Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-19
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Tho attack made from this city,
through the New York TWCs, on
President George q. Cannon IL alill
the absorbing topic Of discussion. 10 is
denounced In emphatic terms by men
of all shades Of political or religious
belief who have nothing but feeling
Of utter con,omI and losthing for the
Individual or individuals who iormu.
lated the document but arc too base
ami cowafdly TO attach thelrslguhtutrs
or 10 assume the responsibility for their
crime against an honorable man, and
patriotic, independent community.
Like the venomous reptile which
strikes it, unoiionding and unsuspoct-
Ing victim, the author seeks shelter
from discovery In the Shiny o0ze which
oompofls with his bastard nature, find
ing oompanlonship with others Of biz
own Ink who silently aequleaco Or secret
~ gloat over the vile deed.
In the last issue Of the NEWS we
made n statement showing how base
less and inexcusable wore the insinu.
ations against President Cannon with
regard 10 business enterprises with
which no was connected, and how he
was singled out from among his ass9-
oiates, the sections which In others
were highly oommendhblo being made
10 appear In him to be- Of an opposite
character. The bRsoness OF the Tmss
writer In this regard might serve M an
illustration TO cover hia article In ita
entirety, for every inference against
the object Of his attack Is = gross false
hood. But we will refer 10 a iow more
Items In general way that people may
sec how utterly contemplate and uR
worthy Ia the source Of the assault.
There Is reference to certain alleged
proceedings IN Idaho regarding the test
oath law. AS to the suggestion which
Ia rolled a. delicious morsel under the
tongue OF tho Times slAnderer, that
members OF the Church were urged to
Withdraw In order to vote, President
George Y. Cannon Ia we'll known Il
have been emphatlcally and unaltor'
ably opposed to anything ana every,
thing OF that kind. The inslnuation I,
the contrary IA not only wholly with
out foundation In fact, but IL absolutely
Antagonislic TO President Cannon
attitude and views.
Then comes the political phase Of thu
subject, for In tue opening sentences o
the article ~ the confession that II
object IL political, Notwithstanding
the fact that its authors at
sert that President Cannon did no
give any expression Of his politioa
views, but carefully held alooi; thel
could not even learn how no voted
Its stated that tho rovolulion-lho u
suit Of theNoyember election In U tab
was M startling aud Ms striking as wa
the election OF Mayor Strong In New
York CITY. Possibly 10, to those VIII
were defeated but; tho attributing o
such revolution 10 individual iutlu
onoo In Utah any more than II was II
New York Is inconsistent TO an EXTERN
degree. who IL charged with IN
responsibility OF that "royolution" 4
New York; Who, In Colorado
Utah's close neghboI? Who, through
out the country, which wa
swept by the ways2 DID GeoFg
Y, Cannon do 1t au2 AZ well aud O
truIhfilly may the whole be charged {
him as can DO the result In Ulal
where the people also werp affected b.
the general seutmru. Tho Tim.
writer's assertion falls because of Ga
very foolishneBs Of his argument, e.
cspt an he plays upon words b uKprel
ialsehOod,
OF UtBhh votors II is said, "rh
people were overwhelmingly Demo
Crauo;n and on this based 10 the a.
custom that Utah was "sold" to IN
Republican party. Yet the fact WI
known to all that at the previous Gle
ton In this Territory, On tho vote &.
Legislators, the division between RI
publican aud Democratic PARTY I'm,
Payea majority OF about 400 for d
Republicans, while the legislature WI
heavily Republican In both bTancho
The hgurCs OFT an election iu 1902 o.
quoted 10 prove tlo Times ARTICLES 3
6iuor; hut In those figures 10 careful
eliminated the whole Liberal vote
the Territory, when, when divide
on national party lines, went chief
TO the Republican party aud cast u
balance OF power on that side; anu IA
on.y by plurality Of lees than 90
in a year OF Republican tidal way
which the county has never know
before.
Then because President Cannon,
his ecclesiastical position, advised Il
people to dwell In peace together;