The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-10

upon uUEe WAL HueohVh hhAh e9s
Il was decided 10 open the gates on Sun.
day, II was deciding 70 open the Hood
gates 10 immortality. And then pitching
Els voice high, and appealing to Heaven,
he exclaimed, ~ am, before God, afraid
10 open these gates on Sunday" TO close
them violates no mans conSciencei 70
open them compels thousands Of men 70
do what they think wrong. lie had ilst
Of $40 exhibitors from many countries
who. would not keep their displays open
| il this Exposition was kept open on Tue
The last speech was made by Mr.. Don;
allson, Of Idaho, who spoke in favor Of
opening. This gentleman spoke ~
length and was very earnest IN ms re-
marks, which were frequently !apPlanaea'
He opened by saying that this commits
Ion were struggling with religious ques-
tions with which they had nothing TO do,
and and "a he sat here and heard the argu,
msnts Of The other side he looked around
n see men In holy garb and clerical
habits. In his opinion this was qnes-
lion Of right. It was question whether
The peopfe-the bone, muscle and sinew
Of the great land-should inspect. the
arts and mechanics Of the world, and
thereby become improved and elevated
on their only day Of rest, or whether the
select few should see 1t. This land is a
republic where the will Of the people Ia
law, he said, and the will Of this great
people is that this great exposition OF
arts and science shall be opened every
day in the week. II was the peoples
property, and not, as some oil the COM
mission seemed to think, their own. He
was rejoieed, and he applauded when,
one Sunday, Brother Hawley passed
through the gates six good Yankee citi-
zens, as he believed II was a small wedge
for the general opening, and when he saw
pictures being hung and photographs
taken on the grounds on the Sabbath, he
thought surely the day is not far of
when people will be admitted on this day.
But Il seems not. Rather than having the
people enter this temple Of instruc-
ton, they must stand atar of and look at
its walls. But now he expects seeing
Brother Hawley and Brother Loring and
Brother Boteler walking, with hands
clasped, toward the sanctuary, thanking
the Lord that the. gates were closed on
the seventh day. This called forth laugh
ter and applause. He mingled amone
the people, and saw how on Sunday they
were crowded in the streets and at home.
It was not fair to ask man with family,
who received 81 80 day, to pay his ad-
mission and lose his days work; 1t was not
right to keep them out on this their only
day Of rest. Il would have been far bet
ter TO have excluded rum from the
groupds and to open on Sunday. he had
been told by the keeper Of large liquor
saloon that II the gates were opened on
Sunday he would close his saloon, because
there would be no one in the city to buy
rum. This question should DO weighed
we'll; and he believed that, if the gates
we're not opened now, there would be
such a deluge Of public feeling which
would swell to such vast proportions that
this body would be compelled to open II
on Sunday by outraged public sentiment.
A vote on the resolution was then
taken. Those who voted yea voted to
close on Sunday; those who voted nay
voted to open on that day. The vote was
by States, one commissioner voting for
the commonwealth. The ballot was as
YEAs-Arizoua, California, Colorado,
Connecticut, District Of Columbia, Flor
ida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachu-
sets, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New
York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylva-
MIA, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont,
West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming-Sl.
NAYs-Alabama, Arkansas, Dakota,
Georgia, Idaho, Missouri, Oregon, South
Carolina, Washington TerritOry-9.