Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-20
THE OTHER SIDE,
WOrkingmen Ask for Sunday Base
Ball.
The Meeting mt Harper's Theatre Last
Night-The Speakers and tn.
Resolutions Adopted.

ioiSeiS at'enuel rs Inc one held couple
oflweeks ago against Sabbath dissertation,
except that men predominated more large
ly last night. The meeting was made up
largely of tradesmen, mechanics
and laboring men of the city,
large number of business
and professional men also being present.
1t was called to order shortly after 8
o'clock by Edward Butler, who stated
the object of the meeting and made a
few brief rem arks on the subject Mons
nations for permanent chairman being
in order Edward Bauersfield's name was
proposed and he was chosen as such.
Albert Johnson was then selected to
act as secretary. Chairman Bakersfield
first made few remarks in regard to the
necessity of calling the meeting in order
to give the men who toiled six days in the
week chance TO show that they did not
approve of any action Unattended to deny
them the right to enjoy little innocent
amusement such as witnessing game of
base ball OF Sunday.
James W. Cavansugh was next
introduced and made plain mat
ter.of>fact statement of the POI
sition taken by the laboring people of
the community in regard to witnessing
game Of ball on Sunday. The speaker
was inclined to believe that the ladies and
gentlemen who had met there on previ
Gus evening to protest against Sunday
base ball were sincere, but that was not
sny reason why men who labored six
days in the week and who could not at.
tend game of ball on any other day
should be denied that privilege which is
enjoyed by others who are in position
to attend them during the week. Mr.
C8vansugh then cited other cities all
over the country where ball games were
played On Sunday that had
suffered no i'll effects in consequence. In
reply to this argument brought up by
those opposed to it hat ball players were
compelled 10 work on Sunday, he said that
it was 10 worse than in many other pur-
suits of life and even in business, whe re
men worked on the Sabbath and for in
stances OF which it was not necessary TO
90 outside the city. He commended that ball
games as conducted here, where the
management has taken every precautiHn
possible TO make them orderly and pre-
serve TIE peace and quiet of theneighbor~
hood were as coed place for man 10
take his family and enjoy an afternoon in
innocent amusement as the Watch Tower
or other places in regard to which not
q murmur had gone forth from those OPP
posed to any form of Sabbath discretion
He did not care to crticise any mans
judgment of how he should sperd the
Sabbath, but when body met to dictate
to others how they should spend it, then
it was pertinent to make these compare
sons. The speaker said he wes heart-
lily in favor of the labering man hav-
ing place where he could spend
Sunday afternoon at no worse amuse>
ment than at witnessing game of ball,
and expressed the hope that the honorable
mayor and city council would take no
action in the matter so long as they were
conducted in an orderly manner.
A committee on resolutions composed
of Louis Ohlweiler, William Baker. F. j.
Kellerstrass, John P. Sexton and Thomas
BYrnes, that had been appointed just
after the opening of the meeting. then re-
ported and the following resolutions
were read by the secretary:
Whereas, A number of citizens of the
CITY o. Rock Island have met hereto
fore for the purpose of taking action with
reference to the Sunday ball games in this
city, and
Whereas, That same sssemblsge at
their meeting held, passed resolutions
calling upon the city authorities to take
action TO stop the same. Be it
Resolved, By this assembly of persons
who can not attend ball games other than
on Sunday, that it is its desire and wish
that the municipal authorities OF this city
take no official action tending toward
preventing ball games on Sunday, so long
as the audience attending the same con-
duct themselves in a gentleEanly and
peaceful manner. and do not disturb the
quiet and peace of the immediate neigh
borhood. Be it further
Resolved, That copy Of these resoi-
ution8 be presented to his honor, Mayor
McCo nochie and the city council OF the
city Of Rock Island.
Attorney William McEniry being next
introduced, began by saying that he be-
longed to the more fortunate class, who
could attend games of ball during the
week, and therefore would not be affect
ed by the games being prohibited on the
Sabbath, but nevertheless he did not oh
ject 20 others who might not enjoy that
same privilege, the pleasure of witnessing