The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-06
REVOLT AGAINST
SM0OT IN UTAH
People in Southern Portion of
State Tire of Methods
of Apostle.
HOLDING SENAT0RSHlP
RETARDS GROWTH OF STATE
So Declares a Prominent Latter
Day Saint in Discussing
Situation.

proper TO observe the Nations holi-
day, except the many attractions Of
fered by the out-of-town resorts,
large number of visitors from all over
the State came to the city. the princi-
pal nducement being the railroad fares
on all roads. which were reduced TO
half fare for the round trip. At one of
Salt Lakes popular hostelrics repre-
sentative OF The Tribune found as one
of It's guests a prominent citizen OF one
OF the southern counties OF the State.
In respone to an inquiry rs TO present
conditions and future prospects OF his
section or the State, the visitor talked
most entertainingly, and with an IN
terest bornC of keen observation and
sound judgment.
Luccrn Crop Failure.
Speaking of crop conditions. he said
that In the counties of Beaver, Iron,
Kane and Garfield the Lucerne crop
was In all places n partial failure, and
In many places even worse. This he
attributed In part to the unusually cold'
wet weather of the spring and the chill
ing, damp weather of June He thinks,
however. that the present failure of the
lucern crop Will prove beneficial In the
end az conditions have demonstrated
that In order to reap the fruition of
which the land Is capable there must
be a rotation of crops As a conse-
grown to lucern so long that II has be-
come hidebound VIII be plowed up and
used for other crops with results which
connot be other than profitable
Range In Fine Condition.
The copious rains this season have
again made the ranges OF southern
Utah n paradise for stock. and II not
destroyed by too many sheep the noun
tains and valleys VIII be ideal grazing
parks for stock for many years to
come. Altogether he says. the farm
ers and stock raisers are about as
prosperous as for many years past,
and II means We're taken to conserve
the waters that flow out OF the noun
tans and go to waste every year, the
settlers of southern Utah would oc-
cupy an Arcadia, the Ike Of which has
never been sung In song or told in
story.
As to Politics.
Now" said the visitor. II am
Mormon-born and reared in the
church. I believe In its principles
not altogether on account of parentage
or environment. but for the reason that
an investigation. deep as I have been
able to make. convinces me that the
principles as laid down by the founder
of the Mormon church are good enough
to live by, and. as l believe, good
enough to die by. ] am what you
might call an orthodox Mormon, or
Latter-day Saint, and am a stickler for
living up to all the tenets Of the church,
In so far as they pertain to the spiritual
welfare and guidance OF It's people, I
don't believe. however. and l am not
alone In this position by a long shot.
that the church, as a church, should
meddle so much IN temporal and politi-
cal affairs
ITO show you what l mean. AS I
said. 1 am a member OF the Mormon
church. l am also a lifelong Republi-
can, and have hoped, and still hope,
that Republican principles will con-
tinue to govern in this Nation.
Reed Smoot Means Ruin
And here desire to emphasize that
the election OF Reed Smoot TO the Sem
ate of the United States, by reason OF
his high ecclesiastical position, aided
by the church leaders, Is proving to be
the schism that Will break the Repub- |
lican party In twain and lead to In !
eyitable defeat and ruin in this State |
a man that has done nothing during |
his nearly three years of incumbenoy
In the Senate of the United States but
bring the blush OF shame to It's peo-
pie and the State Into derision. is not |
a At man to lead the Republican party |
Of Utah to victory, Smoot, as a boss, |
as a stateman. as an apostle, is fall
ure. Instead of going among his peo-
pie with garments scented with frank |
insccnce and myrrh he leaves the |
blighting. fatal effects of the poison
Gus upas tree in his track.
You may think this harsh. coming |
from a member OF the church In which |
Senator Smoot Is an apostle. but let |
me tell you that what l am saying TO |
you personally Will. at no distant day,
n |
by the independent Mormon people.
When Utah Was at Front.
I'VE all know. and are now begin
ming to give expression to that knowl-
edge, that a few years ago, when Sena-
tor Tom Kearns was In the United
States Senate, Utah stood on a par
with her sister States, and through
the influence, untl1ng energy and |
hang-onitiveness OF that splendid man
of the people. this State received more
favorable consideration than at any
time In her history, before or since.
Now we OF southern Utah know that
there are large areas of rich land sus-
ceptible of cultivation and which, with
the aid OF the general Government TO
conserve the waters that flow from the
adjacent mountains, could be made the
richest and most prolific garden spot
not only OF Utah but of the entire in
that If we had a man In Congress
that would bend his energies in pro-
noting the material interests of his
State. instead OF having to resort to all
manner Of subterfuge to retain the seat
he fills TO so little purpose, the atten-
tlon Of the Government would at least
be called to the practicabilty Of m
an irrigation system that
would prove of incalculable benefit to
that portion OF the State. So long as
things are as they are in Washington,
nothing can justly be hoped for in the
way OF legislation looking to the ma
terial welfare and benefit Of Utah. This
we know, and as many citizens OF my
section express 1t. If anybody thinks
that Tom Kearns Is q dead factor in
the politics OF this State he Is sorely
mistaken. He still occupies warm
spot In the hearts OF the common peo-
pie
This Is the sentiment of the people,
not publicly expressed, for poucy's