Show legislation the action ot of the city council thursday night in casting aside the recent restrictions on dance pavilions and refreshment parlors as to hai hours 4 rs of closing was a commendable one ofie a and nd a source of 0 annoyance to tle council the city and the citizens was rewarded by the action there is a well known principle of life developed develop eq with civilization and government that no law can be en enforced forced that does not have the seiti sentiment ment of the governed back of it with that goes another principle legislation cannot successfully stamp out the things a community demands for its amusement and recreation before a legislative body takes action in restricting the thing a community desires it should be sure that enough sentiment for any alleged reform has hais crystallized ito to make such legislation operative bov several braf years year s since while heber C christensen was mayor a movement originated i in n the parents class organization tiou for closing dances at IL ll and restricting the hour for foi refreshment places the parents proposing it were sincere in their belief that such restrictions would be beneficial in helping the young people keep better hours and make home ham more attractive the blev big thing the leaders in the movee ment overlooked was the tact fact that the legislation was directed against the sentiment of the major part of th the community who were opposed to any such restrictions the parents class leaders had neglected to create a sentiment for such restrictions eions and the immutable law of the ages no law can be successfully operative without a public sentiment back of 0 it defeated the proposed restrictions legislative bodies have learned from experience that it is a mistake to legislate first and then try to create sentiment tor or such legislation the opposite course is the only successful one create the sentiment then frame the law the council did the wise thing when the restrictions pertaining to dances and refreshment parlors were modified |