The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-08

ance, and who Ia untiring In exhorting
those under his care against the selling or
buying Of liquor on Sunday, had the fol-
lowing circular read from the pulpits OF
the different Catholic churches on Sunday
last: f II
"At the beginning Of this holy season Of
Lent again appeal to all Catholics engaged
In the liquor business, and beg Of them, for
the love OF our Lord Jesus Christ, not to
sell liquor on Sunday. This practice, which
deserves the seyerest condemnation at any
time, Is especially unworthy Of this holy
time OF penance and prayer. Il Il my earn
est hope that none will refuse what ask OF
them for the love OF our cricifed Saviour.
"I also most earnestly entreat and exh0rt
all Catholics never to buy liquor on Sunday,
nor to enter any place where It Is sold ON
that day.
"May God 8 abundant blessings attend all
who will comply with these admonitions.
lSignedl "J0HN j. kEANE,
"Bishop Of Richmond"
The Colored Peoples Views.
w. II. l.. COMBS fSTERyrEwEp.
A Dispatch reporter interviewed w. ii.
l.. Combs, grand worthy templar OF the
Independent Order OF Good Templars,
with the following result:
"What do you think OF the abolition OF
the Sunday liquor-lawf"
"My idea IS that II it were abolished riot
ism and r0wdyism would be rampant. II
Is bad enough now, protected as we are.
For immortality Richmond then would
come 10 the front as a city full OF murders
and desperate deeds. Churches would be
closed, and good people would be afraid to
turn out to go to places Of public worship.
Not Sabbath would pass without mur-
der II would be worse here than I'm north
ern cities, where no such license is allowed
as the abolition Of laws regulating behavior
on the Sabbath"
"How win the colored temperance socie-
ties and colored members OF the Church
view the allowance OF more license on Sum
day. such as open bar-rOoms and open place
OF amusement!"
They will go against IL in mass. or
course there will be some exceptions, but
the intelligent colored people, 20 a man,
will oppose this movement. Even those
who Use liquor are opposed to this measure,
and will help to defeat it."
"Have you heard OF any movement
looking to the organization of party
whose platform in the coming municipal
election will give more liberty on Sum
dayt"
81 have"
"IIow long sinceg"
'It has been intimated some time since
just what was published in the Dispatch
! Thursday morning. The movement was
said to he anti party, and in favor OF men
who wanted open bar-rooms, and even mem
| toned having concerts. They were anti-Re-
adjuster, -Democrat--anti-everyth
4 I Ts,aI
people will oppose the movement, think,
as will the colored people and all good peo-
| pie. Ii Is only some OF the Germans who
favor it. There are some liquor-dealers
among the Germans who are opposed TO 1t.
J have talked to them, and they say they
are glad TO get a dav's rest once week, and
they are satisfied with the law rs IT is"
"Wiii the colored temperance societies
take public action to oppose the new move
ment?"
"Of course they will. They will not
support any candidate who acts upon
the platform that have heard given out az
that OF the new-moyement men. In this
ward we will fight them and whip them out,
too. We favor the local-option liquor law,
and Of course we could not for moment
think OF acting with the party who favor
the sale OF liquor on the Sabbath"
Have you heard expressions OF opinion
from many prominent colored men!"
"Yes, have; but do not care to call
names. But have talked with plenty OF
them, and they all agree with me in oppos
ing all such movements"
How many members OF temperance
societies are there in Richmond who are
yoters!"
Between three or four thousand in
regular temperance societies, besides the
Good Samaritans,' True Reformers,' and
other societies, whose members are pledged
to temperate habits. All OF these will act
in concert"
OPPOSED TO SUNDAY SALES.
X. NJ. Brooks. president OF the Virginia
Building and Savings Company, answered
questions as follows:
"You are q Readjuster. ar'nt you?"
IL am Republican, and Pm for the best
way OF getting the colored mans rights, and
have voted with the Readinsters."
"What do you think OF the new German
movement"
81 believe their main object is to have
their bar-rooms open on sunday, and am
opposed to that in every shape and form.
| do not think any place ought to be kept
open for the sale OF goods. ] wish the
Jews could be made to close their stores on
our Sabbath"
"Are you a member OF any secret so
ciety?r
81 am an Odd-Fellow, Good Samari-
tan. and Knight OF Damon"
s.Are not these societies, or some OF
them, opposed to the sale OF liquor on sun
days."
"The Samaritans are opposed to the sale
OF liquor at any time; the Knights OF Da-
mon are opposed to selling It on Sunday"
"How do you suppose the colored peo-
pie will vote on such question
1T is mighty bard to say, but believe
that they will vote against selling 1t on
Sunday. There are ten men in nv house
now out OF work because the factories have
stopped. but | believe they would vote
against selling wbskey on Sunday"
From the state, April 6th,J
The German Movement.
About two or three weeks ago a meeting
OF German citizens was held at singer
Halle. resulting in the organization OF the
German Citizens Association. Henry q.
Miller, deputy gas inspector, was elected
president, and Louis Wagner. the we'll
known druggist, and a member OF the
Board OF Aldermen, was elected secretary.
An executive committee was also appointed
TO prepare rules for the government OF the
Association in the approaching May cice-
tions.
The subcommittee appointed on plat
form will present their report to the Ex-
! ecutiyc Committee tomorrow nlght. A.
member OF that Committee, IN CONVERSE
/ tion with The State reporter to-day,
said that the principal objects OF the AS
sociotion were TO oppose the local-optiou
law and TO uphold and maintain all the
constitutional rights and privileges OF cit-
jzcns who desire such rights under such
/ l.u,. that they were not opposed TO the