The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-29
AMERICAN SPEECH
RECIPE IS GIVEN
". M. MCCrea Tells How the
Party SpellbinderS Mix
0ratoriCaI Connections.

" H. McCrea, who spoke al Repub-
HsaH Wumeus headquarters yesterday.
presented a formula for an American
speech that has been tried and tested
with few variations on Salt Lake audi
ences during the campaign and we'll
sav0rel with applause from cltv en-
pl0yes. Alr. McCrea's recipe was as
Read somebody's alleged history
Of the Mormon people-Written al any
time since the denomination was
s1lrted-Dut preferably the most an
Cieur 0ne-be sure that il was written
by someone who didn't like AiormOns
and that IT. contains a great deal OF
fiction and only enough facts 10 make
ID appear cohesive In preparing this
Ingredient De sure and select the most
bitter one ln existence. and select the
most unl-inu things from among the
bitter ones. sweetness and charity
should Dee stunned, and likewise avoid
on suggestion OF the milk OF human
kindness, because, mind you. this is a
roast that your American speaker is
pr7 paring-nOt q pudding.
Then go TO the Imagination and
select sucn items as will make the best
scarecroWs-the selection should be
made from commodiOus, super ated
Imagination, scarecrOWs and hobgoblins
ana such things terminate faster in a
large hot Imagination than in cool
head
Produce n history OF the Spanish
lnquisitlon and draw therefrom a large
assortment OF lurid dictiOn and terror
inspiring rhetoric. This will serve 10
dress up your scarecr0Ws and hobgOb-
inns SO as 10 make them especially fear
1ul and besides viii prove that your
party had nothing To do with the Gre
alton or with the maintenance of the
malodorous stOckade and thar without
you and Jake Raleigh we would stlll
be dwelling I'm darkness.
Go TO any edition OF the salt
Lake Tribune and extract from 10 am
u
worse than those in Tufkey-and that
we poor benignLed folk are slaves and
don't know ID, This ingredient must
never be overlooked. because IL viii be
honestly expended.
5.-Go into local archives-or old bee
hiyes-and select some sermons dellE-
cred by Brigham 3 uug i'm the 40 s.
They VIII be particularly enligntenlng
upon the conditions in this year OF
grace lsl0-aud viii probably prove
thar Brigham Young was in polygam
"a matter upon which here has here
t0fore been much dOub--and viii also
prove that the American party has been
able 90 cope with crime and criminals
and that its leaders are eXemplars OF
truth and virtue
G-Then stir in large and various
assortment of epiJhets and billingsgate
throw in few hundred "hlerarchs
and vary same with 'lecherOus HER
aFehles mix them up well with what
has already been preuared-Jhe latter
sire especially valuable because they
lend an air Of mystery TO the proceed
tugs that attracts the curiOus-and also
they prove that Tom Kearns is a saint
Then cau upon your American
party candidate Tor county surveyor
ana have him further mystify your au-
dience with some sleight-Of-h tricks
ana shuttle SOME ma gical cards into
the mcss-this always makes a big hit
and 10 also proves that the prestidig-
itator knows more about macadam
I'd =
SELF
Then reeite a stanza from the
"SIar SpanEled Banner and throw in
some assertions TO the effect that the
American flag is YOURS. and yours only.
hl- TlEur OF discoVery-thls makes a
fitting climax, and viii prove that YOU