The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-05-18
A HUMOROUS MAYOR.
Enforcing the Sunday Law in
Louisville Against Editors, Or.
gsnists. ana Sections.
Nm York san.

Louisville. April 26 This city i,
blessed with a mayor Who not only
knows how to organize convention,
and manipulate legisl; ures, but who
knows how to make grim jokes. The
legislature recently enacted very
stringent Sunday law. which forbid,
the doing Of any kind ot work fo'
hire or profit from the midnight oil
Saturday until the midnight OF sun
day. The mayor was opposed to ihi.
Law and exerted his influence against
it. The Courier .JomrnaI and che OF
two Others Of the papers advocated
the hill. and nearly all the preacher
in town prayed f.r its passage. II
was passed. and Yesterday it va:
enforced tor the first time. The
mayor was seized with n virtuou.
desire t, do his whole duty aud en-
force the law to the letter. although
he is not notea for bis pious daily
walk. He notified all iradesmen and
saloon keepers. icemen. and dairy
men that they would be arrested
and indicted if they attempted to
pursue their usual vocations during
Yesterday. lie also said editors aud
compo<itors should not work and that
should not sell papers. A
little past midnight OF Saturday
.>.g:o..,n., ,ra.o Sa,,, IN Ill H. .,..r.
paper offices. and the names of all
persons at work were taken for
{" the grand jury. He
did not fully carry out his threat.
it will he seen. IN regard to the news
papers, hut he had his joke never,he-
less in totally unexpected way.
When the last church hell had
stopped ringing a policeman entered
each church and took the names of
all those paid for assisting in the
services. This, as a rule. only EN-.
braced the organists aud sections Of
the several churches. But the action
created much excitement and not a
little indignation. The cabs and
hacks were all sent from the streets.
and in several instances the private
carriages of gentlemen were stopped
in the streets and the drivers names
taken for presentation to the grand
iurv. The most serious annoyance
Iel, was occssi' ned by the delivery
If milk over night. There was a
thunder storm Saturday night. and
The milk for Sundays use was all
.oured. In,lecd il is said that the
mayor himself took his coffee straight
yesterday morning. illusions were
made To the law in nearly every
pulpit. aud ore 0f the preachers
look this view Of il:
III is urged that il the Sunday
aw Is enforced sgainst one branch
IF business it must and shall be en-
forced acains. all. against street cars.
against sunday papers. and even
against preaching. This is right.
,et the law he executed to its fullest
,xtent or lei il cease to be a law. If
he running Of street cars il work,
.ither for profit or for Amusement.
he law says stop them. IL the
publication Of Sunday papers is not
! work OF necessity or charity, let
he Law he indicated. 1t preaching
Ne violation Of the law, let the
fall: l. Because preaching
: not necessary part Of the ohser-
'ation Of the Lords dav. 2. Be-
ause each preacher would have the
Of knowing that deal Of
''"lish preaching is stopped. 3. Be-
anse we can make the CITY tremble
'i'h preaching during the week.
!. Because il will not he the first
line the perverted hand Of civil
has been lifted against
eligion. ). Because there will be no
,ss; for the saloons. beer gardens. !
nd VARIETY shows do more harm on
ne Sunday than all the preachers
o good ~ a week Of Sundays. 6.
Because, If nv stopping preaching We
an stop these Sunday denominations. |
he community will have time to
,ber up and come to its senses.
hen. beholaing the contrast, they
ill be willing for Us to return to
he pulpits. Let the hammer fall
'ut in truth the insinuation that the
uthorities may even attempt TO stop
he clergy is altogether gratuitious.
nd is intended to confuse the
eople."
As a matter Of fact. the good
eopIe who urged the passage Of the
i'll were, As q rule. influenced by .
esire to suppress several very in
ecent variety shows. which have
cen in the habit Of giving two
each Sunday. 1t is
onbtful If the lac accomplished
nything il was intended to DO. for
,e shows all opened at midnight Of
unday aud all Of them bad unusually
-owded houses. And at Woodland
arden-one Of the places abomiuable
J he eyes Of the righteous-a mans
,roat was cut, and be lies 1t the |