New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-24
Three Rush to Answer EX-
Senator Cannon, ApOstate,
After Bitter Speech.
STUDENT, IN A RAGE,
DEFENDS HIS FATHER
Young Thacher DenOunces Slur on
Parents Memory-Attack on
the Creed Is Voted.

The elo1uence OF speakers who de-
nounced the doctrines and deeds OF the
Mormons for two hours last night in Car
negie Hall at an anti-Normon demonstra
ton reused about a thousand people 20
the extent OF getting them TO subscribe
10 resolutions aimed to suppress the sect
in this country and to dig down into their
pockets for money to support the cause OF
suppression.
But It did not subdue the spirits Of
small crew OF the cult itself who were
present. After the meeting proper was
over. three OF them made their way down
to the platform and began calling Frank
J. Cannon. the first United states Senator
from Utah and an apostate from the
creed. liar for the things he had said
against his former church.
The doughty three we're W. 7. Monson,
president OF the Eastern states Mission
OF the Mormon Church; Hagbert Ander-
son, an elder of the church. who IS on
his way TO Denmark on a mission FOR the
church, and Ashby =. Thacher, young
Columbia student. whose father, Moses
Thacher. Mr.. Cannon had mentioned In
his address as having died from broken
heart az tho result Of the persecution OF
the Church The elder Thacher, Mr..
Cannon said, had refused 10 support the
Church when Il broke its promises 10 the
United States 10 abolish polygamy. md
WAS accommodated for his stand.
MY father did not die from a broken
heart" cried young Thacher. HE died
from stomach trouble. And he did what
you have not done-he went down TO MS
grave sticking by his word. He vou.i
make q puppet OF you II he were here.
Your own son is I'm Germany preaching
Mormonism. Why don't YOU wean your
own son before preaching about weaving
others away from the church"
II have told my son to follow the
dictates OF his own conscience" Mr..
Cannon replied. And as 10 your father
going down TO his grave sticking 10
his word have not gone down TO mine
vet. but I'll stick to mine until / do.
\ crowd OF woman sympathizers with
the anti Mormon movement crowded
about Thacher, Kissing and shaking
their fingers in his face. telling him
that normal women would not put up
with polygsmy. ThacheTs voice gre"
thick with sobs a he attempted 10 an
sver what he considered had been as
pensions on his fathers memoir.
His loyalty TO his fathers memory
touched the hearts OF the women, and
they took him IN hand gently. telling him
they admired him for his defence OF his
father. but pointing out the error or
Mormonism.
Meanwhile Mr. Cannon turned on his
two other accusers and challenged them
10 SHOW that he had lied. Instead OF
doing that they admitted hat Joseph +.
Smith the head OF the Mormon Church,
was openly practising polygamy They
excused Il on tho grounds Of human
nature" Further argument was drowned
in the shouts OF derisiOn that greeted this.
The other speakers were DR.. Robert
Coyle. described as Americas greatest
orator: Dr.. James 5. Martin and Or.
Josiah Strong, who presided.
The resolutions passed were addressed
20 Mayor Mitchell, President Wilson and
the Congress OF the United States. Those
addressed 20 the Mayor pointed out that
a Mormon tabe6acle was about TO be
erected I'm this city and protested against
the permitting Of Mormon street meet
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