Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-03-19
AN UNsCRUpULOUs BOYcoTTER.
Mr Cannons's Little Romance, and
What There Was In 1t.

In the Fourteenth ward meeting house
last Tuesday evening, a meeting. OF the
Young Mems Mutual Improvement As
sociotion Of that ward was held. 1t had
been previously intimated that a boy
cotting resolution would be passed on at
this meeting, and. the result was gene
raj staying at home by the young men,
and very small gathering at the meet
ing house When the boycotting matter
came up, Mr.. George NJ. Cannon, the
young man who inherited the recorder
ship of Salt Lake County, arose and de-
. livered speech in favor of it. He ap-
parently considered that some very ex-
traordinary and unusual means were re-
quired to influence the young people in
this nonsensical business, and therefore
proceeded to relate highly sensational
romance, purporting to be an account of
something that transpired between him
self and 4" a prominent member of the
Pioneer Building Association, who wasalso
a member of the DEMOCRAT Company"
This gentleman, Mr.. Cannon said, had
called at his office on business, and in the
course of conversation the matter of Nor
mons and Gentiles dealing with each
other had arose. Mr.. Cannon had said
that he would not patronize Gentle and
in the course of an entire year did not ex-
pend over 81 with outsiders, and asked
his Gentle caller if that was not right.
"Why, certainly it is" was the response
81 do the same thing myself" and Mr..
Cannon proceeded to relate how the
DEMOCRAT stakeholder went right out and
"cursed the id Mormons" all the way
up the street.
The above story was told by Mr. Can
non for the purpose OF influencing the
vote on the boycotting resolution, and
possibly of dealing the DEMOCRAT a blow.
The first object was accomplished, for
the resolution was passed, all but one or
two of the small assemblage voting for it.
A DEMOCRAT reporter, upon hearing of
Mr.. Cannon's speech, was convinced
that the story was either fabrication or
a distortion of facts, and proceeded to in
vestigate the matter. With ga prominent
member of the Pioneer Building Associa-
ton and a stakeholder of the Democrat
for a cue he succeeded in unearth-
ing the whole matter, and will give the
story to the public for the double purpose
of generating the DEMOCRAT stakeholder
and showing what INSCRIPTIONS and ex-
traordinary methods are used to create
a bitterness between the young Mormons
and their Gentle neighbors
The gentleman referred to by Mr.. Can
L
the circumstance as follows: Mr.. A.
called at Mr.. Cannon's office with Mr.
b., real estate dealer, for the pur-
pose of canceling mortgage.
What do you think?' said Mr..
b., " Mr.. A. wants me to advertise in the
DEMOCRAT"
4" think that's all right" replied Can
non.
% am glad to hear you say that" said
Mr.. A.
'But don't want you to understand
that endorse the DEMOCRAT" explained |
Mr.. Cannon. "But think an advertise
ment in the DEMOCRAT would do Mr..
B. more good than the one he has in
the NeCs. A Mormon would be a fool to
patronize a Gentle when those of his
own church are in the same business. /
ion't suppose spend more than 81 or So
during a whole year with outsiders, and
that is for some little articles that | can't
get of Mormons. Don't you think that
IS right,i Mr.. A. Wouldn't you trade
with your friends?"
Certainly / would trade with
ny friends" was the reply, "but bust
less is business, and l deal where | can
10 the best, without considering the
mans religion"
Sometime after leaving the court house
Mr.. A. alluded to the subject and
aid: ''Isn't it outrageous for a man,
by public money to boast that
he never spends cent with anyone who
s not member of his church?''
This circumstance was the foundation
lpon which Mr.. Cannon erected his struc-
ure of falsehoods and misrepresentation
The necessity for the use of such means
o pass boycotting resolution indicates
hat the young people are not very en-
husIastc IN the movement.
1t may not be out of place to state in
his connection that none of the gentle
men who compose the DEMOCRAT Com
ANY are in the habit of "cursing the
ID Mormons" or any other religious
ect; neither would any of them hesitate
0 close business transaction with Nor
non or non-Mormon because of his relig-
JUS or non religious belief. I