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Pacific Press Publishing Company · New York · September 15, 1892

FromThe American Sentinel, Vol. 7, No. 36

The Pittsburg preachers and their “Law and Order” detectives continue to make life uncomfortable for the people of Pittsburg on Sunday. The Pittsburg Dispatch notes the following incident:—

The Law and Order Society’s movement against the pernicious selling of milk, etc., after 12 o’clock Saturday night is occasioning a great deal of criticism. Alderman Role says there are six or seven informations being prepared by the society for the violation of the law, but thinks the charges against the dealers are for selling ice-cream and cigars. He stated that any one brought up before him charged with selling milk, ice, or bread, on Sunday, would be discharged. He considers the application of the law to the selling of a glass of milk as stretching things too far.

A gentleman who had just gotten off a train went around the city Sunday morning about 1 o’clock in search of something to quench a thirst which he had been cultivating for many miles. He first tried the saloons, but found none open. Next he plead with the drug-store clerk even for a glass of vichy, but to no avail. He became desperate at last, and went into a Smithfield restaurant and meekly asked for a glass of milk. He nearly fell from his seat when the waiter informed him it was against the law to sell milk on Sunday without being served with a full meal. He sat meditating for a while, then, with a great deal of reluctance, said, “Can you give me a glass of water without violating the law?” After forcing the liquid down his throat he went out muttering to himself, in not very complimentary language, about the kind of a place he had fallen into.

Such facts as these show conclusively that the more those who seek the enforcement of Sunday laws gain the more they will demand.