Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-15
SUNDAY BLUE LAWS.

the lobbyists At Washington. and 1,
determined that his influence shall b,
felt in Congress before the presen
session ends. Brother Cooper is 1
lawyer at times; on other occasions hs
is reformer. At the present mo-
mcnt he is the leader of a delegation
81 4. good men and true who want
Congress 10 pass laws which would
virtually result in all Of us being
locked in the woodshed Saturday mid
night. there to remain incommuni-
coda until the cock crows on Monday
Brother Cooper is a fiery, impas-
stoned orator whose voice ever and
anon has been raised in defence OF
The downtrodden proletariat-espe-
cially the proletariat with votes. Some
uf his fellow citizens who know him
well hint that his zeal for reforming
an things will eventually prove to be a
good political asset. Some irreligious
folk with no reverence in their bones
say that Brother Cooper may find il
necessary 70 become a candidate for
the United States in order to get his
national blue laws written on the
books
Now we hold no such uncharitable
views. We know Brother Cooper to
he an honest, God-feari0g worker in
the vineyard. who wouldn't lift a
finger. even. TO lift an OK out of a
ditch on Sunday. Brother Cooper be-
heves that the OK has no business
wandering near bitches on Sunday
n il STAYED in its shed il would not
meet with accidents which require
good folk 10 leave their meditations,
and perform good Samaritan acts
on the Seventh Day.
Brother Cooper says he has behind
him 5000 600 people who will shout
Amen to everything that he says
IN behalf OF sunday blue laws. That's
almost enough TO elect q man to the
Senate, Ell? But well pass that by.
Brother Cooper's scheme is TO have
Congress pass statute which will
prohibit every kind of work on Sun
day All trains would cease running
81 midniGht-and il would not matter
whefher or not they stopped in the
midst of Death Valley. the Rocky
Mountains. or the mosquito-infested
plains Of New Jersey. Cwhat pun
ishment that last would be-.
II you became i'll on Sunday, you'd
have 10 prove 10 druggist that you
we're not il on Saturday night before
he could al a prescription for YOU
II you died while you were seeking
10 find notary 10 take a deposition
regarding your health the day before.
why your worries would be over.
You'd be in Heaven, anyway, and
that's better than this earth. And
Il you were not prepared for the Great
Passage. the fault would be yours,
brethren.
II you needed fresh milk on Sunday
for your kiddies-well. what business
have you to have children if you
cant buy enough milk and ice on Sat
urday? Anyway. too much milk makes
the baby fat: we want hardy folk in
this toSgh old world.
Should your house become ignited
you could stand outside and watch it
burn down before any paid fire depart
ment would roll wheel on the Sab
bath day. If you have got to burn
~, why not let it be on one Of the pro-
fame DAYS Of the week?
OF course you would have no cleo
trio light 10 read by on Sunday night.
il would be sinful for the men at the
electric station TO work at that time.
We wonder how some churches would
hold services without light?
People living in hotels might have
a hard time Of it. Think of having
no ice water. because of the bell boys
being busy reading uplifting litera-
ture. The steam would leave the
radiator-'twould be a crime TO keep
the boil.. going. and certainly the
diningrooms would be closed.
We admit that Brother Cooper's
scheme Is intriguing. But he has made
one grave error. lie takes a slap at
newspaper men. but fails to hit his
mark. lie would make IL a crime for
Sunday newspapers to be sold. but