The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-11
IN TERROR OF CANNON.

has been printing in Evcrybody's
Magazines; and now it is pierced to the
heart at the news that Mr. Cannon
is to lecture in the East under the
auspices of the Council of Women. Its
first reply to the announcement is on
the old basis that "Wc have just as
much right to lie about other people
as other people have to lie. about US; -
and as usual, it does not wait for any
body else, but gets in it's lie first. This
lie is such a silly, preposterous one
that the church organ does not father
it itself, but quotes from the utterly
unscrupulous. constituencies, and dis
credited Smoot organ. The lie, which is
to the effect that Mr.. Cannon wanted
to go into polygamy himself after the
manifesto, is not only a new and orig,
inal lie, but so utterly impossible on the
face of it. that not the least credence
in it is possible.
The News copies a portion Of what
purports to be circular from the
Council of Women op a proposed lee
ture which Mr.. Cannon is to deliver in
Chicago. In this. it appears, the Nor
mon church is referred to as an Hocto
pus, - which causes the organ to make
wry mouths. And then, it appears that
encroachments of the priestly power po'
litically in the neighboring States of
Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona,
Nevada, Oregon, California, and New
Mexico, and the News cries out In
anguish that the chief point is directed
against polygamy. 1t protests that the
church does not teach polygamy, or in
any way permit its practice. And yet
the head of the church is practicing
polygamy all the time, and other no.
torious polygamists are we'll known to
do the same. But the News says that
this is not done "with the sanction Of
the church," yet it would be impossi.
Bile to do it at all without the sanction
sition that it is only necessary to re-
fer to the fact that only in the church
is polygamy authorized, polygamous
marriages entered into, and polygamists
protected and promoted. The organ says
that the only purpose in all this is to
create public sentiment against the
church, in which "to hide the un-
American and unChristian plots and
conspiracies against the church. This
is such weak rejoinder, however, that
it is negligible. For, if the sentiment
were simply against the church, why
does it not manifest itself also against
the reorganized branch of the church,
| which is Just as much Mormon as the
polygamist brancbfs There is not the
slightest element of persecution in any
of the movements against the lawless
features Of the polygamist hierarchy;
there is not the least attempt On the
part of any one to deprive the Nor
mons of their civil OF political rights,
This is perfectly we'll known to the
News; and when it says that the
| charges and accusations made "are
| analogous to the charges for which
| Jesus Of Nazareth was crucifed,' the
appalling blasphemy of it all in putting
| the Mormon church in the place of the
Savior of mankind is enough to strike
| horror into the heart of every Chris
| tan.
The circular Of the Women IS Council,
| il appears, quotes number of min
| listers as follows:
| The Rt Rev. F. S. Spslding. who has
been for more than six years the Epis-
copal bishop OF Utah. In response 10 a
bishop OF Canterbury asking for infor-
nation, sent to England on March 2l.
1911, copies. OF McClure,s Magazine for
January and February. with a letter. from
which the council takes the following ex-
tracts: "In addition 10 this letter you
will ind enclosed, articles from Mcclure s
| by Burton J. Hendrlck, You Will ind
in these articles an accurate statement
OF the Mormon revival OF polygamy.
With reference TO the f1delity of
| Utah became State in 1904 There IS
a, general unaninity. OF opinion that this
list OF plural marriages since 1904 pub
Iished in The Salt Lake Tribune Is gem
orally admitted by The Mormons them
selves to be correct and am also well
| Informed that this list is rs no means
complete. = The Mormon mis-
sionary does not conceal his belief in
polyGamy. de de1ends II. insisting on his
| Bible proofs. David was the man after
Gods own heart and God gave David
his masters wives. Since the bishop
must be the husband OF one wife others
may have more than one | am sure
| that q good many 'Mormons' believe tina I
Jesus practiccd pOlygamy. ] am
! convinced that all religious 'Mormons' be-
| llcve In poIygamy."
Rev Robert NJ stevensoH. president OF
Westminster college tho, Prcsbyte rian
college OF Utah. Salt Lake City. has per-
| ed i,I
liability OF the articles III McClure's Mag
J azlne. In Eynrybodys and In Pearspn's s.
Rev. Or. w. NJ. Paden, pastor OF the
! First Presbyterian church. Salt Lake CITY
writes under date OF April 81. 1911: MAY
| ] commend 10 your especial attention the
articles In McClure's Magazine for Jam
Hendrick. They contain the most accu-