Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-12
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abuses the privilege that I extended e
4 him.
Mr.. SInoot will never ask the
1 privilege again. Mr.. President i was
simply giving the Senator the reason
Mr.. Cummins. I yielded to the Sem
ator for u question,
i Mr.. Gallinger. The Senator yielded
for an explanation {.
Mr. Cummins. / did not yield 70 the
| Senator for a speech. i
Mr. Smoot. You asked for an ex-
1 planation.
MIR Cummins. In 800 ia
Mr., Burrows. Mr.. President
s'The President pro tempore, Does the
| Senator from Iowa Yield to the Senator
from Michigan ~
Mr.. Enmmins. / do.
''Mr. Burrows. I think the Senator
from Iowa Is hardly fair to the Senator
from Utah, especially as his request
was seconded by the Senator from In
diana, who desires an explanation. and
insists that the explanation should be
made, and made now. The Senator from
Utah was about to make such an ex-,
PLANTATION, and / am afraid the Sena-
tor from Iowa was not quite courteous
to him in not allowing him to make the
explanation. .8Es
''Mr Cummins. Mr.. President, from
so venerable friend accept this re-,
mediately again. yielded to the sena.-
tor from Utah for an explanation; did
not yield to him for the purpose of re-.
peating that old and familiar argument
that it was necessary to protect tho
producers of America against the pro
ducers of another country 1 recogntze
that lust as thoroughly as does the
Senator from Michigan or the Senator
from Utah: and the explanation for
which ] Yielded could not possibly have
embraced an attempt to answer my
general argument. did not intend to
be discourteous: and hope the Senator
from Utah. whenever he has an ex-
PLANTATION to offer viii interTupt, pc
cause shall be glad to yield to him.
mr.. Burrows. know how courteous
tile Senator from Iowa always. is. and
] assure him that what said was not
intended as rel,ulSe to him by any
means, burt to plead with him. rather.
to allow the Senator from Utah to an
swer his question. especially IN view
of the fact that the Senator from In-
diana Is so insstent that 1t shall be an
swered now. and the Senator from
Utah commenced his answer. when he
was cut off. i ask the Senator now to
ALLOW: the Senator from Utah to eS-
plain why il was.
mr.. Cummins. Very well; ] yield to
the Senator from Michigan. and II the
ther to say I will yield to him and be
glad to listen to him,
"Mr. Smoot. Mr.. President
Mr.. Beveridge Ito Mr.. Smoot), Make
the explanation.
Mr.. Snoot. No; do not think II Is
proper for me to make an explanation
on this matter any further. / started
to state the reasons for the increase
T do not care especially to say any
more upon that subject at this partic-
tular time.
'Mr. Cunrnins. Mr.. President, RAJ;
Their assumed, when said what seemed
10 the Senator from Michigan discour-3
teous, that the Senator from Utah had
really reached the end of his explana-
ton, and was delighted when inter-
ru9ted him.
1t Is very evident from this official
report that Senator Cummins was
wrong, and that he acknowledged this
and almost apologi2ed There was no
excuse for the Tribune correspondent
to make one of Utah's Senators appear
in a false light. but the Tribune just
revels III anything that reflects on Utah
and her people
Senator Smoot has shown during this
tariff debate that he has mastered many
of the intrcacies Of the subject, and he
is therefore listened to with interest by
his fellow-senators. They want to
hear him, because he has something
to say, That is what causes the chag-
rim OF the Tribune.
We could mention a senator who
never opened his mouth in the Senate,
If not to read u speech written by
somebody else. and who was a disgrace
to the State he represented. on account
Of his ignorance and uncouth manners manners,
Senator Smoot Is an honor to Utah,
and that is what makes the Tribune
furious.