The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-30
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A rhetorical Hal splitter ON &
High Board Fpnce-.-COme Oil.

To the Edit of THE HERALD.
Ire people Of the eastern part OF the
city take serious exceptions to few
lines that appear In the local columns
of your valuable paper this morning.
Inc following are the Objectionable
/ lines: lit is lamentable that such small
opposition has been developed in the
| neig hborhood of the fair: and it is
doubiy regTetlul that its source j. from
those who should be most friendly 10
the enterprise. The high board fence
is canse tor objection, as though it
would be of any use to the society if
any other kind were put up to keep
le 'ple Lut."
y glance at the above lines shows
tba at they were W .ltten in hurry and
withoNs much thought on the part of
the writer.
l. For observe that he laments
that the opposition has been so small;
whereas. he jntended to lament that
there had been some opposition.
2. He says in the neigh borhood of
the fair, meaning in the neighborhood
of the fair building or premises.
3. He says it Is regretful' G. e. full
of regret), meaning to say regrettable;
and he emphasizes this error oy saying
ctoubly regret3ul
When he speaks of the enterprise"
does he mean the fair or the board
or the board fence. The people here
about all favor the fair as whole, but
object to the fence.
5. He observes that sit" (the board
fence) would not b. of 'any use TO the
society If any other kind we're put up."
We agree with him on this point.
However, it was not to show that your
reporter was verv nervous and uncer-
tain when he tried 10 defend the cree
ton of the seven-foot rough board
fence, that these lines were penned.
1t was TO disabuse the public
mind OF the erroneous impression that
his words might produce If left un-
answered, that sJiM another citizen
plac on record the fact that the
people of the eastern part of the city
enthusiastically endorse the fair, and
unanimously condemn the fence.
Now. untaDgling the verbal snarls in
your reporters words, and we under
stand him to assert that we have been
guilty of small OF position" in putting
our names to very modest petition
asking that such fence be not erected.
If this is not the proper method of
making known our wishes, what is? Is
the right of the people peaceably to
assemble and petition public officers,
who are their servants, to be denied?
Truly the reporters indignation seems
to have brought him to his hind feet
with a dull, sickening thud, when he
berates citizens for this kind of "oppo-
sition."
Beside the petition ferred to, which
was eagerly signed by everyone who
could get 10 see 1t, the board of dl
rectors were twice asked through The
HERALD to explain TO the people why
such fence was necessary. In one of
these requests it was stated that the
people of this part of the city would be
glad to furnish the necessary police
force to keep out the intruding elements
if some other kind of fence could be
erected. Instead of explaining any
thing to the public, however, the direo-
tors maintained silence as stupid as
it was unconVincing, and to this day
tie people have never learned why It
was necessary to inclose a half block
with such an Insigh,ly fence, IN order
to keep small number of stock out of
view for few days in the year.
Whoever has told your reporter of
any other opposition" than that
stated above has said what is not true.
So far as we can learn from extensive
inquiry, the people are enthusiastic in
their admiration of the tair building;
but regret that half the view of The
building should be INSTRUCTED by he |
Publications. They believe the di-
rectors have, in general, done well; but
feel that ludicrous mist ke has been |
made in the case of the fence. They
also de sire to say that the fence ques-
ton is now practically dead issue and
until the directors can afford to replace
the great wooden wall by modern
fence. they will SAL just as little about
the obnoxious thing as possible. Sue
cess to the fair CITIZEN.