Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-21

rrustee-ln-trust for an It's properties
and Investments. lie does not own or
claim solitary cent OF any Of its prop
erty In any shape or form He holds
It IN trust for the Church, and the mem
bers on that body Of religious wor-
shippers have perfect confidence IN his
integrity, ability and fnlthfulness and
are under no anxiety concerning these
temporal affairs, The Bishopric OF the
Church, under his direction receive and
regulate the tlthing affairs and their
accounts are perfectly kept, and are UNI
derstood by the local Bishoprics
throughout the Church. These affairs
are OF no proper concern 10 people that
do not belong to the Church, They
may talk about them ms much as they
please, and It viii make no difference
TO the Latter-day Saints.
Since the death Of President Brigham
Young, not one of the Church leaders
was more anxious for the development
OF the resources Of Utah and the sur
rounding regions occupied by Latter
day Saints. than was the late Presi-
dent George O. Cannon. He was not
only an Apostle and one OF the First
Presidency OF the Church. sustained
as a prophet a seer, and a revelator,
but represented Utah in Congress for
several successive terms, and was n
stakeholder in number OF companies
and corporations, director In many
and also a president or vlce-presdent
therein. He left considerable property
on his decease. although he spent so
much of his time in preaching, COUNSEL
ing, advising and helping to preside
oveS the Church OF Jesus Christ Of Lat
ter-day Saints.
Wa have no fault to md with his so
called commentator, but what Is
the difference between II and that en-
geFcd In by others among the church
leaders? IL comes with very poor
grace from one OF his Sous, by plural
wife to raise daily howl against
Joseph +, Smith for engaging in similar
pursuits to those OF our lamented
brother and friend his associate In the
Church Presidency, who was one Of
the strongest advocates OF this COM
inerclalsm," and also OF plural mar
rage, that the Church has had from the
beginning. We honor his memory and
cast nc reflection upon ais character
or his works We merely draw atten-
ton to the fact that every word spoken
against Joeeph f, Smith In regard
TO his business pursuits, reflects upon
the course OF the late President George
@ Cannon.
We are led to touch on this subject
through reading an article In the Morn
ing Examiner OF March 20, 1905, pub
lished at ogden. 1t is so pertinent TO this
question that It IL reproduced on an
other page OF this issue OF the News
We dislike to publish anything OF Il
personal nature, but since lndividu-
ais who occupy a high place In the az
fections of the Latter-day Saints and
in the esteem OF the general pubic
are continually being assaulted by be-
ings whose personal character would
not bear exhibition in print II may
become necessary to expose their false
hood and their doings In no unmeas'
ured terms,
However, we now simply quote wha'
is said by a non-"Mormon' daily pa
per which sets forth facts that are vel
enough for the public to understand
and we therefore copy them, verbatim
again Affirming that to us they convey
nothing in the way Of fault-fndins
either OF President George O. Cannon
or of President Joseph f. smith, FOL
we concede the right Of any man IN th'
Church TO engage In such business pur'
snits as no chooses, and the right o.
companies and corporations to choose
whom they viii as their directors an'
oeicers At the same time we deny tn
right OF any person not connected VIII
| them IN Interfere In their affairs, or Y
hold UP to public condemnation am
individual who engages in lawful un
dertakings, because he is MEMBER 0
officer or President OF the Church o
Jesus Christ OF Latter-day saints IN
church will attend to It's own concerns
ana of all the great men who have con
Quoted them. none have been held u
greater deserved honor, respect low
and confidence than the man VINO ho'
stands at the head OF the Church as II
President and the Trustee-ih-trust 10
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