The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-13
MARK TWAIN STARTS
A BRAND NEW PARTY
(san Francisco Examiner

(Sau Francisco Examiner
Mark Twain announced the other night
that what this country needs most, next
to "A new book by himself, is an anti
doughnut party This political faction.
list has founded, is to be based on the idea
that none of its members shall seek office
At the present time the Anti-Doughnut
party consists of Mary Twain. president.
Samuel l. Clemens, vice president; NJ
Twan, secretary. :. LanghOTn Clemens,
treasurer; Samuel l. Twain, recording
secretary, and NJ Twain Clemens. hnan-
cial secretary. The general manager OF
the party is s. Langhorn Twain The ilFst
general meeting of the Antt-Doughnut
party was held this afternoon at the nOISe
of Clemens l.. Samuel. "A West Tenth
street, but as the proceedings were en-
tirely secret 1t is only possible TO con-
lecture what occurred
Il think the American Unwillingness to
take Office should be properly organized OF
/ Incorporated said the founder OF the or
ganiZat iOn. Everything else but that mas
I inaugurated itself into som thing tangible,
where it can be seen and appreciated
'"The trouble with the present Parties Is
/ that when the boss is asked to pick out
some one to operate the country he in
! variably selects himself. The beauty
about the Ant-Doughnut party Is that
/ having no such aims Ii viii not be blinded
! by the eminent fitness Tor ONCE OF It's
own members. but will select those out
side its fold. This will give 1t a chance
/ to choose more wisely. because when a
man is allowed TO settle on himself he Is
l frequently so daZZled by MS own super
! i0rity that he does not go any further.
The Anti-Doughnut party derives It's
nam from the fact that it is not after the
I hesh-pots of administration The name
is wholly figura tive and l fatter myself
picturesque 1t appeals to the imigina-
ton Who is there that does not know
what a doughnut is? The party Is small
1 il is true. but since it must pick can
/ didates from those who are not its men,
bers. il has all the wider field II every
one is a nOn-member. Do you TOTO"
me2
my first lesson in the craft Of states
manship were taken al an early age
Fifty-ons years ago 7 was Is years Old
and we had society IN the town / lived
J ia patterned after the FTeemasons or the
/ Ancient order of United Farmers. or some
such a thing-iust what II was patterned
after don't matter. II had an inside guard
and an outside guard. and past grand
/ warden. and . lot OF such things, 50 as
| to give dignity 20 the organization aao
3 Offices TO the members. Generally speak
ing it was d pretty good sort Of an organ
/ izatiOn and some OF the very pest boys ii
the village including-but ] musn ge
/ personal. and the society would nave go
along pretty well had It not been tor tht
I fact that there were a certain NUMBER
! of the members who could be DCught
( They got to be Internal nuisance
Every time we had an election. the can
I.didates had to go around ana see the pui'
I chasable members. Tine price per vote
was paid in doughnuts. ana u dependet
1 somewhat on the appetites OF the indiNlo
( lfals as 10 the price of the votes
This thing ran along until some OF Us