The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-08-31
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ed states tltitftllltZlli notion. thd5
SUNDAY Laws are restrictive OF pei
,onal liberty. and should be abolished.
and 90 80 ftl as TO practise, and couli-
sci defiance 10 the enactment Of tile
legislature III the subject. II may
not he out Of place to reproduce the
view, Of the great American Cardinal
on the question Of sunday observance
ANYTHING that ALI. from Tire lips Of
the Cardinal j. eagerly read all over
tie United States. aud his utttrauees
command the greatest respect whether
tlom those of his faith. ~ from the
members of ali other denominations.
and even from those who belong to 70
church. The Cardinal has ALWAYS
been the champion of tie down tiod-
den and the oppressed. and IN IL par
ticulaI manner he has been the friend
OF Labor. lie is ii alolrl citizen Of
thu, great county. and devotcdiy and
pauiotlcally attached tn its laws an.!
Institutions. His grand personality is
what gives him the influence that he
commands. ard hence. hi> opinion of
the Sunday Laws possesses mole than
Il passing interest.
- >oi3'ihat, Va lis aIIlNJI IN .NtW
York. WAS met by a delegation Of one
hundred and fifty priests who FASTENED
to welcome him HON. after his long
staN III Europe. OF coui>t. the report
ei was out III force at the ovation ten
deied the Cardinal, aud pied him
with questions concerning his min.
Anioh% Other questions pnt to tile
oaafd'nll WAS one III reference 10 The
progress Of the Church in GERMANY.
The Cardinal replied that the Cl,ulch
was progressing magEiticcntiy III that
country. and then added
Il like the spirit expressed. and
can say that III Bavaria and in Uol-
land the Sabbath Wa kent more 81.
credi.y than in other countries | visit
ed might add. that III other conn
tlies II Europe. | was much distressed
BY the almost total ab>ence 0. i prop.
er appreciation Of the sanctity of the
Sabbath. Men aud Women worked in
The .felds; artisans aud carpeute,s
worked at then trade. and store keen
efs SOLD Their wares. 1t giieyed me.
1 hope there will he IA change soou.1
The Cardinal then asked if there
was anything lew in New York. liz
was told that the authorities wele
enforcing the excise law.
Il am glad Of it" said the Cardinal.
"Eteiy law should be enforced. and
OF all laws the excise law should re-.
celve the attention of tn. authorities
SALOONS should be closed on SIM
day" said he, deci>iy.ly. first Ia
cause 1t Is IN tt interest Of Christian.
lty. second. because it l. good for the
law. and thirdly, because it i, GOOD
for the ueop.e."
The Cardinal is right N saving that
it is good for the law that s,lnnns
should he made to close on Spnd,,
saionh-keepers, though permitted liz
the iaw-maker to carry on thei, bust
hess. have hot been extmpfpd from,
the operation Of the law: the, have
not been made superior to tie Inv
BY the fact that they have a license 70
sell liquor, tiIeir occupation has not
been lifted above other oc]cppations
that are licensed BY the State. II tl,e
dry-goods merchant, and the grocer.
and the saloon keepers who are law
abiding are made to close thei, places
OF business on Sunday. 10 obedience
to the solemn law of the State. ther.
Is 30 reason why some particular .a-
loon-keepers slIonld be permitted TO
set 1T defiance the SUNDAY Law. The
spirit OF INSTRUMENTATION towards this
statute. manifested by certain saloon
keepers has a direct tendency to bring
law INTO contempt. II persons with
vicious lttetilatlons see the impunity
with which certain liquor sellers dety
the sunday Law, they come 10 the
Conclusion that all restraints on ner-
sonal liberty. involved in every stat
ute should be treated with contempt.
ahu We mus come to Il condition Of
ahhichy. he rule witt the average
citizen VIII then be. whatever law
not suit him can be ~disregard.d
Al oyer the country. Il certain ele-
ineHf among saloon keepers are fnht.
ing the Sunday Laws. eirLer openIy ar
behind c.e>etl doors. The co]nt4lupt
OF tlie Sunday Law has Resulted in the
hattia! consequences, OF an eIa of
crime aud wee thai Is worthy of the
corrupt history of the Roman eppire
I'D is days OF decline. The columns,
of til ,tal'y press are replcte with the
reKoii.'g details of crimes of all kinds
imn2aata.ity and d~eplavity are every-
VIE rampant, traceallc ~ Great
meastie % the defiant attitude Of 4
celfaHl number towards the Sunday
LaNs. In communities where all laws
are Observed by the citizens. whole
son. one is observed by tie public
opinion, aud there is "a higher state of
morality and Il better observance of
the civic virtues. and on the other