READY TO COMPROMISE WITH EVIL.
By Editor
THE California Voice, a Prohibition paper published in San Francisco, is not far from the truth in regard to Sunday closing of saloons. In its issue of August 22, it says:— "Of course prohibitionists are glad to see the dramshops closed on Sunday or on any day. But there is a weak point in the Sunday-closing movement. There are many professing Christians who will be perfectly satisfied to let the dramshops alone six days every week, if they are closed on Sunday. "In the convention at the commencement of our campaign of 1884, there was quite an objection urged against 'lugging in the temperance question, as all we want is a good Sunday law.' "Many would be quite satisfied if we had a law that closed up the clothing stores, news stands, and dramshops on Sunday. "Again, if a political party in any State shall now succeed in forcing the dramshops to make a show of closing their front doors on Sunday, the Sunday adherents of that party will declare it is the party of Christianity and prohibition; and will make that an excuse for voting still with that party for licensing all the crimes of the criminal vocabulary." Of course very many prohibitionists are sincere, and will rest satisfied with nothing short of absolute prohibition of the traffic in intoxicating beverages; but as the Voice says, "There are many professing Christians [and professed prohibitionists] who will be perfectly satisfied to let dramshops alone six days every week if they are closed on Sunday;" and it is also true that such "Christians" will not cease to class us with infidels and saloon keepers because we refuse to be parties to any such compromise. The Voice, we are glad to know, insists on every-day prohibition.