Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-13
4 SETTLED QUESTION.

over or touch them again, but will
notice the falsehoOd in relation 10
the citizenship Of Hon. George q.
Cannon, as that is the most proms-
nent and least odoTous article in the
dirty dishes served upfor '.Liberal''
delectstion.
There are fOuE untruths repeated
by this foul creature once more. In
regard 10 this legally settled matter.
First that Mr.. CannOn's certificate
II citizenship would not pass the
scrutiny Of any lawyer in the world.
Second, that it wns impossible for
him 10 become a citizen because he
had not been in the country long
enough. Thiri, that there was no
record in the court OF any proceed
Ings through which Mr.. Cannon
was nlturalizei. Fourth, that
bishop john Sharp had a similar
certificate anu by legal advice
obtained regular naturalization
papers"
II s n fact which the records Of
the United States House Of Repre-
sentatives will prove, that the uer-
Gfcate has passed the scrutiny Of
several lawyers Of national repute.
That it was accepted by Congress
siOnai committees As genuine, and
was certified 20 by the Clerk Of the
supreme Court Of Utah at the time
it, genuineness was disputed for al
evil purpose.
il is a fact, that SIr. Cannon came
to this country when he was a
mr-e boy, and that he was one Of
The first settlers OF this Territory.
Also that the only objection raised
10y his political enemies on that
point was his absence on n mission
fer some time previous 10 his natu.-
alizatiyn. But this has been Judi
cially decided in his favor. His
residence was at his home, his home
WAS in salt Lake City, his visit 10
the sandwich Islands did not vici-
ate his domicile ami the whole OBJ
lection was simply vexatious and
pueriIe. But the present allegation
as 10 his residence is wilful and
s.upiI lalsehogd.
il Is fact that there was. and We
presume, but 10 no. know. that there
is a record Of that naturalization in
the supreme Court Of Utah. That
II was not in the regular minutes o..
court proceedings toes not matter.
Il was done in the usual manner Of |
recording naturalizltions at the
time AMI cannot n8w be impeached. |
Aud there Is abundant evidence
that it was legally obtained.
It's no. a fact that the gentleman
named had q similar certificate to Mr..
CaunDn's. His case was entirely Eif-
ferent. L; was that Of many others |
who have suffered through the
blunlgr. or carelessness, or worse
of q CLERK who failed to make any
record whatever Of the naturaliza
ton Of many aliens, vino had az
peared in open court and hal re-
ceivel proper certificates OF citizen
snip. In some cases the names
were recorded, in others they were
not. Dir. Cannon did not receive
his certificate from that clerk or in
that court, and there is no parallel
between the two instances.
IL i no fault Of Nr. Cannon il the
certificate Of his naturalization
does not please the gatherer Of
musty ictions who now rakes up
these settled disputes. Il has salts
fled judges, lawyers, congressman
and other honorable gentlemen. 50
this carping objection does not
count. II there had been no record
in any shape Of this naturalization,
Tie proofs that It occurred were Al
hand and were uuimpcachable.
And it would be very poor policy
and very queer justice, which would
make citizen responsible for the
nonIperformance Of duty by an
official over whom he had no con-
troll.
All this hollow and dirty false
hood, to excuse the criminal act Of
an executive officer who certified to
lie, in order 10 roo a man Of an
office 70 which he was undoubtedly
elected, and give It 10 an
asFiraut whom the voters had en-
rnatcaliy rejected, does not help
the matter a particle. The scheme
didn't work. The naturalization
IaEt Of the Infamous plot Eel
entirely through. Congress and the
country condemned the act which
sae tribune scavenger applauds.
anu the gentleman who was made |
tine victim Of the conspiracy to de-
fraud the people Of Utah, was not |
refused his seat in Congress on the |
false Pretense under which he was |
swindled out Of his certificate Of |
election.
The truth remains that Mr.. Thur |
man's statement was correct. And |
40 attack upon him, or upon any
body else who recites this shame
iul chapter OF Utah history. will |
cover zap the wrong that was done |
or wipe out the stain upon the
character Of the criminals by whom
Il as perge:rated.