The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-22
UNNAMED ANGEL
PUTS Up coin
patriots" Assemble Under
KearnS' Banner to Hear
Joyful News.


Welcome news was heralded 10 the
/ patriots" who assembled under the
kearns banner last night when, ac-
COmpanied by various and diVeFtlng
OutDurstS of OTatOry, they were in
formed that some angel had been found
who would put up for all of the eX-
penSeS OF the Young Mems American
club" The announcement that the or
ganizatiCn would be conducted with
out membership fees and dues was her
aided with applause only second to
that which followed Joe LiDpman's
statement Of what the American party
was going to do to the terrible
hieTaTch which is stalking up and
down the land seeking whom it may
devOur.
The occasion for breaking the joyful
news was the first public meeting of
the American club and christening the
Second South street. There was d
crowd of about ESQ which had been
first attracted by the strains from an
alleged fife and drum corps, and then
retreated into the hall as the easiest
way to avoid the music"
There was a reading of reports from
the love feast committee and the
committee in charge of the American
Day outing at Lagoon. For the love
feast some $500 tickets were printed
and 2,2SO were accounted for, There
were SCI sold at 81 each and the eX-
penses were S63S.50. The TecOnCilia-
ton of the figures was left to the
imagination of the audience with the
remark that the balance of the report
was Uninteresting.'
The report on the outing said that
some Of the funds were still unsettled
but about 5000 tickets had been sold
by members Of the club and the sum
of S200 to $3.50 might be realized
Then came the announcement that
there would be neither membership fees
nor dues in the club this year, but the
omitted, possibly through the mOdesty
of a certain ex-senator, who has stood
vaiiantly for protection TO the Island
Of Alasky" through several years of
public and private life.
Star Performer.
Joe Lippman was the star performer
Of the evening.
He TecoUnted the valiant sacrifices
that the leaders and workers in the
American party had made in their fight
against what he termed the "COwaTdIy,
sneaking, dOuble-dealing pTiestly rule
which threatened the destruction of
the very nation and the disruption of
the American government from its
He reached the climax of dramatic
intensity when he divulged the hOrri-
bic secret that the Mormon church
leaders had cOnCOcted an Internal plan
to steal the representa- ton in congress
the western states, and finally assume
control of the national government.
This secret plan which the leader Of
the inner circle had discovered would
eventually gain the balance Of power
in the United States congress and
then
He broke the news gently as he told
Of how the Mormon church would by
stealth get control of the national gov
and establish itself in the
place of the Declaration of Indepen-
1ence and the Constitution. The only
thing that would prevent this terrible
&c catastrophe was the staiwart band of
patriots which had rallied for the puT-
pose Of protecting the homes of Utah. |
Another keynote sounded BY Joe
and also by George NJ. Sui !
Ivan, was to put Americans on guard /
in every position in the city, county
and state government.
George F. Goodwin said he believed /
the issue Of the campaign would be
between the Mormon church under the
name of the Citizens party on one side
and American citizens" under the ban
ler of the kearus party on the other, |
and c. W. Mckinney filled in a few
minutes by drawing another word pic
-ure of the sDeCter of ''priestly rule" /
rom which he said the only means Of /
escape lay in the American party.
c. J. CTabtree called for J. Z. Oar
neT, but the crowd refused to listen 1
md one spectator, who wanted TO ask /
/ question of one of the speakers, was /
odd to sit down and was then hustled /
)ut of the hall.