The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-05-02
Draws A Good Crowd at
Court House Monday
Night.
SPOKE ON SUNDAY LAW
Temperance Also Came In for a Short
Discussion at the Close Says
Country Is Christian.

II
tNty delivered the first political
sReech Of the year at the Court house
Mtpday night in well filed room.
His object was to advocate enforcing
the Vunday laws and temperance, In
cidentally boosting his candidacy
for the gubernatorial nomination by
the Democratic party.
The audience was made up in the
larger part of men and women in
sympathy with Judge wallace's meas
ures ard they gave him the best of
attention. They applauded his force
full points and laughed at his jokes.
The speaker was presented by Judge
Richard Field.
BY way of introduction Judge Wal
lace stated that he had often spoken
in Lexington on economic subjects
but never before on moral subjects
or in his own interest He divided
his speech into two sections, one con-
cerning Sabbath observance by law
and the other about temperance.
He pointed out that the great ar
gument against compelling rest on
Sunday was, that 1t violated personal
liberty and that this argument was
used in New York, Chicago. Cincin-
natti, Kansas and Texas where Sab
bath observance was an issue.
''There are four reasons" he said
"giveu by those who oppose Sunday
closing. They are that it is against
liberty as guaranteed by the consti-
tuition and bill of rights; that men
can not be made good BY law; that
these Sunday laws are blue laws
inherited from religious fanatics;
that stopping business one day in
seven hinders progress
To refute these he quoted eminent
authorities from all over the world.
He said that the Sabbath was not
originated by Christians, that as far
back as the very creation God rested
a day in seven.
"Even if it we're a strictly Christian
measure he declared, ''it would
have place in our government.
Christopher Columbus wheu he first
set foot on American soil planted TIE
cross. Every man who holds any public
Office or acts as a witness or juror has
to take an oath before the God of the
Bible. The Declaration of Indepen-
dence calls on God. The Constitution
in its restrictions concerning the
Presidents veto mentions Sunday.
Once year day of Thanksgiving
to God is set aside. On every dollar
is stamped In God we trust.'n
He then cited instances Of decisions
from the Supreme Court of the coun-
try and those of various states main
tanning that Christianity had place
in the American government.
He closed the first part by stating
what he had done in Kansas City
He estimated that he had closed s.
600 places Of business on Sunday and
given 10000 people day of rest
For this he said the laboring mer
we're for him.
The temperance question he cover
ed more rapidly and less specifically
He simply stated that liquor was
pernicious influence and that the
saloon had no place in polltica
economy. The annual expenditure o.
the breweries and distillerles he es
timated according to a pamphlet
issued by them at 1854 100000 an'
their receipts he said we're 50 25OOOO,
900.
s'Every man who has been tried 10
murder before me, he declared 'eS
cept Gcneral Horne committed BIZ
Grid octly as the result Q
lifted that many saloon
md bartenders were decent
Die, law abiding citizens an
igea in no villidcation. wit
.xceptions the people Of tn
snce thought that Judge Wallac
dressed himself moderately, clearl
and logically.
He closed by stating that he ma
no fault to md with those who chos
to vote against him but that he e
pected to be elected by the votes
me people who favored observane
of the Sabbath and temperance.