Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-09
TAKES A CLEAR VIEW

The Brooklyn Eagle be- one Of the
prominent and influential newspapers
in The United States lts views on
current questions are received with
consideration by the reading public
ana It rs usually mir yet fearless iu
the expression Of its opinions 70 has
never been favorable 90 the Mor-
mons" because it has usually obtained
SIS information CD from preiudIced
sources. and has taken Tor granted the
generally received notions concerning
them, their religion their political
status and their relationship TO the
national government on that ac-
count the Eagle has been somewhat
obscurei in its vision when glancing
at the affairs Of Utah
Even now Il looks At these matters
through the medium Of the majority
report Of the committee on privileges
and elections which IS 50 manifesuy
biased and unfair and Indeed. direct
~ untruthful when compared with the
official record that unless the minor
fly report is carefully examined and
permitted 20 have It's due weight in
the controversy. the real facts N the
matter cannot obtain proper considera-
ton.
Notwithstanding this the Brooklyn
Eagle arrives a. very different con-
clusou TO that which might have been
expected under iho circumstances. and
heads lbs able editorial. "A Triumph
OF Intolerance Taking into account
an that has been urged about Reed
Smoors failure 10 protest against the
acts Of hts associates iu the Church
which are denounced by so many poo-
pie, and hIs alleged oath" 50 often
referred 10 and the testimony about
which has been 20 thoroughly refuted.
but which tho Eagle desIgnates as
sufficiently -curdlng that pa
per takes decided stand against the
demand for his exclusion from the
Senate. Il has some very sarcastic
things 20 say concerning the petitions
that were piled in upon the Senate.
and the lack " evidence that either
the Senator or any of his church COLI
leagues have done any "avonging'
against the nation aud it adds the
following
ITO come down 90 earth Smoot ho-
came a Senator after fashion strict
j. orthodox he has q right TO take
any oath DE plgases. lust as others
do on 0r about the hrst Of January.
lie has right 90 swear that he will
put out the fires of the sun and that
he win take unto himself twenty wives.
but 70 VIII De an entirely different mat
fer should he take more than 0ne-thc
law would then have hold upon him
Not for what no. asys. hut for what he
docs is 10 customary to hold a man
accountable N Is when wicked words
are translated hito direful deeds that
policemen take a hand I'm the game.
Tn 80 date sm0ut has been harmless
enough.
There arc more than Individual iu-
tcrcsis az stake The Federal C1nsti-
iuiion Gays that tho senate of tho
United States 'hall be- composed 81 two
senators from each State. chosen hy
The legislature thereof Smoot was
chosen by the Legislature of Utah.
which ls a sovereign state. and which
IS undoubtedly cutitIc1 90 representa-
ton 90 The capital of the Nation
There may Doe iawbreakers al salt
Lake CITY, but Smoot IS not hne OF
thcm Never having been Iied for
crime, he has never been convicted
thereof Ills status before The law is
unimpaachabl as that of any mem
Der of the Senate. The status of the
State D. equally inWncl5le."
The Eagle goes on 10 show tina,
great many matters that have been IN
iroduoed Into This inquiry are Circle
Vancies" not ecfmane nor competent
nor admissible and that y does not
matter that Reed smoot is "a man
Of 1no character and nuc abilities"
and then gives the uub ~ the entire
investigation ln these words
"The whole case IS focused in the
settlement that he is NOT am offender.
that there r. Zoo nroof against him ~
such delinqueucics as forfeit his right
90 q seat in the Senate or tho right 10
The state 90 Dos service there PETE
tions alter these facts not in thc least
Tho Eagle has swoopod down upon
the meat Of the matter and has held Il
up 90 The clear sunlight n calm res-
soning and legal decision. It is very
encouraging % witness the disposition
oNnced by SEQ many leading public
Journals 60 look at this subject apart
from the influence, that have been
,Kertod by so many ocjarlan minis
tors ana religion, ladies in This coun-
try Who. acting on their prciudlca. AVID
without a knowledge of me TACT. of the
case ar the principles involved. have
hombardod the Senate or the United
states with petitions that Wog, cn-
tirely out Of place aud which ough,
not 20 be- con dCr,l Don its aral dis
position Patience and endurance in
the right win win in time. for truth
win come uppemoa and justice vll