, 1873-06-04
A PRACTICAL SOLUTION OF THE SUNDAY.
BEER ndUDDLE.


ri the Edftor af 1as Chicago 1Ft1uns:
., Bin An arttulo appeared III your paper OF yos-
to-day on tho Bunday-boor question, ns you nro
pleased to term it, 10 full Of. common senBo mud
sound ndvico AZ to gladden. tic heart Of every
Thinking oitizon. :,
:. Tho writer of this camo to Chicago in 1S&7, d
uorman-born boy Of about 10, and has boon o
eilont observer OF mattors and things ever ainco,
thoroughly American in sontimont, novor mixing
In politlcs-proud, though, Of bis deacont.
Tho question OF boor or NO boor on Sunday Or
on vork-days has for years past boen, md still
is, y perfoot nightmare to tho Responsible and
respectable portion OF my countrymen. It oyor
has served, and still doos Herve, to place them In
d false light, aud has become aB disgusting to
thom "a to all othor olasaos Of ctlzonB. It ought
to DO settled in reasonable way, once and for
over. But Chicago being q cosmopolitan oity 1t
can only DO successfully governed by mcaauros
suited to tho tastes, aettlcd habits, and
prcooncoived notions Of all tho dijferont
claBsos Of Its inhabitants, by government Of
compromises, Of indulgence and toloratton, So
vero ind harsh only to extremists.
You kindly invite proposals for d practicable
solution Of proBont dilnoultiou. Allow mo to.
nuke one.
Our Common Council is, BY tho; city charter,
empowered to uoensa, regulate, md restrain tho
sp o gogs Row oh M
tion In lato Issue, Gov Dix in his Into voto-mos
sage, not to speak Of humorous aoiontffo aud
'oehar writer's OF note, draw markcd limo Of dis
elder, to., and tho properly ao.calod ardont spir
its,, Us whisky, branay, gin, DO. Now, then. II
tho latter aot US irrtantB, promoters Of braw1s,
and disturbancoa Of tho public peace, whilo tho
less convlyinlity aud sociubty simply doea 1t not
follow, aH q natural consequence TINT the salc
Of tho QUO olaHs OF beverages onght to be gov
cried by a Bot OF public regulations essentially
differing from those applicable to the othor
Ought not, thcn, tho Common Council to draw
q limo of do1nnrkationf botweon, them, aud say,
i You who sell tho most dangerous kind Of llq-
uids shall hayo the privilege to soil thom but
you must submit to q atriotor Bnporviafon aud
less beverages. You must desut entirely from
selling your liquids on the ono day Of tho Wook
when people aro idle aud most exposed to temp
tntion. Your beverages not aa rritants, but arc
ness Of everyday labor acts as natural re-
btraint upon evil inclinntions, whom thoro is no
timo to got drunk therefore, you may sell on
work-daya, but not on Sunday.
"but; you who dosire to soil tho
pls seiativea, promoters Of aoeiabiiiIy
and quiet enjoyment, We will trust you farther.
You mny soil evory day Of tho week, but you
must AlHo, whilo your own thstcs and habits arc
gratiaod, respect Tho foolings Of largo class OF
your follow-cftizons, who deem indocorouB what
to You appears harmless; and you must during
tho fow honrs which they spend in religious
worship, show your Willingness to do by others
nB you yourself wish to DO done by, in keeping
your places oloBad." :.
Lot soparnto licenses be Issued to zach olass,
ono kind to wonders Of beer, vino, &c.; and
another kind to vendors Of whisky, &c, Lot tho
price be equal in amount, but high,-tho higher
tho bctter 40 ns to mako tho buBineB8 rospoct-
able, and tho bnttor controlnble.
Tic respectable md responsible beer and vino
and tho browor will much prefer to soil to 4
small number OF casl-payinH customers,
than bo Obliged to soil on trust to groat many
who don't pay. Tho beer aud vino soilor will bo
glad to got rid, by my dccout protoxt OF q class
81 transient customers. to sattBfy whose ta0tes
lo is now Obliged to keep on hand the flery stuff
which ho scornB to drink himself, and wloHo
presence only tonds to gtyo Ills hounc diaortlor~
ly appearance while his next-door uoighbor,
not grldgo him his Sunday oxtra gain # no
finds customers nont round to hinlsolf constant
~ on work-daya.
Lot tho city authottfes issue two kinds Of
licenses, equal IN amount, 20 ~ to cteato no
ioalouees, but as high rs possible, 30 Us to kill
off tho srolgoa mud leeclles who make the busi-
ness disrcputablo, nud nlloW ono. class, WHO
make theirgrcatost profit Oh Sunday, to keep open
n limited number Of hours OIL that day; wllilo
much oxtrn profit on Sunday, must keep closed
that day. Ycs, lot oyon tho former class Of H.
conses bo higher in price than tho lattor,-one
$500, tho other $500 and all will be satisfac-
tory. x.
oli1cAuo, Juno 3, 1878.