Show I Time rime for Sober Judgment and nd t. t F Fair aIr C Consideration ed 1 H Wt This is an important day for Utah Especially will Salt Lake ake d by events that are to take place today The traffic of the Salt Lake Commercial club has asked v the e g governor vernor and attorney general genera of the state to use the courts in preventing the distribution of an enormous dividend gOo declaring that thit the people will wn have ave f to o put up for this in m increased in increased in in- creased eased freight rates Some of the leading men of th the community judged by their fi financial acial success and the power and influence that su success c ss has brought to them have taken strong exception to to this Th They y declare rc that capital will be frightened away from this state by such agi agitations and propose to lodge formal protest With this thin purpose in view a meeting of f local men prominent in financial and business circles has been called caned for this afternoon on There are pe many rumors that well known citizens will resign from t the e Commercial club because of the action taken by that I o organizations organization's traffic bure bureau u e It is pointed out that the Commercial club ha has taken unto its itself much glory because it organized traffic bureau and because the latter secured a reduction in rates for Utah The traffic bureau declares that the cutting of this melon asi it styles the proposed dividend payment would be a rank in ince injustice in- in justice ce to Utah that the people would have to foot the bill for the r There are two sides to most quest questions ons we haven't found many mani exceptions yet The Salt Lake n newspapers that have d voted devoted columns to this story since the storm rm broke have been careful to give only one Ole side side THE TELEGRAM believes the p people should do the judging and nd they should have all the evidence This paper is not taking sides aes it is determined though thought to be fair and honest in ih this matt matter matterand t and 4 give all an the he disputants proper opportunities to present their cases tases Let the public be the jury This is no time for deception and unfair dealing The plain unvarnished ta tale of the whole affair is what the people want They will no not look with favor upon any threats browbeating or trickery O The great state of Utah can settle its affairs without malice without prejudice and certainly without fear and trembling One Oie thing is certain Utah and are not against capi capi- tal They want money for development and they want to give p proper oper protection to those who thus thus' use it properly The sum and substance of their desire ends there So vital is the present situation n toi to Utah we believe he who vho v misrepresents is js an enemy of the people and the state Let et the whole truth come e forth bury prejudice e and class hatred This paper will do its best to present all nU sides of the discussion discussion discus discus- sion impartially having unqualified d confidence in jn the judgment of the people |