Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-29
A TRAVELLING MAN
REGISTERS KICK
ON THE LID
Interesting View Of the Ne8
Mexico Sunday Law From a.
Drummer Who Don't Even
Want a Drink.

There have beer heard q good
many expressions ~ opinion On The I'D
FHre that article aaf screwed down
or Albuquerque ~ the sheriff 90
sunday last some ~ these cOm-
mfufs ~ ~een breezy some sppf0F-
ing some picturesque and come pro-
fame The following vigorous ron j.
from q travelling man who dOeFn'f
even want q drink and is p very good
expression n the opinion ~ the drum
mefs
sunday oct ~.
Editor the Morning Journal
20 appears b. The travelling public.
and also 70 the better cis1 ~ citizens
mat b legislature ~ NeW Me1ica
must have been a little unbalanced IN
thr sppef story when they paFssd the
sunday law fhaf r. being riEidiy en-
forced 10 the CTS today All American
citizens ~ ordinary sense or Judgment
have no objerfion 70 SUNDAY laws 30
Tar ~ coumon sense and good ludg-
mant are used But the 49, idea u
refusing % sell 4 travelling man a
cigar a bunch ~ chewing gum, q
package ~ candy. q daily paper. that
he might repair TO his room and while
aaay o few lonely hours while he IL
compelled 20 remain ln the cts.
Why don't you close the churches
on me sabbath That o. me day the
ministers labor faH their dallE bread
and beseech their audience ~ con-
tribute Tor the msny wants 81 Chris
ffsnlt Why bn0a the street csra 10
RIM ON the Il bbHthf The motofmpn.
conductoFs End men working IN the
poe ~ house have ~ iabor ou the sab
bath. II j. a great wonder that your
HiHD 90 legislators dld not make b. Is
criminal 8ffeuze fgr hotels restaurants
and cafes 20 "a on sunday. ! under
afamn 1ii the clubs iu the cify were
running wide open today serving not
only cigars but drinks Of an kinds 10
wei.
why werc the houses 10 nl fame
allowed 10 run wide open today
Places that are mos nf 90 DE above 90
20 run any lime iu the year SuVpuse
O. mans wife or children we're - fhr
point ~ death ana the means be-
bad ~ reaching them was by fneans
~ - hFerf zig suppose be- would
De compelled o. have to walt until hls
family were in the hands ~ an under
fakcr
This IS q wonderful sunday law for
wise 90 legislator % pass aua hat,
enforced in % territory fnHt bass RON
wide open as Neu Mesiss even
fince Americans invaded lts borders
'The travelling men nlil hre. If
neckH 20 get tn Albuquerque 800 sum
day. Z don't think They Wli ahuu
the town and adtcriler fnur wise 90
from the Atlantic tp the
Pacific Keep up this stringent sun
day iaw galt and me population OF Ale
buQuerGue in 1919 wUl De- smaller
if De- today You VIII have uo
more show ~ getting ~ Industry for
Albuquerque than sou Viii Of flying
Dr. wac Impossible 90 bus five cents
worth If fruit anywhere 80 Ainuquer-
cue today what harm cau come from
any one eating 70 dish OF Ice cream
or drinking "a glass of soda OF eating q
little fruits No brond-mlnded man
woman would object 90 such iudul-
Renccr n o. only the ARROW minded
narrow gauge and Nllterate Who would
Wlth in enforce such unjust laws
n am not and never was a drinking
man ! DO not take a drop ~ intoNi-
eating Liquors I am Il tectotslier but
glad tp say / have not one drop "
prohibition blood in my veins BE
Sides I never gamble nor bet on slow
anr.rs am uu American and he
Ietr Iu freedom Al the same time
hove no objection TO e. reasonable
sunday Jaw strictly enforced but
F bon H comes i0 the little harmless
hinge / protest against amy such mar
Row minded legislation You might
as well say Co any secret order I
30 had Co admit everybody 20
mcWlsrshlp as 90 say u can nHt buy
'r smoke q cigar on SUNDAY. You're
.e gt.trIlly.
"a COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER"