The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-03
WILL SEND A BOY
TO THE ASSEMBLY
WOman's American Club Will
Defray Expenses of One
Salt Lake Lad.
FRANK r. CHRISTENSEN
MAKES STRONG ADDRESS
He Tells Why Genuine Ameri-
can Principles Make Slow
Progress in Utah.

Mem bere of The Woman.s American
penses OF aJ least ono Salt Lake boy
at the Winona Clnd) assembly this year.
y model city for boys Is one OF the fea-
tures OF the assembly, and the juvenile
band Of Salt Lake has already made ar
rangcmentS TO attend this year.
AT the meeting OF the Womans Amer
ican club, held In the Atlas block Mon
day afternoon, Acting Suporintendent
Reynolds of the Newhouse Juvenile Bet
terment homo was present TO explain
the benefits OF the assembly for boys;
and he asked the women present to CO.
operate with him in securing the at
tendance Of as many boys as possible TO
the place. The women decided on the
spot to send at least one boy and $40
was subscribed. II will cost only S25 TO
send the boy there, and, after he regis
ters and attends the fun session or the
assembly, he is reimbursed for his eA-
penses.
Mrs. Joseph NJ. Cohen, president Of the
club appointed comittee 10 secure the
balance OF the necessary funds ana and, 10 20
properly sent away. He will go as the
especial representative of the Woman
American club. The committee Is com
Mrs. Eta Patterson, Mrs. Tom u. PIT,
Mrs Jennie Holcomb and Mrs. j. W Mer-
Ger.
Talks on Americanisln.
Mondays meeting of the club was,
most enthusiastic one. After the regular
routine business had been transacted,
Prof, Frank r, Christensen was intro
duced as the speaker Of the occasion and
made a most interesting address, talk
ing for his topic, Some Reasons Why
American Principles Make Slow Progress
in Utah" Mr., Christensen said IN part;
'At the outset 1t is proper to inquire
what are American principles. The law
Of the land Is the highest embodiment OF
the wisdom OF past and present genera
tions. it presCrbes rules OF action con-
1rmed by experience, and 1t is the eN-
preston of the supreme power OF the
prohibits what Is wrong; il is the highest
rule of human conduct. Hence II Is the
first duty of the citizen TO SO regulate
his acts that they will have the sanction
OF the law.
THAT is he must honor sustain and
obey the law; he must aid IN the en-.
forcement OF the law; ne must so conport
himself that the force OF his example
and the weight OF his influence VIII
strengthen and tend TO confirm the op-
Grafton of the LAW.
TO give 10 mis- country the benefit OF his
individual Judgment upon all questions
which affect It's welfare. lie must bring
an enlightened conscience. clear un"
derstanding and an unbiased mind TO the
discussion OF governmental policies, and
I'm this exercise of the suffrage which The
law confers upon him. he must give
full, free and fair expression OF his In
dividual conclusions. IL is his privilege
and his duty, in his social relations. In
his political activities and in the exercise
OF his civil rights, TO impress his lnd1vid-
uality upon theories. methods and plans
that may enter into or become com
ponent part OF the rules for the regula-
tiou OF the commonwealth.
These are the great principles upon
which the fabric OF the Republic Is built.
These are the principles which we, as
Americans, demand that the people OF
Utah accept These are the principles
for which we will continue to contend
shall have disappeared. They constitute
our platform. and it may be said in pass
ing that no other party IN Utah has the
courage 10 announce allegiance to them,
TO proclaim them or to defend them.
One Party Advocates Them.
Individually, all parties subscribe free
ly to them in private and would like TO
see them prevail, But conventions dare
not indorse them Your politician turns
knows that their advocacy means poll
tIcal annihllation. 1t means death 10 his
ambition: 1T means TO enter upon con
f1ct with those who claim TO rule by
right divine. II means conflict with
those who live In defiance Of the law and
insist that the Individual shall surrender
his judgment and submit to dictat,on in
the discharge OF his duties and the eX-
ercise Of his preroSstives as citizen,
II means a conflict with those who ig~
more and seek to suhvert the principles
which constitute the ground work OF the
American system OF government.
AMERICAN principles make, slow pro-
gress in Urah because of the bigotry and
intolerance of n self -perpetuatine order Of
ecclesiasts, who arrogate TO themselves
the right 10 rule In the blasphemed name
of God. who impudently assert that they
are the agents of Omnlpotence. who claim
that the Creator and Preserver OF the
universe has selected them as the med
iun of communication through which
His mind and will are made known TO all
men"
Mr. Christensen declared that the
American nag never has waved proudly
over Utah The solution of the probem
he said was TO make the Mormons think.
And when a Mormon begins TO think he
ceases then aud there TO he a Mormon
declared the speaker, Mr., Christensen
was given marked attention, and was fire.
quently applauded. He was rendered n
vote OF thanks by the club.