The Progress., 1892-11-26
ENFORCING THE SUNDAY LAW.

ENFOHCING HE SUNDAY LAW.
TbPrville South: The edict has gone
FORTH The Sunday law must he enforced
SO saws tie district attorney. We pre-
sent below his letter calling upon tile
sheriff, iustices OF the peace and consta-
hles ito see that the law IL executed" ~
j. aimed "thut persistent violation of
this law ia fruitful sourra from which
springs the most hpinous crimes commit
ted i'm the parish" BE that as il tnay.
the Sunday law ia n Jaw of The land. aud
should he respected aud oh we'd. There
should he no trouble in enforcing this
law. Let each aud every officer in the
parish attend Ia his sworn duty, aud. n
the district attorney SAYS i'm his crcu'nr
letter, vlOlators of the law will soon get
tired Of arrest. furnishing honds ami Day-
iivy fePe for their defense, If nothing
else" We call the particular attention
of all 10 the following. and warn them TO
he careful bow they violate this law in
the future, for the officers are upon the
aleri:'
OFFICE or ALrx HEBvRT, District Attor-
ney. Piaquemine, La, Nov. IL, 1892.
To the Sheriff. Justices OF the Peace
and Coustables of lberville parsh-Gen-
tlemen: The last grand Jury of this pnr-
ish, while refusing 10 indict the brpakprs
of the Sunday law. called attention TO the
fact thai the persistent violations of this
law IL the fruitful source from which
springs the most heIDous crimes com
mittcd i'm this parish. | have heretofore
by circular letter, earnestly requested
the rigid enforcement of this law. and I
again call upon the sheriff. justices Of tn,
peace and corsiables 10 see rhat the law
IL executed. If the law is obnoxious 10 n
maiorltv OF The people, let H. be rigidly
enforced, ard they will see that 10 IL re-
pehled; but as long as IL remains on the
statutes Il should br strictly enforced. but
there IL no more Dhilosophic reason to
winkatits yioators than that of any other
law. III all citizens. and more particu-
inrly the officers especially charged with
the conversation of peace and good or-I
der, will approach the performance OF
duty in this respect rs they so couscien-
tiouslv do IN all other. there will he n d,-
minution of crime in the parish which all
will hail vii h satisfaction. This much I
promise, the prosecutions will be viupr-
ous aud persistent. and violntors of the
law viii soon get tired of arrest. furnish
lug bouds and paving fees for their de-
Tense. If for nothing else. hope that nil
will be upon the alert" meet the duty
without fear or favor. aud the nillpnum
SO coD!iden tly predicted by those who
nave had the manhood To perform their |
duty To bring IL about will he at hand.
ALEX HEBERT,
Dist. Atty, 1lth. Jud. Dist.
This is the cry which is echoing
from parish to parish throughout
the State. The time was, when old
Caddo bore the distinction of being
The only parish in the State which
enforced this law, but now. alasl
she has descended from her proud,
manly position, and is the slave of
he Sunday law violating saloon men.
The district attorney of IberviIle
las spoken in firm, decided tones
Which should commend his name TO
he law and order loving people
throughout The State.
The legal flag has been raised on
his question in nearly every parish,
md the time will soon come when
lothing but odium will be cast on
hose which, Ike New Orleans. adj :
nits itself a weakling in the grasp of
hose mercenaries who make their
loney by violating the law.