The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-25


In your paper OF Monday April, q.
| DRUMMERS ATTACKED.
| Spanish Fork Press
There is considerable talk about town as 10
| tho actions OF some OF our young girls and
| a couple OF drummcrs last Friday night Ii
! Is even intmated. which VIC sincerely hope
| Is incorrect, that they somewhat intoXi-
| Gated. We know II is a common failing with n
ance with strangers whose character they
know absolutely nothing about. We also know
| OF men on the road whose low and hcllsh
| desires arc most disgusting, Some OF our
citizens feel that II ts all right for drummcrs
! TO come and solicit patronage OF our mer-
| chants, but for tho safety OF our daughters
| see that they loaye town before dark or lock
them UP In the city jail over night. They
| come among well dressed. nice whito vel
vet-like hands tip their hats regularly 10 tho
young ladies, and especially those OF tender
| years. cay between l6 and q years, We wish
| 10 say also that while strangers perhaps
bad enough. have right among us young
men who are equally as bad,
To this we wish to make reply II per-
| mltted. The man who wrote II Is de-
void Of truth and honor. Travelling men,
as rule. are above tho average OF men
in the several walks OF life, and hun
dreds, yes thousands. have families they
love and work for, and the worst travel
ing man is far better than the man who
penned the above vlllainous attack on
the commercial drummer No doubt the
editor who wrote the rot above men
toned Is like a certain hotel man down
East who has placards posted In his
hotel. twenty-five dollars reward for
the information leading TO the discovery
OF any man bringing n woman in this
hotel and registering as man and wife
who not"
This same hotel man was the first to
break the rule. No doubt this same
"goody' editor, II possessed with the
same opportunity, might do likewise
We know several editors. ministers
lawyers, doctors, and, in fact. men in all
walks OF life who break the above rule
III given OpDOrtunlty,
We also know a few women who make
1t business TO meet strangers and
cause they are after his purse
Salt Lake City has a very fine citizen
who Is travelling man, and upon whom
tho badger game" but it failed
The fault does not belong to the trav-
damsels got drunk with two supposed
drummers. The fault lies at home
where these girls were raised, and the
environments OF their home town. As
your associates are, so shall you be. 1t
ls a sud commentary on the people of
Spanish Fork II the male population
have to be locked up after dark in order
TO keep the women from meeting men,
To say all travelling men arc bad be-
cause two got drunk with some Spanish
Fork damsels would also say the same
logic would put all women in Spanish
Fork bad, which is not true.
We hone the lookup recommended
applies 10 the editor VINO wrote the above
rotten s"uib as well as to the rest OF
the male population.
All the good In this world IS not
wrapped up in the editor of the Spnnsh
Fork Press
We write this in defense of 100000 trav-
cling men In these United States. who are
the hub of thrift, business and gentle
manly conduct wherever you find them
There may be a few bad ones but they
are not all bad. There may be few
bad editors. but not all bad. Houses
With millions of money invested are not
employing men OF the class the Spanish
Fork editor would have the public think
Is generally bad,
Putting II in, plain English. II Is a lie
out of whole cloth to say "travolng men
come among us we'll dressed. nice white
velvetlke hands, tip their hats regu-
lary to young ladies'" White hands In
dicate. the use OF soap. This editor
should not only use soap on his hands
but on his soul. 1t does not take ability
TO denounce your fellow man. but II
takes ability to sell goods and retain
your job on the road In the store
room Yours truly.
F. R. FORREST,
With West Publishing company. st
Paul, MINI.
r. a. URE
with Symns Grocery company, Salt
Lake City.
JOHN + HAYDEN.
Sligo Iron Stove company, st. Louis.
SO Bronze Clock s1-5O this week. l. x.