The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-28

spasmodic and des1Stc enforcement OF the and
authorities OF is lily suddenly the sunday clause
Of ss LARD ss no ss:1s % %
suuerson Of the criminal classes she police force into an
through alleys ana rear entrances into places kept
sy citizens q grea, and andeaessd respeesasiiisy
TO their places closed by arres,ing the
or SIMPLY because they yielded 20 the
sueh ossal spies ts furnish hen With ,scshmsn.
felons therefore belt -
outonrss o. innaticism aud intolerance an outrage
ss.n the liberties o. tho and the rights o. every
Resolved That win not disband efforts
have fastened upon shs parties propaIy
shall have been repealed o modihea
By as h 81 evenings
twenty-five delegates Tor the purpose OF constituting On
Executive Committee to out tho views expressed
by this mass meeting
KAuYysASx's spxxcH.
Mr.. Sigsmund Kaufman was introduced by tho
president and made telling speech in German In sup
port OF the resolutions calling attention to the inquiry
OF It's enforcement TO achieve some political purpose
and not 20 advance the interests OF morality He spoke
briefly, but pointedly, and aroused the audience 70
positive enthusiasm frequently.
HON. RICHARD o'GoKNAx's ADDRESS.
Hon. Richard 0'Gorman was next introduced, and
sad:-I think there rs no man here who 10 not law
abiding citizen, and there no one here who has not
deep and abiding interest in the preservation OF the
peace good order OF society New York. and good
order must depend on justice and fair play between
every class ana sect oil the people OF TINS hcpuoHc ~
Is in defence oil justice and fair play that you are here
10 night | take II high court Of i'm
parchment, sitting IN judgment as people
The peoples servants who have done the
people wrong. | told the we have
10 discuss is hs:-A law is TO be found the statute
book prohibiting the sale OF liquor in houses Of enter
tainment Sunday In tho city Of New York. II has
sept long and has become obsolete that the people
had forgotten all about its existence until last Sunday
when put into force by the servants Of the peo
pie in despotc and brutal IN the extreme. and
In such way that monarch in Europe dare TO adopt
! see that report is Published in which General smith,
the President OF the Board OF Police is made 10 say
that the conduct of the police last Sunday was abom
Unable Let him look TO IL and the other Commission
also that they explain this high court OF mpvach
ment their abominable conduct ! favor the utmost
reverence aud respect for all religious observances
Sunday, but ! am opposed to any arbitrary dic-
tation as 10 what the people shall do
shall not do sec no reason
that because isolated few inclined TO abuse the
OF liquor that the majority Of the people, who
sober and temperate should be deprived entirely Of
their right enjoy themselves over social glass
Sunday. (Appausel The Sabbath, contend, was
made for man, not for the Sabbath. II was made
for the poor well the rich; for his repose
ton and amusement and the authorities havc right
to interfere
After brief addresses in support Of tho resolutions by
Coroner Ellinger and Messrs H. Claussen and Cum
bingham the meeting adjourned.
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