, 1873-07-27
THE SUNDAY LAWS.


THE SUNDAY LAWS.
To tho Editor qf Tho Chicago tribune:
Silt: Domo timo since, I ondeavorod to point
out to tho readers Of THE TRIBUNE son,e Of tho
gophistrios aud misrepresentation Of aA Cor
Man-Amoriean," as givon to tho public through
tho samo medium.
would now like to calt attention to Homo
ideas advanoed by IA Natiue-American " in your
Issue Of the Goth inst.
Like IA German-Ameriean +" (wonder If tho
"Natiye" " Is not descendant Of tho "4er-
mnn Ply, tho Nat,yo" nasumea certain things
as facts which I tlink arc not admissible, md
ignores certain other facts which tho public
should constantly keep in WOW.
Tho FIRST assumption which I will notice iH,
that tho onloayor to enforce tho Sunday laws ia
calculated to intorforo with tho arrest mud pun
iahment Of criminals, such as gamblers, roughB,
thieves, &c. +; when tho facts arc. TINT those Of
tho police authorities and force, aB woll Us Of
private citizons, who aro laboring most for tho
former, arc the most determined and porsfstont
In their efforts to socuro tho lattor result. It lB
u rather insignificant fact that the German move
mont contemplatoa placing tho very men in
power who arc supposed to have been acting
"as go-betweonB botwoen rocoivorH Of stolen
goods and robbod oltizens." Also, that those
who havo opposed tho enforcement OF tho Sun
day laws aro tho friends, advisers, and asso-
oiatos Of those who are expected to overlook tho
operations Of professional criminals, Thugs, oto.
Tho second assumption is, that tho friends Of
tho Sunday laws aro makiug Wat upon tho
10000 honest. working Germnuaa who
merely wish to drink glass Of boeI,
Ss s4se thy tss fs a az6 s sa on n fanas
order wish to enforce the laws against al ofrend
ora aliko the "honest, working Germans wiah
to exempt portton,-and, by tho way that
portion which actually inflicta much tho groateas
amount Of misery upon society, and which IL
the roa1 first oause Of throe-fourths Of all tho
other ofTonseB; and, rather than havo those laws
enforced which happen to intorfero With somo
Of their pot vicos, they arc marshaling their
the element which allows b}acklogs Of alf kinds,
thieves, and professional criminals. to run at
largo.
tation, through all tho borders Of tic city, OF
tho question Of selling boor or not selling beor
on Sunday" Tho facts arc too woll known to
need stating. and yet, when falsehood persists
In forcing itself before the people, the only way
is for truth to persist in pointing out it's falsity
The German Raloon-kocpora arc, and hayo boon
from tho start, tho aggressors and agitators and
tho first to talk Of carrying the question to tho
polls; md, ratber than have tho laws enforced,
aeem ready to form an alliance with tho vory
element Of which "NatlVe-Amorican" 30 Justly
complains.
Their tactics remind one OF tho Into nebols
who, while they wero stealing goyornment-prop-
erty, firing upon government t-forts aud troops,
aud doing al in their power to brenk up The OK
listing order OF things, tried to cast all tho odum
Of their nets upon tho Government. and made
their cry, "Lot us alono."
II is Just so now with thcao poople. While
thoy arc doing thor "level boBt," and invoking
Hanvon aud tho other place to obtain control Of
the City Government, and hayo the laws changed
to suit their ideas. OF, falling in that to place
mon In power who will poriuro themselves by
ignoring such laws az do not suit tho1n, thoy on
doavor to throw dust in peoples eyes, and create
the impression that 1t Is tile otlor sido that ia
naking Ill the noiso. Thoy, too want to bo lot
alone.
matter from my sido'of tho wall, soc q ques-
tion quito different from allowing " fow honest
Germans to drink glass of boor If they fool dry
on Sunday" Tho question presented to my vis-
ion Is, whether, for the sake Of allowing these
Buperlatlvoly honest GermanB to drink gass of
beer should they feel dry on Sunday, when there
is 90 lttlo prospect Of their feeling dry, VIC shal
bo compelled to allow tho murdaroua Thugs,
outthroats, vii'oins, robbers, etc, to fill them
numerablo other abominations which shall stir
up their henlish pasBlona, md cause them to
commit the crimos which freoze our blood with
horror.
It is Just as reasonable to talk Of a7estlng
Of anothor 80 free, as to talk Of stopping tho
aalo OF one Kind OF Intoxicating drink and allow
ing tho 3 sao Of ANOTHER: Il oEmo i to bo M 70
dsss ye at oho. ast osrn
ono thing, and that is, while thoy aro trying to
restrain others, they must submit to restraint
themselves and, In Whatever interforeB with
the good OF tho people, tho wl,ole people, they
must submit themselves to the laws passed by
tho pooplo.
Now, 1t is Just tho atate Of facts which
"Natlye-Amorican rofers to in tho first
clause Of hia letter which compcls tho
true friends of lazy and order to take the fold,
and endoayor, to tho best Of thoir abilty, to
combat this movement, and elect men next fall
who arc known to bo infloxibly in favor Of on
forcing a1l existing laws, and who will allow
noithor monoy, tho influence OF friends, nor their
interfero with tioir fulfilling their oath Of office.
this says "NatiyesAmorioan." Il he refers to
some Of his arguments, I will assure him they
can.
Allow mo to suggest that ho and his friends
coase to hurl tho Weapons of thoir wrath ut
those who arc fighting for Inv, and devote their
surplus energies to "Eolng for" tho professional
thieves robbers, blaoklegs ct a., aud for those
who wink at thor doings, and endoayor to con-
vince those private citizens who lend thom their
assistance md countonance them Of tue error Of
their ways. T. ". EATON.
parIaiun Morals.
Tho Paris correspondent Of the London
Times writos on July 8. "Mme Popita San"
chez, whose furniture WAS sold last week, Inns
not deceived publlo opinion In my way. 1n thnt
continual duel botwoon tho de.ui-mondo and tho
been applauded. A1uo. Sanchez belonged to
TINT strange and especially ParBian world,