The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-06
JUNIOR SENATOR
HAS BAD MEMORY
Sutherland's Interview i'm the
Washington Post Differs
From His Letters.
FIRST WAS FOR PEOPLE
OF UTAH AND COUNTRY
Letter Shows Just the Opposite,
but Senator Forgot About
the Letter.

Senator Sutherland has been dsgorging
himself OF some views on the Smoot agi-
tation. For one year Mr.. Sutherland has
been In the Senate and this is the first
time that his constituents In this fair
State Of Utah have known him TO have
Views on anything, Hence they rejoice
with exceeding great joyousness because
the junior Senator has Views. no matter
how erratIc they are.
The Famous Interview.
1t was TO n reporter for the Washing
ton Post that Senator Sutherland con-
fded. and that organ, evidently realizing
that the sphinN-like silence had been bro
ken, gave voluminous publicity to bis ut
terances The interview follows:
II does not likely TO mo that tho
case OF Senator Smoot VIII DO decided at
this session do not mean 70 say, he went
on, that any agreement has been reached
whereby the vote Is 10 so over until next
session For my part. | hopo IT VIII be de-
cided before adjournment, but / hardly think
II viii. The Committee on Privileges and
Elections today again postponed decision for
towards the FIRST OF Juno Whether the Sem
ate viii get time to discuss II then is doubt
ful.
think thoro is any doubt OF the outcome. 1
believe those who favor eNpelline him from
the Senate will not have two thirds or even
majority with them. Mr.. 9moot has made
Il good Senator, He is well liked personally
and IL In hard to get men TO believe that his
position In tho Mormon church has anything
to do with hle duties a Senator. | am
naitDr on.oesd to tho Mormon church nor
wish 10 affiliate with II: 1 unprcjudlccd.
II 10 religious institution. and therefore Il
has nothing ito DO with this question. In
Utah there Is q constantly growing sentiment
in favor Of this same View.
Particular attention IS directed to the
statement
neither opposed TO tho Mormon church
ror wish 10 affiliate with IL; | am un-
prejudiced 1t is a religious institution
and therefore it has nothing TO do with
this question" for the reason that people
arc anxious TO know when and what has
changed his views on this important
point.
Congressman Sutherland Stand.
Four years ago. when Senator suther-
land waS Congrcasman from Utah, he OBJ
lectcd TO the church and high churchmen
In politics In this State and said Il was
disaster TO Utah" ~ that period II
storm of agitation was surging because OF
ecclesiastical Interference IN political Ut
fairs i'm this State. Congressman Sufhcr-
land. ut that time, was much exercised
over the tumultuoG5 condition OF affairs.
and In writing 10 n friend in Salt Lake
City gave expression TO tho following pro-
nouncod objection:
There is not tho slightest objection to a man
coming to either the House or tho senate
because he 10 a Mormon but l am sntInned
that TO send i high churchmnn will rcsult
In moro dlsNstrous criticism and agitation
respecting Utah and her people. When 1 como
homo want 20 talk with you quito fully
about this matter and in tho meantime sue-
gcst that you treat wh2t 1 have said az con-
ndcntinl.
Why This Wonderful Change.
There is no change in political condl-
tlCns In Utah In 1896 from what they were
In 1902 No change IL Is said, except that
they ars worse. that political dictation
and hI4rarchical control and influence is
stronger and more absolute today than II
was then. What, then. has brouht about