Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-11

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upon public questions. Here Is an
other from the New York Times @
June g.
90, is not creltable to the Democrat
/ ic Party We think that all the dissel.
/ joints from the prevailing opinion o. m
/ senate Committee on Privileges an
Elections should have been Republi
cans Here is curious reversal OF "a
ancient dogmas 0i the two parties ac
cJlug tu which the FedoIaligs aim
ei 20 diminish. and the Democrats [
Enliy thc rights Of the States.
"At the samc time, uu fcIofalisl
WhIg. cor Republican has ever gone 81
paw as t1 deny that state had th
r.gUt fo boz represented iu the Fedora
councils by ts own chosen reprcs"ltt
ea|Itrls. " these Hcro not themselves
ma'ea.t0rs. end DO Is not charged Is
anybody Ihat SW00t Is himself "a male
O. HIUr Eut three Republicans au-
flo Democrats ON The committee have
.H a., some 90 this length in The case
.f Senator Snuot They have decide
fFH U. l- uut entitled Co "a seat ne q
Senator Ol tha United states precisely
.0r f1c reason THAI he does represent
faa 80 which sent Dim there 10 rep
PEI sent n.
This .s. .1 truth. the issue. u Is ar
issue ON which 90 is difficult 20 see nov
amy man trained u the American prln-
c.p.n- 1t civil liberty could take tn
Side that q State is not entitled in
choose its own representatives. Tl
explanation which will commend itsal.
to those who consider What queer
fAIuls Congress is capable OF doing
when sentimental considerations are
allowed 90 outweigh legal and ratiolal
considerations is thar the legislation
recommended by the two Republicans
and 1.e Democrats who compose the
majority of the committee S. an exam
Die of what has been called henpeckcl
legislation
There rs mo- doubt. We think. that
tba recommendation Of the majority
of me committee IS tsntamouut 20 4
recommendation that the majority of
the people OF Utah should not De- al
lowed 90 choose their own representa-
tIyes boz the Congress Of the United
States We must in proprlety await
the report Of the majority before max
ing that conclusion final But pretty
clearly. on the question involved the
minority Of The committee outWeighs
the oulnumbering majority, and the
opinions Of Senators Foraker and
Knox deserve more influence than the
votes Of the majority.
"The debate loo the Senate itself
should be Of high interest and illun-
nation. II o., Of course. constitution
ais true that the Senate is final ami
only judge Of the election Quallhca-
ton, and returns Of as own members
and that % can either eNpel Smoot or
exclude him without being legally
questioned. But 10 looks perfectly
clear thst II IL excludes or expels him
il will do SO upon the ground that
Mormon State has no claim 20 be rep
resented by a Mormon. That PROPOSE
ton is not likely 10 be accepted by
the fun Senate without severe scru-
tins. The Senate knew. when IL ad-
mittCd Utah. that Utah was liable 20
show a Mormon majority and return
a Mormon Senator. That probability
or possibility. deprecated and min
imzed as Il was By the very Gentlles
who are now advocating the exclusion
or expulsion Of Smoot. may well have
constituted a reason for opposing the
admission OF Utah 20 Statehood. But
10 seems 10 be no reason at all why
Utah. being State. should be de-
prived Of its equal suffrage In the
Senate without its consent This con-
sent has not been had ana Is not like
lv 20 be had. The only decent way I'm
which Reed Smoot. or any other Nor
mon. having once been duly elected to
the Senate from Utah, can be put out
OF the Senate would be such a growth
OF anti. Mormon sentiment and such
an Increase Of auti-Mormon votes In
Utah itself as would return a Gentle
IN his place. The very fact that the
decision OF the senate I'm this matter
cannot be questioned should make the
Senate all the more unalterably op-
posed 20 announcing a decision which
impartial Americans would have 10
say was unjust
The Times correctly states that the
issue Is whether "a state r. entitled 10
choose Us own representatives Thai
s In fact the only question involved
1o matter how deep It may Be buried
lndcr assertions on matters immaterial
10 The main point. and petitions" The
nvesigation has brought out the all
important tact that no case has been
'ouni against Senator Smoot.
This is also admitted by some OF
Doe most rabid auti-Mormon crusaders.
and they frauualy clamor for the ox-
.lus.on ~ The senior Senator from Utah
In the ground that this win BE- a blow
o the Mormon" Church. They ask the
senate for government aid in their war
are upon a church ~ course. some
leny That they have any designs upon
DE Church. but ot what use are the
.enlls. when ths petitioners themselves
lcc0lrc On explanation Of their petition:
We are for the cleansing Of our land
rom the curse q bngh, % Mormon
sme'
The Troy Press ~ June { also secs ln
Doc yirulsnt attack upon Senator
,moo, a blow directed against the
'hurch That mouihpiece Of medieval
says.
Tbc just Indignation against Nor
nouism and ahhurrtuce OF scarlet doc
rUes which Involve the deh1uchery OF
10Th sexes. are finding vent iU cru-