Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-08
A SENSIBLE CONCLUSION.

EThe Daily Muscular, published at
Hissoula, Mont, in It's issue of Decem-
FIBER 1\has a very sensible editorial on
the effort which Is being made to ex-
clude Senator Reed Smoot from his
seat. II sweeps away the subterfuges
that have been resorted to by his OPP
ponents, and brings the question down
to this point The opposition to
Smoot * based wholly aud solely on
his religion" That paper shows that
''the fact has been clearly established
that the Senator Is not polygamlst."
Also that though some people think the
"Mormons' Of Utah should De dis
franchlsed the fact remains that they
have not been dlsfranchised. but Sim
enjoy the right Of suffrage, and 1t was
by the legal voters of Utah that the
Legislature which elected him to the
Senate was chosen. II that body had
been an Illegal body the Muscular con-
cedes that the election Of Senator
Smoot would be void. 1t goes on to
say:
But II II not Smoot they are after;
II 10 the Church. The way 10 go about
that II seems to us would be 10 dis
franchise all Mormons. That wouldn't
he fair, but that would be the way
10 gee at It, Seldom a day passes
that there isn't some new scheme
planned to Gust Smoot. His presence
IN the senate is the cause OF widespread
hysteria among women, and Just why
Il should prevail is one OF those things
no fellow can find out"
The Muscular quotes a dispatch from
Salt Lake Of considerable length. the
substance OF which IL to the effect that
the Senator IL TO be retained In his
seat by the influence Of the railroads
and the sugar trust, which is simply
one more canlrd added to the Trades
that have been hurled against the gem
tlemen, and IS not likely to be re-.
Earded by sensible people with any
great degree OF reliance and the Mis-
soulan argues IN this WISE
Even n this Is true, which Is doubt.
full, what has that to do with the case.
The senate Is the sole judge OF N,
election and qualification Il lts mem.
oers, and 1t 10 not probable that il vii
throw Smoot out ON account of his
religion, even II It Is as bad as II :.
fold to be. and II he IL with the rail.
road gang as Il is called, why should
he be dred for that and Foraker ant
others be left ln?'
That paper recently took up the non
sense uttered by Mrs Frederick SchoR
IN regard to the danger that she al
legged she was IN from the "Mormons'
while spending a few days IN Salt LAX
city, ard tho reported threats NJ "a
sassination against one poor mlsguidc,
individual. whom she looked upon az
martyr and whom she "ueyei expecteu
TO see again" After citing q numbe
Of foolish remarks from the emlneu
lady, the Missoulan closes it, articl
with this paragraphs
For q woman, lust afraid 10 opc
her mouth Mrs. Schoff managed {
emit considerable OF am interview.
Is news 20 this state That the Mormon
control Montana and II Mrs. Schon'
other Information is ~ the same kin,
al OF II comes under NE head ot ho
air. No doubt she is good woman
but 30 was the woman who cause
the recent massacre OF missionaries {
China
There are a great many thinking pee
pie who, after an the hurly-burly tina
has been raised by. the preachers an
the religious ladies, spurred ON by PEI
sons inspired by malice and disappoln
ed ambition, have reached similar cor
illusions to those arrived at by the Mis-
soulan, and before the case Is conclude
their numbers will be considerably aus
mented. There would be but little II