American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1914-06-20
Senator Smoot


OF Senator Smoot having swiped hi
great Arlington Memorial Day speech
On the face OF the first dispatches
appeared that the senator's critics hat
succeeded In making pretty stroni
case. However, he comes back tn,
following morning with a pretty sat.
isfactory answer that the poem OF
inspiration" and the description of the
battle taken from Darling's Grafton
were not claimed as his own, but
were shown In parenthesis
The senator's address was printed
by the government and copy sent to
this paper A copy of the National
Tribune, the organ of the old soldiers.
also contains verbatim copy of the
Grafton, together with the addresses
In full OF President Wilson and Speak
er Clark, made on the same occasion
They bear out Senator Shoots con-
tention, showing the parts complained
of In quotation marks
We suspect there Is an anninas hack
OF all this hub-bub, for Senator
Shoots address was the elimination
OF one OF the greatest victories ever
won by any one over his enemies. II
Is fresh In the minds of all how most
OF the reform forces In America
were arrayed against the senator
maintaining his seat. For several
years the fight was waged, gradually
gaining strength till IL appeared that
Utah might loose all of its represent
tatives. The great charge made against
him and about the only one attempted
10 be proven In the months of time
taken and hundreds of volumes of
testimony given, was that he was an
allen and a representative of n trea-
sonable organization. So great was
their success and the pressure that
was brought to bear that almost one
haif OF the great United States SEN
ators voted 10 Gust him from his seat
ana we suspect that had II not been for
the influence brought to bear by PresI-
dent Roosevelt, several senator's who
voted In his favor would have voted
the ether way and would have changed
the iinal result.
now comes the Mordaci parallel
instead or being the reasonable rem
resentative OF an alien organization.
ne Is given the seat OF honor on the
most patriotic day, In most LOYAL of
all organizations. In their celebration
on the one most sacred spot In all
America.
The Grand Army OF the Republic Ia
the one organization composed of men
VINO consecrated their lives for free
dom and the life OF the nation. Their
one great day OF all days 10 Memorial
Day; and their Mecca, their shrine of
worship, to which all faces turn I'm
reverence. the center OF all patriotic
inspiration. II Arlington Cemetery.
where are buried 80 many OF their
comrades who gave their lives that
their country might live. On this
sacred spot on this sacred day this
most patriotic organization invited
president Wilson and Speaker Clark
TO make addresses, but Senator Reed
Smoot OF Utah was invited to be the
orator OF the day. In introducing the
president OF the United States, Com
mander Gleeson simply said. IL have
the honor to present as the next
speaker the President OF the United
states. When the chairman intro
duced Senator Smoot he said. 81 now
nave the honor OF introducing to YOU
as the orator of the day man who IA
no stranger to you. a patriotic states
man. who by his acts and votes has
proven that he Is true friend of the
veterans. and intends that they shall
at all times be fairly treated. honored
and sustained by the nation. | pre-
sent the Hon. Reed Smoot, United
states senator from Utah"
While making this little dissertation.
which Is not intended to influence any
one In his vote. we will also make n
Few remarks about a recent assault
on our county commissioners. which
we think. too. is without justification.
A certain paper has recently worked
itself into fury because the commits
sioners have been making some good
roads In the north end of Utah county,
alleging that Provo and vicinity is
being neglected. all OF which Is rot
pure rot
True. the commissioners by grading,
rolling and sprinkling have made the
best county road ever constructed be-
tween Lehi and American Fork. But
for years, while Provo was riding
across the bench on a smooth shale
county road and to the mouth OF Provo
canyon on a boulevard constructed
under the supervision OF government
expert. and all at the expense OF the
county taxes. Lehi and American Fork
citizens were travelling over county
roads up TO the hubs in mud. or re-
cent years the county commissioners
have at least tried to be fair, We
believe In square deal. Provo usual
~ gets everything in sight. but APP
parently the present commissioners
are trying to do the square thing. So
mn for