Show A correspondent himself washington writes as follows to tho ephraim enterprise the manti city council has wisely concluded not to repeal the existing ordinance against the opening of certain places of business on the lords day but they also concluded to issue permits under restrictions to certain applicants to open places for the sale of ice cream summer a and other refreshments on sunday evening this is a stop towards disregard of law which should nt receive practical rebuke it the hands of all good citizens our young do nofa need increased inducements to desecrate the day of rest and there is no call that looks even plausible for tho opening of such business in rura communities on that day bokides as is just shown by tho action of congress on tho sunday closing of the columbian exposition of the lords day is not american tho chief demand for it comes from tha foreign element in our country who bring their loose ideas of sunday from continental europe they aro very noisy but not so influential after all may we long be delivered from their anarchistic tendencies 1 all of which is A great deal of rot and shows how big a dam phool the writer is brighton record this is the old question over again does true morality demand that people shall sit on uneasy consciences and hate themselves one day out of seven washington can find enough real sin to fight without interfering with innocent amusement |