The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-07
Mr.. CANNON MAINTAINS.
HIS WORDS WERE ( lUE
Mr. Cannon's reply TO the charges wa

Mr. Cannon's reply TO the charges Wss
as follows
salt Lake. Utah. Feb. p. 1906.
Bishop John Watson.
Ny Dear Bishop:
Communications from you. received 1v
me at the hands Of Elder Z. Neuterboom
in the presence of Elder Thomas A
SnreeVe- at the offices of the George o
cannon association. I'm the Manx building
SAT- Lake City. Utah, today. request mel
to appear before the bishODrfc ~ iva
t1fth ward of Ogden. al "A certain timel
and place. to answer certain charges fled
against me by Elder William c. Rack
ham,
The charges are that 1 am guilty Of nm
ChrlsJan-like conduct and apostacy inl
having written two editorial articles.
~ hich appeared I'm the Salt Lake Trih7lrf-l
of which paper 1 am eGitor-under thel
following titles An Analysis OF rha|
Church No J." and An Address 10 the|
Earthly King of the Kingdom OF Cod
Thanking you FOR the courteous unanrerl
in which YOU and the others involved fn|
this proceeding have acted toward me
personally, 1 present the following an
Swer-
I wrote the articles in question
They are true in letter and in spirit
giving due consideration TO the fact that
one Of them Is written in the tone OF Al
or an apparent public need to know the
truth cOncernine the manner I'm which
the present president of the church exer-
cises the authority of his office
ADMITS the ACQUISITION
Elder Rackham also charges that when
he visited me and endeaYOred 10 convince
me Of error, and asked me If Z sustained
Joseph +. Smith as head of the church Il
answered that did not sustain him. and
mat Joseph F. Smith was leaying the
worship OF God and was worshipplug
mammon and was leading the people
astTay-
This is a correct presentation Of The
answer given by me TO Elder RaCkham-
/ maintain that the language used by|
me 20 Elder Rackham is the truth.
At the present moment of writing I eX-|
pect TO attend the meeting Of the bishop
rio, as requested. and to there make such
further oral answer as the occasion NAV
shall prevent. I hereby protest in the
most fraternal spirit. and Yet in the
OF jurisdiction, or the exercise Of Juris-
0lctiOn by any other tribunal 90 tins
church 10 try me. with possible cOnSe-
QuenCeS OF d1SfellOWShID OF eXCOmmUUl-
cation. for having written the articles as
Stated-truthfully and 10 answer pubic
need Further. / claim that BY your at
tempted exercise of such jurisdiction my
right as citizen IN this free republic is
being asSailed-
But in case YOU shall SET aside that pro-
test. and shall desire further answer 10
the charges Of Elder Rackham L offer a
brief observation on the subject.
Having been born in the covenant 4
have deemed myself. by race. q Mormon.
In the present hour of plenftude and pros
perity il may seem TO be that L am not
their time of adversely and took share
with them IN their suffering We cannot
entirely bespeak our own future in this|
world but ( can ask no better lot than
that-if woe shall again descend upon
them as in former years. may be per-
mitted to have the same share in their
sorrow, If thereby j can. TO the same eN-
tent, give aid in securing their redemp-
ton.
Fears For Mormon People.
It has been d belief that such affictiOu|
would come to the people if present poll
cies IN the church should be persisted ia
that has caused the public assertion OF
my present attitude.
/ do not believe that the church hasl
ever been able to resist the laws and sen
timents of the United States / do mott
believe that il can do so now.
When il made official REIMBURSEMENT
endorsed by general confidence and By
public sentiment in various ways-Of IT'S
fea tures anita gOnistic TO the law and the
sentiment of the cOuntry-PresidenC
MILFORD Woodruff declared that it would
have peace with the world. Such peace
would have given TO II, In its generations
an opportunity to work out the great
problems OF social reform and of civiliza-
ton for this earth, and the wonderful
theology by which il connects man with
the world TO come. But IL mas not had
peace in recent years The leadership OF
the church has provoked conflict with lle
world and that conflict continues because
of violation Of the conditions upon WhtcA