| Show THAT PROMINENT hotelkeeper editor A number of my frienda have called mv attention to the following in the dispatch A prominent hotel keeper who haa announced himself as being a republican perhaps nat of the referred bv ans has demanded that this ordinance be enforced for hia protection against those who are boarding pham academy students and there seems to be an inclination on the of the council to comply with his demand they have expressed a that the dispatch refers to me in as amb as some at least of my take this view of the matter I 1 deem it but just that the public should know my exact position in the matter some months aeo I 1 expressed myself to a prominent officer of this city who of course is a democrat saying that something should be done with the license orrein ance in order that it might be applicable to all competitors then and there I 1 stated that my opinion and desire wag that all houses which were beard ing students whether brigham young or any other academy should be exema from license I 1 repeated this statement a day or two since to two prominent officers of the city who are also democrats I 1 now desire to state air editor through your valuable paper that my position la this matter is unchanged L |
