Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-22
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The Retail Merchant a trade journal
1 Printed III thisaCity, III its Issue OF oetpp-
rr 81. offers some comments on tpe
local situation, which we commend 10
tho serious consideration OF business
men and others Interested in the well
s ta,sa OF this Community We quote:
II ',,rhe most casual visitor must have
noticed that our fair city IS under q.
'e.ou,l of dissension most deplorable
and disgusting. Our newspapers are
almost entirely to blame for no mat,
ter how determined personal natred
may be, Ii cannot Keep q whole city
HI II state OF discord without the aid
Y OF the press, OF course peculiar con-
ditions obtain in this state; but with
pugar4l'petual aggravation they arc not
OF sufficient seriousness to warrant ~
continued strife. The average man -
+ 50 indifferent to roligiNu. ups and
downs that he is annoyed when a few
]. Insist on Haunting the matter before
BIN every morning before breakfast.
This opinion is absolutely unbiased for
III have heard such expressions from
s lead:nt; individuals on. both sides The
city Is tired of it.
.t'rht wisest ptun. we believe, that
clltll be adopted by any salt Lake
y daily would lie to determine never to
tllte cogIitzance of the existence Of
another paper il the city In Los
Angeles, for Instance the Los Angeles
@ IIl3ies absolutely ignores any pther
paper there. with Il result which the.
success Of the sheet fully shows. Let
e "a Salt Lake paper never have the name
d tpf q contemporary IN it's pages ana
we feel great good will he accomplished
Il Within tbn5last sixtmonths one req !
$cStnte firm in this city has refunded
Z cen ,Ilysr nj % nd I'm Sbt)-
y bJos 60 elsewhere h, another case. mere
Won account of the discords coil
Stsgitl1 existing in oui 1cwspa pers
4 Ore man from Denver had closed q
tiat,l and requested return Of his
ffNlitv merely because his little dnugh.
iqr8was reading Il certain daily and had
t,eil the idea that this City was hell
l,ria Of immortality and crime Names
could he given IL necessary.
gsalt Lake is one of tlcsfinest cities
III the world, not only In the matter
tif the beauty Of location. but also In
rtgard To opportunity for growth. Why
s6lnc' should insist upon, throwing the
wong impression out 10 the people Of
distant cities,&f cannot perceive. for |
care not a fig what the next man be-
3!ieyes or whom be chooses for his re-.
3{l.sicus leaders. Frankly I think that
lsSLo1e5 of my business. Truly, ''asinus.
I'D lsi'am'--tre ass is at the Tyre.
We appreciate this candid statement
y In ii paper representing vast business.
interests. The News has repeatedly
called attention tothe fact that the nb-
normal conditions brought about by the
Introduction OF anti "Mormonism. IN
lncnl politics. has been. and Isl an OBJ
III stacle to the development of the City.
& We have repeatedly said that there Is
no reason why this City should not
a have 100000 Inhabitants. and that tho
Il population would have reached this fig
&. ,ire long ago but for the policy OF
HATRED and I'M American bigotrS that
hns S!lroved Il yeritablc curse. We have
appealed TO the conservative business
inenof the City to end the strife and
establish normal political conditions by
n the elimination Of everything that sa-
Hors of unti-chuIchism from politics.
They can do this in a day. If they take
&s the tnnttergup in the righttway.
1t Is true as stated by TIL. Retail
Merchant, that the newspapers are to
blamc There are newspapers In this
IS City maintained for the sole purpose
OF feepina the flames OF strife burning,
and kindling III feelings between neigh
bors Those newspapers have system-
atically attacked the Church and ma
ligned it's leaders. living and dead. They
have STOPPED at no falsehood. no mis-
representation. 10 vilitication. They
have stabbed and stabbed and turned
and twisted their knives In the
bleeding wounds until endurance
las seemed almost beyond hui
nan power They have sue
ceeded IN engendering bitterness and
hatred. until you can hear drunken in
5s dipiduals in street cars boast that they
arc going TO drive every Nor
mon out OF Utah. They have sue
ceeded until the innocent hearts OF
children have been poisoned and in
vs. fected with the same hatred. Wh.ath-
or, under the circumstances. it is best
for the papers that speak for peace tc
keep silent. we must leave to the pub.
lie to decide.
But one thing is certain, this Clts
will never be what It ought to be unit
its traducars are silenced. The con
servative business men OF the cit,
could bring this about. n great deal bet
ter than those politicians to whom per
x sonal interests are paramount We are
of the opinion that N a few Influential
and practical business men would take
up the local situation and discuss il
frankly and freely from every possible
point of view, they would not be lon:
In finding the remedy.