Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-15
REED sMOOT APPRECIATED.

4 A short time ago, Palo Alto day the
sixtieth anniversary Of decisive
battle OF the Mexican war. was OBJ
served BY the Texas Association Of
Mexican war veterans. at Dallas, Tex.
A grand reunion was held Of veterans
and their friends. Patriotic speeches
were made, the business OF the organi-
zation was attended TO, and the veter-
ans were royalty entertained and had
a good time generally. An extended ro-
port OF the proceedings appears in the
Dallas Morning News Of May o.
A feature specially noted in that re-
port. was The reading Of letter from
Senator Reed smoot 90 Mrs. Moore
Murdoch, secretary OF the auxiliary or
ganization of women Tho Dallas
News says:
zone Incident that won for the
speaker long applause was the reading
by Mrs. Moore Murdoch of letter from
Senator Reed Smoot OF Utah.
1T was this man.. declared the fer
vent speaker. who, when was before
the finance commltte Of tho Senate Of
the United States in behalf Of the vet
Grams of the war with Mexico. gave me
earnest attention and when | had gone
from the room II WAS he who made an
impassioned appeal for increase OF the
pension OF the veterans. He declared
that for Utah alone the pension might
well 30 10 $50 a month and more, II was
his work that made Il even as high as
w, the present status OF the pension.
You are surprised AZ hearing such
r letter as this from man who has
been so maligned. Let me say TO YOU
that from what | know of Reed Smoot
there Is not u nobler, better man nor
one more gentlemanly IN his Difference
to women aud his respect for the vet-
Grams, IL being a Mormon has made
him such, would to God there were
more men Mormons 1t "a not true
that he Is polygamous IN his life.
know his sweet wife, a splendid woman.
And he In his purity of lifc and gen.
eral worth IS n good example for So
called Christian men,
THE letter is as follovs.
Washington. d. C.. April 10 1905 $500
Mrs. Moore Murdoch. Ia Ninth street
Oak Cliff Dallas. Tex. Dear Madame
Il desire to acknowledge the receip, OF
Your kind letter Of April Il, 1906, and
sincerely thank YOU for the words of
sympathy and good viii toward mo
contained therein I assure you that
the satisfaction that ! receive from he
ing In u position To- assist by my vote
and influence In the passage of a hin
granting an Increase uf pension to- the
veterans of the Mexican war through
the Senate was JOY enough for me blt
your Kind words have added an addi.
ti0nal pleasure. There Is nlwavs
satisfaction iu doing what ones con-
science tells him Is right, My sympa.
any always goes out to the OLD. and
especially to the old who gave The
strehstn OF their young manhood in de-
Tense OF their country. We owe theu
more gratitude than can he measured
IN dollars and cents, and my PRAYER Is
that God will bless and protect tbor,
IN their old age that their last davs
may be their host days MAY the Ma
ilon which they have defended ana he
righteous power live forever. I also
wish TO express tu you my heartfelt
thahks for the unselnsh Interest Won
have taken IN the welfare ana the pro-
fection OF the old soldier. II pot "a
warded In this life for YOUR noble worl
may blessings be granted to votl
thousand fold IN the life To come. WIN |
very best wishes for your future. ! re-. !
main, yours truly,
REED sMOoT
Mrs. Murdoch deserves sreat credit |
and honor for publicly ACKNOWLEDGING !
The sterling worth of senator Smoot |
md his excellent wife. SHE Is. evident |
v one OF rhose noble. true and vallau, |
women Of the world, 10 whom the race
yves It's onward ond upward progress.
She is not alone in hor appreciation OF |
he honesty integrity and loyalty OF
he senior Senator from Utah. All who
Inow him personally respect him ms q
gentleman. The opposition to
lin was aroused by political and re-
lglous opponents whose Jealousy is
qualled only by their turpltude and
,lgotry.
We have Just received, among our
xChanges. the first number Of tho