The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-03-21

the strong advocates Of the bill, but they
had in opposition to them all the other
factories in the State, but justice til
umphed this time.
BARBER SHOPS.
Following the act above named, the
Legislature passed an act more puritanical
than the blue laws Of Massachusetts-an
act to close all barber shops on Sunday,
not even allowing hotel to have barber
to shave its guests who may arrive in the
city ON the night or early Sunday morning
trains or steamers. IL they lay over in
this city on Sunday, and wish to go to
church with o clean face, would advise
them to carry shaving implements with
them, otherwise they will have to pass the
day with an unshaven face, through the
fundamentally of our Christian BARRIERS.
1t appears that those BARRIERS having their
shops down in the business portion Of the
city had nothing to do on Sundsy-many
Of their customers through the week,
living up town, did not care about getting
shaved ON Saturday afternoon for Sunday
morning. Now the down town BARRIERS,
not having any customers on Sunday, con-
cluded they would petition the Legisla-
ture to close the barber shops on Sunday,
thereby compelling all their customers To
get shaved ON Saturday, and thus be
the gamers. They accordingly, in the
name Of Christianity, prayed the State
Legislature to relieve them from work on
the Sabbath day. Some may have been
sincere, but how many, dePonent sayeth
not
LOCAL OPTION.
The local option bill came up in the
Legislature on Saturday. After much talk
and writing upon the subject for and
against, and many petitions upon both
sides, a motion was made in the House TO
postpone action thereon until the 9th OF
April which motion was laid ON the table,
winch actually kills the bill. A majority
were found against the bill uTon counting
noses. SO ends local option IA this State
tor at least two years more.
Allow me, Mr.. Editor, to give my views
upon temperance i'll few words. | am
not strictly a temperance man, but would
like to see everybody temperate from
choice-that is, instil 1t INTO them by good
examples and good teachings Let their
Conscience tell them tht liquor is a curse
t. them. Then they Wil become temper
ance men, and not tilitheD. Laws made
by mortal man will nevr make temperance
men. Experience has taught us that IN
this and past ages. iived III State al
one time that had the most severe hquor
law that ever existed il this country, and
there 4 saw as mucl drunkenness as 1 ever
did anyweere. Thpse that were drinkers
knew where to getAll the liquor they want
ed and whenever they wanted it. Then
parties will say stP the manufacture Of it.
Well, we had experience in that in ages
| past and other coanrIes, where the penal
| ty was death to sd or manufacture it,
What was the result The men that want
ed liquor invented small apparatus for
the purpose Of distilng liquor, and went
into the mountains, and there distilled
liquor, and drank 1t, 18th the death penalty
hanging over them. Then talk about stop
ping 1t with local opOn laws. Go into the
| state OF PennsylvaIR, IN counties where
they have local optm, If you are drink
ing man you can " all the liquor you
want. All you wIlltave to do is to find
| drlnker that is a restent of the place. He
Will post you If he inks you are all right
You can even find Gcers whose duty 1t is
to suppress the hqOr traffic in the very
places where they iii it taking a smile
themselves 1t Is heer nonsense to talk
about making temperance men out Of
drinking men by Wil laws. You must
touch their conscltce, as upon all other
sins then you can Iake temperance men
of them. Mhenev mortal man is capa-
bic Of abUllshlng 8 upon earth, then he
may make Temperate men out of drink
ers Of nquor agaInst their will.
Liquor Is one Of Ie temptations placed
in the path OF maupOn this earth lay AL
mighty God, and vi never cease to exist
While the Noriu stats. We have two roads
| to travel. We can ke our choice of either.
One IS a narrow, rky and very difficult
path, winch Is theruad to heaven. The
other Is beautlf broad avenue, paved
with gold, ~here"Rll the gaItles and pleas
ures may be enjod that the passions Of
man may crave. his is the broad road to
hell. Now, my car people, who take so
much interest I'D he temperance move
ment, place yuursVes before the entrance
Of this broad aver, and by goo actions
and words endeav,to save the multitude
who are eager to sh needless down this
broad avenue to structlon, and let the
force business alo, aud you will accom-
pIlsh something treward your lsbors
tor whenever you I TO resort to force Of
law to suppress hq,r, you work upon an
impossibllIty, for y try to destroy that
which the Almightplaced here for pur-
pose.
ST. PAICK 5 DAY.
Next Tuesday bag the 18th, the feast
Of Ireland's pstroIalnt will be celebrated
III an imposing MINER, the weather per
hitting.
l think my COMMUNICATION is now quite
lengthy. Hereaft | will give you de-
scrlption Of the and boarding house
erected by W. E. iooper 4 Co., for the
female operatives 1.-THE cotton factory.
Resctfully, +. j.