The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-05
Sunday Amuscments-An Energetic Pro
test Against the Sunday Laws.

scarcely able to tell friend from foe, and the suf-
ierers. from their excess OF duty, can get no
redress, as the Police Court like the court below,
takes care of its own. Their zeal Is spasmodc,
however, and we are spared some clubbing and
many such scenes as occurred at the raid made
upon the Assembly Rooms few weeks ago, when
100 young girls were dragged through the streets
as exhibition OF the moral rectitude and watch
full care these guardians OF the peace have over
tile city's welfare. They have not yet awakened
to the knowledge that there Is fast driving and
billiard playing going on, and that the sabbath
by dancing. Is there no way or reforming the
force, or are they outside Of the pale OF all law and
order
should like to know who these Sabbatartans
are and by what authority they take upon them
selves the right to get an act through tue Legsla
ture for the purpose OF closing up all places of
amusement on sunday, unless 0l sacred charac-
ter. Sunday should be day OF recreation Tor the
working class Who does not know that "all work
and no play makes Jack dull b0ys" And what
time through the week have these weary people
for playp Where Is the justice In o lew controlling
1t out to them in dipper with o false bottomY II
emusic has charms TO soothe the savage breast,n
then, instead of closing there should be opened q
concert hall OF the largest dimensions III every
district OF the city, Tor there 10 certainly large
number Of savage breasts within lib limits that
need soothing. Music is divine, whether played in
slow or quick time, anu no one can possibly be any
the worse rom hearing hv s Io ar IRON opsr "a
melody
Instead OF spending time to get acts passed to
close up so called pr0lane concert halls and places
oil amusement on the sabbath Jay Efforts should DO
made to have one passed whereby departments
should be organized In every town and city for the
advancement OF the working people, having under
It's control picture galleries, pubic libraries and
museums to be thrown open on sundays. Instead
OF narrowing down and connnng their privileges
let II be day OF true recreation and Improvement,
and there will be no necessity Tor police raids
Civllize and educate the masses ana there Will be
fewer crimes and criminals.
/ was at the Lederkranz Clubhouse a short time
ago to witness all entertainment 81 yea to the chill.
dren OF its members Ii was on sunday, too, and
certainly none but the most rlgid orthodox with
soul frost bitten and c0re-hardened to the music OF
a cnild's laugh, could nave Jailed to have been
benefited by 1t, and those children were much
happier ana just as liable to 20 to heaven when
they uie as though they had stayed at home,
lretting the weary afternoons away, wishing sun
day was past. The vice aud depravlty OF one gene
ration IS handed down 10 another, all from the
lack OF knowledge. what can be expected from a
man. or o woman either born OF ignorant and de-
PRAYED parents. who takes In vice with his
mothers milk, whose childhood Is spent on the
street with associates born OF ike parents What
can be the result Dut crme2 Who IL to be blamed
Tor THIS the criminal or society that made the cir
cumstances surrounding his birthY repeat again
that department should be established, con.
trolled by the city authorities for the purpose OF
elevatlng the masses IRON their degraded condt-