Show HON RON GEORGEQ GEORGE Q 0 CANNON interviewed our delegates views of the presidents message nessa ge s ills nis nef refutation fi gation tation of H haes state ments about utah all filtered t through ghe the chien chicago go j times 4 i from prom the tho chica chiea chicago washington n J lo 10 0 couil trust is in the loid lold ga said sald la mr nii baund cannon tonight when asked bya the hii T eimes times abr respondent what he was going goffig to do to protect himself against the new now anti mormon movement mr cannon is 18 h a man of medium height stout heavily formed lind and in ift the neighborhood bf to tears rears of age his head bead is large and very 1 peculiar ec illarin in its jw shape his fore forb forehead head bead is bulging and very veny ery eny full fuli his nose Is is aprong a strong homan poman lile ilie the lower part of his nace face is 19 lengthened by A a quite long iron gray beard the face is smooth down to the line of the jawbone his eyes are blue very meryi large and very open when he becomes excited they have the the bright gleam of A enthusiast 1 the mormons are very much exceed dover rover lover the chapter in in the clent elent denev V message r relating sting to them and the evident intention of congress gress sto to do something lug in the yay way way of carrying out theR the presidents residents s suggestions tikes tides ti kes des mr cannons sole felir reliance an ce in iii this contest is in theford th the eLord biord rord he concedes that if if tile the lord fjord permits polygamy to be broken up in utah and the mormon people scattered beyond the hope of recall the religion professed by him is wrong he charges president hayes jn m the thil message mes age with PLAIN FACTS faces he thus particularizes particular izes his cla cia charges rg the president ays says in iii his jnes ines message saoe sage that faithful and zealous e efforts IT C r ta have leave been made by the united states authorities f to enforce the laws laves against it experience has shown i that legislation upon this subject ati to be deflective requires extensive modification and amendment the longer action is delayed the more difficult it will heto polo be to ac what is desired prompt t and decided ed measures necessary are i mr cannon says bays that Thatis not true for this thi rea reason soni sofi Off omm meers officers have been holding back taking no steps in this direction so as to td bring about the very veryl thing president hayes recommends legislation by Congre congress sg they are trying to make it appear appear to td the cow country cod that they are prevented by fromen from enforcing for inythe the STATUTES against AGAINST POLYGAMY ald and under uder thi this pretext they come to 6 Con congress greis greig for legislation legislations to tho the he people of utah ef of their rights s I 1 the president debit defit again says in hf his message the mormon sectarian organization I 1 which upholds my harthe has the whole power of making and executing local legislation of the territory mr cannon frays ibay thai this is also aiso untrue for the reason that thab the legislature of utah no matter if th they eyare are unanimous cannot pass a single law without the a approval of the tho governor Over nor who has bas the absolute veto power therefore when the he pr president es 1 dent says mormons cormons have llave the whole power of making and executing local legislation of the Terri territory tor y he be states what is not true the far president also aiso says by its ts control of the grand and petit juries it possesses large influence over the administration of justice this is not true mr 8 canno cannon ii rep replies liessi it is provided by tim tins POLAND roland nili BILI which passed in the forty third congress in 1874 that the ahe clerk of the district court and the probate judge of the county where the district court is held shall each make a list of jurors the elerk clerk of the DI district court makes out atit invariably a lit list of non mon mori Vori mormons cormons hons and the probate judge e a i list lift of 11 mormon ormon and althou although gl mo mormons cormons outnumber non mormons cormons in many places eight to one une still hlll they have no greater representation resen tation than i non xion mormons cormons on either elther the grand or petit jury jary of course in n dr drawing the list li from tile the box sometimes one side will predon i it has been a subject u abject of ot comment that in the management or br the box non mormons ji iq every instance outnumbered the mor mons 1 I 1 the president nt z ays says in consequence of the fact that mormons cormons are aro on the junies juries the law against polygamy is not enforced the fact urata to TNT MP C cannot A lii til Is abitt aa every instance wiell when charge charges have shave been brought against mormons cormons for polygamy these MORMON JURIES whenever evidence has been sufficient have brought in a verdict of guilty they did so in the cases of reynolds and miles and in all cases eases where the evidence warranted a verdict of guilty 1 19 I have havo been asked by mormon cit citizens conti continued nihed the delegate ate whether they had not better decline chig coing od on juries anac count of thefil religious views in every inizan b ave urged them to serve and where the evidence presented was sufficient lelent to justify them in bringing in a conviction they haye have done so A mormon looks jook upon upon this thid subject asa as a matter of religion hp and add hes he is willing to suffer martyrdom for it and band does not want to be convicted upon insufficient evidence 31 in answer to a quest question lon ion in regard to tire THE PR ab tout TOTT talf TAiT mr Clannon sai bai d hayes was met at ogden by citizens both mormon and non mormon alid add was treated with all ah consideration n an and 4 kindness Not nothing liffin was wanting to give eive bhim all ali honor dug du tila ilia station the esp falt falk 1 e city telegraphed to hills him extending the hospitality of the city elty A A dispa dispatch telf bad been beeri sent serit also by murray r ay inviting him to ogden saying tb that at everything would be done to entertain him he chose to accept this invitation q in preference ltd to that of sait gait take lakil city but he had fulli sulli full suil flee ilee tree free fi ee and frank intercourse e in going from ogden to salt lake and return returning hig big with leading mormons cormons Mor Mo inions mons among them prest john taylor the nid mormon rmon leader what was the substance of what the president said sald to mr taylor 11 was asked A friend orlend of mr cannons here replied as follows he spoke in ln terms of f gr peat great ad admiration ration the development velo ment of the thi coin country itry and what had been n done don ta in OF tim THE MORMON beij f gips 1 1 r he said perhaps the time may come when we shall shail see it in the same light you do when we may be converted to td your religion religions 1 that is iq the idea which mr aylor taylor fr had of the CO conversation ion lon that is the ivay rvay way the president misled him is a man of perfect truth he is over 70 years of age very t ven venerable brable and nine fine looking his hii hair hale his white as wool wooi the talk between him and the Pie President lasted upward of an hour and in that conversation the impression was left on his hia mind that PRESIDENT mayey VIEWS WERE verg GREATLY MODIFIED I 1 on the mormon question especially on polygamy the president spoke in high term of the sch schools of utah and what was waa beag dorr to educate the children 1 vhf was with the them M awhile but did not choose s 6 to stay 1 I thought it would be better liette r to leave them alone the president manner was very kind and gentle and he talked tamed with as a friend mend rati rata er than an enemy what is there thero back bage of bf all th this is on the part of the president was asked mr cannon replied it is to I 1 i SATISFY THE RELIGIOUS ELEMENT of t the he bou country he is s widding bidding for farl it f for 0 rs some re reason a s on what esthe is the ohe motive of those people geo who are against you in utah noth nothing ing but ut possession of th the e government vern ment of the territory control of att affairs there the territory is out of debt there are no bonds everything is in a flourishing g condition taxation is low there 1 is the finest est opportunity for plunder ver ger offered A prominent federal official said to methe me the i night before I left here is theda the damnedest crowd of bf infamous m us scoundrels ou out tb frei eret ever met in indall all ali in my eife among the people who W hd are cry against you mor tor mons i fayou have said sald that at yeii you would PREFER A military luovern government x to this proposed plan pian ryes yes if civilians are not bol jol to be trusted in the management pf af indian affairs there are far greater reasons why they should not be selected ashe asbe as he proposes by appointment by the president and confirmation by the senate to govern us speaking in for myself I 1 would ifould much prefer being under the rule of military and having my people transferred to j the eare care of the war department Suppo seiho sethe i government indicated by the president bei be approved by congress how much would it depre cima V real estate in salt lake city would be comparatively useless NO iso man of property or prominence would be safe for a single moment innumerable pretexts would be made to seize property of pie 11 what hope have you for preventing this As a mormon amorton I 1 would say our only hope is in the mord lord tite THE WONDERFUL dellver DELIVER ANCES we have had in the past standing numberless sch schemes emesto to injure us give our people immense confidence in the almighty I 1 think it is the most remarkable thing in the history of the past fifty years ears the manner mannen in which we v e have les escaped caned oppressive laws and the many schemes devised for our destruction st our folks throughout tile tilo entire territory every night and morning pray earnestly and constantly st feeling that there is a crisis laa law our afra affairs irs would the mormons mormon be willi willing ng to make a compromise with the united states authorities re relinquish li n ul afi plural marriages and pu put tiem themselves in iri h harmony arcq ilk lik with t the 46 rest of bf the thi people odthe of the caun country t ry 2 cri ogi L fear pear that they woi would ad not as a peo people ll 11 ae begill be will willing ng to abandon polygamy Forni for instance fance if the gowe gow government e ament should not prosecute for polygamy y or attempt to fa render renden illegitimate FAMILIES ALREADY formed but simply forbid iak uhe the practice in future would they observe the tho statute enthat case ta 1 do not know bf of a single singe case myself of a violation of the statute since the rendering of lile the delshon decision by the supreme court I 1 would not like ta tobay cosay bay say that the whole people would do it 31 would you counsel it 1 I should say if any mw man practices plural marriage he should take tho the th consequences it is 18 a principle of cur faith if a man believes bellev esin in it and is willing to make of him himself selfa a 1 martyr I 1 should say let him do so there should be no bsh feb is birkin irking 9 or attempting to evade the statutes we ave are all prepared to suffer sunner any penalty rather than yield |