Telegram-herald., 1890-06-30

places where t.ser j. sola op sunday, az
Reeds Lake, received oa sa.iaalay
copies Of aa address prepared ln ao-
oordanoe WITH me recent meefpe az
HaFtman's haL Jhe ipilonl e
copy 81
gAE AnDBEss,
GRAND RArsps, June 2s ls'hs
Henry Huher.
Dear SRA meeting MAS held n lAls
city on Thursday afternoon, Juat ls,
% consider What acuoa snouia te taken
O. make effective tnt wsl and sp.ri ~
the demonstration held at hartman's
Hall on the sunday nirnt previous.
Ii Was there agreed that courteous
and kindly address should bc made 10
al who are selling hqnor oa sunday
al Reeds Lake and ask them 10
deslst.
The unders gned weIt requested and
authorized by sald meehHg io say 10
yo0 thai public sentment ls tnor-
o0ghly opposed 10 this uniawfol
deseofatiOu of sunday, and that al
law abiding citizens have right 10 re-
quest and demand that al selling of
hQu0r on sunday shall cease
Ne have been told ulat YOU are
openly dlsregardlng both law and pub
lic sentiment ln this regard. and there
fore send yog thls communication.
Ne trust that you wall respect thls
sentiment so that il Wlll not he ntces-
sary 10 appeal To the laws for IL en-
tOrcement.
Please favor us with al esrly reply
IN order that we may report 20 the
body We represent
r. Is. WALIIN, Chairman.
X. ". Nan kmB, Secretary.
In response 10 the request for an early
reply 10 toe address,
HENRY HUBER REFLIEs;
To !. B. WAnin and J.. ~ Van KIRK.
GENgLENEN-l had heard that a COM
mltiee had been appointed 10 call upon
me aid others, IN pursuance 10 tle ac-
tOn taken bg Ihe Ministers conference
OF Juns ~, aud through Tic neNspa-
pers ] announced that / would lie
pleased 20 meet such a comm ttec.
regret that YOU dld not call upon me
instead Of writing. because tn nk
personal interview would have resulted
IN more satisfactory understanding of
the situation for al concerned. ] ana
not well Nersed ia the English language
and n personal talk with you on thls
matter would certainly have been pre-
ierable 10 me. You have written, how
ever, and ] will reply promptly IA ac-
cordance with your request.
In the Iirst place ] must take excep-
tons 10 your inference that public sen-
timent Is thoroughly opposed 10 the
manner IN which ] have entertained
Sunday visitors at Reeds lake. That
public sentiment j. thoroughly opposed
10 drunkenness, rowdylsm and other
disordeTly conduct on sunday or
any other day, al Reeds Lake
or elsewhere, no one Will deny;
but there Is nothing Of such
conduct IN quietly drinking 8 glass OF
beer on sunday al Reeds Lake, where
nobody Is annoyed or inconyenienCed
by such acton. That was a grand
meeting at Hartman's hall, but u dld
not represent the public sentiment of
the city. In fact, cOmla rauvely only
a small number OF the inhabitants OF
the city were there, and the great ma
jOrity Of those present were Others thah
those most direcup interested lu thls
controversy. The assembly was prin-
clpaily made up Of ministers and other
residents of the city who regularly
spend their summer vacation away
from the city-they can and DO 20
where they can drink heer and ENJOY
their vacation as they may feel inclined, 4,
undlsturbed 10y mecdlesoae fanatics.
Before they 90 they have the eiirOntery
10 say TO the workngmenoi the city and
Others who are less favored than them
selves, "Nou who are unable 90 leav
/ the city, but are compelled 10 labor 81.
| days IN the week, must not 20 10 Reed =
| Lake and drink glass 81 beer wlule VIC
I ere away" Gentlemen OF the commit
I tee, i DO not believe that they fairly
/ express public sentiment. ] doubt tnat
| they honestly express Their individual
/ opinions. That they do not is indicated
/ 10y the fact that some OF the paTtci-
pants III that meeting came from the
! lake, where they had enjoyed the day
l and lnculged IN beer. Thoy have done
the same since that meeting. From
/ this standpoint / do not believe that
public sentiment would object or for
/ bid any man, accompanied by Dis family
or friend. from gong 30 the lake aud
! drinking beer on Sunday. provided that
/ be is orderly and does not disturb or
annoy bis neighbor.
The letter OF the law NAV be adverse
4 10 selling beer on Sunday, but / DO not
! believe that Il is the intention 81 the
law 10 enforce the observance Of sun
day IN tho old Puritan way. Such
laws enforced bv fanatics have placed
blots on the history Of ths country.
which YOU, and all those who attended
the Hartman hall meeting would gladly
see eiiaced. You are heartily ashamed
Of the action OF your ancestors ln re-
/ gard tothe sunday observance question,
and If your IDEAS Of pubic sentiment
I are carried out your children or grand
/ children a few years hence VIII be heart
/ liz ashamed of your fanauciFm. Your
/ sentiment Is no betfer-lt Is % tie same
/ line-than that " which prevailed in the
New England colonies ~ an early day.
/ There II was isIDterpreted publc SEN
/ timent that drove Roger Williams, the
/ most intelligent Of tbe coionisit, away
from the settlements arc und Maseachu-
setts Bay and made hini an exile in
/ Rhode Island. Yours Be- F1ch public
sentiment as that which burned witches.
/ cut OF the ears of those who spoke
/ disrespectfully Of the church. put them
/ in the stocks Tor limiting that q minister
had made an error. and fined
/ men vino neglected - work or Christ
mas. ia those happy 2 days the laws
/ were made and enforced bv the minis
1 ters. Then they delighted - show Their
/ contempt for Christmas. Now bad they
the power, they wond PUNISH people
( for neglecinC - observe t az a hOIv
day. Their IDEAS II public sentiment,
/ forced hv public intelligence have un-
/ dergone great change. and yet they
/ are narrow and bgOted. They vii
/ change more rapidly in the near fu-
ture.
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