, 1879-02-25
LOCAL POLITICS.
A Temperance Delegation Calls
Upon Mr.. A. NJ. Wright.
His Views Regarding Closing the
Saloons and Theatres Sunday.
Meeting OF tile Republican City
Central Committee.

prominent workers In the Temperance caisc,
cnlica1 yesterday upon MIR. A. n. Wright at Ills
| house on .1acksor street. Mr. Crum, who n as
The spokesman, saId to MIR. Wright that they
ramo III the nnmu Of tho Reform ALL
ance In order to ask him, since he
was II candidate for AInyor. whether. II
ho was intrusted with tho control Of the City
Government, he would enforce all the laws and
ordinances, especially thosc IN regard to closing
saloons. theatres. mud other places Of amusc-
mrnt on tle Sabbath: ..
Mr Wright replied somowhst hesitattn9ly that
ihe ~ question was ra1,er nncxpested, a1ld could
hardly be answered In mononl.
~ cannot plcdRe myae!f TO anything" said
hc.' "As understand II, tho Mayors
oath OF office binds him to enforce
| tme laws nnl 10 prcyent their violation:
When / tako IN oatls ] do 1t Without
keep an oath i superilnous. As inr as concerns
the lnws mentioned by you, their execution Is
| only posstbsa when public opinion favors H..
j. NM or, IL tlla performance Of tlIe duties
liz must, s hs doesn't wont II. admtostratio.
| to be q fa1lurc, observe public sentiment. l
believe understood your object, gentlemen,
aill can oIly sny tu you that your outspokon
drinking would 10 nnllitied il the MaYos ol iii.
city were to iolow bii1adly yuur wishes in regani
to sl'e execution ot lne law: ain q
temperance 81 nen myssli aua believe 10 tuoa,
| EBut1DI Ill ual buk Hlb uEfEF Q1SAE}4tG
to any Individual what he shall cat Or drink.
Excess must be strictly punished, and believe
itat ev .rv drunken man, b0 he w1on, by l1Iay,
should feel the rtCor Of the law. Acc!rdInE to
1 preserve ;hc W public ' neaso and ' order,
but to allow everybody to cujoy
lilo after hs own fashion. as long as he docsnt
Interfere with Ills ncfghUors' rights 1T doing So.
$50 you would net enforce tile law In regard
CLOSING OF BALLOONS AND ruEArn1s ON SUN
| DAYl"
said one Of the gentlemen. :
''Only so fnr as tile maintenance Of order re.
| quires Ii. A great part Of our population have
no other day ttIun Sunday on which 10 cu10T
tl,cir atDuscnents; and, a. long as they Gun do
TINT without disturbance II Tue peace, nobody
snoua object to Il lenst OF all tho hcad OF tho
| ~ Not even II State 1aH Is broken By Itlf'
asked MT. Goodspecd.
~ haYo enld to you a!ready,n said Mr. Wright,
| that the enforcement Of q law requires tho
backing Of public sentiment. Laws arc dead
opportunity 10 part OF the broplo to disturb
another part in the enjoyment vt the personal
liberty Guaranteed them by tho Constitution.
suel, laws should only be rlEldly entoprceo when
their violation d!sturns public pcace.h
!" Docs not this take plare In a high dcgTec
when 3,oDo saloons are opea to the public sun;
day, Inviting TO disorder and when theatres and
col.esrts keep our youth from cEu5ch-golngW
disastrous results Of the effort made IN 1873 To
carry out The law according to your Views. Ell
trclne measures such US y0u advocate alwaSs
miss their aim. II the Mayor of Ch'cago werc
10 follow rot, gentlemen, the result would be q
reaction which nobody would wish."
"Can thtngs DO worse than they nre NOW,
when ltQuor.6eltcrs arc leading youth every
wheru Into temptattonl" sad Mr.. Stoddart.
worse ant! much dlsorerlJ In Cblcugo thau II
is ut present. believe that tho disturbing ete.
nicat pf q great city has never before been held
| III check al ut present In ChEcaGo.h
| "Don't you wish to sea the
BELLfNd or Liquor TO Mirrors sruPpEDl"
nCertaiuly, rs far as 1t can be doue. Lot mt
| tell you, gentlemen, tho law dots too mucl
when it relieves parents Of responsibility fut
tLelr children. person who brings up biz
children well WILL tortlly tllc'n agaiast teinpta
.o rear my children SO that nobody can
lead them astraY. A person. who makes II
business to lead children astrny alOuld 'be
pan!sea IL ts senso WI s.ways insist o.
liquor to minors; but to stop IL consider an
Would you,' said one, "tn caae the or
linanco recently vetoed by tue Mayor came be.
lore you Tor approval. also veto itt''
"CcrtAnly would. think such ordinances
arc ~ dangerous Us they are unnecessary
$50 you wouldn't ngrce to the appointment
of twenty special policemen 10 watch saluuua
III; Grum:
Ono OF tho gentlemen showed Mr.. Wright q
petition to the Council, which tic Temperance
Alliance is calculating, asking for the clos.
H suaaag and Ind femsfkea su Ut sat sa'1ss I'D 81 81
ready received thousands Of Bgnnturcs, n1tI
III! %sss e. ~s a ssn%sns e sssts
tllIs pctttson!h
at goes altogether too far for me, gentlemen
a1n uo more sattaned with IT. than With tic
| course Of The Cummtteo of Seventy In 1873
[ lend to any good rcautt. Moderation cannot be
enforced by law, but must be loft to mora
euastou.h
The Committee thcscupon wlslltlro~.
Alter they had gone, a reporter said to Mr
Wright:
$50 xou ARE NOT IN FAVOR or CLOSING TIL
SALOONS
aud theatres suudayl"
undrs no circumstances. The Germans
States, t,le right to spend Sunday In their ow1
war, and no law ean hinder them tn that right
assuming, OF course. HUT they do not misuse |
and disturb the peace,"
do you lavor the employment Of spies t
curry ont tho !aw against selling liquor Il
mnursl"
+" Not ut all. ha.e all espionage, and woult
ba tic lust man tn tho world TO manufacture
rate against law-aoving acknowledgement
"W4at 10 you think of music III sa!oons'"
places are rsspcctaoe. II Is the dut;
ilouse., whether there Is music IN lieu
or not; tut no saloon:keepcr shou]e
be prevented from amusing his Vuesta viii
| .,I,isic 20 long al 1t ie quietly donc. Alayu
.ai nsst1's policy in this RESPECT has ny full ap
alr. Wright alsu expressed himself IN faro
ut German instruction in tho public bchouls
There was a, large ucrlnAu populatlon her