Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-26
Washington Correspondent Of the
News Tells How He is
Regarded.
ALWAYS WAS A HARD WORKER
In the rimc of His Contest for His
scat. ne Was Busy With His
Committee Duties.


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arily when "a now man is sworn in ls 1
member of the United states senate it
ia expected that he win not be CON
spicuous for at least two years. and
sometimes four years must elapso bee
fore it is expected that ho viii mako
his appearance cas- a DICTATOR. OF
course there are exceptions to this
general rule. II Uncle Joe Cannon for
instance should De chosen 20 succeed
Mr. Hopkins as a senator from the
State of Illinois everybody would exc
poet to hear from him iu short order.
And a man like Secretary Root can
arise IN his seat 90 debate amy ques-
ton, especially "a question involving
the foreign policy of the United states
without exciting comment But the
ordinary citizen who is chosen 10y the
legislature of his state to occupy "a
scat In the senate is expected TO re-
main qulcsceut for at least two years
and ne will suit the powers that ne
better if hC does not say "a word Tor
four yoars-because lt ls am unWrltien
law that new men should. Ike child
rem, be seen and not heard.
When Reed Smoot FIRST took his seat
as O. senator from Utah six years ego.
he observed the rule rigldly but sun
ne was ina the public eye most empna-
tically from the time that DE took the
oath OF office. Tie was attacked on
account of his rclieion and his rght
60 continue Co represent inc Siate OK
Utah was denied from the outset This
was because Of the fact that Mr. Smoot
IS an apostle of the Mormon Church
10 used TO be said that when a preach
err assigned TO a. Methodist church an-
nounced TO his congregation that ne
would deliver his first sermon in am
tag0nism to the brewing interest he
was advised not go do so because tnere
were several brewers who were shln-
ming lights in The congregation. lie
selected various other industries as
subjects fOr his discourse. but In each
instance the deacon whom he consult
ed pointed out 90 him the reasons why
this should not De done To despera-
ton the minister asked WHOM can j
attack 7" "Oh iump ON the MurmOns %
was his reply 'they lave NO friends
here and there were mighty few
friends OF the Mormon church TO
stand by Reed smoot.
A PERSISTENT WORKER
He was subjected TO "a most rigid I'M
QUESTION aud nearly four years expired
before his right to occupy a seat 70
which everybody admitted he had
been legally elected was confirmed 10y
a majority Of the senate.
During all that item Mr.. smoot had
remained qulesCcnt so far as active
participation On the work OF D senate
was concerned. but everyone noticed
that Notwithstanding the strain under
which he laborcd for all those years
that he attended TO his committee
work assiduOusly. No mor peislstent
worker was found in any committee or
the senate than Reed Smoot. He
attended every meeting OF every CONF
mittee to which he had been assigned
religiously and In those sub-bodics or
the senate which had active control
Of the legislation In which his state
was most deeply Interested he demon
strated that he was, 20 use q slang
expression. "on 10 his job
II was not surprising therefore that
when the new committee on finance
was chosen. after Mr. SmOot had been
reelected by the legislature Of Utah
for a second term. that he should he
assigned 20 a place on the important
committee on finance.
In the old days "A finance committee
OF the senate was composed ~ grave
and reverend s%eieniors" who had long
wears Of service behind them and west-
ern men particularly had very little
chance OF obtaining n seat I'm that par
ticular committee % But q new
regime has downcd and the west ie
coming 10 NNIN NNWNN as "a NNM|A DOT
legislation. Western men are now on
tho steering committee western
men have something 90 say ms four
western men are now ON the COM
mittec on hauCc. nor is a. surprising
10 those who know something OF the
personnel Of the senate that Reed
smoot OF Utah Is one al the -four.
Those who have watched the career
OF tho senator from Utah are 10y mo-
means surprised az tho activity which
ne has displayed as % member or tho
committee on finance. But others are.
There has not been "a meeting of tho
committee since "a WIS oraaniIod
which Mr.. smout has n0t attended He
has shown "a remarkable knowledge
on tarin affairs and has demonstrated
clearly that the business which
has made him successful in It7h iH
available ln fho committee ou finance
Withal1 De has Expressed q hol1uos7
OF views which NOT only rebounds 20
tho interest Of his state. but make
for much in the common Interests OF
tle country ut large. There ie scorce-
a. a schdule of the tarin hlll which
ne has NOT studied carefully and COM
s~cicntiously. THE direct interests of
hls nc0nlo are those schedules which
affect hides wool oils. lead ana sugar
uud yct hc BIOS devoted Just as much
study to sllk and chemicals. manu-
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ae ho has to those which bcar directly
up0n the Industries OF his own state
u is not 20 Do wondered 90 therefore
that Senator Reed Smoot of Utah has
been in tho public ESQ during the lHst
fcw weeks to au equally great oNtout
as any other member 1f thc finance
committee mot excepting senator Ale
drich. Hc has boon spoken of with
moro or lcss commcudati0u hN uract-
calIv everyone of Inc metropolitan
dalies and hls activity has been noticed
bod fact. throughout tho country.
senator emoot would not br regard.
cd as ou orator. but he ls "a business
man of hard common scnHc whose
senatorial career wil in al probability.
mot roach lts climax until De has place
ed his namo iudcllbly upon Che sIa-
tutcs of the country.
no false urotCuao ha" marked ne
career uf ElV'a Cream Balm n0Inr
entirely harmless. Do ia not r~Csrlnelhlo
f.n. .I. Mm#mHnI nnnHHH ana rUuUHMHn