The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-17
UTAH PRODUCTS
ARE PROTECTED
Tariff Revision Shows Fair
Treatment of This State
Generally.
AN EFFICIENT DELEGATION
SENATOR sMooT HAD MINUTE
DETAILS WELL MASTERED.

Washington, Aug. 16.-No state in the
Union had d more efficient delegation
in Congress to protect its interests dur
ing the revision of the tariff than had
Utah. That its representatives, did eff
fective work is shown by the favorable
duties that were placed upon the prin-
cipal products Of the state. Pennsyl-
vania, with her two senators and thirty
two representatives, her great influence
through wealth and prestige, Jared far
worse than Utah. Her iron and steel, her
glass, her coal and her oil, all We're
Obliged to stand sweeping reductions IN
tariff rates, so radical in some instances
that it is predicted that her industries
will be hard hit But Utah's products
came through practically untouched and
carrying rates which it is generally con-
ceded will provide ample protection to
the producers Of that state.
This result is due almost entirely to
the effective work OF Senators SmOOt
and Sutherland and Representative
Howell. Through their intelligent and
tireless efforts the congress was induced
TO TX these rates and President Taft
stood for them. The Utah delegation
made itself felt I'm this legislation and
when the extraordinary session ad-
jOUrned, had the satisfaction Of know
ing that their constituents had been
well cared for.
Senate Made No Mistake.
The work Of this extra session gave
Senator Smoot the opportunity to dem
oustrate that the Senate had made no
mistake when it had voted him the
right to a seat in that body. After pass
ing triumphantly through the stormy
period when his seat was contested and
the flood gates of bigOtTy and venom
were opened against him, Mr.. SmOOt
took up his duties as q senator and
mOdestly, but thoroughly, carried them
out. His friends were confident that the
opportunity for him to prove his mettle
would come and it did come with the
revision of the tariff.
Long before the close of the second
session of the SiXtieth Congress, Chair
man AIdrich had Senator SmOot in mind
for place on the finance committee, for
the latter had proved his ability in the
copyright dry farm. and currency legis-
latiOn. Senator Aldrich was not de-
ceived in his selection Of Reed SmoOt as
a member of his finance committee.
From the very first committee meeting,
it was known that Senator Smoot would
be one Of the Senate leaders in the tariff
discussion. His familiarity with the
various schedules and with the great
industries of the country astOunded
everybody. Prominent men who APP
peared before the committee reported
that that senator had a wider grasp OF
the then pending questions than any
other member of the committee, with
the possible exception of Senator Aid
rich himself. The committee designated
Senator Smoot to take charge Of the
wooden, lead, zinc, silk, sugar and cotton
-
defending them upon the floor of the
Senate Not only did ne have a cOmpre-
hensive knowledge of these subjects,
but also of every schedule and item in
the bill. He enjoyed the distinction Of
being rated 10y his colleagues as an Ou-
thOrity on tariff matters.
Senators who had formerly opposed
Senator Smoot and denied him the right
to a seat in the United States Senate,
felt that their opposition had been lily
advised, and they came to Senator
SmOot for his support and assistance
on various tariff questions. They recOg-
nized in him power that entered large
" into the final adjustment of the
tariff bill, He gained the reputation Of
being the hardest worker in Congress
and the best equipped In tariff debate
His notes and records on the tariff
duties, importatiOns and general infor-
nation became known throughout the
Capitol Senators and Representatives
often freguented his office to avail
themselves of the information Senator
Smoot had collected, prepared and fled
systematically and eXhaustively. Press
agents also made diigent use Of the
Senator's files and records.
Great Understanding of Schedules.
What appeared most remarkable
about Senator STnOOt was his absolute
understanding and his detailed infoTma-
ton on every schedule. No man in
Congress held more conferences and had
more audiences with representatives OF
the great American industries than did
Senator Smoot; every industry be
seeched hiu for a hearing, for they al
appreciated his potent influence in the
final analysis Of the bill, 1t was GER
tainly well for the West that Senator