Show THE LIARS REBUKED i Even the Governor and the Commission Com-mission Say So I i 1 THEY ARE FORCED INTO LINE Life and Property are Nowhere More Secure than i this Much Abused Section Sec-tion of the World After eliminating a great many facts from the resolutions adopted by the city council real estate exchange and the chamber cham-ber of commerce Governor Thomas has finally attached his signature to an article denying the base calumnies recently given to the public by the Illustrated American I and which have called forth the strongest j of condemnation from all good citizens J I The following letter was received by i Messrs Colborn Pembroke and Donnellan yesterday SALT LAKE CITY January 31 1891 To Messrs Colborn Pembroke and Donnellan Committee Gentlemen The articles you submitted to me which have appeared In the recent issues of the illustrated journal printed in New York and Chicago are announced by that journal to be the reply of the Mormon people to that portion of the last message of the President of the United States referring to the Utah affairs They are plausibly written and calculated to create a widespread impression that the Mormon people are about to break out into open rebellion and that life and property are in danger in Utah These articles will therefore have an injurious effect on the prospect and welfare of our territory terri-tory In my official report to the secretary ofthe interior for 1889 I said among other things concerning con-cerning our territory The climate is unsurpassed unsur-passed the material resources are unlimited and life and property are perfectly safe I j j I considered that statement true at that lime and Lme i subsequent developments have shown that it j I was and still is true In 18SO in a like report 1 I took occasion to speak of the resources and developments of the territory and to predict an era of great prosperity and the continuing prosperity pros-perity of the territory justifies all that I have said saidThere There i no part of tho union in which life and property are safer than in Utah and there is not the least danger ol any civil commotion or resort to violent conflict I join with you and al good citizens in protesting I pro-testing against the injustice done to the people by the publication of the articles referred to AKTUDK L THOMAS Governor of Utah We fully concur i the above ELl SELLS Secretary of Utah C S ZAUE Chief Justice JOHN A BLACKBUUN Justice JAMES A JAES MIXER Justice E H PAIISONS U S Marshal ELLSWORTH DAGGETT U S SurveyorGeneral for Utah FRANK D Hocus Register United States Land Office HOYT SncitMAX JR Receiver United States Lund Office BOLTVAll ROBERTS Territorial Treasurer AKTHUK Pit ATT Territorial Auditor of Public Accounts GEOHGE IlL SCOT Mayor of Salt Lake City L C KAUHICK H PEMBROKE City Council Committee From our observation we are satisfied that there is not the slightest prosject of a collision between any portion the people of Utah and the United States The laws are thoroughly I enforced Life and property are as sufe here as elsewhere and an tri of prosperity seems to have begun which promises much for the future ALVIN SATJXDEUS JOHN A MCCLEKXAND R S ROBERTSON Members of the Utah Commission SALT LAKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE By J T DOXXELLAN Acting President SALT LAKE REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE By H C LETT President SALT LAKE STOCK EXCHANGE By R C CitAJiBtHS President |