The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-07-01
IS II C0NSIsrENTg
SALT LAKE Cry. Inna 30. "a

Editors Herald:
Is it consistent that in the coming
9th OF July procession a temperance
organization shoull lead and pre-
dominate, when nearly half of the
sum necessary to ensure a celebration
was contributed by liquor dealers and
bre8ers7
L 1t consistent, that these same
temperance people should carry in
that procession banners which are in.
tended as criticisms and insults for
the liquor and beer sellers7
Is It consistent when these same
| liquor and beer sellers contributed
money With view Of helping their
business IN connection with others,
that the temperance people, who
contributed very little, should crowd
the cash contributors out Of the pro-
cession
Is it consistent that the money
contributed should be used up and
nothing accomplished, beyond the
display Of fireworks, the delivery OF
q speech and q display OF young ladies
10 ii beautiful carriage?
IL II consistent that d procession of
trades. vocatiCns, etc., SHOULD be tx
peCt5d to turn out without some def
nite ald business Ike arrangemen t.
being made to that end ?
Is 1t consistent that any thing can
be accomplished, the success of which
depends entirely upon the efforts OF
business men, II business men, without
exception, agree to let it alone
severely ?
Is it consistent that words, words,
words 10 advertisements will put into |
life a demonstration which can only |
be made by weldirected and persis-
tent efforts =?
Is it consistent 10 invite people
to come and witness q grand |
procession" the elements OF which |
exist only in the imagination of
enthusiasts who know nothing about
what it is their duty to thoroughly
un5ersts nd?
Is it consistent that any merchant
should turn out and parade without
some assurance of company?
L. it consistent that merchants
should allow their money to be spent,
and themselves represented by men
not OF their class?
Is it consistent to leave the arrange
ment of the procession at this late
date, matter OF doubt?
Is It consistent to expect anything
ike a procession in consideration OF
the fact that the leading merchants
generally do net intend to take any
part therein?
Is 1t CONSISTENT to expect a success
from an enterprise which contains
only the elements OF failure?
Is it consistent to pay $500 for
the display OF hand bills which pre-
mise definitely less than any circus
ever gives US for nothing?
Is 1t consistent to crowd a process
sion on to a community composed of
people who don't want one, unless it
can be a good one, which is now
impossible?
Is it consistent to believe that il the
merchants of this city desired pro-
cession, they would unanimously
agree to keep out OF it?
Is it consistent to expect anything
but ridicule, if, after all the loud
promises, the PROPOSED procession
ends, as it must, in contemplate
farce?
Is it consistent, to abuse a man be-
cause he happened ID feel himself
under no obligation to contribute 10
an end which he knew could not be
accomplished?
l. it consistent to expect brilliant
ending as the result of a badly ar
ranged beginning?
Is it consistent on the part OF
strangers in a community to imagine
that they understand its elements
better than "the oldest inhsbitant?"
Is it consistent to say I'VE will
have q procession anyhow, no matter
who is opposed to if"
Is it consistent, in consideration OF
the TACT that the procession was pro-
posed to exhibit the strength Of the
to allow it to proceed when
it can illustrate nothing but their
weakness?
Is it consistent to say anything
more about a hybrid which should
have been smothered at its birth?
Row, Is IT? I