The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-26
Ex SENATOR cANNoN's HISTORY


Elk SENATOR CANNoN's HISTORY.
The December number of Every
body's Magazine is now on the couu.
ters of the booksellers of this city.
This fact is interesting, because In that
number appears the initial article upon
the situation in Utah AS written by
Former Senator Frank j. Cannon in
collaboration with Harvey J O'Hig.
gins, Esqr., the noted magazine writer.
This series of articles, which is ex-
oected to extend over len to twelve
numbers of the great magazine, is in-
troduced by note from the editor.
The tone of that note indicates that
the Importance and significance of the
Utah situation is thoroughly sppre-
ciated, There is evidence therein that
the editor has made such personal i'm.
vestigatlon as to convince him that
the series of articles to follow are writ.
ten truthfully and in "a spirit of fair
ness TO all concerned, and especially so
TO the rank and file of the Mormon
people.
In so far as is concerned the treat
ment OF the subject by the authors,
The present article is really an intro.
ductory, but its tone and promise would
ioreshadow at once an exposure of evil
and recognition of truth and fairness
that would be impossible of achieve.
mcnt through any other source. AT
tins time there arc two men who are
able to give the truth concerning some
of the inner political transactions of
the Mormon church leaders during the
period covered in Everybody's story.
Ono of them is the Hon Frank j. Can.
non, aud the other is President Joscpil
f. Smith-and President Smith will not
tell it, 1t is fortunate for the people
OF Utah in particular, and for the
citizenship of the country generally,
that MI Cannon has. determined TO re-
lievc the situation by making clean,
unpreiudiccd truthful, and kindly
statement of tho facts as they have
existed. In the series of articles TO
be published the truth will be rccog
nizcd bY all who have followed events
IN Utah S history during the past TWEEN.
ty-flve years. The inner truth viii be
appreciated from the fact that the
outer manifestations thereof have al
ready been experienced by the public
at large.
In the main, the recital has to do
with happenings since the admission
of Utah To Statehood III the year 1896;
but necessarily there is treatment Of
preceding occurrences in order to make
after happenings perfectly clear to the
mind OF the reader, II will undoubt.
edly be a valuable contribution to the
literature having TO do with Utah and
her people; and The facts that it Is
written understandings by one vino
knows full we'll whereof he speaks, and
is so constructed as not TO be un-
Just III any sense of the word chow
over close to the bone il may strip
will surely bring TO it full recognition
of its worth. One gentleman of long
residence here remarked, after read
ing the first article, that if there was
any man or woman who would tind 1T
possible to criticise it on the ground
of truth. it would be because that man
OF woman either had some guilt to hide,
or was incapable Of understanding the
truth when told.
There are several interesting photo
graphs accompanying the article, some
Of them of individuals Of prominence
and others of scenes in Salt Lake City.
The work on these, as on the letter
press. is artistic from the printer 3
viewnoint. and the whole comprebends
an Offering Of value for information s
sake. and orc of pleasure TO the senses
on account Of the literary style, artis-
tic work and attractive makeup. AS
a frontispiece TO the article is printed
an excellent reproduction of Il portrait
of Il Former Senator Cannon: and per
baps we can convey no better idea OF
fbe character Of this and The articles
to follow them than 10 quote the WORDS
that appear beneath Mr.. Cannon's por-
trait;
81 propose TO show that the lead
ers of the Mormon church have broken
their covenant with the Nation; that
they have abused the confidence of the
Gentiles Of Utah, and betrayed the
trust of the people under their power.
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RELIGIOUS BIGoTRY HURTS.