The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-14
/, NOT LEGIrImaTE BUSINESS.

%Our attention has been called by Mr..
5. Al Goodhue, Who has, for a number
of years represented the Geneva MUIR
sery in this region, to q small handbill
which we are informed has been, widely
distributed throughout, the Territory.
It's curiosity ia It's way, and the OBJ.
ject which prompted its issuance is too
palpable to be mistaken. 1t is headed
!, Utah Nursery Company an organl-
cation which, we understand, consti-
tntes, the, agency in this part of the
country for the aforesaid Geneva Mar
se1y. 1t, also presents The names of
the stockholders, of the association as
follows: Phillip A. Dix, Justin A. Good
hue, Charles s. fVarian. and Frank
Pierce. The third name on the list is,
for obvious reasons, rendered conspic-
nous by upderscoripg with. q heavy
black line, O g. t5luaot "a
:, The remainder OF the handful is de-
voted, to an, explanation to, the. effect
that5"C. S..Varlan", with heavy line
under the name). "sssociasedsw with Mr..
J.. A. Goodhue. Il who has; been repre-
senting the GenevHNureery Company, -
did on CERTAIN date make,,a statement
derogators to the Mormon" Church.
MIR. Variants expression, which il is IN
necessary to reproduce, is given YER
1t 10 hardly, nee6nl to state that the
handhAl is anon ymous,e because it will
be patent to any person who will give
it a moment'sI consideration that itais
not such q publication, as an ordinary
individual would, have spy.appreciable
eegsrnesa to AK sis name to. Being OF
that character it, can only be,properly
viewed with contempt - aais1si1. ss,}s :;
/ We can1et sustain. any process that
is net direct and straightferWard, Il and
there can be no justification fOrsan at
tempt to build up q business on the
ruins of another. aaw rhizs5 tx /.
In ,exprss7ipgi bkis view Wen believe we
give utterance to the sentiment OF the
Latter rdey Saints at large. Itzcannot
be admitted. 10 the legitimate province
of private individuals to, anonymously
or, other Wis.,, drag into business mat
tiers, the pa bile usteEancesfof other per-
sons, for the Interior purpOse Of increas-
ing their peeuniary profits Such a
process is,imbeddedli seltishness, with
no reference TO the public good. .and
So emphatic is theoNe,gs on this point
that, ii application had been mad to
have any publication p tinted here OF
the character OF, the one in question. it
would have been respectfully declined,
on TIE ground qshat this Office could net
give, to, it, even In a. business way, the
color OF its approval. Il li a. ~ ~ ~ il
An appeal, to the prejudice OF ethe
community to further private ends, is
highly improper and can have no ulti7
mate beneficial effect upon the interests
of those who resort ,toit. Mr, Varan s
views are his ewn property tand there is
a legiima9e method Of dealing with his
public ptterances. That Is notlthe
method employed in thiseipstanoe, and
wehayf given this prominence TO it be-
cause the ublic manner in which .it.has
been treated, BIZ, the distribution. of
handbills, has made it public property
and We do pt,Hish an ieeA ~ gain sur
Feney tbatspch doings have san ssion or
eOuntenanee OF the community, OF
Latter-day Saints.-Nesos. .t4axs1i1