The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-09-02

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admirers, and set them to work
forming a committee with himself at
its head. Our contemporary would
like TO make j. appear tina! some
Mormons were invited to that seleet
meeting. By remarking, From that
meeting the Mormons kept away"
The fact is 10 Mormon kneW sucb 8
meeting was 20 be he'd. TIE repoT-
ters only stumbled across the item by
accident It vas essentially a secret
gathering, 60 much so thas some
quite important federal officials
and other prominent Gentiles
WHO didn't happen to receive in
vitations we're quite indignant,
and some of those who were present
we're disguised with the manner in
which the thing was being managed.
After the meeting and the appoint
ment of committees it was discovered
that the business was irregular and
likely to occasion unfavorsble COM
ment, when a Mormon or tho we're
invited to join the little band OF Muir
ray fatlereFs so as 10 give the reception
something OF q representative char
acter. A Mormon, or anybody else,
accepting such an invitation under
the circumstances would have shown
bimsell an esq. As for the snubbiDg
business, it was first suggested by
Governor Murray's own newspaper,
showing clearly that be intended and
inspired it. How well be has worked
up to his original plan is shown By his
lists of committeeman, among which
does not appear the name OF . single
Mormon. The City Council at least
proposes to make the reception COM
miltee representative in It's oharac.
ter, as it contains about an equal mum.
Der OF Mormons snd Genties, and has
lawyers, merchants, business men,
etc., in the list. There is but one
way In which this reception can be
properly done, and that is the way
proposed and being worked up 10 by
the City Council. The Council repre-
sents the people OF Salt Lake City,
which President Hayes will visit, and
that body is the proper one to receive
and welcome the President on behalf
of the citizens. In no other city,
stats or territory visited by the presi.
Dental party will the governor assume
the importance-Auounting to i'm
pudence-that Murray assumes. The
municipalities. and not the federal
officials, all along the route, are pre-
pairing 10 take care of the President,
our brilliant aud beautiful executive
being the solitary exception. Mr..
Hayes may be received" by the
governors committee or the Council
committee, as he thinks proper.
The municipal authorities have
acted az they should have
done, ard to have done otherwise Or
done nothing would have subjected
them to criticism. We have learned
2s to whether the President
will recognize one committee OF both,
or which, nor will it materially affect
anyone what the gentleman does in
the premises. We cannot speak for
the City Council, and therefore can
rot say whether that body would CEN
.ider itself as "snubbsd," il the |
President declined to allow the
respects OF the citizsns to be rendered |
1im; and as Governor Murray has
1ot asked US to speak for him We do
not feel at liberty to expose in
Advance the state la which a "snub-
Ding" by Hayes would leave bis
1snity. But We believe We can speak
'or the people, and express their
sentiments heartily in saying they
ion't care a Continental how this
'eception business terminates. 1t lie
n their power to give Mr.. Hayes q
,rand reception, and one Of which he
night well be proud; and i. is also in
heir power TO attend TO their other
and let Governor Murray do
be receiving. she shouting, the hand
baking, etc., in which case Mr..
Hayes might excite about-&s much OF
sensation in Salt Lake City, ss does
DO ordinary tourist who stops bore
yer night to rest, and see the place.
q the meantime We can assure our
ighly esteemed and sorsly worried
OnIsmporary that there can be no {
s1ubbipg" in this matter. {