The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-30

pie in the bosom of every patriotic cit
izen-
Believing that the rights of the cit
liens of the First precinct would not
be trampled under foot by a precOn-
certed plan, backed up by certain in
nuences. the independent citizens at
tended the meeting held last Tuesday
night at the Exposition building. be-
lieving that a spirit Of fairness would
prevail at that meeting and allow the
voice of the people 10 be heard
But when al hope of overcoming
the preconcerted plan of certain leaders
Of the majority present at that meet
ing was upset by the handwriting, in
advertising type. that was on the will
it was determined by US to withdraw
from the web that had been set and
take time TO determine where we
were at.
Fairness Was Not Shown.
Let US understand that fair talk on
the part of the leader of Tuesday
nights cabal, in the Deseret News and
other papers, and fairness are two diff
ferent things. The result Of the meet
ing held at the Exposition hall Friday
night abundantly proves the foregoing
statement.
Fairness on the part of the leaders
of Tuesday nights cabal would have
resulted in Cancellation and our strong
cooperation with the meeting held
Friday night in the Exposition build
ing.
but fairness was not a part OF the
platform of those who controlled Tues
days meeting and who diSsented from
the independent voters of the First
precinct. Unfair influences were i'm
mediately set to work to foist upon the
people the same candidate whose fol-
lowers dominated the meeting Tuesday
night.
So perfect was the preparation of the
leaders OF the Cummings eabal that
we have the statement of the papers on
Saturday morning TO prove that nearly
600 persons attended the meeting at
Exposition hail Friday night and voted
unanimously for Byron Cummings, the
candidate OF the eabaI.
Now, in the face of such uncontro-
vertible evidence, does any fair minded
citizen of the First precinct doubt the
proporiety of our refusal 20 affiliate
with the meeting held at the Exposition
building Friday night?
Again we repeat that the desire Of
the fair and broad-minded friends OF
the public schools in our precinct, and
hopelesSly frustrated by participation
in that meeting. There was only one
course open, and that was, as has
come to pass, the formation of the in
dependent movement, which is by, for
and with an unbiased and untram-
meled friend of public education. Our
choice is Daniel Eyer. whom we believe
meets all the requirements of loyalty
TO the public schools and freedom from
the faint of all extraneous influences.
1T is not the man Cummings we are
against, but the methods that were
used to nominate him."
Professor Cummings Side
Professor Cummings side of the case
is stated in the following communiea-
ton:
ITO The Salt Lake Herald.
"A few days since you published an
article in your paper in complimentary
terms of what you designated as my
platform as prospective candidate for
school trustee for the First precinct
In your issue of the 10Th you publish
an article which is anything but COM
plimentary to my candidacy In jus
tice to me, hand you d paper entitled.
Professor Cummings Platform which.
in justice to my interests and to my
self, 1 respectfully request you to pub
fish. BYRON CUMMINGS
Professor Cummings Platform
my platform, in brief, is determin-
alton to do what is right Less than
that I cannot do, and 1 must always
be governed by what, according to my
best judgment, is just and honorable.
There is no anita gonism between the
University of Utah and the Salt LAKE
High school from the side of the un.-
versity- The success of the university
depends in a great measure upon the
existence of the strong high schools in
this city, in Ogden and in other towns
of the state. NO other men have
worked harder for the establishment Of
high schools throughout the state than
have the teaching force at the univeF-
sity, and would be the last man to
desire to in any way lessen the efdcien-
cy and success of our city High school
at take it that a man who has served
a long apprenticeship in the school
room. and has had a practical expe-
rience as a teacher in district, graded
and high schools is able to bring help
and strength to the board of education
of this city, but when men say that