The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-30
The Agitation for
a Sane Christmas.

Merchants. business men and citi-
zens eenerally as wei as newspapers
3D. many southern cities are protest
ine vigorously against The use Of exc
piosves and fireworks during the
hoHday season. In Mobile petitions
are being circulated calling upon The
city council fo pass prohibitire ordi-
lances and The same action wiiI prob
8biy De taken in other places.
one OF the latest protests against
TIE noisy celebration of Christmas is
made by the Galveston Tribune which
has the following % say upon the sub
jec
There may be time for noise of
hcns and thuneer of cannon crack
ers bu thar time IS not the Chris
rl1s season, and decidedly not Christ
rlas dag and I we continue 10 follow
tac line along which we are at pres
emf moving the timc NAV very short 8
Pee here when celebration and noise
nlf have become synonymous. So
confused are our ideas becoming with
regard 20 what is proper in the way
81 commomoraung national. civic on
eliEious holidays
That the Christmas from which we
have just emerged has passed with
cut any serious accident from fire.
arms in the hands of children and in-
eAperenced persons was not from
Tack Of use OF the so-caIed toys in
making ear-splitung evidence of glad
ness over the arrival of the creates
anniversary known Co Christen5om
Tor every child who was able 90 raise
the price made swift haste 10 inves
ln the toy pistol and a supply OF am
runir0n with which 10 forget his
thin crust of civilization from which
che race has popularity been supposed
% have long since emerged
Whether 10 was from lack 0f prop
er understanding of the significance
OF the day or from absence Of law en-
1orcement IS not known. but the fac
remains that a holy day was turned
into q day OF senseless noise. making
an open display OF weapons against
che carrying OF which the state of
Texas has puntory statutes the en-
fcrcement of which for one twenty
four how would have enriched the
municipal treasury anG state ex.
chcQuer boy many thousands of dol
lars
Another class OF people also have
mistaken the occasion. judging FROM
thc manner IN which they undertook
~ show their appreciation OF The
event for which the day Is supposed
fo stand That inordinate Indulgence
ln intoXlcating liquors can bv any
Elcans be construed into recGgnition
az che fact that The Son of Cssa came
o. earth 10 show 20 man The proper
way in which 30 live remains some
rfInE for which no adequate reason
has Fei been offered While it can
hardly De expected that an men win
consent % attend church services on
enc natal day of the Christ. there IS
NO reason for our prevailing manner
81 commcmoratinE the event than
there is for similar procedure on
Eas'Pr Sun av OF any other fixed or
movable event properly belonging 10
thc church
n there As par' OF mans nature
Cret demands periodical recognition
in noisy Demonstration the Fourth ot
July. san IaCinto day. New Years
t8r and other events over which the
memory fondly fingers afford ample
opportunity. and there are not SO
MANY among ms who would seriously
chieci 10 hule loosenng up on
thesf davis ban guns and pistols. can
non crackers and torDedoes are surelv
or of place on Christmas.
Lei us have q sane Christmas