Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-11-01
sunday single TAX meetings.

Sunday single I'A
CITY Solicitor Hartman, of vii,
mingfon delivered to the Board OF
Police Commissioners, Monday even
mo the following opinion respecting |
Single FAX meetings
aIn reply to your question as to
the use Of the Opera House next
Sunday by the Single Takers for the
discussion of the doctrine OF their
narty. would respectfully say that
call it by what term one may the
discussion of their theories IS a dis
cnssion of nolities pure and simple,
ar savors of it to such an extent as
practically to amount to the same
thing; and, in our opinion, does not
come within any exceptions made BY
tba law. which are solely those OF
charity and necessity. The meeting
would therefore, be a political meet
inc. They discuss the subject OF ta6-
alton and confine themselves to iend'
A Democratic or a Republican meet
inc would discuss the subject OF tar
| if (taxation) and condne itself to
personal property. The principle in
both cases is practically the same
and each of the parties has for It's
sole object the attempt to solve que
question as to how the affairs OF the
Government should be administered
"A meeting of this nature, we be-
lieve. would be a PROCLAMATION OF the
Sabbath. It is neither moral nor re
lligious. but worldly and secular II
tbe fuli sense of the word. The mo
ment. therefore, that the meeting
drifts into one of o political nature
or actions or demonstrations OF
boisterous or disorderly characte
are made or INDUCED in that momen
suoh a meeting becomes an unlawiu
meeting and renders those who pal
take in it amenable to the law.
nNeither the Constitution OF tn
, limited States, nor the Constitutio
and laws of our State, eyer eonten
} plated the use of the Sabbath for tn
' discussion of public and political a
fairs any more than it did for tn
transaction of private business bt
intended that the day should be d
voted solely and exclusively to re-
b and 10 religious worship"
The opinion was handed to Ohl.
: of Police Dolan with instructions
abide by it.
> The Single Tax meetings held du
u ing six days of the week are far
i and a common nuisance. The Su
q day meetings are more they are
e disgrace to any community allowir
q them to continue. A few Sunda,,
d ago one Of the Single Tax orators {
+ in this town, during harangue
SC one of our public streets, said We
p plainly that he did not believe
20 Christ.and did not accept Him as t
Messiah. He drew around him abo
"a a score of the morbidlY inclined al
IS spent two or more hours in talki
u to them. DR.. Longstreet is NJ
n here with his big tent and propo'
ID to hold meetings on Sunday ne.
m He stated to the writer a day or t
Ut ago that on Sunday night last
Ia Harrington their meeting depol
re lated the churches. Wilmingt
40 has decided to stop these sund
Gu night meetings and we produce abe
er' CITY Solicitor Harman's opinion
these meetings. Chief of Police Do
SO will do his duty in the matter 8
'e- ON Sunday next if they attempt
10 hold their meetings contrary to
II in the city of Wilmington, we co
tic IDENTIFY look for more or less trou
TO for the Single Takers who get eau
so in Chief Dolan's net.
re- Are the authorities Of Milf
going to allow these Sunday nj
meetings? Would a Democratic
no A Republican meeting be allowed
ira proceed uninterruptedly in Milfoi
en- Certainly not. Then why sho
nat they grant favors to the Single I
Ied ers any more than to our own
gal pie. The Sunday meetings Of
Tor Single Takers should be stopped
cir over the State and if the Town
'ks thorities will not move in this
out rection then the Governor of
lrl- State ought to do so.