, 1873-06-02

Tho Mayor has revoked tho licenses Of ton Of
the German saloon-kcepors who kept their
places open Sunday weck in concerted doaanco
Of the law. Nothing loss than this could have
been expected. The aaloon-koopcrs throw down
The glove, and tho Mayor was bound to tako it
up. 1t ia announced TINT 1t Was at first his in
tention to revoke the Hcennes Of MI who had
entered into the compact to defy the law, and
that ho rofrainod from doing 90 only on account
Of the subsequent action Of tho sa-
1oon-Keepors' Association reucinding their
resolution. It ia to DO presumed TINT
the Mayor has selected those for pun
ishmont who have shown tho most
settled determination to violate tho Sunday law
This punishmont will oct as warning to the sa-
1oon-keepora that they cannot aot themselves up
In opon defiance Of public authority. Il this is-
sue woro brought before tho people, with merely
tho violntors Of law on ono sido and its support
ers on tho other, thoro is not the slghteRt doubt
that the latter would DO found to bo an oyor-
whelming majority Of tho people. It must bo
observed that the German sa1oon-keepers have
A0b IL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS VI t4t Elu0tlAy
law with tho same docorum aa tho Irish and
Scandinavian aaloon-keopsrs, though tho lat
ter arc presumably aa much opposed to
tho spirit OF tho law as tho Ger
mans. BY their irregular action, tho
German aa1oon-koopers hayo injured tho
prospects OF their own movement, though
1t ia only fair to the German citizens who
arc not aaloon-keepers, to recall that they hayo
condemned in their meetings tile course taken
by tho latter, and hayo ordered thom to take
buck seats and permit their customers to con-
tend for their own rights. Compliance with
this demand will enable tho prosont issue to DO
moro fairly brought before tho people.
There Ia another feature In the moyemout
thus far which has very seriously impolod it's
progress among the pooplo at largo. Mr. Hes-
Ing aud somo others have conteudod that the
der1nans should preserye separate orgauiza-
tion. This was very properly voted down
at tho meeting Of Thursday ovoning. The
maintenance of German organization
for political purposes is just US inde.
fouaiblo and peruicioua as IN organizes
tion Of natlye-born Americana, natiye-por1l
1riehmon, or any other nativity separating itseli
from the rost Of the community. Moreover, the
proposed isolation would insure its dofoat.
T4oro ia no particular reason for agitating
tho sundhy-beor question among tho Gcrmaus,
They are unit On tho question already. Their
object should rather 10 to present their yicwe
in calm, candid. and intelllgiblo manner to
other people, aud to mako tho Issue broad
enough for all persona to stand on who sympn.
| thfao with that idea OF personal freodom whiol
holds tho present Sunday laH to be an unuocoa
sary infringement upon 1t. Thero arc many
| mon who would votc against religious obliga.
tion OF Sunday observance, az applied to thon,.
eelyos, who would not voto with the ealoon,
keepers in any proposed defiance Of Inv, no,
with the Germans In my nero nativity move.
ment. And there arc many more who would
voto for any reasonable liberty Of -tlrinLiug
who will not voto for FREQ whisky Oh Sunday,
It Ia entirely probable that Chicago and oyory
oti,er large city in thia country would voto in
favor OF allowing tho boar-gardens aud beer.
saloons to remain open o. Sunday, under suit,