The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-23
SENATOR oANNoN's DISCLOSURES

The disclosures made IN the portion
of Senator Cannon S narrative as print
ed in the current number of Every
body's Magazine, and considerable
portion of which was printed in The
Tribune yesterday morning, continue 10
be Of the most sensational character
Up to the present section of his his
tory, Senator Cannon has given the
leaders of the church. including Joseph
! f. Smith (though with some reserve,)
full credit for entire good faith IN Civ
ling up polygnmy, and surrendering po-
litical and civic control. and actually
separating church and state. Toward
the conclusion of this section, however,
he comes squarely against the stone
wall that he was able to break down in
his own case, but that was quickly re-
paired and been a fruitful bar ever
since against freedom in politics, in
civil affairs, in business, and in sociaN
intercourse. That wall is the insuper-
able barrier against any assault upon
hierarchic rule,
The Senator tells how he announced
his candidacy for the Senate; how upon
rumors that his father was to be put
forward against him, he visited church
headquarters, demanded to know wheth-
er the church was going to keep its
hands off the election or not. and an
nounced his determination to run for
the Office, and to be his own man in
pp1It,CS nf ,,.bo b.. ~ hnrrb
leaders might wish. He left on his mis-
sion to Washington, to close up the
final stage of obtaining Statehood, IN
full assurance that the church would
keep its hands of, and not undertake
to supersede him by putting his father
into the race, or by decreeing any 9th
er candidacy. But right after his inter
view with President Cleveland and get.
ting the pen with which the proclama-
tion for the admission of Utah was
signed, he got a disturbing cipher tele-
gram, which caused him to depart in
stantly for Utah, In place of lingering
20 enjoy the triumph, as he had expect
ed to do. That telegram read: ''1t is
the will of the Lord that your father
shall be elected Senator from Utah"
Upon coming home. Senator Cannon
was able TO fight of the impending
doom for the time. But that temporary
defeat for the church appeared ID the
end TO give it strength, and to enable |
its leaders to patch up any weak spots
that might appear in its programme.
The result We all know The church |
rule was maintained. and has been |
up to the present day. And |
vet, there are signs of djsintceratiolI |
so far as the civil and political rule of |
the church leaders is concerned. I'm
forces arc at work now
that will put an end to that arbitrary |
and that will free all Utah |
from the perversion of popular insti-
5ntions, which has prevailed mere al
most all the time from the first set-
.lement Of Utah.
The Senator's articles are of the
highest character of historical and lit
erary merit. They disclose thisgs that
otherwise would be absolutely upanown
o the public, and that are of the very
greatest Importance to any one who
wishes TO trace the progress of events
rom the apparently candid and hon
st efforts Of the railing powers while
hey were seeing Statehood, to the
aith- breaking absolutism which has be-
rayed the peoples hope and blighted
he inst expectations of the true friends
If Utah.