, 1872-12-25
THE SUNDAY SALOON LAW.
The Temperance Bureau Protests Against the
Personal Liberty Leagues Proposed New
Snn1ay Liquor Inv.
The Temperance Bureau has promulgated the
The To1npera
following

PROTEST:
To THE C1uEss OF CHICAGO: Is this Christian
or pagan city? Are living in Chrstendom
heathen countTv ? A stranger Who should visit the
Common Council OF our city might well ask these
few months ago crime stalked in our streets with
unbushng front, and horrid murders follow ed with
startling regularity each Sabbath Dissertation. In an
cty enforced the Sunday ordinance. With what re-
sult7 No more crimes are committed upon that day,
5aaors but are sses eara t. week eoszae eszs 7h
profits Of their trade the seventh day rallied to tho
conflict election day for the purpose Of carrying
the city in the,r interests. Beaten at the polls where
the issue directly nade they have corrupted those
who previous to the election, pledged themselves to
of Christian churches voted list night in the Common
Council to violate in secret, hypocrca1 manner the
sarior Of mankind and representative Of the holy
rest OF Heaven. 1t whose instigation have
Christians SO far forgot their manhood to
stufy themselves before God and their fellow-men?
At the hest Of liquor dealersl With great flourish
the "Re4sonal Liberty League" association OF
hired attorney providing for the secret violation Of
the sabbath, and By their presence in great numbers
orersed these men to refer to select committee Of
their own choosing, instead Of the regular committee
before whom it should proper CONF, with instructions
to report it ready for passage in two Weeks Without
dealers rule Chicago They have blinded the eyes and
corrupted the conscience Of majority of its Com
cago tamcly auht7 Can they desire the repetition Ct
the drunken murders Of August and Septcmber2
Are the lovers Of order and morality in minority?
Is majority Of the people OF Chicago in favor Of
free license, FREQ whiskey, free crime and free
ship Of Bacchus, Gambrinus, and host Of tpp!ng,
ecnsuous, Icentious gods7 On every day Of the
week are the citizens OF our noble resur-
rectcd city repdy to place their necks under tho
foot Of Eing Alcohol? II not then awake to the true
condition Of things and recognize the fact that tero
be compromise with the Satan Of strong drink:
let not the echoes Of tho ayes and Of the pas
sage Of this ordinance die away until the Legislature
to meet is asked with the voice Of many people,
to prohibit the sale Of Intoxicating liquors bevcr
ago throughout the limits OF the State
Tie people Of the country away from the cities,
temperate, true, and patriotic and ready to sustain
such law.
We need not doubt its enforcement if properly
framed The Sunday Law has been enforced even in
Chicago, and guarantee the enforcement Of
law restraining the sale Of Intoxicating liquors, if
placed In able hands.
We must do this in self-defenco, il w!sest md
best regulations to vanish from the city ordinances
at the command Of liquor-deaers like fancy's dreams.
zen and every man actuated by charity toward his fel
bowman, throughout the State to sign petitions for
such law as above indicated.
We shall prepare petitions for that purpose. In the
meantime, every should exert himself to prevent
the sad disaster Of repeal Of city ordinance.
Next Monday night On the passage Of the revised or
dinanceB the work Will be done and the great City Of
Chicago will Eet the bad exape othe world Of AUTHOR
izing drunksrd-makers and producers to VIC
late the gancdty Of Gods holy day, Transforming it
into day for the nursery Of crime aud insulting the
mandates Of Divine authority.
TEMPERANCE BUREAU.