, 1873-01-08

taken The OCCASION Of tic re-3naotmcnt of tho
city ordinances in consolidated and consistent
form to raiso tho question of tho repeal Of that
law. Tho existing law makes tho closing Of tho
ealoony during tho whole Of Sunday condition.
OF tho licenao for selling liquor. The olponouts
OF that law, aftos changing front several times,
have at INIT proposed to place tho retail Of
liquors and tho hopping opon Of aaloons OH sull-
day upon tho uamo footing aB upon othor days,
except that galoons alall bo kept cloBcd on SUM-
day until o'clock p. III. This lnttcr regulation
iu copied from tho regulations in Berlin and,
perhaps, otLor German cities, whore during
church hours on Sunday forenoon sa1oons are
noninally closea, aud wheso III tho afternoon
tlIcy aro in full blast.
Tho closing Of saloons and other placaB for tho
sgle Of liquor on Sunday In demanded by Il large
class Of persons nj d fitting part Of tho OBJ
Borvanco Of day cot anart for religious norycca,
but il il also demanded by much larger body
OF poraonB, who, whi!o thoy dony tho right Of
tho State to establish compulsory observance
OF any day for religious purposes, insist upon 1t
aa wiao and healthful procaution against yico
and crimo, since drinking is moro common mud
il carried to creator oxcoss Oh Sunday than On
wcek days, because tho great nlaas Of tloso
who patronizo saloons Aayo moro leisure
thon. Want Of occupation encourages
attendance ut saloons; tho greater tho
loisuro tho greator tho number Of snloon visit
ors, and, Of courao, tho greator tho number Of
those who got drunk and fall into tho vices and
crimes proceeding thorcfronl. Wo wll not now
discusa tho question as to how far au obligation
oxists to observe Sunday differently from othor
Days. In THU country, no ono IL compelled to
attoll church, or to contribute to tho aupport OF
amy church; all tint lsrcqireds that Gu this par
ticular day, which III The day sotEpart by common
consent for rest from labor, public order, poeco,
tleconcy md proprioty shall 10 maintained. All
rightG OF individuals arc hold subordinate 10 tlo
general good and each mans lbertios aro sub-
jcct to tho condition that III tho excrciao thereof
ho shall not intorforo with tloso Of llu noighbor,
or with tho general wclfaro.
Sullday, therefore, being tho day upon which
Tho groat body Of those who attend public wor-
ship oxoyciso TINT privilege, and, being tho day
established by custom rs tho day Of rest Tor 1nan
and boast from labor, it is proper oxorciao Of
police authority to ma4o special provision
againHt my oxcesHos or disorders, either as dB-
turbiny those religous1y inclined in their Offices
Of worship, or such as aro likoly to result from
tho 6onoral idloness or dissipation OIL TINT day.
It in the Inv Of this State, aud, VIC suppose, Of
,1,fn1 H.
tion day, when tho number OF poraona disc,.-
! gagcd from their ordinary pursuits may bo aB-
| sun,ed to bo greater tlnn usual, Ill placua
for tho salo Of liquor shall 10 closed. Tho
| Eano rcaBon that commondB this rule us
| wso aud proper applies with equal force to Tho
| closing OF aaloons OIL tho day whom tho people
| arc most likoly to congregnto III such ostablnh-
| monta, aud produce disorder leading to orino.
On gunday, tlsero aro 1000 porsons from II
yoars Of nge upward In Chicago who can lsayo
tho tiuo uni opportunity 10 vist sa!oons md to
drink liquor, who ltayo 10 equal approximation OIL
any othor dny. DooB not this fact cali for tho
interpretation Of uuoh precautionary measures a.
will protect nocloty from Tho ineroaaed dan
ger which this fact produces Arc not
psoyontivoB better than renodies2 IL not
tho absolute exclusion Of yisitora from, powlor-
mills bottoy than surgery and pain-kiLlera2 Ii
1t not hottor to close the saloons, thoreby koop-
Ing tho &c, 900 out Of them, than to multiply tho
police force to stop tho fighting and hear home
Tho wounded and murlorol7 Leaving, rs wc
do, tho whole religious aBpeot OF tho day out Of
consideration, VIC hold that 1t IL wiao preca,l-
tion, in tho interests Of society and Of public
ordvr md deconcy, TINT tho powor Of tho Mayor
to oloss saloons mud drinking louaon on Bum
| lay shall not DO disturbed. Whether tho Gu
furcomont Of 1t bo moro rigid hcycnftcr tl.an 1t
haH loon during tho paHt taonty yoarH or not,
tho powor o'1glit to oxist.
This mattor colloH now before tho Council not
IN tho alaR0o Of now regulation. Or now lsY. to