The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-08

4uO 1OI1UWIuS OuUuIluS Gil US!Ou
tells its own plain, unvarnished and
good natured tale:
SALT LAKE CITY, June Z, 1884.
Editors Herald:
had purposed requesting you to al
low me space for detsile reply TO the
| outrsgeously malignant utterances Of
the young person who writes your ORA
matte aud Lyric news, but I have been
shown document, which will. I pre-
sumo, appear in Sundays HERALD,
signed by nearly all the leading mu-
sicians ofthis eli y, in which they pro
test against the assertions, detrimental to
my professional character, prom ulgated
by said youth, and testify to my
ability as q musical director. This
brotherly O. ton, of men whose musical
education eminently qualities them to be
judges in the mater, should make it I'M
necessary for me to have occasion to
further notice the splenetic illusions of
the s'critic," but it is quite likely that
the fallacious conceit'which enables him
to assume that he represents public senti-
ment is also sufficient to make hin sneer
ct the testimony of these gentlemen.
However, 1ill not, at present, attempt
to further defend myself and orchestra,
10 print. from the urjustifab attacks
alluded to, but simply advise the mis-.
chief making boy to hereafter engage
his talents, and occupy the space allotted
10 bin in The HERALD, in something
better than seeking to ruin tn reputa-
iicn and flch the livelihood OF worthy
men.
I sincerely thank the gentlemen of the
profession who signed the document, and
I am also grateful 10 the mauy other
people OF all classes who have freely ex-
pressed indignation at the 'crItic's" uh-
WRrrsn.sbIe ard presumptious state
mems. Yours Truly.
O. J. THOMAS.
TO the above we shall attempt no
reply. firstly because it is written in
a strain Of abuse, which it is against
our rules ever to notice; secondly,
because it contains several state
ments. such as the writer's seeking
to ''jilch" the Professors livelihood,
which are incOmp-ehensibly absurd !;
thirdly, because it so sweepingly
and Overwhelmingly refutes and
scatters our charges last Sunday,
and so satisfactorily answers the
question as to the whereabouts of
lions Musical, the Glee Club, and
the ether organizations which have
been entrusted TO the Professor 5
care, that we feel there is no ground
remaining for Us to stand upon.
We pass to the consideration of
the document Professor Thomas re-
fers to rs being signed by "nearly
ali the leading musicians Of this
city
SALT LAKE CITY, June Sd, '6l.
The undersigned, musicians OF thi;
city, having noted, with regret, the pub
| LEGATION of Gel tain statements IN the
Dramatic and Lyric columns of TIE
HERALD, affecting the professional
character OF Mr.. @. J. Thomas. respect
fully protest against th4 assertions al
| luded to, and take pleasure in teatiiyine
to his ability as conductor Of orchestrac
or bands.
Louis Siigler, Chief Musician. 6.b O. S
[; A y Smyth, willard e Weihe
John w. KeddingtoD, John a. Smith
| Charles L. Casileton, Herman Wenzel
| H. Giles, q. l. Gsles, ". Q. Give
T. Mcintyre Sixteenth Ward Brass
Band, per George a. Emerys leader
GNoie The band has had several in.
structors since the band was orga3izsd
but, without deprecisting the efficiency
If others, we take pleasure in testifyinl
that we received the most thorough il.
sGructioDs from Prof. T1omas.l
At DO time since he succeeded tC
his orchestral chair, has Professor
Thomas reputation as conductor
been so low as after the publication
of the above; the necessity which
exists for musician-sfter playing
and conducting for score Of years
to receive this sort of bolstering be
fore the very public who have
listened to his music and who art
supposed to he their oWn judges a.
] to its excellence-is q pitiable one
findeed as TO the statement that thu
above signatures are those o
NEARLY all the leading musician
OF this city''-could anything NOR,
clearly show Professor Thomss' ide;
of the public gullibiliJy aud his no.
ton OF local musical affairs gener
ally than such an assertion? Pro
fessors Kroase and Radcliffe, it il
true, were originally on The fist, bu
both have called aqTHE HERALD of
flee since signing and requested tina
their names be stricken out. Ii
what catego'y y, let US ask, does Pro
fessor Thomas include Mr.. OrsoI
Pratt, Mr.. Careless, Mr., Daynes
MIR. BstZley, Mr.. Stephens, MIR
Peterson, Mr.. Olsen, Mr.. Hedger
the: other members of the Opers
House orchestra. Mr.. Croxall, Mr.
Chamberlain, Mr.. Griggs, Mr.. Bur
ton, ETC., ETC.? These gentlemen
have in the past been usually con
sidered as having some distant con
nection with the title of pleading
musicians in this city" and none OF
their names is found appended tt
the testimonial. Several Of them
as we personally know, declined
signing it outright, when 1t was
presented to them: the remainder
were perhaps not thought eligible t.
come within the classification OF
nearly all the leading musicians il
this CITY,"