The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-12

the institutions in Which he has in
terests, and in which none of his
children have been employed, it may
be pertinent to suggest that the in
timation was that there were sufficient
public Offices to supply his rapidly in
him with a desire to fill all private
and business Offices as well. But the
final test of this question is: Where
and how could Mr.. Cannon's sons have
done better or prospered more than
they have? What private vooations
promised such satisfactory results as
they now enjoy2
New York politicians have much to
learn in the way of distributing COP
portunities'' from MIR. Cannon.
How the Church Contributes.
Certainly Mr.. Cannon's reply does
not meet the charge that no church
work of any kind is published
except by his firm; that the
church organs are controlled by his
sons. and that in supporting these
varied publications the faithful not
only contribute to the support of the
children Of Mr. Cannon. but to the sup
port of Mr.. Cannon himself. I am in
formed that the Book of Mormon has
been copyrighted by this enterprising
and thoughtful firm, for which reason
this part of the Word of the Lord TO
the Saints can now be secured only
through George Q. Cannon & Sons.
And the control of all these publica-
tfons has other advantages. df the
Saints can be induced to subscribe for
church publications alone, the danger
of a general circulation Of such dis
cuSsiOnS as the one to which Mr.. Can
a Of tod will fOer min i've
While the daring one who undertakes
a criticism can be as roundiy berated
as willing son would wish to have
done for a considerable father. and the
words of the assailant will never have
opportunity Of being judged on their
merits, but will always be referred to
or spoken OF in the pleasant ways OF
q heated defendant. A most amazing
and advantageous fatality surrounds
all these unlnhuenced conditions
Mr.. Cannon declares that he has not
used the church to his own advantage,
or TO that OF his children Is not his
memory treacherous and his reasonin
that the members Of the church are
not aiding him when they purchase
church works, the control Of Which has
passed entirely into the hands of his
printing establishment Nor viii he
aver that the people are not urged as
duty to support the church publica-
tons, which are edited and owned by
George Q. Cannon & Sons. [ have been
handed letter in which the First
Presidency urges the people not to
stop subscribing for The Deseret News.
am informed that this letter had a
wide circulation. and its appearance
was due to the fact that "a number Of
Mormon Democratic club members had
decided to terminate their subScrip-
f1aa Il
legged Republican leanings. The News
then. as now, was controlled by Mr.,
Cannon's sons. Mr.. Cannon declares
the church was glad to get rid of it.
It was, therefore. taken by Mr. Can
mons sons as a private speculation,
and they trusted to make II profitable
as a church organ. Then, when GER
of its political bias. (real OF fancied
matters not1 determined to stop sup
porting it. and thus decrease the rev.
enue to Mr.. Cannon's sons, the first
presidency addressed the Saints in q
letter, in which Mr.. Cannon joins, ad-
| monishing the disaffected ones that II
is their duty to support the church
| organ. Surely Mr.. Cannon will not
hold that this is not an exercise OF
church influence on behalf Of the
! financial welfare Of his sons. He might
! have done as much for others had they
! been the lessees Of the several News
| editions, In which event he would moi
have maintained the highly untenable
position that he was not using the
church to help the lessees financially
But it happened that the News fell tc
Mr.. CannOn's sons, Just as all the
church publications have fallen into
| the hands of Mr.. Cannon and his sons
! 1t is notable that Mr.. Cannon in his
reply, and his organ, the News, in It's
defense, fail to tell the people what the
/ New York Times did say: That the
! Cannon family controls all the church
publications. Why this difference thu
/ reader must surmise.
/ His Mining Interests.
Of his mining interests. Mr.. Cannon
says he became possessed of his stocl
/ in the BulliOn-Reck mine by purchase
and quotes Mr.. John Beck in supper
| Of his good faith throughout this trans
action. Has not Mr.. Cannon said tor
much or too Httle2 Mr.. Beck has tolc
very many people that he was wrong
ed by Mr.. Cannon l call attention K
the fact that he explicitly avoids an!
explanation Of the s95, 600 note recently
exacted from DIR. Beck. VIII Mr.. Can
ron say he gave anything for tina
note? 1t may interest Mr.. Cannon &
know that he can collect money fo
I libelous statements respecting thi
transaction. He can be furnished tn,
/ names of men who, on the authorit,
publicly that all of Mr.. Cannon's con
nectionS with the Bullion-Beck min
! have not been straight. SO anxious j
is said. are some men to have Mr.. Can
non proved innocent that they are pre-
pared to afford him an opportunity o
Ivindicating himself in this regard be
fore the courts. And while Mr. Can
[ iS inc hi IriYo n
hands Of jury, they say he may ais
be given an opportunity to explain hi
strange connection with both sides 0
the sale and purchase of the Alan
mine. And II IS Just because Of jus
such incidents in his career that he |
called forehanded.
HIS DaDi<inE Experience.
! Speaking Of his record as a banker
he does not deny that the lions Ban
and Trust company, as SurmiSed, wa
started in violation of law by the Us
Of notes instead Of money. as the laJ
demanded. He evades the question b
declaring that others we're involve
5ust as he was. The fact that tn
stock did not pay for many years
hardly matter for surprise. sine
there was practically no Investment
Naturally, the profits went towar
making q genuine investment in lie
Of the notes originally employed. Nj
Cannon'S assertions, however, that n
human being can truthfully say tha
Il personally, or that myself and as
sociateS ever took the least advantae
of the people or in any manner mad
profit out Of their confidence" is
declaration which, in its breadth. h
WCuld hardly like to be held strictl
to. 1t is surprising in a man esteeme
az cautious az Mr.. Cannon. A ban
can make money only out of the cor
fdence of the people, and i
no other way. But Mr. Car
mons memory is again treacheI
Gus. When the recent none