The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-19
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..

ing made to connect the work of the chamber
of commerce with such political moves as arise
from time to time between the different politi-
cal factions of this territory.
The management of the chamber desires TO
state that the organization OF the chamber is
absolutely neutral in all its dealings and work
with and for the public. This course has been
pursued from the day the institution was inaug-
urated, and is TO this day the mainstay and
foundati IN of the organization.
The board of directors will oppose any and all
attempts TO injure the chamber of commerce by
any insinuations of this character, may they
come from any source whatsoever.
The mission of the governor of this territory
in Washington is to see that the public build
ing appropriation, for which the chamber of
commerce had worked so energetcally and
effectively before the Senate should be passed
finally for 5000 coo, if possible. 1t was only at
the urgent request, and after having been
fully discussed at a meeting of the board,
that Governor THOMAS was prevailed upon to
undertake the mission.
AT that meeting it was also decided that an
effort should be made to obtain an appropriation
for the purpose of parking the Fort Douglas
reservation.
For this purpose the real estate men pro-
cured the necessary means to send Governor
WEST also to Washington
The chamber of commerce shall continue to
stand upon neutral ground, irrespective of creed
or party. and do its work only in the interest of
building up this city, and for the good of this
territory. FRED SMoNs, Acting President.
FRANK k GILLESPIE, Secretary
Nobody can be better pleased with the
a5ove statement than THE HERALD. This
paper has been the consistent friend and
warm supporter of the chamber in all its
laudable efforts to benefit the city. What
ever has been proposed for the good of
Salt Lake has had the encouragement of
The HERALD. Not only this, but our
money has cheerfully gone into the cham
ber's treasury. If the gentlemen compris-
ing the body will be fair and honest they
will say tina this paper has been foremost
in the advocacy of all legitimate undertak-
ings on the part of the chamber.
We propose to continue in this line
Just as long as the association
shall be conducted properly, and held
upon the platform where it was organized,
platform which knows no partisanship in
politics and is ignorant of religious bias.
When it gets off that platform then THE
HERALD win say goodbye to it, and so will
I'll our friends and all well-wishers of Salt
Lake.
We do not propose, nor will our friends
consent that our and their money shall be
used for political purposes, no matter what
party may be favored, nor do we intend
that the chamber shall place any of our
friends in false attitude in the matter of
religion or politics.
Governor THOMAS is in Washington, his
expenses being paid by the chamber. He
was sent there for a legitimate purpose
the urging of the passage of the bill appro-
priating half million dollars for the cree
ton Of federal building in this city. NJ
one finds fault with this, and whether OF
not he shall succeed in his efforts, nobody
will complain Of the expenditure Of the
money. 1t SO happens, as it invariably
does when he is at the capital, that some
dirty work against the people of this city
is being done. This time the proposition
being urged is to disfranchise three-fourths
of the people of Utah, deprivine
them Of the right to vote
to hold Office, to sit on iuries, in fact to d.
anything which citizens can do except Il
Day IdAcS W Dc GApClQcu w du luSlS
nidcant minority. 1t has been intimatet
that Governor THOMAS has gone beyond hi!
legitimate duties as the paid agent, o.
lobbyist, Of the chamber, and is urging tn,
passage of the infamous bill which would
make slaves of 1000 people, he being on,
of the few cruel taskmasters. 1
this intimation shall be verified il
the slightest degree, The HERALD vii
Insist that Governor THOMAS shall b.
recalled, and the chamber cannot do les
than demand the return of the none,
handed him for use in manner entirel,
consistent with the aims and purposes c
the organization. If the rumor shall b
disproven, THE HERALD will be bette
pleased than can be the individual mem
bers of the chamber.
It is also limited that Ex-Governor WEST
who accompanied THOMAS, is working 70
the passage of the disfranchisement bill
Now, WEST is not at the capital as tn
employee or representative of the chambe
Of commerce, his expenses and com
pensation having been provided for b.
private contributions. AT the same tim
he is president of the chamber and the lat
ter cannot afford to permit its head to
what it is intimated he is doing. Tn
chamber must know that to fallow thi
would be equivalent to ringing down tn
curtain on the organization, SO far as
being a bipartisan association @
business men for advancing the interest
Of this community is concerned. We dom
know that either THOMAS or WEST, on thi
occasion, has gone outside the duties whic
they were employed to perform We d
know that in the past they have secret
and openly worked against large sectio
of the community, and this fact gave NOR
or less credence TO the rumor telegraphe
from Washington regarding them.
Mr.. SuMoN's card above has the right rim
to it, and THE HERALD has enough conf
dence in the intelligence and fairness of th
board of directors to believe that if THoMA
and WEST have been lobbying for th
passage of the disfranchisement bill, thei
action will be publicly reprobated and tn
president of the chamber will have to e,
It must either be this or the usefulness {
the chamber of commerce will be at an enc
for it cannot stand as a partisan organic;
lion or continue under a chief who woul
ask that some of its BEST most active, pr
gressive and enterprising members be d,
citizenized and made political outcasts in
land they have done so much to make pleas
ant, prosperous and great.