Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-03

Ia my JuuBhenls squaEey anu ialiiy
divided the one, the Democratic party. ex-
rressipg itself as in favor of abolisdine Sun
day from our country the other, the R-pub-
lican party, expressing itself in favor of
Sunday Some captions critics
have found fault with the resolutions of the
Republican County and State Conventions on
the Sunday law as not bsing full enough, not
being plain enough or square enough on this
l dissgree with them. l think
the resolutions are very full, plain, and easily
understood. and that they mean just what they
say-the maintenance of Sunday law iu the
Stste of California. might content myself
right here with simply saying that 1 iudorss
the resolutions of the County Convention and
OF the State Convention on the Sunday law,
and permit the resolutions 20 answer all ques-
tons as to their meaning, but fer one land l
speak my own individual sentiments, without
consultation with the other candidates on the
county ticket, for they are here and
can speak for themselves) do not propose TO
shelter myself behind the resolution f the
County or cf the State Convention. | vii:
give ny views fully and plainly uDou the
Sunday Law question, so that whatever Won
may decide you viii not misurderstand me.
Now let Us first sea what this Sunday Law is
that there il so much talk shout at the pres
emit time. will read TO you the sections of
the Penal Code of this Stale whicA make
what is callsd the Sunday law.
THE LAW AS IT Is IN THE CODE.
This is Section 299: EVERY person who,
on the Christian Sabbath, gets up, exhibits,
opens or maintains, or aids in getting up, ex.
hibiting, openiag or maintaining, any bull,
hesr, cock or priz, fight, horse. race circus,
gsmbl:cg-ho1se or saloon, or any barbsr0us
and noisy amusement. OF WHO keep, conducts
or exhibits any theGteT, melodeen, dance cal
lar, or other plac9 of muical, theatrical OF
operate performance, spectacle or repreFent-
atior, where any wines, liquors or iatoxicst-
ing drinks are baughs, sold, used, drank or
giyeI away, or who purchases any ticket Of
admission, OF directly or indirectly pays sny
admission fes to or for the purpose of wit
Messing Of attending any such place. au0use-
meBt, spectacle, performances Or representa-
ton, ia guilty of a miSdeme2Lor."
La the name of common sense is there
any man in the State of California tilat ub-
jects to that law? Do we want the salnz
rule on Sunday as on other days? Do We
desire to permit CT. cu-a3 and hjr-e races sod
bull fights and bear fights on Sunday the
same % on other days?
Section 300 Of the Peusl Code rea5s {:
Every person who keeps open on SuLday
aay store, workshop, bar. saloon, bank ng-
house. or other place of BUSINESS, for the pa--
pc5e Of sTansactil G business thereto, il paa-
ishAD!s by fue not less than FIVE uur more
th!1 fifty dollars"
Section SOL reads " Tie pso7; ions Of the
preceding se3tion do nos apply to persona
who on Sunday keep open hotels, board.ag-
hou,e7, ba-ber-shoPs, baths, markets, rsst5uc.
ants, tsverns, livery or retail drag
stores, for the legitimate business Of each,
or such manufacturing estss lishmlH5s as are
u.ualiy kept in continued operation; pgo-
viGed. thai the provisions Of the pEeceltLg
section shall apply t. persons keeping open
barber. shops, bsth-hCuses and hs!r-ds.s 'lr
saloons after y o'clock OF Suuiay."
Now, that is the Sunday law; tina. is The
law upon which these parties ars m king and
passing resolutions. That is the law hicl
the Democrats say they wish TO have re-
pealed. Il is the law which the democratic
Convention OF this county solemnly pledged
its candidates to rspesl. Thai is the law
which the Democratic Convention of tbs
State sole nuIy pledged It's Candidates 30 re-
peal. That i the Sunday Law. For one. |
favor its maintenance ard i:s enforce neat.
[Applause There IS 10 opposition toSuuday
Law except from one source That NC, yCu
ell know and that opposition, believe, does
not spring from those particular ci5izsns, but
from other people, who age eggiEg them on 60
oppose the law.
NOT a RELIGIOUS QUESTION.
It is not solely a religious qasss on ; i is
not al all religious question. II yoU abolish
the Sunday law the churches viii still re.
main. You strike from the statute Docks OF
this STATE every ref -cuge 20 Sunday, every
reference to any pro5ection { religious mest /
ipgs or gatherings, end still religioo gil re-
main 10 the laId; still the ps1pls will attend
the churches, end still the W ri of Goa will
be preached. [Appi<use.l ThsFefoye IL is
not relisiuu us question. Il does not iute,.
fere with any nau's religious liberty, OF
with any mans conscience, IS Is falsely
claimed by Democratic orator.; il sie4ply
says that unnecessary business shall b.
stopped on Sunday. 1t simply says t. the
saloon keeper Of Sacramento City and OF the
State. - You must obey the law, iust exact '
80 every osher class OF citizens does" tn a
is all there is in the Law. IL does not riss IL
the dignity of interfering with CT recoguiz fne
religion at all. 1t has nothing 10 do with r.
iigion 1t simply and solely provides for TIT
cessation of business on this particular day
EACH ENJOY SUNDAY WITHOUT TROUBLING
NEIGEBoR
We OF Sacramento city, as an entirety il
common with most Of Sacramento county
and all OF the Sacramento valley, have beer
months, yes, foc years, trying to obtain fron
should use his property in such manner al
not to interfere with the property Of BIZ
neighbor. L invoke the same rule for tbs
Sunday law. Let every one have the day BIZ
law, without permission of grasping employer
or vicious desires. If John wishes to picnic
let him go and picnic; if Thomas
wishes TO take q ride, let him axe
ride, but don't les John, if h.
is Piclicking, or Ihomas, ifs he is taking
a ride, interfere with William if be wishes &c
go to church State ald Church shoulI be
divorced. Here is no question OF Church OF
State being improperly mingled. I5 is not 9
question of enforcement of religion. 1t is
simply providing for one day up1n which
People can rest, or can attend church and not
bs intecferei with, no m stter what tteir busi
ness has been during TIE six days that have
interviewed from the preceding Sunday lAp
p'anse.
CHURCH PREFERRED TO SALOON
l am not a member of any church. l am
not even vestryman Of the Episcopal
Church, like one o; tho Democratic candi
dates who stan Is upon tIaS anti.Sundsy
platform. I have no wcll.dsfned religions
faith Sometimes, in the exci.eyueng of The
monens, use explosives THAI | ought not to
use. L see nothing particularly religious IL
this rue OF action. But L iadorse the Sun.
x u
because it is . religious law, but in tbs inter.
est of good government. in tie interest OF 10Y
children and your children, Ia the interest q
loW taxes aud Of the progress of the countr5r
Ia tbs irLeres: of civiiiz 2tiOn, in the interest
Of the saIOon-keepsls themselves, who al
present -re led by desguiug pa3ple 30 o..
pose the law, because | desire TO give them
one day upon which they N y rest Again |
say that it is nos a rs!igious question. but /.
It Is made a religious qlestiun, for one | pre-
fer the church 60 ths saloon. l pr. fer the
Bible to the whisky bss.le. [Appisu,o | /
prefer that my chiidrsn on SUNDAY should
attend and visit house dedicated TO the wor.
ship Of Goi, rather than yisis a public beer
garden or varsity ssloon. Applause
When return to my house Oh Sunday and
am told that my children have been to church
am certain that they have learned nothing
that viii interfere with them, or that will
make them bad men or bad women. But il
on Sunday | am told that my children have
passed the day in q saloon or in dance cell
lar, | should come TO the conclusion that it
was high time to lock them in the house, Sun
day or no Sunday Law. [Applsuse l ash;
every man present who mas any children, !
ask every man present who believes in bring
ing his children up 81 they orght to be,
whether he prefers his children TO pass Sun
day in the saloons or in the church?
The acknowledgements / have no war to
make upon them, as some OF the best fcieuds I
have are engaged in that business, and they
know l have no war to make upon them, nor
would | ssy anything to injuTe them-even
the saloon keepers themselves, who are op.
posed 20 the enforcement of tae Sunday law,
show what they think of Sunday by sending
their own children to church and Sabbath.
school. Applaussl Now, SIS I said, wish