Show AND SO IT ENDS The Stoddard5 > loan Discussion Falls Through To the Editor of Tut Hr juj > For the last time I trust I trouble you regarding the matter of a debate Gith Mr J B Stoddard of Ogden In your issue of Saturday morning fol lowing Mr Stoddards proposition to discus m which also he intimated his very earnest desire that a speedy meet ing should be arranged there ap peared also a note from use stating that I had telegraphed Mr Stoddard my willingness to meet ni mm in Ogden last night or here on Monday nJhY light or both I also telegraphed thathe have to would guarantee expenses if went to Ogden lu the face of his ° own T Istion that the meeting tK be speedy I received from him a telecom this morning reading Time too limited Will send particulars bv first mail Later I received the following letter which I publish that the public may know exactly why this discussion will rot come off OGDEN Nov 27 thlSSG Ji W Sloan E q of Sal lake Dear SirYour telegram was received and answered lat night 1 I too short notice to dfrcuss here tonight to-night and hardly time to advertise for Monday Mon-day night in Salt Lake I will not discuss in schoolhouse stall i not a tuitable place for such a discussion The proper plae to hold this discussion I in the bait Lake Thea tre or the Opera House Please ascertain i cither of these places can be had for two night later than Monday night of next week You need hare no fear about the funds to pay hal rent as I feel perfectly safe in guaranteeing them The price of admission will be e cents to all par of the house and no deadhinds I take the affirmative and led the first nght In one hours time You follow in one hour and fifteen minutes then I have fifteen minutes to close The second night the same programme to be repeated or recessed rCfere as You choose believe we will have lane audiences and the question is such that we can both elton to spend the time to carry out this programme The dltcusslon must come oft a f a lmy friends ray and so ear I I dont know why Col Holliater will not do any thins Hoping to oon receive a favorable reply I suhfinrm myself your opponent II slbrb myeel ooent JA B STODPARD On Tuesday morning Mr Stoddard challenged me to meet him but made his proposition so uncertain an I put it in so many vague forms that it was impossible im-possible to accept it But I had previously pre-viously conversed with him and there was a verbal agreement that two propositions pro-positions be discussed which have already al-ready been made public I wrote to this effect and it was published by you Wctlne daj mornintr I also told Mr btoddard that I would leave Salt Lake Jhe following Monday morning This morning three days after mj com niumcation and without any reference refer-ence whatever to rnjr offer which had already mt his verbal I assent he makes an entirely ne w proposition and hopes it may b dealt with at an early day To accommodate accom-modate him and see i i were possible lO bring the young orator t a fight I telegraphed my acceptance and willingness willing-ness to meet iiiu oneor two evenings or both and postponed mj departure one day for this purpose and for this s lely The result is made known above I will not mot Mr btoddard for the reason that he persists in not meeting inc I 30 the challenged party yet Mr btoddard makes the terms and order for dote I expressly declined to rush ipto it as a moneyniek prODOsition yet Mr Stoddard arranges tbe prices I am twice referred to Colonel Holkstcr twice I call on him and wkn he says he doe not c ire to arranae for Mr bioddar Lastly after asking a spctiy meeting he objects because be-cause he bias not time enough I The Theatre could not begotten as it pi was engaged I proposed a sen oolhou I nell kuon and certainly with room I ufficieruly ample to accommodate ai that would have come to hear us ai wanted the xnarantee in Ogden because 1 I dill not know anybody who iMp I iM-p ti hear use and I have not yet triif fir enough to rent i hal ana par for it out of my own packet for the privilege of hearing myself talk An wnere and at any time and under almost ant circumstances I am willing to meet Mr bto idard or any of his ilk but life is too short to make any further etforts to catch a gudgeon who says heft he-ft to and dare not Yen respectfully RW SLOAT |