, 1873-04-19
CHEAP BUNCOMBE.
4 Characteristic Proclamation by the
Temperance Bureau.
Tho North Sdo satoon.Kocpers Taken undol
Its Protection.

boon faaued by tho Temperance Bureau, and
consequently tho whisty-nend is supposed to
totter on his tl,rono moro foeb1y than ever, and
gasps for broath with unusually weak mud pnin-
ful struggoH. Tho last proclamation contains all
tho buncombo Of its humorous prodccoasora,
but In Il much moro cnnlonaod, md, therefore,
much moro rohdablo and interesting forTn' Tho
utmost oonHtornatfon would roign In tho
newspaper ofl1coH Of the city II
atnglo weok passed. by without COM
municatlon Of some kind coming from tho "Du-
roa,h" Thcso documents nro chiefly noticeable
for thcir great 1ength and tho astonishing offoct
thoy hayo tipon the whisky traffic. Another
point about them is the reokloas mnnner In
which they call attention to tho in1mcnso guam
tity OF Christian Bympathy and moral support
which is at tho tllspoaa1 Of the Bureau. Tho Du-
roa1, up to the present time, has dono worry little
tor tho cause Of temperance beyond renting an
Office, md writing those prodlamationH. It ia
about titno TINT all o1asses Of people should I'm.
derstnnd this fact, 80 that when proclamation
appeare 1t may be taken for just what 1t is worth.
Tho following is tho 1atost literary effort Of
tho Bureau. 1t shows plalnly enough that that
body desirca to malta tito Municipal Government
subaoryiont to 1ta will and 1t Ia alao vory patron
1zlng ~ TITS Earratant r1,m-nalfers nf the North
Sidos
| 10 tho satoor-K<eptrs n North Chicago:
aENrnEMra: 1t1a With pleasure Wo notico tho move
mcnt started by YOU to Hccurc tho impartial enlofce
mont mont Of tho lava Closing tho pnloons On Sunday Il
your dqe,nbnt u an honeat ono YOU a1o entitled TO
pfoSss sa Il sssE g. H. e @
Ia ono That infringea your pcraonnl rights II JGr
~ T n5S 20
mako fow suggestions for tic consideration OF your
meeting noxt Saturday; - .n,,., .n
furccnput OF tho Bu1day aw in Chicago. Ono 10 the
stubborn disregard Of THO iow shown b Tho North North
ssu. f21 n &. issst posr ya Ss 81 s
and In doing, has doubtcss rendered. hi1seI nabe
N many sssos Ihe Gaes x te
Violate lbs law, although u maids bis express duty 10
II pcttion wero circulatcl among the saloon-keep:
asking him to do hla duty In thia matter Tott
IN oei h 1n or 81 te
thrown I'M while, ut tic Same time, would xnaicnat
the character Of aaoon.keopere as aw-a6iang s,a c
nov rests upon them in tho minds Of Temperance mcn
We desire to sclnm on behalf Of tho churches an,
sax IN or emp
force tho Liquor aws hut tho erica Of tho wiysa mi
Tho suerin9s cf tl!e children of dEnnhsrds "a heg ~
are constrainsd, By tl,e Omnipoent Power that gos
orns oil things, 70 make their cause our own Now a
drinks on Sunday during this summer IN ohicago
and compare tho results, % regards reace ortot an
nseS a an tho
Joy mud contenmcnt IN families NTH 1ust summer
" compa1son does not show that T hs eniorsS re
withdfaw on opposition to ila ropesA \,
We hayo no desire t., o'ozo up aye, ai.y, q T.. ny
hundred ealpong, and lcaye tho otAera op0n. 10 u
ills would bo rank Injustice, and tis Is the gresen
fault Of our city aoyernnent which could sesily cn
hs as I'D nss b. 'sa c
nent Or otherWlse is ohiccra Of tho Inv 10 tho pei
for1nance Of their duties witho1 fAvoE1tlsm we ri
isgai or ether assistanco-nt tho time rcerettiu
tiat ve haye not IN andrew Jackson Or John 4. d
Which would render such action "nl loss ot time 0
our part uuncceutary; TEMPERANCE BUREAU.
, Al Mayor Medill is rather prominently spoke
Of III tho proclamation reporter OF HE In11
, usE brought tho document to him yeste,rdi!a
afternoon for hs porsa and comments 'to1 Aftt 4
, tho bureau nn opportunity to elect = Mayor ne'
| fall who will onforco tho laws Just ns 1t Wanl
, lin to. Ho suggested TINT Mr.. scamnon woul
t be q good man for tho position, AZ he is IN pc
!. feet harrnony with tho temperance movemen
:. TT may not ho generally known that, ~ pap'
n which, hfr: scammon pnb'shoa for bis or
. amusement and private circulation, the May
! has been treated to Beyeral aditoria! loctNr'
lately on tho temperance question. He 1eo
1, terribly bnd about it,
q Tho Mayor sud he never iutondad to prohih
. the aale Of beer Oh Sunday. It seemed to hi
s that tho time Of tho Bureau was mainly take
: | UP IL Wflklt1h pEQcl4tQALlQuh A4u unAuAA6 Gol
8 forences, Tke general public, however, undo
;, stood that it's object was to search for violation
:. Of the Sunday law, and promptly report the
y and furnish the necessary evidence when Il
= casos como to tria1. Tho buroau didn't do thi
4 It WAS too much occupied in finding causo t
complaint about tho City Government. Al, As
I did 20 whom It vaB proved that the offend
l. merited such punishment. But comPlalnss We
n seldom made; and ho did not feel that 1t wou
=, be- right or Just to revoke liconsos on me
D. hearsay. Nether did bo think It would be it
g. to ruin a mans business by regohing his Acen'
t. because he has been flned $40 once or twice
pf the Police Court. Tho smallness OF tho fn
4. showed that tho oreuaes were not aggfaVht
IL onos, OF TINT tho Justices .weTe not acting l.
partially. Ho would revoke licenBea when it "
. proved beyond a doubt that such soyerity Il
Il deserved.
u Tho Mayor closed by repeating what 10
y, y. Bad at tho commencement, viz: that tho bufe
10 and it's friends could elect whoeycr they saW
!. noxt fall, but until that time he would 10
y probability run tho city according to Lis b.