Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-04-19
NOT IN FAVOR OF BLUE LAWS.

As high authority Representative \ONttdd chairman
the house judiciary committee and author OF the prohibition
orcement indirectly expresses himself opposed to the
trcnssthe would be authors Of blue laws for the country In
discussing ruling of the department Justice that
and beers well Whiskey may be prescribed by physicians
medicine, Mr. Nolstead said that the country demanded proper
enforcement Of the law but would tolerate petty OF
the rights OF individuals While he believes the dry forces
stronger congress today than when the amendment was originally
passed they its very plain provisions enforced and not III
favor Of having legislation enacted at the present time prohibiting
physicians from prescribing beer and vines They act upon the
theory that such prescription will prove boomerang short time
and that the people generally will demand that these noNcants be
eliminated from the list OF medicines by legislative
There the old time prohibition enthusiasts who still
believe that the old soaed temperance agitation responsible
for the adoption of the eighteenth amendment Had the
gene of the times largely brought about by the great de
nanded dry United States would have had Temperance raj
lies until the end of time And agency contributed more largely
to the adoption Of the amendment than the liquor interests them
selves People generally demanded freedom from the domination
Of the breWeries and dstees, which, through the influence of
money and great lobbe sought to control the very government
self and from the low dive Saloons for which the agnce,
responsible Many who opposed prohibition per
would register his whenever the occasion offered opposed
TO the saloons many them existed willing what the
call his personal liberties that the dives might be wiped
The better class of saloons necessarily suffered with the With
the result that all done Wand few people would bel
willing them The enforcement OF the law course
still prober-is infancy but a enforcement will come
time if the law reasonable and killed by the
rersts who would the world Utopia they conceive it.
And the extremists will get anywhere in the Of
attempted Of bunch Of blue laws that will their
personal views the community general. Unquconaby
every should give thought his spiritual welfare both
for his good and for the benefit of humanity and there would
be better for the week than devote portion OF
the first day his religion whatever may be. And this might
apply every day for that But does follow by any
that he devote the balance that day any other day
mopng psalm singing. There nearly many opinions
TO what constitutes "a proper observance OF the Sabbath there
people hold them and each entitled to the right fol-
low his own bent long he does cnoac upon the rights OF
others Had the effects Of mans drinking habits been limited
the individual safe say the country would still be If
think your duty devote Sunday and all day Sunday
strictly religious work that the thing YOU do
don't condemn every other who holds different The
great Savior Of mankind didn't spend Sabbath day his
knees ask anyone else do Sunday apart day
Of rest what be for you may be the labor
imaginable for your nghbor The average reasonable and
fair and generally speaking Sunday observed
permit follow the dictates OF his without
interference and hence the day by caslrabv
free from the turmoil and strife Of week day life but will in the
end be best observed if each is allowed observe dav in
the manner he thinks best long he does nothing prevent his
neiShbor from doing the thing