The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-07
THE ROBERTS SPEECH.

That was q blistering speech on
Smoot that Mr.. Roberts delivered IN
The Salt Lake theater- on Saturday
evening. Mr. Roberts began By the
expression of the hope that the day is
coming in Utah when no man could
assume by reason of his ccclcslasti ]
eminenoe TO be Il political dictator,
And thcn he proceeded to consideration
of. the present political situation
in this State, with Smoot as the po-
liticsl dictator, backed by the "Fed
eral bunch,p of which he is the head
] The question is, how long will the
people stand this, and ought not tho
people of the state to rule the State,
in freedom and honestly
Then, naturally. he passed to the
prohibition question. and to the now
notorious telegram sent by Presiding
Bishop Charles W. Nibley, Apostle Hy-
rum NJ. Smith. and President Nephi
l.. Morris. appealing to the Congress
siopal delegation in behalf OF the peo
pie and in arraigument of the Federal
gang here that was opposing the popu
lar demand. He treated the question
of the reply to this telegram being
sent to another party, and logically
is not a reply in any true sense. He
was very effective in his dramatic ex-
hibition of the humility shown By those
who appealed to the Congressional del
egatou when they closed their appeal
with "Plcase answer'' And he
brought down the house when he de
maudcd the production Of the letter |
which was referred TO as au, answer to
the tclegraphic appeal. saying: "Wc
do not plead for this publication, : if you
please but we say Publish it il
YOU darrell" And the filthy gang of
political bnzzards dare not.
In referring to the denunciatiou by |
Smoot of those who charged deal by
the Church Republican management
Or "'ederal bunch and the liquor
interests, as liars, Mr.. Roberts named
! strong list of reputable men. mem
ocrs Of the Legislature and others, who
make this charge, and thus showed by
! sizing up of characters that Smoot S
Liel - recoled upon himself.
But 1t was in his peroration where
Roberts WAS so scorchlngIy severe on
Smoot He showed how Smoot sat in
us seat in the Senate and allowed
hopkins, Beveridge, and other Senators
Who pleaded for him, to denounce the
ystem of marriage of which Smoot is
product, thus putting him publicly
o shame; and Mr.. Roberts plloried
'moot as having in this dastardly and
cquiescent silence, "pinned upon the
reast Of his mother the scarlet letter, :
nd had branded his fathers distin.
uished brow with dishouor"
No one who heard that awful ar
alignment of Smoot will ever forget I
t. BY it. Smoot is placed iu his !,
roper position as cold blooded cur, ?
,ho would allow most deadly Insult
o be affixed upon the memory of both
is parents, if only he himself might
cap personal advantage therefrom.
We believe il is safe TO say that no
ian of manly quality. no statesman, - s
as ever so arraIgned before in the f
istory of the United States. Nothing n
ke it is on record sInce the denun {
ation reported as made of Cicero by a
fellow Senator in the forum at &
ONE. And for the credit of the hui q
AN race let us hope that no other such il
rraignment of man in high posi- n
on will ever again be truthfully pos
bic. 2
IL was Il magnetic, captivating. truth u
,mpclling speech The audience was
arm and enthusiastically responsive, "
will be many Il day before that ami (,
ated scene and the deliberate, cm- :,
hattie delivery of living truth will be Il
,rgotten. I.