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all men, from the liigliest to tlie lowest, liave equal riglits ; a 

 society under strict law absolutely enforced, for one whose 

 jDolice regulations and administration are swayed by the 

 popular breath ; a society accustomed for centuries to the 

 Sunday, for one in which it is an innovation, a step of decline, 

 a liberty which instantly passes into a license for immorality 

 and vice. And good citizenship— may I not say, sound social 

 science — demands that they should look iipon the custom as 

 one that cannot be ti-ansplanted from the Fatherland. There 

 it may continue as they have known it ; there they may enjoy 

 it when they return to visit or to dwell. But here, in return 

 for American opportunities and rights, which, they would 

 acknowledge, repay for all such sacrifices, they must be 

 content to give up the custom, or be held responsible for the 

 flood of evil to which it opens the gates. 



As, however, my opinion and advice are not likely to bring 

 all the Germans at once to give up their Sunday, I think there 

 are some measures that we Americans should take for our 

 own protectioiL Every city and large town should have its 

 own public gardens and gi'ounds conveniently situated in the 

 outskirts where it will interfere with no worship ; made as 

 beautiful and attractive as possible, and on Sunday under 

 special police regulations and oversight The Germans at 

 home have their beer gardens, private establishments, and al- 

 so palace gardens and such public parks where no beer is sold 

 no amusements provided, nothing but the heightened beauties 

 of nature and convenient seats and look-out places, and so on 

 to enable all to enjoy them. Now let the public provide the 

 the latter kind of resort here. Our own mechanics and la- 

 borers need it, shut up as they are on all working days, and 

 having but confined and close homes. Suppress with a strong 

 hand the sale of liquor, and indeed all buying and selling on 

 the grounds and in the vicinity, and everything like disorder^ 

 Then all that is innocent and valuable in the German custom 

 will be within reach, while the vicious of their own and other 



