New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-21

Of the week are Of no benefit to Paterson, and an
evil which is only tolerated because there Is no way
Of abollsdng it without entailing other evils, and
without questionable exercise Of legislative an-
thorty. But about tho social damage of Sunday
liquor selling, and tho necessity OF reducing II 10
minimum. there be no rational debate IL
offers temptation.whilo leisure from labor gives
double opportunity of indulgence. From this may
and indeed must follow'that invasion OF the nights
of others who entitled To peace and good ORDER
especially upon n day religiously consecratod To
both. The matter was thoroughly discussed in this
city not long ago; and the little experiment which
we tried for a Sunday or two Of shutting UP the
spir, shops was so successful that 1t should have
been persisted in 1t WAS proved practicable TO
stop the Sunday liquor traffic substantially. Hay
ing proved this wc forthwith driftcd back "a the
old bad ways. In o small city like Paterson the
task would have been less h"rculean. In fact, tho
unusual measures to which the dealers there ha'o
resored show that they were in desperate straits
Everybody know that there are other Sunday laws
besides those which forbid drom-sellng-law for
bidding unnecessary travel and trade, shaving Tor
hire the running OF horse cars, newspaper Yend-
ing hiring horses and carriages or riding IN them
etc. etc Even milk. it appears, may not be law
fully delivered on Sunday. The liquor dealers de-
tcrmincd to prosecute all violating any particular
sLut M their shops and then did their best 10 shut
Up other shops by entering complaints against the
proprictors thereof They have the law upon their
side. AMI seem determined TO make the most OF II
a. q weapon OF d, fence which it was never intended
10 Lc Bur after all they can only secure moin'n-
tary triumph The good sense Of the community
viii help il ont Of it, dilemma. The statute was
intended not to d,cominode hut to benefit the
public. and probably tho Paterson liquor dealers
will succeed only ia securing It's necessary amend
meat II viii be- changed to meet the wants OF the
time: and how much the beer men arc likely 10
make our Of tho revision tho intelligent reader can
a.cctu,c for himself
The man who forctrlls the end Of tie world upon
- l.v certain is >urr to make converts II would be
cr..u.. n it were possible 10 know how MANY p'o-
pl. -t up last Saturday night expecting tir ARRIVAL
of 'hr 0aal smash. several thousands probably
tlou-l ec only hcar particularly of a ic" ia QUE
. b.; ulon the whole $50 n!ay consider 3D." cool
indifference with which the majority of m1ntlnG
rclrl tr possibility 81 such catastrophe is pretty
good g., .lrucr Of tie prcdominancc of common sense
.u our mundane affairs. People when they are
prltrd with texts and pioselytcd thr mott outr1-
-.ou-ly. simply 20 on mindine their own business.
They arr not 10 %, easily frightened. Now. # @
ua.orif, Of the cicycrrst people those who really
make tll. world 20 rruud could be- persuaded that
ur, day certain il WIS 10 hc destroyed, the drlu-
sion % eht go infinite mischief; ~ pes nt IT. re-
yiyal seems 10 produce no more consequences than
occasional lsna,y. and moro or lc-, imposturc.