The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-18

Of salt Lake City demands an answ,
from me In the lntrcst Of fairness. FRIEND
family and the Saints throughout III
world The duty Is painful one, 3
painful. Indeed, that personal consldc
ations would be a motive insufficient I
induce me, even on matter 10 vital
Important to me and mine, 10 take u
my pen In selfdeiense.
have read and re read your open 'c
ter and have purposciy delayed reply ln
to It hoping and praying that a sense q
right and justice may dictate what
write to one holding the high and n
sponsible position you occupy in ih
church and for whom ! entertain scntl
ment OF profound respect no matte
what you may think or say about me
! confess asionishment, not only at th'
letter. but at the spirit Of your eommu
nicailon for a. have always under
stood your disposition, your ideas oI
justice and your love Of mercy thai
communication does not appear To your
advantage. Lorenzo Snow, a. have
known him durlng all these years Of his
presidency over the quorum Of apostles
no where. to my mind, appears In that
bitter and acrimonious communication.
Our political differences In Utah have
unfortunately and, a. believe, unneces.
sarlly resulted In ordinations and re.
examinations and the resurrection Of
misunderstanding long since explained
or settled. Before their introduction
never saw you turn a deaf ear to plead.
ings for specifications on the part Of an
accused brother Nor Il Il like you to
ignore my earnest, often repeated re.
quests for charges against me, which
you furnished by the column, with evi.
dent alacrIty, Tor public print In order
60 crafty the apparent curiosity Of five
yung men Of Salt Lake City. II. as you
say, was not entitled to a public hear.
ing, as my case was not public matter,
why did you make public charges
against me In newspaper when you re.
fused TO give me even an lntlma,ion Of
sem In prlvatep
II IL difficult Tor me to understand
ny youIhave publicly accused me when
you would not, why you pre-.
scented specific charges against me after
my deposal instead Of before; why you
30 readily granted the request Of the
five young men when you prcsistenily
refused mine; why you grati6cd their
curiosity aud that OF the public con
corning an affair In which you declared
I was "the principal party interested"
This treatment, this dissemination, h din.
cult for me To comprehend.
Nor can conceive the object Of those
young brethren In asking further cS.
PLANTATION Of the conduct OF your quorum
towards me, the entire correspondence
on the subject being In their possession.
The Deseret News had already declared
officially that the action OF deposlng me
had been "lnsplrcd. dictated authorized
and approved OF God" Holding The
News' statements In view, Il may seem
strange 10 many OF the saints that the
young men should ask further reasons
for my disposal, and stranger stlll that
you should deem II necessary to furnish
them. Besides, the published CORES.
pondence was complete. II told H. own
story Of the patience and iorbcarancc
which had been shown me
The appearance Of those letters In sec.
ulaar newspaper, land infer from your
remarks that the Deseret News e. not
seeularl was probably brought about by
the direct personal attacks Of 'he News.
which has not appeared TO De friendly
90 me under the present management
And why should have gone 10 the
Ncws when H. columns were daily filled
with misrepresentation Of my conduct
and nosliIoul When 10 was falsely de.
elarcd thaLI had been pledged political
supper, for months When q was
forcing me upon aplaliorm never
constructed and attrlhutlng TO me words
had had never u,tercdl But have YOU
not seen even official declaration from
chose occupying higher positions than
I ever held, appear first In a secular pa.
per and afterwards In the organ of the
church,
Why should you feel called upon 90
meet some Of the statements" contslned
& n that public correspondenee1 Were
sou not satisfied with the judgment OF
the people as to the merits Of lie eontro-
versyi Your side was placed before them
ust as fully as Il had been placed be
{ ore me. II YOU believed a further ex
planatlon was due, why did you not give
10 me when requested It time and
hn9
Pardon me for quoting the following
1arsh expression ifom your letter. "The
evident purpose In publishing these com.
nunicatlons was 10 excite public sym.
'athy and the unnecessary and super.
lu Gus appeals they contain convey the
Impression that they were con.
;aeted for that purpose" JudIng from