Evening star., 1897-01-04

the same 300 boys sell on a similar Sunday
morning without bawling their wares 30 Ws)
times! A great many people in this town
thlnk that not single reader of the 1900
would thus be deprived of his Sunday pa
per. They would either do as many do.
nave boy deliver 1t regularly and with
OUT the least trouble or extra cost to any
one, or they would step to the door and call
boy. So the poor newsboy argument falls
to the ground. The argument that the
church bell nuisance should be curtaiIei If
waking everybody at daylight on Sunday
morning Is beside the question. The church
bella very attractive element of a pas
toral community, but a nuisance in city
the repose of people, is that any argument
why another much more widespread nui-
sance should not be abated? 10 two
wrongs make a right?
The third plea, that the order of the
commissioners strikes at personal liberty,
Is ridiculous. Does not every police regu-
lation curtail personal hberty-to do wrong?
The real question is not properly stated by
Mr. Cronut. 1t Is, shall the personal lib
erty OF the few override the personal lib
erty of the many? Shall 300 ba awling boys,
more or less, be allowed every Sunday
morning to awaken almost the entire non-
rlation. including invalids, without adyan-
tage TO any one? The Commissioners in
this matter have acted with sound discre-
ton and commendable firmness. They will
not be affrighted with the personal liberty
bugaboo or the intemperance of 9entlemen
VINO, while imagining that they are very
tolerant, are really striking examples of in
tolerance Of the rights and opinions of the
majority This campaign against needless
city noises is widespread. 1t is particularly
active in New York. and has Influenced
many people to forsake the city for the
country. All Of which indicates that the
movement here Is normal and along nat
ural lines of progress" =
The order made by the District Commits
sioners prohibiting the crying Of news
papers on Sunday will not take effect for
thirty days. as thirty days notice Is re-
Quired to make new police regulation ef-
fective. Many persons, believing it was in
effect yesterday. seemed surprised that no
attempt was made to enforce it.
Among these was Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts
who writes to The Star today REGARDING
the newsboys' defiance Of the new. law
1.-THE newsboys," he says, FIRST break the
trating in the former act the demoralizny
effect Of theic Sabbath breaking. IT should
not be forgotten that not only the CRYING
of all newspapers Is illegal, but the n1akine
OF them in the case OF those that come
from Pennsylvania. Maryland and most
other states. Childhood defying the law in
the very shadow OF the Capitol and the a II
defended In the press is a spectacle for the
student of the times to ponder 1 said
kindly one Sabbath morning In Pennsyl-
vania to newsboy so small he could have
stood under my elbow, Don't you know n
is against the law to sell papers on Sun
dayr Sell 'elm just the same Kissed this
little anarchist. only yard long. News
boys and others have q right to petition
for repeal of laws, but newsboys and All
their true friends should unite to maintain
law while tits law, even when they think
their objections valid. provided the law
does not require them to do wrong"