The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-03
SHOOTS GREAT WORK.

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The friends and admirers of Apostle
Smoot arc very fond Of calling atten
tiou to the "grcat work. that he is
doing. The fact that most OF his work
is aboriiyc, and that he makes a fool
ish spectacle of himself as he did 20
| frequently in the consideration of tho
buuko tariff bill of 1909. is industli-
ously covered mp BY his admirers. But
conspicuous for his ignorance aud folly
| he is extremely active i'm measures for
! the special advantage of his friends
and fellow scct1rians. We find in the
| Denver Post of January 2a,h an arti-
| cic by Noluev r. loggatt, going TO
the purport that "Smoot makes land
laws for Utah TO suit himself aud
stating that "thc enlarged homestead
act in the Mormon state works differ
eotlN' in Colorado. New Mexico, and
other CONFERENCE.-The. This article is
fun of sarcasm and irony, aud reads as
follows:
The tourist in Salt Lake asocrlains As
INST Tact that one can hear z pin drop
I'D lhe tarthcst corner OF the Mormon
.aDsr,naclG; trom the pulpit DO YOU
wonder then. Why IL is that Senator
Smoot OF Utah can hear the rustic OF
me least political wind that blows from
the White House? The Republican par
" mas PAID the biggest toll to this Nor
mon senator that was ever cNactcd Tor
a vote from any United States Senator.
ne has w"aNed himself and his Mormon
ChHtSn INTO the powers that be- at all
al Ion all
- Tor iait as long as patronage lasts.
lie Is at all times with the interests He
receives value his constituents iuVar-
iably dcmHnd--laud-th public lands OF
the United States.
Smoot has an organization that knows
The value. power and influence OF land
Inc Mornons make the Astors look Ike
small holders Of land. Let us look
where the leaders OF the Republican
party have placed him. lie is chairman
Of The Senate Committee on Public
Lands Land. he knows is the fouuda-
tlon OF all wealth and powcr-cvcrv $50
acres OF public lands IN Utah means an
invaluable asset TO the powerful Nor
mon church. Ninety-niue Mormous ont
OF every 100 arc ti'lers of the soil. Near
y all Of Utah that is arabic and rriea-
bic Is settled upon and owned by th,
Mormons, The church owns onc-tenth
u! tan asset that viii bc IN ten wears
pany. II YOU think this Mormon Smoot
has overlooked the opportunities sur
rounding lis chairmanship OF tho United
states Senate Committee on Public
Lands, YOU certainly VIII find an awful
mistake charged mp against YOU Pick
M the Suggestions TO ITomestcaders q
circular issued by the United States
Denelai Land OItice. and on the back
torilN the land laws read relating To
Utah and Idabo--the Western empire OF
The Mormon church. There you win find
The enlarged homestead act of Congress !
1f oh nd
Idaho the privilege and right to enter
I2n acres Of government land; that al |
lows a patent 10 be issued without any |
RESIDENCE Of any kind or character
All that is required is that they reside |
near the !and-uincty mine Mormons out |
II 100 residents OF Utah and Idaho live |
near their lands Hence title is obtained |!
without residence This same enlarge |
homestead law Is In force in poor old |
colorado. but before title can be OBJ
ainod on such land in Colorado or amy |
d inc olheI pubic land states. con |
lnuous residence and cultivation OF tho |
.ract for period Of five years IS re- !
iuired Is pre requisite before patent |
S granted by the Government.
1t pays. doesn't ito be a Mormon? |
again, In New Mexico. a poor devil Of a I
entered $50 acres under the !
'niarged homestead act and because. by |
MS thrift and perseverance,, he, sue
'ccded IN finding water by digging Il
leep well on his homestead. and when
his fact WAS asccrtaincd hy the land de-
'artmcDt at Washington, -. G., this |
lomcst teadcr-the homcsteadcT who.
ike Isaac. "diEEed' the well--wss re-
varded by the United states Government
With letter clnccliug one-half of his
ntry and compelling him 10 select 100
cTcS or the 32O acres and rclinuuisk
'ack TO tho Government l60 acres or his
2U-acre enlarged homestead entry
Tho moral of this story is 10 go to J
'tah and dig for water. and If YOU find
{ there, senator Smoot will maintain
our entire tract intact.