Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-12

An Isseresstng state OsmpssgD.
All tho indications point to the
Inauguration OF a campaign this
Fall based substantially upon the
Sunday law. The people OF Cali
fornia are to a great extent cesmo-
pelitan in their compOsitisn;-in
fact, there Is no equal population
on the face of the globe so COM
pounded of races which have been
accustomed to such q joyous OBJ
servancs Of Sunday rs 10 witnessed
In the Golden State. In addition,
California is q wine and Brandy
producing State, and has all the
characteristics of Southern France,
Southern Germany, Italy and
Spain. To cap this state of things,
all Of which plead for an absten-
tion from Blue Law enactments,
che American element In Califor.
mia is largely of the essy.going,
tolerant and pleasure.loving kind.
The attempt to revive an old stat
ute, whoee enforcement has not
been sought during q period In
which very young boys have grown
up to be men In California, ct the
instance Of people who are antag.
enizsd to the leading productions
Of this State, ia a violation Of the
wholesome and conservative In.
stincts Of our people. These per-
sons seek, at one fell swoop, to an
initiate the innocent picnics and
ether divertissements which make
. life In dull communities endura-
BILE. It is sought to deprive the
thirsty devotee Of King Gambrinus
Of his foaming flagon Of beer, and
to relsgate those who enjoy the
nery liquids distilled from rye and
corn to the hypocriticAl jug be-
hind the door. Tho enforcement
Of this statute would be in the
spirit bsgottsn both Of the Blue
Laws and Neal Dow's Maine cru.
SADIE, with an offensive SAVIOR of
sumptuary laws rising above the
rank odors. The Democratic party
has always been opposed to sump-
tuary laws. 1t delights in the
raising Of churches and schools,
and makes allowance for the sport
i've element in human nature. 1t
believes that il the people are ds-
privsd of these innocent safety
valves fora supsrabundant Vitality,
the result would be less, not gain,
to the body polite. 1t should be
bsrne In mind that, under the
present CeHstitQtion of CAL
ifornia, the enactment Of
such law as is now
being sought to be enforced
would be impossible. The new
Constitution contains a clause
making the creation of special
laws Of this character abertive.
Under that clause the Bakers Act
was declared unconstitutional, an d
1t 10 worthy of note that Judge
Myrick, one Of the Judges who af-
Armed the constitutionality of this
cid and obsolete statute, passed I'M
der the old Constitution, and de-
irving its efficacy from that pro-
vision of the new instrument
which permitted old laws, passed
under the old Constitution, to
stand until they are repealed,
wrote the opinion In the Bakers
Act, which declared new laws, of
the character of the old one now
sought to be made operative, void
and unconstitutional. This estab.
fishes the fact that q class of peo-
pie located in our midst, who are
opposed to our essential interests,
desire to take advantage of a tech
nicaIity which would be rspudiated
by the present Constitution under
which they live. They are thus,
~ respects tho spirit of the organic
law Of California, in contempt of
our institutions. The League of
Freedom will undou btedly accept
the wager of battle thus thrown
down. The field of comb is we'll
marked out. 1t is, first, to so or
ganizs the campaign next fall that
only candidates for Supreme
Judge, who believe that the stat
utes of California should conform to
the present organic law of the State,
should be elected to succeed the
two retiring Judges. g. And, be.
sides, in order to make assurance
doubly sure, the next campaign
throughout the State should be SO
shaped rs to send to Coventry any
candidate for the Legislature who
will not pledge himself to vote for
the repeal Of this obsolete and re-
pudiatsd statute.
The programme, which we have
outlined above, will pretty thor
oughly ''cross-saw" the Blue Law
representatives In California, and
will undoubtedly result In deci-
sIve victery for the tolerant and
cosmopolitan sentiment OF this
State