San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-07-23
SUNDAY IN HOUSTON.
HOW THE HOLY LAW is OBJ
SERVED IN THAT CITY
Some Notes OF the BayOu-Lock Nc
Daniels Change-Items of
General Interest.
Houston, TEXAS, July 10, 1891

Special Correspondence to the LIGHT.
The trip from San Antonio to Houston,
via the Arkansas Pass route, is a very
pleasant one, for you pass through such a
thriving and picturesque section of the
state and see such varied scenes as cannot
fail to impress you favOrably with the
greatness of the resources of the empire
state. Everything looked we'll for the
season but there was in many parts strong
evidence of the want of the rain which
came last Thursday and in this section
fell rather heavily on that night and the
following morning.
Houston has, what San Antonio needs
good central market for meats, garden
truck, produce and other things of that
character which is a great convenience to
the buyer and the seller, but alas! it is
part of the city hall and covers the whole
basement. Every effort is made to keep
the place free from al foul smells, but at
this season of the year that is impossible.
San Antonio is to be congratulated that
in building her city hall she has not
made this grave error, and when she
builds her market she can build one that
will be convenient and at the same time
in no way deterrent TO surrounding inter-
eSts. The city hall is spacious and con-
venient, but it is by no means architect
urally beautiful. 1t has, however, a big
clock and one likes to hear the bell boom
through the city warning all of the pass
ing time. San Antonio could well initiate
Houston in this respect.
Today is Sunday O. and thanks to the
Law and Order league it is observed here
in more purttanical way then in old
England. There are no front doors OF
saloons open aud none can get their
morning cocktail, their fOaming beer,
there might be a back door for public con
venience, as it used to be in Austin and is
in San Antonio on election days, but If
there was failed to find one. The drug
store is open for as legitimate business
but you can not get the usual soda, or a
you papers, books, stationary
and the like but cigars
and cigarettes he will not sell. In fact the
Sunday law is rigidly observed because
the law and order league has so IL any
spies around that Offences would be sure
lydetected and it has sufficient prestige to
secure convictions. The law is enforced
and yet so far as can learn there is no
material dec ease in offences against the
peace and dignity of the city nor any
great increase in the attendance at plac-
es of worship. Men will not go without
their desired alcoholic beverage nor fore
go the fragrant weed. The only differ
a store in on saturday night. OftentimeS
more is bought and more drunk than
would be, II, as on other days, they
could purchase as they required it. The
effect in the end is just the same if not
worse, for | would rather see public
drinking than private guiding.
As N Austin whea the Sunday law was
enforced the thirsty Austinite would run
over to San Antonio to enjoy the liberties
OF the Alamo city so the thirsty Houston
spends Sunday in Calves on. Cheap eX
cursiOns are the rule so that p rSonS a
liberty may be enjoyed. AS d result the
StreeSt are practically deserted on Sun
day You can not take your wife att
family ut. for in this hot weather peOpl
must ink or suffer. unless you are pre-
pared to equip yourself for a iOurne
which is not desirable nor convenient
Strangers find it very difficult even TO &c
a drink of water on Sunday, and some
law. l am law, law aoidin
but want no such sunday law in mine
You can not make men moral, sober or re
ligiOuS by any act of legislature, and i
only makes law ridiculous to attemp
such impOSSibility. Give men the libert
to spend their Sunday as they please an
then teach them nationally how to enjO
it. There is one good thing, however, th
folly of the law has been reached and th
days of its existence are rapidly passin
away.
This enforcement of the Sunday law /
Houston is the work of the "irrevend
Sam Jones. Many people think that h
is little god, while the average HOu>
tenian curses him as hard and as loudl
as the average San AntOniOn political
does the Kansas City Sunday Sun. b
the way it seems peculiar thu
the same edition of the paper thi
is stayed by injunction in San Antonio,
sold openly in this city and Galvesto
and the sales are very large, but no a
tempt has been made TO stop its circul
tion or to collect special taxes. Probab
this is because those places have not be-
represented by correspondents who har
made such attacks or exposures upon Il
officials charged with the administratit
of the law.
met that prince of republicans, Loo
Mcdaniel, here, and learned that he W
shortly locate in Houston. He is favor
bly, impressed with the present aspect
the grand old party and has faith in
continued success.
''The historic phrase of Webb FIanig
what are we here for, =" said Mr.. Media
iel, "has been, think, grossly pervertt
When it was used he did not mean to s
that he or the other delegates were the
to merely secure offices, but simply