Show I AX hONEST STATE3IENT Ini JIaiilr limlicalion of the lonnou le < > idc The following from tie 111 of A H Cannon Jiq appealed recently re-cently In Imcnca a journal p tab h hcd in Chicago Your annou n cement that America Is devoted to honest politic nud llltic aUI rood lteraturo CUCI n correct some glaring errors concern ing thclorolls whlcl nPIIr dcrthc head Americanismsin Jour Issue of October 1 1SS9 If there mlsstatcuitnta 159 I losely made the following will be of no ue to you but If unlnlen tional may hope tint you will not fail to let the public litiir wIng Is I brlelli advanced in our own e fence The statcnKnt that Joseph fcmlth JDlh Wits open to bril > cs when he and his IK l J le dwelt In Illinois I is emitlrehy without foundation in fact That lie sought from both political gsj lies redress fur the wrongs and injuries done his co rcllgioni ls is tre and he even npi alcd to the highest power In the land for relief from oppretfilon nnd for the rights which the constitution guarantees to every citizen That Ins petition was nn able and fair one isei denccd by the reply of Martin Van Jiiirtii lien rrusident of the United States Your cau e is lust t but I can uo nothing for you The Monnons Iu those carh days only asked for their nghte and being be-ing rcfucd themthi could nmiiate with and sustain neither party This they certainly had the right as freeborn men to tln I You say Gov Wolfrey Wolfley lof Arizona in his annual report urges Congress to reenact the law dIsfranchisIng pll polygamlts In that territory Jl you will read the I UdmundsTuclter law iascd by Congress in March ltS7 you trill wi readily tee that all poljgamlsts are di ° franchied in Crnclsetl Arizona as well as in every oUter territory What Gov WolQey desires i n lawdlAfranchls log every Mormon whether he practices polygamy I or not His desire Is to make mere belief n crime of sufllcicnt euormit to rob a citiicn of his franchise and tho right to hold office The omc Idaho tot oaUi which will be submitted to the rbmltl United States Supreme Court dur fu the coming mouth is of this nature rln has disfranchised I thousands of legal voters because of their membersliln In nn noot church I Is this tliatGovi Wolfiey territory would like to see in force in his The statement that the Mormons Mor-mons have planted colonies in tot rn Arizona and other territories i for the express purpose of controlling dec Jle controlUI tons i one which we defy any pcnon to prove The people have only done what it i the right of every citizen to dosettled on Ute public domain aud they hae gen gn orally only occupied thai portion which it whicl was thoughts white man could not redeem Such lauds have been reclaimed with the most severe and toil t1 unremitting tol If the this chanrp is a crime We plead guilty t I Our votes and our consciences are not open to purchase but baring I no very strong political I TIns we would naturally feel kindly disposed dis-posed to the parry that would give us lao rights which neclalm under this Godgiven government and which would protect U from the violence of mob and the rule of rrpetogers who look for 111 larlty In the oppressIon and deify ingof our people and doctrines W e leave no desire to iiovernw the United State government nor do we ever expect that Uie members of tho Mormon Church will be In the nnjority this country Vt o do anticipate a day however when good principles and equal justice will prevail in this land no matter from what courcc whether Jew Gentle Mormon or Pagan such principles are obtained You speak of the hideous immorality immor-ality of Uitlr doctrines a though you knew that Uic Latterday Saints were and are immoral If you wire really acquainted 1 with us you t nil cl would well know 1t a lustful ur impure man or woman cannot remain re-main in this Church you would know that we look upou adultery as a crime second only in enormity enorm-ity to that of murder and worthy of capita punishment lh i you vculd know that sexual crimes ant considered by us a among the most damning in the whole catalogue of crime ou would know that win re such silts an committed com-mitted by members of the Church I suljtrts them to Immediate excommunication excom-munication you would know to on Iho tesilmaiiv of rnanv eminent traveler and rIen not of our faith that a regards morality and sobriety the Mormon people nre without superior in the world IVrmi ni dear sir I lit conclusion to state that I have believed Inc 1 ato be a fearless advocate of the right a publication that aims to be I just to every individual sect or party and i is this belief that prompts me to pen these Hues in order that size ntte of the story may be hcnnt by yotur numerous mJcrs nnd that a fair li hearing r be accorded ac-corded to even the dcladcd all muchabused Mormons |