The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-23
CLUBS FORMED BY
AMERICAN WOMEN
Organizations Are Effected at
Brigham City and
COrinne.
WOMEN OF LATTER PLACE
ADDRESSED BY MRS. PITT
She Makes Plain to Them the
Mission of the Aneri-
can Party.
Special To The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
BRIGHAM CITY, Oct, 22-Vice-
president Mrs. Lee Chamberlain, Secre-
tary Helen Metreas. Mrs. r. c. Fox and
Mrs. Tom Pitt came co Box Elder coun-
ty last Thursday They have organized
Woman's American clubs in Brigham
City and Corinne. \ rousing rally was
held in Corrine Friday night. The
speakers were Mrs Lee, Mrs. Chamber
lain; Mrs Tom Pitt and B. II. Jones
The ladies are doing splendid work
in Box Elder county. They attended
the American county convention Satur-
day, and left for Salt Lake City Sun
day morning.
Mrs, Tom Pitt addressed a large gath
erlng at Corinne, saying in part:
Ladies and Gentlemen Of Box Elder coun-
V;-l consider this an honor, we'll as a
pleasure, TO be invited TO come to the old
home OF the Liberal party and ask your
hearty cooperation In organizing the first
Woman s American club In Box Elder coun-
The pioneers of Cor1nnc tell Of the time
when an ordinary man posing a prophet.
seer and revolator had a vision that on
account OF the unchristianlike spirit of the
Gentle element toward the Mormon church
that pesfilcncc would some day come and
destroy this city and its inhabitants. Now.
dear pioneer mon and women of Corlnne,
as we'll as you VINO have recently left your
Eastern homes and have come TO cast your
lot in this valley. which has been made
from desert TO blossom like n rose. /
want TO say 10 you that We American wo-
men have come up from Salt Lake ready to
vaccinate you with the American principles
advocated by the American party In order
70 Keep you immune from this terrible pes
Iilence. ~
When approaching many OF our Gentle
and Mormon women In regard 10 joining
the American party, rhey say: II do rot
believe In women dabbling In politics.
Immediately protest, and say in any other
State II may be classed as such, but. ia
Utah, with existing conditions. and know
Ing that We ahiliate With no church. sect OF
Hreel. J casattflA that me .0neIicsnl party
stands TO-DAY MS the only organization that
wiil brlns about a distinct separation OF
church and state
Now, you American women OF Corinne.
Brigham and Bear River valley should ally
yourselves with this great movement, as II
Is dnty you owe to your family, home
and 1residc.
/, who was born in State which was
The hot-bcd OF secession, do not feel Tor
one moment ana sacrificing one iota OF
by joining hands With party thar re-
snects Tho flag that saved Us our Union
Proud of che Valley.
l point with pride TO this beautiful valley
Knowing that my husband was lDstrumen-
tai In helping 10 colonize IL, and now we
have come UP 10 help defend these very
same homes we have brought YOU 10.
Now, American women. will YOU popu
late Box Elder county with men and wo-
men VINO arc home makers, where one wo-
man rules queen, or viii you depopulatc
Box Elder county by encouraging home
breaker, who supports nothing less than
Il Turkish harem?
The Woman's American club was not or
ganized through yindctiyc spirit: neither
are we an aggressive organilatlou we
are not here 10 antagoniae the Mormon peo-
pie; rather, wont TO unite with you and
help break the chains of white slavery
which are more binding today In Utah than
that of the black man was below the Ma
and Dixon line. for they were allowed
the inallenable right which belongs TO every
American citizen under the hag-the freedom
of speech and to speak and act according
10 the dictates OF. their own conscience.
which certainly Is denied every Mormon
voter under the domain of the hierarchy
Now, a few words 10 the friends of labor.
No man more keenly realizes the danger
OF the hierarchy 10 the labor interests than
the fearless Dalton (editor OF the Crisis
published In the interest OF labor, when he
says. free from the shacbles OF the HE
rarchy the working men of Utah would hew
out for themselves a name unheard OF in
the history OF our State. and urges them
10 ally themselves with the American party.
which is not only their friend. but also the
friend OF The mining and agricultural in
dustries from which they derive their liv-
Ing.
The time Is not far distant when the Ia
boring man must realize that the hierarchy
is greater enemy than capital
There Is a. sacred trust In The hands of
allow the sovereign power of the ballot 10
be debased by electng 10 Office men whose
political conseiences have been destroyed
through the power OF the hierarchy?
We American women are not soliciting
your aid through any selfish motive, but
simply In defense OF God, home and native
land.
Awaken Utah.
| am listening TO the voices that shall stir
million souls.
As The tide OF true progression Its resist
less current rolls
Onward DER the rugged Rockies; onward
oer the desert main:
Onward down the mountain valley. onward
Ger the Western plain.
am watching for the banners that shall
hear upon thoir crest
From Orient 10 Occident, from cultured
East 20 West.
Equality for Utah. the mountains priceless
gem.
The time to show your daughters zeal, the
wisdom of your men.