The record-union., 1893-08-11

TO Ee sure they cease for that time
When Ne 70 out and kindly request it,
but ~ that tiMo our meeting has been
greatly lnetTcd. 4 heavy wagon rushing
aloHs ~ CT lie c05bies. however uncon-
/ scious The driver may be OF our meeting,
oistlIrAs US Just The same. A brass band
| dlstufbs just as much when passing with
out malice as il 1t had.
Inc TACT is that we have few meetings
IN the church at the corner OF Sixth and
l. streets that are not more or less dis
turbed, and sometimes so seriously that
the speaker has to pause until the noise
| ceases, so that he can be heard to advant-
age. 80 1T Is plain that the people who
meet IN that church are not protected in
their right TO quiet while they try to
worship God. presume This Is so to a
greater or less degree in all the churches
Under existing circumstances we can
not expect much change The liberty of
men to go on with business on SUNDAY or
drlVe for pleasure simply overrides the
liberty OF Christians to have sufficient
quiet for religious services.
Several hundred citizens are given lib
erty TO conduct saloons in this city. Asa
result very largely increased expense
IS made necessary. More policemen are
required than would otherwise be, more
expense IS necessary in all courts of low.
| And there is the additional expense of
/ - = 80 DA4'oD W IL al pau DGIlLbLl
! by the saloon.
1t would be fair if this extra expense
We're borne by those who cause it, but as
| TACT those who have no part in it and
are only injured by it have to help paw it.
Here again Is liberty on one side. Why
| should the comparatively few who desire
side entrances TO saloons be permitted to
brand the name Of this city with intamy
| in the eyes of the whole world? In the
general estimation the side entrance in
dlcates the lowest possible order of things
and to say city permits them is to give
that city black eye.
during all my journey across the con-
tlnent wherever | met people who had
any knowledge of Sacramento. [ found
the all-prominent idea with them was
that It's chief characteristic was its vile
ness. took great pleasure in telling
/ them OF 1t as great shipping center Of
/ trult, OF It's roses and many beautiful
plants, It's charming houses and did all |
could 70 hX their attention upon our ex-
cellencles rather than our Weaknesses.
| but the idea is abroad that our city is par
tIcuiarly characterized for its wicBedness.
ana we Will not overcome this idea by
simply getting mad and retorting that
we are not as bad as some other place.
Ihe state Of things in Sacramento tends
to bring the low elements Of society into
1t and keep away the better element. In
H1ilNi Holuo 10 teHus 70 DrlnG people VINO
nave little money and less character
while 1t tends to keep away the very class
that would in every way be of advantage
to the city.
Now why should the comparativelv
few be permitted to injure the good name
and the prosperity of this city at the ex-
pensc and sorrow of the many?
1t IS liberty on one side and that on the
side of revelry and vice. If any more
liberty IS TO be given to one class Of citi-
zens than another it would seem to be
wiso to give it to the better class. but we
only ask fair play. Il. NJ. STEVENSON.