Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-20
Resident Cannon's Reply
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Bl FRANK STATEMENT
a, Connection With Business old
Olhsr Affairs.
.,,r,sg PLAIN AND POSITIVE

mani. ,ow ,iay Judge Tor Them
.,,,,. ,hs character Of iii"
Anonymous Assaiinut
lls Ds,ra NsrE
rrgssa,omowhal lengthy public
,fb,ye msdsita point never to
'Isofrply to articles or oommuni'
,ip which 4 have been a'aa'Io1'
-,.,lIy ,bo,o Of On anonymous char
4, article be, appeared Ia two Of
-,,tv p,psr, clipped from the New
M Hms, In which In ssvan long
-,l columns l Gm savagcly a.
s.,,i. and my lie and conduct, my
-,,s, relations and my family
t,nue discussed with "a maliznl'y
bsablbl ,ome d0ep.seated purpose
sa, pH Of the writer TO do me a
rn..,liuIlry aud,li possible, destroy
zynlh
un ,ha, is said would only have
,.ia upon me personally, would
"a aniecend to trouble the public
vsa any explanation or defence.
Etarsncs hla atunisnly fought me
un while !, ii true that a lie will 70
siyae while truth is putting on itn
a,s, Il only requires time Tor an hon
1t. usn, vbo,e c5nduc. Is Gttaighliof-
vtd and upright 10 ouiliye any
hathood. would not even now say
CSC word myssu consuming oil that
has teen whlun In this anonymous
communicates, Old no. dear llisnds,
wbuo opinion respect urge mo 10 do
%, they thinking ihai / not only owed
AD myioif but ibaiI owed II b the
IUgs ara ~ The enterprises with
vtsh an connected, that something
ih5sh ttaA. This ~ my reason, and
ny olly itn.p, iof iretpatslug upon
llbie iilibil.u VI this time.
Am5lg Hy0sn people / trust / am
~ utll znosa 10 be required 10 make
ily explanation OF defense VI my con-
elL Toe people with whom I have
Yea i,,'c.ilsi all my llio have had
inpe t1fsilence Ia seeing the beet
lllvs' mic5Hi.fuui, the purost lives
alm'1i and The iilftst regulations
t'lll 70 BE- bnmitcuUl aud ueiilui by
hau11ssauirL
iAill elnhne my explanation 10 %
filiiFacu Ne possible. The charges
. W. sthtiAli anu many OF them %
Icy ha,iiit difficult, without Uccu.
lim9'es space than should bu useI,
41ieliy l0lloe them.
n 70 met definite charge that IL
n -iHlhll l am man OF very large
I ',.l and that there nru Huafuely
w ~ tm3.lmuut enough In the
n .lAs people tuouplly MY progeny
4 i'lllnb anu % IL limited that 1
40, oi That family, "cyeu though
"aHAe public eXpunse.n
,Al I.l'hlully tny shat not ono OF
| .sllleu has ever occupied "a put
49,. NJ, Though my influence. Itis
~ -N Que oimy sons lean Apoptls.
~ tue. Hut those who mad "A
Y" 20 We MET place In appointing
hHls pieiCut 10 the yensrnl COM
49,, 49,. q TIE Church Jr their vote,
~. - ltd all testify mat George o.
n ~ u,el NO Influence, In any
~ '.,e' VI Indirect IA public or In
V lavor bis selection fr thai
,A'l1n' Aud today there Ia
~ my sons that h ia the nut.
N, -isyi neither has any 1t them
80. Ilei public UliiCu, excepting
h i..l,a..A one Tine a member Of
Il ID, ,''l'pfe and tuhseuutn.Iy A
t,,,. -' 'g' Ia lhls city, anu mother
\, -. oue1 CLERK Il the Lpsi,la.
cIv.... ago @ city councillor Ina tls
N N. ~, ~, 90 livoai but neither OF
7. ht,, wv any E,tI6larce from me
M '.M' They were nominated
IN , .'i.e,s uggsusg % was Thought
a i'g''d the ueueitary uuaiiG.
Af.n.-' az p3il'i1ni and, 10 larEsI
. ln4f.! Ulsl them 20 ths satisiac.
. wee who elected ,Aeni.
U,s u, Question OF usins Influence
q il, ,"lg, political or pculpsiasI.
t,,,l,',,, llNaueemUut OF family in.
hutlvs-' promotion " relatives. |
All d u.eu peculiarly sensitive.
Nfis NV, wv ~ tho attach Of tbi.
RI'an, g ,',, 'As anu my methods, il
W'nay e,-'. lleatutc 10 mhke public
bo,s ''u1uc' In llis respect bss
ys ,'a J, O,.'gale to Congrcs. fran, ,,,.
|us,il Ora numbrr a NJ ,,. .aon' tnlb
ale l.it,io,l'II 5Al 10 u0miuatu canul.
Alus, 'v.U.u.lp 40 West Point ma
.al,s y. When my ton, Jonn q
eilI,s, M 1'q'l tho proper age ho was
aa.G should u0miuate him
10 vs,tV me military ac,.lr,'v
~Ni lIt|rI ,s lHAlilleu, and uu
a. % M &C., '''i .ciiug bis mon.al m.
n eelysl,s., pointment--he bayjrg
spmi.g,',i hohIu 10 that ,iIeei los -s
o. Eti'gl lle Uuiyunlty Of Ia
a lueH \, lsellnvu No acre't, A.. D l',-
sud,l ' X. llat Of othsSs s' wb 70 , nus
'hoal ny, candidacy rss1lveI W.,
eI my-g ue ,aii 0i me that ,ot
ll.oi o, - ,'. over 10 auvance The
4 i'haS'l , ',,pgoIs Of my own Fig'
n nychiliIsr. ,'1enct oi inlt, NOS one
3a,hrgs' . las ever been 5mp.oys5
~ ca o lneieaulilo eslsbIisbnUsy,e,,u
/ though it Ave Mercantile Institu.
el Win M, II , boon louger COZ
he Ir,,,S Ii', ms, Institution than any