The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-08

Brandegce Kean
Bulkeley Knox
Burkett Lodge
Burnham Long
Clark. Mont. McCumber
clark, Wyo. Millard
Srane Multey
Curtis Nelson
Daniel Nixon
Depew panrox
Dick psr,,in
Dillingham; piles
Dolliver Snoop.r
Flint Sntp,
Foraker W-amnd mn"
ifse Warren
NOT voTING-2O,
5nluSoh Morgan
,,eS Patterson
Cdrler Platr
SuIloW Proctor
Dryden scott
ElRlnS Smoot
roster raliaferro
McEnery Teller
Mallory Wetmore
Martin Whyte
Although it was foregone conclu-
sion that the resolution would fail the
roll call contained some surprises.
Of the fortytwo votes in favor of
Smoot, three were cast by Democrats
They were Messrs. Blackburn, Clark of
Montana, and Daniel. Senator Teller
was paired in favor Of Mr. Smoot OF
the twcnty-eight votes against Mr.
smoot; nine were Republicans. They
were were Messrs Burrows, Clapp, Dupont,
Hale, Hansbrough, Hemcnway, Kit
rcdge, La Toilette, and Smith.
AT the conclusion of the voting there
was rush of Republican Senators to
Ihe cloak room to congratulate Mr..
Smoot. a large number Of members Of
the House followed, and there the senior
Utah Senator was patted on the back
and his hands were shaken in hearty
fashion by the men who expressed their
admiration of his bearing In the long
and trying ordeal through which he had
passed. MIR. Smoot might appropriate
ly be congratulated. For him the re-
suit WIS a personal victory or him
Senator Foraker said; ''Recd Smoot
has proved better character than any
other Senator here has right TO claim,
He is so good a man that / almost
doubt HIM. He has no vices. He docs
not drink or smoke or chew or swear,
and he is not a polygamist. Mr.
Smoot conducted himself in so modest
manner as to win the respect Of oppon-
ents as well as friends. But that his
personal character is good is no reason
why he should he seated.
II was not Mr.. Smoot the man. nor
Mr.. Smoot. who is Mormon in reli-
gious belief, who was opposed. but Sen
n member of hierarchy which. under
the cloak of religion. is defying the law
and continuing practices which 1t had
solemnly pledged the Nation To atan-
don. If Senator Smoot were TO be
Judged by the acts of Mr.. Smoot s &c
| clesiastical superiors his pledge of 10y
atty 10 the Constitution of the United
States is Of little force. for those eccles
iastical supcrrors not only violated their
rnln ty-nn hn 10
the present, but they have declared
their intention to defy the laws and
continue to violate their pledge.
The ecclesiastical superiors and Off
ciaI associates of Mr., Smoot are con-
tlnuIng practices TO abolish which The
United States Senate. in cooperation
with the House of representatives, dis.
solved the Mormon church and that
church was revived only after the Of
icials of the church gave their pledged
word that the offense would never be
repeated If Mr. Smoot is no better
than his ecclesiastical suporiors he may
have willingly intended 10 deceive the
Senate when. i'll closing his speech. he
said: 81 owe no allegiance TO any
church or other organization which in
any way interfercs with my supreme
allegiance in civil affairs TO my coun-
try an allegiance which freely, fully,
and gladly give. In accepting this
declartion as true. the Senate Judged
HIM by his own words and not by the
broken pledge of his associates.
Mr.. Smoot was seated by party
vote We do greater Justice TO some
Republican Senators than they did TO
themselves by their votes when we de-
clare that if Mr.. Smoot mad been n
Democrat he would have had no chance
of being seated in the Senate. Such is
/ the power of party custom that men
Will do as representatives of their party
what they would never do as individ-
| uals, and MIR Smoot WAS the beneficiary
| of this custom, But more serious de-
clarations are made than that the party
vote was cast for Mr.. Smoot because
! he was a party man. The Congrega-
tionalist Of Boston, in a recent editorial.
said:
Archdeacon Bull Of Salt Lake City. rep
resenting the Protestan, Episcopal
church, writes an explicit and frank let
! ter of criticism 10 The New York Even
! ing Post. relative 10 what he considers
the betrayal OF the highest interests Of
civilization by the alliance which exists
! In Utah. Idaho. and other Mormon con-
| tcrs, between the Mormon church and
| the Republican party.
Commenting upon the Smoot case, the
Pittsburg Press, Republican paper,
says:
II the men who are In control of the
national Republican organization wish TO
| make q real party Issue OF polygamy
| they will so act as 10 permit Mormon
politicians 10 continue boasting that the
| Republicans are their friends
Once the issue becomes live one
once the people throughout the United
States become convinced that Mormon %
ism and Republicanism are I'm an alliance
there will be new faces in the Republl-
can Congressional caucus. The rank and
H'a a.,lt tt..n IA llrn Nsf,f Gz.t
ing save contempt and horror for any
| ll1ilnrr md cA,crNi hing thnl hnars Tho Nnr..