Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-09
THE APOSTLE SENATOR.


That is what the San Francisco Gail
Of Feb. entities the senator-elect from
Utah in an editorial that takes up the
dispute concerning him In a rational
manner Below we give the article IN
its entirety; we believe 1t will have
good effect wherever It Is carefully
pcrused,
California and Utah got through their
Senatorial elections with less fuss than
any OF the other western states, except
Nevada
The Utah Legislature elected Apostle
Reed sm0ot Of the Mormon hierarchy
on the first ballot IN each House Of the
Legislature and the choice was duly
confirmed IN Joint convention OF the
two houses. The wisdom OF his cleo
ton has baen much discussed IN Utah
and throughout the Union. A moye-
mont to exclude him from the senate
has been fortunately propagated by
religious bodies antagonlstic 10 the
Mormon Church, No one can afford
% encourage that sort o. sectarion ran
cor and strife.
When the apostle was elected he was
introduced to the Legislature and read
an address which treated Of pOlitica
questions entirely. and warmly affirmed
his lifelong RepubNcanism, declared his
support OF the administration and pro-
Tossed admiration for the President
GOV. Wells who boasts himself q child
OF polygamy, also spoke, and seems 70
have surprised everybody by emitting
to congratulate tho Legislature on us
choice OF a Senator Then came an.
other surprise. Chief Justice Bankiu
Of the Supreme Court, a Democrat from
the blue grass region Of Kentucky, ana
formerly a torrid anti" Mormon was
introduced and took occasion 20 attack
everybody who had opposed the apos-
tics election or questioned us wisdom
Many among the Judges auditors
seemed TO think mat he has his good
Lord" eye on the Mormon vote when
he runs again.
Following the speeches were con-
CALCULATIONS and the report says that
in the crowd WAS o tall, handsome and
black eyed lady who when she eot
within striking distance Of the apostle
gaid. '1'd ike 20 kiss a United states
Senator" aud the apostolic Senator
klssed her fervently II was Mrs.
Smoot. and There Is good authority Tor
saying the only Mrs. smo0t there ever
vas. SO no opposition to seating the
apostle on the ground OF polygamoue
practices can be made
The Salt Lake Tribune the leading
Republican paper of the State restates
to objections 10 the election Of an apos-
lie and member of the first presidency
~ the Senate. These reason are that
the admlxture Of high ecclesiastical
functions and politics Is fcpugnant u
the American people. The mixture OF
politics with ecclesastlcism has always
been objected to by the American peo-
pie and always viii De, All this NAV be
admitted but none OF i constitutes a
constitutional reason why the apostle
should be denied his seat II the peo-
pie of his State choose to DO that which
IS rcpugnant 20 all the rest OF the
Union. but In doing Il violate none Of
the written law. the act and It's con-
sequences are theirs and Il depends Up
on the rest of the country to advise
them OF It's unwis1om by showing tina.
apostolic and Senatorial duties are in-
compatible and cannot be mixed, In
that way tho people % Utah may De
taught that common clay is better than
the apostolic article 20 serve them IN
tic Senate, and Apostle SmOot VIII be
LETT at home at the end OF his term
1.-THE Tribune says truly that other
churches have not sought 20 elect their
Bishops. and other clergy TO the Senate
That Is true. because they are restrain
ed by good taste ard the fitness Of
things. But II they chose to east or
such restraint ana send their Bishops
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