The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-14
COWARDLY CRITICISM.
JUBILEE COMMISSIONERS RE-
SENT UNJUST REMARKS.
Advertising Schemes Discussed, De-
sign For the Commemoration Cup
Adopted and Number of the
Cups Will Be Ordered.

The pioneer jubilee commission
found it necessary last night to take
notice of pusillanimous attack,
which was made upon it by a cor
respondent or the Evening News, sign
ing himself "Seedy." Ordinarily no
man or body OF men should take no
! tice of bushwhacker who is too cow
ardly to come into the open, but under
/ the present circumstances the COM
mission, straining every effort TO make
| a celebration that will reflect credit
upon and be a lasting benefit to the
state, even a -Seedy" may do harm
/ provided a paper lends its columns to
/ such trash
| The object of the anonymous writer
| in the News was to stir up diScord.
and under cover vent his venom on a
/ member of the commission who has
! been laboring very earnestly to make
the celebration a success. The COM
mission invites criticism when it
comes honestly. They are a body of
men and women, human and liable to
err in their judgment. They do expect,
however. the support of all fair
minded people and the support of the
press, which should represent public
sentiment, which is unanimously for a
grand celebration.
1t was after the routine business
had been transacted that Judge Col
born took the floor and referred to the
News articles.
COME OUT INTO THE OPEN.
4 am not a thin-skinned man." he
said, and think ] can stand as much
{ abuse as anyone, but ! am getting eX-
ceedingly weary of these continuous
assaults against this commission by u
person who is too cowardly to come
out in the open and present his views
/ want to saw. and ] believe 1 voice
the sentiments of all the members
when 1 say that no man has a right to
cast insinuations at this commission
from behind cover.
The whole thing is a malicious out
rage and neither the News or any
other paper ought to open its columns
to every bushwhacker in the country.
l am not going to stand it, and l don't
think this commission ought to put
up with it. When l was appointed on
this commission 1 accepted with the
full determination of doing everything
IN nv power to make the proposed
celebration successful affair. If for
our laborS we are to receive nothing
but abuse, then I feel like stepping
aside and allowing some one else to
take my place. We are not above crit
icism, but no man should be permitted
to stir up discord and least of all
would we expect the News TO lend
its columns to such purpose"
UNANIMITY OF OPINION.
Chairman CIawson indorsed. every
thing the judge had said, denouncing
the card il the News as an outrage
which he did not think either the pro-
pristor or the editor of that sheet sane
toned.
Whitney agreed with Messrs Claw
son and ColbOrn and thought a letter
should be addressed to the News call
ing its attention 10 the fact that the
commission invites honest criticism. but
Shat they most solemnly protest
against anonymous letters which are
only calculated to stir up discord and
defeat the good work that is now being
done
After some further discussion of the
subject Chairman Clawson was in
structed to call upon the editor of the
News II person and learn something
about the policy of that gentleman
regarding the attitude of his paper to-
ward the coming celebration.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The rest of the meeting was devoted
to discussing advertising schemes. Sew
eral models for hangers were submitted
and the commission will adopt one at
the next meeting. There was also
some talk about bringing out an artist
from Cincinnati, but no action was
taken.
The design for the commemorative
cup as published in The Herald some
days ago was adopted, and as soon as
ARRANGEMENTS can be made a lot of
them will be ordered from Austria
The commission will meet again on
Monday night, when the legislative
members will be present and discuss
the proposed appropriation.