus and Father Matthews, the