The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-17

: ere net asking for a relaxation OF tn
Z lsers in Amerfra proper as the res
~ day the law has fixed II So &er
4 this Mohamr edan country Satur
g day would be properly be the res
: day, according 10 law. Had our gov
= eminent any other than Sunday un
necessarily nnerous burdens woui,
p have been imposed ON the community
Individuals would have been incpn
venienccd and ANNOYED in findini
tina, those, wiki whom they had bus
iness 20 transact were resting ON TIT
!, day on which they were working
Sound public policy dictated that IN
first day or the week should be tn
pest day i'm the United states Tina
policy once settled the eiv! power. il
bound TO prohibit any occupation nj
exercise which interferes with tht
quiet and Teverential observance O.
that day by those who wish 10 rest oi
worship
To this general principle there ars
two exceptions. works Of S'essity oI
mercy. Ne other kind OF work is
permissible under the law The
courts interpret the nature Of neces-
sity and mercy and the jurics decide
the facts II is precisely the case
With an other luws The courts pass
upon the Jaw ana the jurles upon The
facts Should the law l,e amended
So rs 10 allow the Commonwealth f."
appeal "A sabbath case. uniformity Of
Interpretation and enforcement, might
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proving our present admirable STATE
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Inc issue mad" as IN this comm an
ny - that The SaIe of Ice cream colo
or INKS TOBACCO" cite IS necessity.
ma t-a! courts amt the al
appeals SAY they are not Despite
tho opinions of the courts. 1t il Wig
orotslS asserted that these articles
are necessities maintain that our
courts gre FlEht and their critics are
wrong. when did cold drinks on
sunday become urCeslty2 1t might
hc proved that soUG Of them are a
positive injury The great men and
women OF this country grew great
without the IN Neither is the sale Of
tobacco On Sunday ii necessity, A
man can buy his tobacco on Sat
urday and 1t VIII keep over Sunday.
prov dcd he does not use too much.
Shout he find his supply exhausted.
he can borrow from a friend. Any
user Of tobacco VIII gladly lend or
give 10 another
But We are told. restaurants are aft
fraid TO FELL pie ana milk on The Fab
bath. That IN foolish. Any bona fidc
rcstarrant in thia city can sell you as,
much pie aud milk as you can eat
and drink. The court very properly
put some 50 called restaurants out of
business for itq was clearly cetah-
lished that they were suhterfugrs
and run to violate The State law.
Chanre the STATE law so as 10 ALLOW
restaurants 10 eClI coca Cola and the
1ilz, orr the sabbath aud r,edfate1y
foreign vendors viii convert their lit
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