, 1877-07-08
THE SUNDAY QUESTION.
Prof. Swing Is in Favor Of Letting
Well Enough Alone.

Bishop Foley States Why he Signed the
Temperance Women's Petitions.
The dRianee Of yesterday has the following
pertinent observations on the proposed revival
Of the temperance question:
The improved welfare Of this one city began
when the friends Of good government took into the
g the majority Of voters could see in that light
The question OF former days had been, What do
we leaders believe! What ideas do we editors,
elders, and Yankees hold Is true, as useful!
An answer to these inquiries having been agreed
upon by small group, these were worked m into
multitude deposit in the ballot-box their faith in
such gencralties. But behold, that multitude wss
big fact and could not he disposed OF bJ an essay,
did not believe in the New England Sunday Init
was a large multitude who did NOT believe
emptyfng the becE.kess into the street. In 1t was
must be tausht in the public schools. Hence,
however perfect may have been the political theory
Of the press, and closet and pulpit that theory al
mesdful Ito to SUCCESS. es What remained, therefore,
but to open the political creed and throw out the
ideas that divided the multitude and retain that
From the moment when our leaders did this. signs
Of n better day appeared. Some virtue clothed
with power Is better than IN ideal Government II
tho latter exist only in phlosophic literature The
ballot box became valuable tho moment our leaders
ce4scd to insist upou civilization, righteous
ness, or purtanism tpan the majority were carrying
II was found that while the Germans wercnot.
clear rs to the damaging nature OF beer, they had
their minds lnl!y made up That city SHOULD bg
governed by honest and intelligent men, and
hence their beer being tolerated. they would votc
for men Of intelligence and integrity. II was alsn
discovered that while there were tens OF thousands
ret these same thousands did believe in economy,
aud honesty, aud capacity In all city offices from
fire company to the Mayoralty aud the courts
Hy omittin. the beer idea and tho Sunday idea,
thousands Of votes con1d he secured for economy
and honesty and for the punishment Of ceinic.
Thus, in abandoning idcaIEm our leaders found
cess of the future will depend upon the wisdom the
leaders shall display i'll stunning the rocks which
have divided up and wrecked the reform parties of
thu nast 1t eayors little of the return OF misfor-
t,lnc thercfnre, WHEN the temperance leaders,
male and female, are moving forth to induce The
city to ret up the temperance issue again It is
thc old fatal idcaliklM coming back-an idealism
waicn mikes honesty, andintelisencc. and economy
depend upon the condition Of the pubic mind A.
to The influence OF lagcr-bceE: The public u clear
al to the fact that criminals should he arreFted and
punished, that taxes should uc wisely lesicd and
wisely expended. ind that there shonid be- the best
possible man in each o1ice High or low; anu
hack ami wait until the majurity has nas-
tered ths str o,!S su;*.ont ~, n ,s ana r,;t ;he
pcopc ssppcl malt drinks OF failed to have Bible
III the schools, 6U: that the voters did not combine
on d ticket OF honesty anu capacity. Nobody
cared for tlu4c IT," idcas which are the pillars "f
city OF State. These cannot "2ft upon me eiow
progress OF other doctrines, but must from the
outset to the end hold the fort ut all hazards Tile
idea OF city without i dramshop is thought TO-
wards whose realization all should struggle: and 2
city with eober happy Sunday may we'll ne IN al
ed arc permitted to rule until the good can conc
into mower with all their iui-fcdged perfection,
then, of a truth, will the wicked rule 10 the
worlds eu,l. The boy who graspcd whole hand
full Of dlberts secured none. MS .oessm nv "as ms
defeat. Let our temperance people nnd our sun
day people 20 on grasping whole handful o. thgi5
highly priced sweetmeats, and their greed Will
always be their overthrow.
WHERE BISHOP FOLEY STANDS
Yesterdays Stn1ts Zeitsu,g has the following
Foley had signed the petition Of the temperance
fanatics for the reyyicaGon Of the old Sunday law
| ana the closing Of the saloons on Sunday, and
added to expression Of regret tnat tne btshop
had by this step IN despite Of the aenvefaness M OF
,lay fanatics Bishop Foley now asks for cotfcc'
| tou Of this statement He says thai he misunder'
stood the purport Of the petition, since nothing was
further from bis mind than 70 IN any WY aosoGa ~
| that he believed he saw in the petition WIS tut
| cIosinc of the drinking saloons i'll The vicinity
| CHURCHES during the Sunday forenoons, which ar
ordinarily devoted to divine services JUST ~ - In
custom III Ireland, Germany, and. IS be believes
! in all Catholic countries. Bishop FoicJ declare
him.c1f 10 be decided opponent OF all restrictive
legislation and all restrictions OF persona! loctt
/ in regard to eating, drinking. and amnsementa
lie believes that people should go ON Sunday to th
gardens, parks, and theatres, md other pisces Q
amusement, but he believes it his duty TO re6s
! every unnecessary disturbance of divine scrE1ca-