The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-29
SMOOT MAKES
A GREAT HIT
WITH SPEECH
Senior Senator EntertainS a
Third Precinct Audience With
Lively Tilt With Language.
VARIED FEATURES
OF GOOD PROGRAM
LON J. HADOOCK, POSING AS Ex-
DEMOCRAT, TELLS MoRMoNs
WHAT THEY MUST DO.

Senator Reed Smoot was the main
event in bout with the English IAN
guage in the Sixteenth ward meeting
house last evening. In thrilling
grammatical climax the senator asked
feelinsly what would happen if Bryan
done what he done before with refer
ence to the tariff" He declared with
emphasis that 1T was him that was
responsible for that law (meaning the
Wilson tariff. it was him that advo-
Gated free silver and several other
things. The agricultural" department
was given a boost by the learned soIon.
and the declaration was made that
Bryan had 'thrOwed" former issues
aside.
The senator was somewhat handi-
capped by the preliminary go of Lon
j. Haddock with the language. Had
dock referred to the famous breaks Of
Former Senator Kearns, who was Mr.
Shoots original partner i'm politics.
and contrasted his usage of English
with the scholarly craftsmanship of
the present senior senator from Utah"
Haddoc displayed his scholarly attain
mants by reference 20 The 'Adonis-like
physic" of Senator Kesrns. From the
remarks it was evident that he re-
ferred 10 the former senator's embOn-
point in contrast to the sylph-like form
of the present senior senator
Haddock in the Preliminary.
Haddock's preliminary was an excel
lent burlesque turn. He was introduced
as a former Democrat date of moving
out not given). who is fighting the
peoples cause against the American"
party. Had his stunt been one-third
as long il would have been more en-
pertaining. However his comic inter-
probation of the character of Sol Kim
ball, prophet, was a scream 1t was
greeted by peals of laughter. He re-
ceived enthusiastic applause every
time that he announced that he would
tsoon end his part OF the performance.
! The preliminary closed with a fer
vent Amen" from tlle speaker. in
which he was heartily Joined by a re
! lieved audience. When Reed Smoct
arose TO speak Haddock shouted from
| his seat.
Thank God. for such men.
And Reed Smoot modestly held up
his hand in mild protest against the
youths fervOr.
Nephi l. Morris. president of the
Salt Lake stake of Zion. sat at one
side of the senator and would have
spoken to the gathering were it not for
the fact that Haddock grew so enter
tanning that he was tolerated by the
audience longer than was expected.
s3uires Alone Not Afraid.
The senator began with the state
ment that he would harm no man. He
did not refer TO the talk of the young
ster who had preceded him and spoke
only on national issues. 1t was left for
Colonel George b. Squires to make a
mild apology for the fervor Of Had
dock The young man had said that II
the American" party were victorious
the Gentiies who are members OF the
American party-all character assas-
sins-would drive the Mormon people
from their homes that their bones
might bleach on the desert sands This
and other dire calamities would befall
the young Mormons and the old Nor
mons. he said. did they not fOrsake the
Democratic party and vote the Repub-
! lican ticket And then some one had
the nerve TO laugh. which made all OF
the audience-and they were nearly all
Normons-giggle Colonel Squires.
however. at the close of the meeting
asked that everybody go out TO vote,
and he said that while he would pre-
fer that every one vote the Republican
ticket. he said that if man was
/ Democrat il was his duty to vote the
Democratic ticket But then Colonel
Souires is an old soldier and 50 Draws
and not afraid of the desert
Aside from the delightful grammat-
zeal slips Of Senator SmOot. his speech
was interesting only from the stand
point of a Democratic argument Sen
ator Smoot said that terrible indus
trial collapse would follow the inaugu-
ration of Bryan's plan TO guarantee
the banks
Banks Safe, Says smoot.
why" declared the senator. think
Of the millions OF dollars that would be
taken out OF circulation and held to
guarantee the banks. We need the
money to keep up the wheels Of indus
try You can't have the cake and eat
it too
He followed this remarkable state
ment with the declaration that there
was no need of a guarantee, because
nearly all the banks are absolutely
safe
''The losses only amount to one
twenty-sixth Of / per cent Of the total
deposits of the country" he declared
Ard yer the money needed TO guar
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