Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-16

THE PROMISE OF A DECADE.
If He is Retained in His Present Of
fice, Washington Looks Upon Him
AS Head of Finance Committee.
(speciiaI correspondcnce.)


Washington, Il June There is
probably no rnanSin the senate who
thas been more of a surprise to the
country than Reed snoot, senior.
senator from Utah. But a few years
ago he was making the fight of his
life to retain his seat in the upper,
branch Of Congress because of his
connection with the Mormon Church.
today he Is one of the most valuable
gmemb ers of 1.-THE finance committee
and Senator Aldricf's most trusted
lieutenant. From a quiet, methodical. \
sbut tactful business man, Reed Smoot
has developed into. a constructive cor. 4,
statesman Of the first magnitude, dis
playing an inexhaustible fund rs OF.
knowledge upon the various schedules
in, the tariff bill second only to the
masterful genius who has the Dill IN
charge, Senator w. Aldrich$ of Rhode
Island. M 81 # 5 ssSi lsS5 "a .slf Il. Is \
In the. rough and tumble Of debate
on the wool schedule this week Sena-3
stor Smoot showed q first hand know
ledge of a very complex subject and
held j}his own with the brilliant and
Ssatirical DolliVer who brought al his.
ability and all his finesse to bear
ION the schedule in an effort to cut
down the DingleS rates on wool. But
8S,moot who learned his lesson IN a
5Iyoollen mill in Utah could not be
carried off his feet by cal lery or in-5
Byective. met Dolliyer Mt every turn IN
n debate which will go down IN IN his
tory as one Of the most illuminating
in q generation s5l
May SUCCEED ALDRCH. &
IF the Republican party continues
to keep Reed Smoot in the senate
within 10 years In the judgement Of
the knowing ones about the capitol.
The will be the chairman OF the fin
Eance committee and one OF the lead
ing men of his time. OF course this
lpredictiorljis preclicated upon the state
Sment recently made by Senator Al
&drich that he would quit public
life on the expiration of his present.
term March 3, Gil
| Rhode Island however may not be
in humor to permit Senator Aldrichi
would continue at the head Of the
finance committee and Shoots
chances OF being chairman pushed
that much further into the future.
s Should Aldrich insist upon his de-
sclination to stand again for 81 ection.
shake in the committee Of finance.
+ Senator Burrows who Is the ranking
mem Der on the committee It is
thought would refuse the chairman
ship Of finance because he has little
or no liking for the intricacies Of
figures. Then again he Is satisfied
with priviledges and elections which
suits his legal training.
TRANSFER OF POWER.
Senator Penrose Of Pa. is ext in
line but is hardly to be consid Tered
his known antipath to debate being
a serious drawback to his advance
$nlent.
Senator Hale Of Maine has no ambi-
I ton in the direction of the committee
ION finance being perfectly satisfied
priation committee, which after all. is
the most important committee in
5S As for Senator CulIom of Illinois,
he suggests pawn in chess aH much
as anything with this difference, a
pawn on q chess board can never
move backward while Mr.. Cullom Is
already seriously considering resign
ing from the committee on finance
Just as soon as the present tariff bill
Is off the ways. and rumor has 1t that
he will be succeeded by Senator
Cumin OF Iowa who will be appointed
over Dolliver because OF the latter's
change Of heart regarding the tariff
and his savage attacks on the finance
committee. u
n Lodge of Mass, Is out Of considera
ton as is, McCumber5 Of North Dakota
for the craftsmanship. McCumber
having a fierce fight on his hands for
reelection, with the chances very
greatly againt him.
This brings Smoot to the front and
the power now lodged in New Eng
land with its - senators may in a
decade be transferred to the great
Intermountain country. with Smoot
at the head of finance, Warren Of
Wyoming at the head of militay af-
fairs and Clarke of Wyoming chair
man of the judiciary. And very many
strange things have happend. Keep
your eyes on Srnoot. IF