The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-02

and the actions of such men &C Angus
n. Cannon do not meet with our. ape
prevail We CT the IA boring cl2SS that
are organized are Norkins tor our priv
itsge RI eeuality and ke.lerment u cen
dtrionS. ard neither the Mormon church
nor any ether church nor tiie aufhorf-
one iota OF our rights Net-her 5SElotltt
they as console ntlOus members OF ltse
cnureh, turn traitor 70 their preacilinE
ana come out and openly combat Us in the
field that is by rigat ours. he incon-
slste1cy Of such procedure Vii brand
the church with disfavor the world over
Utah viii not stand Ger e The ehureh
nay be able 10 FIND s03 or 900 usn wao
are ignorant enough 70 allow The siu.lloF-
tiles 10 pay upon Eneir Superstltious 10
such an extent that they viii BE- led 70
believe that unless they go 10 the coal
fields their read TO heaven VIII ae fer
ever sell his honor I'm the eyes % IDS fei-
low WgTkmen. even though a pass to
heaven IS the price.
We OF the working Classes are hut re-
Gently opening our eyes 10 the fact that
If We IN and Of ourselves 90 not con~
centTate or efforts 10 the END III help
ing ourselves, and lettering ojr conoi-
lions that L VIII be bat q ma tier ff time
until We viii have no chance to better
them. and that the corporations and or
CARNATIONS who are az present using
every method towards forcing Us into ig
nOFance. and being tools Of corporations,
for their personal randizenent at oGr
expense, through their mISr2preSenta-
tons. But we are not so easily to De
Gowned. We are fighting for principle
tnat we shall never give up. though ali
the corporations and organizations Of the
United states come out as enemies TO Us
every union man. whether nS belongs
to the United Mine Workers OF America,
the Western Federation of Miners or any
other labor organization win as true
man. ENJOYING the supposed freedom OF
The United States, test that freedom
which is now held by the threat by cor
poFations and organizations arrayed
against us As ] say. test IL and see
whether they give Us the privilege of en-
JCying IL, CT viii they throttle Us from
every side by elastic laws and political
Governor Wells may approve of the ae-
tons Of the church and of the mine
owners but we Of the faburIng classes
stin hold the right of ballot We are not
Yet disfTanchised, but re may be, We
need not be surprised at any action taken.
Tor cur sUbjusatiCD We are not yet
ready 10 bend the knee in suDDlcauon TO
a rev men who hold that they have the
right To dietate to Us. We are most an
Ike the fellow from Missouri: We VIII
have 10 be showed. Every member Of
the labor organizations win stand firm
IN this fight, and we viii never give An
gus Nj Cannon the privilege 20 gioat
over Es while we are begging him fer
job, nor viii we give hin a chance to
realize On his remarks q short time ago
that he would not give Us work If We
were starving. No doubt that when this
article comes out in print Mr.. Cannon VIII
in next Sundays sermon at the taoernacle
put me down as a person who is an agi-
tatOr. but when ne does he VIII know.
or should know, that I. as a member of
the church. will be present and ready to
meet any charges he wishes 10 put Bp on
the TOstrum. and. if given the piivi4ege,
viii take the pulpit and explain 20 the
people my position IS il stands. and co
it as a man wl-o is not afraid Of has po-
sition. A. w CHARTER.
Vice President Of Utah State Union NO
J. and a member Of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints at West
Jordan, Utah.