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Show U I WHY WAS "AMERICAN" PARTY ORGANIZED? The great penny-a-llno orator, Frank J. Cannon, had run out of a party; something had to bo done. Tho Republican party, to which he had pledged himself, his honor and his undying un-dying loyalty, paid him in advance. When ho found that ho was working for a horso ho had driven to death, In other words, to pay off a debt, his heart failed him; ho made. up his mind to go into business for himself. To I! what extent ho used tho credit of tho I Republican party and his exalted posl- I tlon to further that business, political history Is silent; but tho political sldo of It Is nil of record. Tho partnership partner-ship formed consisted of Champ Clark of Missouri, tho most foul-mouthed foul-mouthed political renegade of modern times; Fred T. Dubois of Idaho, and Prank J. Cannon, tho notorious trio who delighted the turbulent element of tho country with their prophecies of disaster and revolution, ono of those prophecies being that "tho Republican party, as a party, has written Us last law upon tho statute books of this country." That was nearly ten years ago and overy law that has been written writ-ten upon tho statute books of tho country coun-try since has been written by tho Republican Re-publican party, tho expected stampede to their banner did not come. This is ono of tho whys, and then camo a lull. As a natural consequenco of association asso-ciation with Champ Clark, Frank J. Is next heard from In tho Democratic column, but tho Ink Is hardly dry on his sensational message to the Democratic Demo-cratic State convention: "Stand by your principles. Get together and stay together. I am with you," when tho announcement is made that his services, ser-vices, likewise his "loyalty," were for sale. This Is another why, for without just such a political renegade as he to give tho move zest and to point out Its course, the "American" party would never have been organized. ' Frank J. Cannon was at ono tlmo T the prldo of the Republican party. The "push" figured that a goodly portion of that following could again bo beguiled be-guiled by that silvery tongue. That is T another why. There are whole blocks of choice business property on Main street which tho owners will neither sell nor improve. Tho Tribune tells us that Is why, but it isn't. A goodly portion of that property is owned by their candidate candi-date for Mayor. Tho schools of Salt Lake are controlled con-trolled by ono particular class. Tho Tribune tells us that that is why. H. S. ANDERSON. Seoretnry Republican City Committee Another mistake; that class is practically practi-cally all Gentiles. This article being about tho "Amer- WILLARD HANSON Chairman Republican City Committee lean" party, It Is naturally intended to read both ways; hence it is proper to wind it up as wo begun it: "WHY WAS AMERICAN PARTY ORGAN-I55ED?" A. S. BOWER. |