The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-09-05

PRESIDENT HAYES, on bis go as
you-pIease tour, will reach the city,
this afternoon, and remain until
Monday, when he will proceed west
ward. Had Mr.. hayes thought
proper to lEeat the municipality with
courtesy and the respect tha! is due
from the President OF the United
States TO a community of citizens OF
the republic, his reception would
have been much different from what
it will be. The masses of the people
feel that they have been grossly in
suited by Mr.. Hayes, who has repealed
them, and said as plainly ca be could
without being vulgar that he wants
nothing to 90 with them. The news
paper organ in this city, which spenks
for the Governor and assumes TO do SO
for the President, tits editor being a
member of the committee by whom
the President has chosen to be re-
ceivsd) also says that naither Mr..
Hayes Eor the Governor czn associate
with nor recognize the peopls of Salt
Lake except as foreigners, (" "alisns"
and Claw breakers" Because OF this
rejection by the President of respect
ful courtesies rendered on the part OF
the people, and tbs further authorized
announcements through the Tribune
that Mr. Hayes and Governor Muir
ray twhoss guest the President will
be) canuot, without compromising
themselves. accept any civil aGten-
tions by the residents O! Salt Lake,
the fesling on the part Of the great
majority is 20 let Hayes severely
alone. ana thus show that they know
when they are insulted, and arc not
disposed to iawn about The man who
Gays he is too good for their coin.
pany. Mr.. Hayes welcome will net
be Ike the enthusiastic reception
that greeted General Grant five years |
ago, when he, like the former, visited |
this city. Then the multitude came |
forth voluntarily, and lsus from
curiosity than sn inclination TO
heartily Welcome the President Of the
Grant had not said to them
AZ wan. nothing to do with
you," and he was not above
recognizing cisizsns G.! the United
States in Utah as we'll as in Ohio or
The shouts that greeted
him weIe full Of honest enthusiasm,
and the thousands who lined the
streets from the depo! to the hotel,
and siterEsrds crowded around him
whenever the opportunity was given,
wanted to manifest their respect for
The Office and the officer. After what
las occurred it will not be so With
President Hayes. & crowd may
'eceive him, bat It will be composed
.hiefy OF the curious rather than the l
There will be a want of :
SIS well as lack of num- a
'ers, and the entire absence of every O
hing like an official reception cannot 8
ail 10 be observed. In avoiding Mr.. c
Eays5 and taking no part in the :
ubIic proceedings attending his visit a
lie people will mean no disrespect to d.
le high Office Which he holds. &C
here is no place in the Union where =
e presidential ofics is held in higher 4
gard than here, SIS there is no place de
here the people have more cause to II
speeE the Office and to manifest a.
gard for the occupant. In refrain. sn
from participation in the cere- Al
onies, people only show self-respect, We
d desire to avoid being twice LII
lbbed and repealed in their civil r. IG,
d appropriate tender Of customary Sta
1rtesies.o es9o5e aas Two