Show OFFICIALS OFFICIALS' BLAMED FOR SUNDAY WORK Advocating a Sunday Sundar closing oln law law lawand and scoring the city commissioners for allowing contractors on city improvements improvements improvements improve improve- ments to continue their labors on Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day Heber J. J Grant sounded the keynote key keys note of a broader reform in an address address address ad ad- dress before the officers of the Young Mens Men's Mutual Improvement association association association tion in semiannual meeting It is a disgrace and an insult to the better senses to see men at work on the streets on Sunday declared Mr Grant and it is humiliating to think that the public funds derived from rom the taxes which we pay should be used in desecrating the Sabbath as I noticed it on my way downtown this morning The remedy is in the hands bands of the people but we must look to the vote of the state at large the vote that is not controlled in the cities to bring about this reform We must look to the delegate from the country to help in placing good men in the legislature without regard to politics men who will give us a law which will command respect for the Sabbath Sabbath Sabbath Sab Sab- bath and eliminate all unnecessary labor on Sunday In his remarks concerning a quiet Sunday Mr Grant included all places of amusement urging that a broad law be passed by the legislature prohibiting prohibiting pro pro- amusements in public places the closing of the theatres and providing providing providing pro pro- viding for absolute cessation of ot labor He called upon the officers of the association association association as as- and the members at large to use their influence in bringing briDging about the reform |