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Show o FRANK J. CANNON AND THE CHURCH. The anti-Mormon section of tho community is enjoying to a high degree de-gree tho quarrel and bitter feelings which havo ariBen among tho Mormons thoms,elves. Every morning is read with keen relish tho brutal attacks made by Ex-Senator Frank J. Cannon on tho president of tho Mormon church' and Apostle Penrose. Elder Smurthwaito's charges against President Presi-dent Smith were also devoured with eager and gleeful avidity. Tho anti-Mormons, anti-Mormons, as a matter of fact, havo no moro lovo for Cannon or Srnurth-walto Srnurth-walto than they havo for President Smith and tho other church loaders, but they delight in seeing tho row. Thoso who aro familiar with tho antecedents ante-cedents of Cannon, his former connection con-nection with tho church and tho "grafts" ho worked, tho good Mormon lte was while deriving sustonanco from tho church; thoso who know that his present hostllo attitudo against President Smith was brought about solely becauso his former "pull" from tho church funds has boon cut off, and while using him for their own purposes th,e people who know thoso things and tho Gentllos generally utterly ut-terly dosplso tho man. Tho excommunication or Mr. Cannon Can-non from tho Mormon church for his newspaper attacks on President Joseph Jo-seph F. Smith is creating a stir throughout tho nation. Tno Mothers congress has passed resolutions praising prais-ing and extolling Mr. Cannon for his courageous attacks on tho hierarchy, hier-archy, standing against polygamy, and for tho purity of tho American homo. Cannon, Koarns and Dubois as defenders of tho purity of tho homo! It Is to laugh. Truth does not intend to tnko part In tho controversy between Mr. Cannon Can-non and his late church, but In keeping with Its past record Intends to try to put plain facts beforo Its renders. Wo do not think Mr. uannon Is on titled to nny pralso tor tho stand ho has taken; nor Is ho moved by puro and patriotic motives. Llko his employer, em-ployer, Mr. Kcarns, it Is too Into In tho day for him to poso as a reformer and hero, and mako out that his motives mo-tives aro of tho puro and patriotic kind. What lias caused a chango to come over Mr. Cannon's dream is what tho peoplo want to know. No mnn who lias been a suppliant and a sorvant of tho church llko Cannon, lashes himself into fury, cats brimstone, and omits vitriol, without cause. Now what is tho cause? Mr. Cannon upbraids tho Mormon loader for living with his plural wives and breaking tho laws of tho land, collecting tithing anil not publicly accounting ac-counting for it, sending money out of Utah and establishing colonies In other oth-er states, also In Mexico and Canada. Abovo all ho censures him for tho part tho church Uikos In commercialism. commercial-ism. Now Mr. Cannon was born in tho Mormon church, and has belonged to It over twonty-flvo years sinco ho bo camo of voting ago. Ills father was ono of tho financial pillars of tho church during tho terms of thrco of Its presidents, and ho was ono of his father's financial advisors. Will Mr. Cannon toll us whon tho church load- ore over did mako public accounting of tho tithing; when It was ever free from commercialism, and whon It did not help Its peoplo establish colonies? Wo would also llko Mr. Cannon to answer the following questions beforo ho attempts to bo a modorn Mosos, puriflor of homos, and liberator of his peoplo: Is It not a fact Mr. Cannon that you aro a polygamous chila, una now claim to bo a firm boliovor in tho principle of polygamy, also that you havo numerous nu-merous brothers and sisters born sinco 18C2, who aro consequently fruits of a broken law? Is It not a fact whllo in London a short tlmo ago you advocated polygamy polyg-amy to Mormon eldors, and predicted that tho tlmo would como whon tho United States would bo glad to havo polygamy established? Is It not a fact that sinco you retired . from tho United Statos scnalo, you ' havo preached Mormonism In public places, and nt tho tlmo you know tho Mormon loadors woro living with their ; H plural wlvos, and following commcr- H'l clallsm ns testified by thorn boforc tho 'j HH Smoot Investigating commlttco? Is It not a fact that you havo paid 'Hh tithing mid donations for many yenrs, 'llBH and oven sinco Josoph F. Smith bo- enmo president of tho church 7 "iHH Is it not a fact that you along with HH your father flnnnccd for tho church HH the electrical works in Ogdcn canyon, HH Saltalr beach resort and other outer- HH prises? Is It not a fnct that all tho com- HH morclnllsin that Josoph F. Smith Is ' HH connected with was Inherited by vlr- HJ tuo of becoming prosldcnt of tho 'HH church, and that nearly four-fifths of BH tho enterprises woro promoted by HH your father wJtli yoursotf as assistant HH In thoso that proved unprofitable? HH Now, Mr. Cannon, to bo frank, Is it '"' not a fact that your solo animosity '-HH towards Josoph F. Smith, and tho j groat chango that lias como ovor you '- in rcgnrd to commercialism In tho ''-1 church is duo to tho following clr- i HJ cumstanccs? When tho church was In financial straits and compelled to Is- hV 3uo bonds, that you wont to President ;-K Lorenzo Snow nnd your fathor and vl wn n tod thorn to lot you float the bonds at soventy-flvo conts on tho dollar. I HJ That Josoph F. Smith objected and !.!!H Ipduccd a number of local and Influ- "HH entlal men, somo of whom woro not -'HH members of tho Mormon cnurch to HHJ tako tho bonds nt par. By Mr. 'HH Smith's lntorfore'nco you wero HH knocked out of ovor a quartor million i Hfl of dollars that you woro trying to , mako out of tho financial distress of "' your own church? 'HHI Now, Mr. Cannon, tlio unovo ques- HJ tlons put to you aro founded on facts. If you do not wish to answer them In tho columns of your papor, wo will ff'l bo pleased to glvo you spaco In Truth. HH You aro posing as a reformer and tho '' peoplo aro entitled to know from your : iHB own lips as to whether theso charges HJ aro truo or not. : .HH Thoro Is also mucn ciitcancry in tho !HHl Smurthwalto charges against Prcsl- ;HJ dent Smith. Mr. Smurthwalto stated over his slgnaturo that President HH Smith told him that If ho ongagod In HH tho salt business in opposition to tho Inland Crystal Salt Co., callod the Bait ll I , iHHI I ( hi nt, tho trust would rum him. Mr. Hi'i Hn-.urthwnito also stated that Prcsl- ii'it Smith denied In to to mat ho ever ) , , - n il lo such a threat. It Is a question of Hi ,i i j j voracity hotween Smurthwalto nnd j1'?, , 'f- JTmlth. It Is, howovor, a fact that ''J , ;,f, Fr, urthwaito obtained his Intcrost In Hi- ' 1 'j FMr.io silt beds from the cstato of H " i . j John Beck when Beck's affairs wero II it t In bankruptcy; that Smurthwalto nov- !:'. '' i cr showed any disposition to go Into Hi-,'' ' f'j s tie business In a bona fldo manner, Hi? ' ! 1 1: t attempted to dispose of his hold-H hold-H ;f ' f I In .s to tho Crystal fcsnic company at Hi 1 p ! a very high flguro una becamo dls-H dls-H 'I phased because tho company, which H - t , j m 'K controlled by Colonel Clayton and H ' ' iM Ms friends, and not by cithor tho H J ; ' f clr.irch or President Smith, would not Hj; i , . asreo to his torms. Ht 'ft II The Sears ft Jcromy company aro Hi r Hi 3 original salt manufacturers In this Hi r . ; r ' I'frt of tho country aim arc doing bus-Hi' bus-Hi' ,.k j I ' lros successfully notwithstanding HJ .' , I; 1 11; a existence of tho Inland Crystal HJ ; ' ! I Suit company. HJj I If President Smith, using his power HJ,' ; ', a i head of the church, threatened to HJ I ri in a man if ho engaged in business HJ i r ! ct.mpotltlon with a company In which HJ i. ( f'r. Smith had some interest, ho did a HJ ;,' ' "f vrry roprohonslblo thing, but if ho HJ'' 1 - d'd not ho should not bo blamed for HJ! ; , r " ' j. v hat ho did not do. It Is a question of HJ, ' l ' ;J v iraclty between Smith and Smurth- HJ, h t 1 . 1 v.ilto. As to tho religious dlfforonco HJ'u'vM '" " 1 'tween Cannon and tho church and HJ ! ; . S.nurthwnlto and tho church Truth H' c:l tho general public havo nothing HJ ; 1 ' t do with them nnd don't caro any- HJ; ' t.'ilng about thorn. If tho church and HJ. it? head do tho things which Cannon HJ. ' mil Smurthwalto say thoy do, wo HJ, . don't sco why either wants to belong HJ , )". , l ) it. Wo should think they would HJ ' : ' ' . oluntarlly cut tho knot which hlthcr- H1 tj has bound thorn to it. H"' Gontllos havo no confldenco In tho HJ , . l stability of cither Cannon or Snuirth- HJ i- ' valto in tho positions they havo taken. H,',i '; t " Cmurthwnlto "broko out" onco before HJT ' . nnd lator took it all back. Cannon, HJ,!i , y," i r.ot so very long ago, was sick, vory HJ' u , ' . H,c,c- Ho tllcu 8Gllt fr 1110 officers of HJ' ;,( i" I tho church to administer to him by H' 'v'1; ! 'ho laying on of hnnds and nnolntlng HJ, " ' V , )'.; I with oil. Ho received theso mlnlstra- HJ. , ', ; lions from tho hands of tho church HJ . I ' mil tho mon ho now so bitterly at- HJ i tacks. When tho proper time comos HJ', J i , - '' Mr. Cannon will go down on his kneos HJ , and tako It nil back, just as B. II. Rob- HJ erts did. |