Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-23
BUSINESS MEN
ON THAT PETITION,
Salt Lake Merchants and Bankers
Go on Record Against the
Movement.
WOULD NOT SIGN IF ASKED, 4"
Says W. S. Mccormick to the News
That Seems to be Verdict of PrOml
nent Nom" slOrmons" Generally.

The Deseret News undertook today
TO ascertain the concensus OF opinion
among business men Of this city re-
gardng the recent movement OF few
non.fMQrmons' looking to the resur-
rectlon of the old Liberal party.
Practically every non Mormon" In
business on Main street was asked to
answer the following statement.
Judge Mcdowell made the assertion
that many business men were refusing
10 sign the protest 10 Congress because
Of the fear that II would injure them in
business, the inference being that he
meant the "Mormons" would boycott
those who signed, IL you are one who
30 refused, will you give the News"
your reasons?
Here is the plain, straightforward re-
suit.
W. s. Mccormick. 81 have not been
asked to sign, and would not sign "
were asked My reason Is that | will
be the last 10 do anything consciously
that will hurt business conditions here
and annul the perpetual influx OF cap
ital TO this state, | Will have no hand
In opening that old fight. This Is my
reason, and X Is the reason unc )ubted-
ly OF great many others--good. rep
resentatiye men, with whom ] have
talked"
NJ. II. Waker-"Let's forget the
whole thing. and pull together don't
say that | have signed, nor have ! re-
fused 10 sign"
l., Cohn (Cohn Dry Goods Co)-"I
have not been asked to sign"
Nathan Lichtensteln-"Do know
the first thing about H."
W. a, Pearsall Manager Leyson
Jewelry Company-"Haven't been
asked and Will not sign II II am.
What reason? This IL my home. |
don't want to tear II down."
Manager MACPHERSON, Keith
0Brien's-1 haven't been asked, Leave
me out OF IT, please"
s. V, Shelp, manager Walkers store
IL have not been asked to sign the pro-
test. There is no question but that
among the conservative element OF the
city, the move is considered premature
20 say the least. The least there Is said
about the old strife the better for the
state"
Carl S. Schmidt Of the Greenewald
Furniture Co-"Haven't been asked to
sign, This business is not IN political
or religious affairs"
George Mullett-"NobOdy has APP
preached me on the subject, and
haven't locked anybody UP with pen
IN my hand
G, II. Adams Richardson and
Adams)-"I wouldn't sign the protest
II my best friend brought II TO me.
thing too much Of this statei want to
see II build up
Boyd Park--"I haven't anything 10 do
with the thing"
Manager King king Hardware COZ
~ have not seen the protest and don't
care IL never do
other non" Mormon" business men
when sought. talked along the same
lines II will be observed that nearly
all Of the above declare they have not
even been asked to sign the protest
This IL a new and interesting phase Of
the situation II the committee Sc.
cured 5000 signatures, which must be
doubted-where In the name OF COM
mon sense were they secured, who
wrote them and what interests do they
represent why do the outraged pro-
testants not call on the business peo-
pie? Who are "the hundreds Of bust
ness men" that have refused because
OF fear?