Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-06-13
Bishop Canuon's Immunity On
Stock Deals EvOkes Plalut.

As an aftermath of the investigation of
Bishop James Cannon. Jr.. by the Senate
lobby committee the Senate was amused.
on the 9Th instant. for almost half an hour
by the reading Of satirical letter. inserted
into the Congressional Record by Senator
Norris, Republican, Nebraska.
The letter purported to have been written
by sally Gamble. OF Cross Roads. Texas.
complained that her husband" Joe Gamble"
. had been sent to the penitentiary Tor using
buy "options" on the stock market. whereas
prominent men do the same thing but
maintain their high positions in the reli-
gious ard political world"
Another thing would like to know"
she asked in her letter. lis how Joe can
be sent to the pen while Bishop Cannon is
guilty of the same crimes Joe has committed
and gets complete forgiveness from his
PEOPLE.
Joe gambled with other peoples money"
the letter went on. las nearly as can
find out Bishop Cannon did the same thing.
Joe is in the pen. but the Bishop is able
to defy even the United States Senate and
still retain his high position 10 the church"
Mrs Sally Gamble" also mentioned "Mr.
Huston. chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee" as one who "gambled
with someone else's money and no attempt
has ever been made TO send him to Jail"
For long time Bishop Cannon denied
he had eambled on Wall Street, but when
his fellow preachers were about to try him
he pleaded guilty, admitted what he had
done, said he was sorry, and that he would
never do it again. The papers said that
when he made his confession before his
fellow preachers he wept bitterly.
This seemed 10 work before this Meth
odist jury and they foreave him his sins
not only foreave him but reelected him to
his high Office. His scheme did not work
with Joe Joe cried before the jury and
put my arms around his neck and wept
and moaned in the most approved modern
fashion. but the hard hearted jury ignored
my tears and found Joe guilty..
Joe promised the judge before he was
sentenced that II he would give him
another chance he would never gamble
again. But the cruel judge disregarded his
pleadings and sentenced him to ten years
in Federal Penitentiary. What would
like to know is why are the tears OF n
bishop so much more effective before a
jury OF Methodist preachers than the tears
Of loving wife before jury and a court
Of justicef
sAnother thing would like to know.
how can they promote bishop for gam
bling and send humble member Of his
church to jail for doing the sane thing.
Joe is as good Methodist as Bishop Can
non. IL is true. he is not bishop, but at
the time Of his trial he was superintendent
Of the Sunday school at Cross Roads. What
would like TO know is, how can IL be a
crime for a Sunday-school superintendent
TO gamble with other peoples money unless
il is also a crime for a bishop in the church
to do the same thingi
Another thing would like to know Is,
how can the Senate forgive Bishop Cannon
for gambling and then not do anything to
oct Joe out Of Jail for gambling on smaller
scale. have nothing against Bishop Can
non. have no desire to get him into jail.
What want to do is to get Joe out. II
the Judge who tried Joe had done the same
thing with Joe ss the preacher jury did
with Bishop Cannon. we would not only
have forgiven Joe for gambling with other
people money. but we would have organ l.
lied new bank and made Joe president
of 1t.
The evidence before the lobby COM
mittee shows that Mr.. Huston. chairman OF
the Republican National Committee. gam
bled on Wall Street with someone else 8
money and no attempt has ever been made
10 S, nd him to jail. What would like to
know is if Mr. Huston can gamble with
other Leople's money on Wall Street. why
cannot JoeH
Il read the speech OF Senator Robinson
of Indiana, in which he made GREAT de-
Tense for Mr.. Huston. He did not deny
that Mr.. Huston had been gambling on
Wall Street. but he clothed him in robe
Of perfect innocence by covering Mr.. Ras-
cob. the Democratic chairman. with coat
inc OF thick mud. The same kind Of tactics
in behalf Of Joe would have cleared him
when he was tried and convicted.
"a telieve II Joe had had Senator Robin