The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-12

Maintaining that the moral and social
existence of the people of the west side
is imperiled by the threatened removal
of the underworld from the central part
of Salt Lake to a section between First
and Second South and Fourth and Fifth
West. beyond the railroad tracks. a large
number of citizens met in the Fifteenth
ward chapel last night and entered Wig
orous protest against any such action.
Ringing addresses were made, i'm which
II was invariably and vigorously declared
that the bringing OF the half world 10 the
west side would be a shameless, fldunt-
ing outrage. The result of the meeting
was the appointment of a committee OF
five 10 present to the city council a
strong protest against the proposed move,
and also, through the press, To inform
the people not only OF the west side, but
af all the city. that the evil consequences
>>of bringing the Ostracised 10 that quiet
and peaceful community of happy homes
would be an everlasting disgrace and a
menace to pOsterity. Another commit
tee will circulate a petition remOnstrat-
ing against such a step. This petition,
. il is expected. will be signed by thousands.
I IL will be presented to the city council
in support of the preliminary protest.
Resolutions We're adopted, briefly en-
bOdying the views of the meeting.
The Legal Phases.
Elias c. Ashton, an attorney. was
chosen chairman, and Ed Butterworth
was named as secretary In stating the
object of the meeting, Mr.. Ashton dWelt
at some little length upon the legal
phases Of The situation. first stating that
the meeting was nOn-sectarian. nOn-paT-
tisan and one in which all who wished
might participate openly without regard
10 race creed. color or previous cOndi-
ton of servitude He said the meet
fng was called 10 enter an indignant pro-
test against the action of certain business
men in encouraging the plan or removal,
and against the tacit consent of the city
administration. which took the form OF
assurance that The class would not DE
molested-
Nr Ashton said that as a legal PROPOSE
ton. "A social outcast is a VagabOnd and
has so been held since the fifteenth cen
fury; that her place of abode is NUS
ance: that neither the place nor its oc-
cupant has any legal status. no matter
. how free from brawls, noise or drunken
\ Value of Present Locations.
J. ]. NIyer declared that none of the
streets or alleys now given over 10 the
element are suitable for business pur-
masses 1T would take half a century 10
mi Commercial street ON its feet as a
business street declared Mr.. Myer
s'Franklin alley. Plum alley. Victoria and
the other alleys now Inhabited by this
class. viii never amount to anything,
Far Worse Than Polygamy.
Mrs. A. Butterworth, a wealthy prop
,,rtv owner. made a stirring address, not
on the il-effect the presence of the EVIL
would have ON property values, but on
the moral degradation that must result.
keen them backi' exclaimed Mrs
R,,ttArWOrth with great earnestness
prevention is better than cure. II is
serious matter. I would rather have q
nest Of rattlesnakes in our midst thar
mis- class for / would know how TO dea
with rattlesnakes.
.If they must be sent somewhere, send
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