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Show Republican Candidate for the United States Senate Reed Smoot REED SMOOT, born at Salt Lake City, Utah, January 10, 1862. Educated Edu-cated in elementary schools of Provo, also at Rrirvhnm Youmr univer-' ';y and the University of Utah. Fo Sowing-graduation Sowing-graduation from Brig-ham You g university, uni-versity, Senator Smoot entered the niercantile and other business cuter-prises. cuter-prises. On April 5, 190(1, was called by the Church of Jesus Christ f Latter-day Saints to the Quorum "f the Twelve Apostles; was e!ec "d to United States senate to succeed Joseph L. Rawlins and took his seat on March 5, lilOS; was re-elected by urrnimous Republican vote of Utah stat.' legislature legis-lature for second term of six years beginning- March 4, 1909; re-elected f ir third term by direct vote f people peo-ple beginning March 4, 1915; re-elected for fourth term beginning March 4, 1921. Although his seat in tin United States senate was contested for several sev-eral years and his right thereto subjected sub-jected to a long; senatorial investigation, investiga-tion, Senator Smoot at once became a leading member of that strong coterie co-terie of Republican statesmen which included Aldrich, Albson, Eeverid.e, Fepew, Dolliver, Fairbanks, Frye, Hide, Hawley, Lodge, McCumber, Gal-linger, Gal-linger, Nelson, Penrose. Phitt. of Coiui., Quay, Spooner, Teller and Warren. War-ren. Senator Smoot. soon became cha'r-man cha'r-man of the committee on Standards, Weights and Measures. He was aiso put on the following important committees: com-mittees: Claims, Civil Service, Patents, Pat-ents, Pensions, Ra;lro ;ds and Indian Depredations. In liOli he was mad? a member of the important committee on Public Lands. His industry and constant activity was always apparent and as early as 190'. and 1996 he was instrumental in extending the time f r homestead settlers in Utah and took a leading part in other public affairs especially with respect to matters mat-ters touching lands in Utah and other Western states. During the 61st congress (1909), less than six years after becoming a member of the senate, Utah's distinguished dis-tinguished senator was assigned to t ie powerful conjmittee on Finance. It was during this year that the Payne-Aldrich Payne-Aldrich tariff bill was uppermost in the minds of senators and representatives. representa-tives. Senator Smoot debated the issues raised so ably and with such a complete fond of information that he amazed even his veteran colleagues. His knowledge of economics was so thorough that he won the admiration of friend and foe alike. These debates de-bates brought Senator Smoot definitely defi-nitely t'. the front rank of the senate. In the succeeding sessions of congress con-gress the Utah senator has repeatedly made valuable contributions to the statesmanship of the country, especially espec-ially by way of speeches on thr pro- I 1'Osed Court of Commerce, the Postal Savings banks, the Canadian Reciprocity Reciproc-ity hill, the creation of an independent tariff board. And when in 1910 the question of the prices of foreign prod- ' tuts was before congress, he was the first to proclaim that "The real value ' of any article is its exchange value," a doctrine which has ever been one of the cardinal principles of the Republican Re-publican party. Utah's senior senator has consistently consist-ently championed the Republican doctrine of protection. When the Underwood Un-derwood tariff bill came before the senate in 1913, Senator Smoot came again to the fore as the natural spokesman of the Republican minority minor-ity and succeeded in exposing the fallacies fal-lacies of that measure. AftT the United States declared war against Cermany, Senator Smoot steadfastly supported tlnj administration administra-tion of President Woodrow Wilson. lie assisted in passing the war revenue measure of 1917, and other legislation legisla-tion designed to win the war. Following the war, the Utah senator voted for the Covenant of the League of. Nations with the Lodge reservations, reserva-tions, but voted against, it when those r'.'.orvHt'ons were defeated in the senate. II" litis been largely responsible responsi-ble for Die creation of the Ludget bureau an.! the pass :ge of revenue and appropriation measures, measurably measur-ably lowering prices and living costs. When the Republicans were restored to power in all branches of government govern-ment with the election of President Harding, Senator Smoot became chairman chair-man of the Joint Congressional committee com-mittee on printing and also of the joint committee on Reorganization of the Administrative Branches of the Federal Government, and because of his comprehensive knowledge of all matters relating to the revenues and the tariff, the burden of framing and passing and defending the first emergency tariff bill after the war fell largely upon his shoulders, and j when President Wilson vetoed the bill he sponsored the second emergency tariff bill which became a law soon after President Harding's inauguration. inaugura-tion. During the debate on the sugar schedules of the 1922 tariff bill, Senator Sena-tor Smoot spoke for two hours and although continually interrupted by members of the opposition, none was able to cope with him and his formidable formid-able array of fact." and figures. His courage of conviction has never been ; questioned, and his speeches in de- j fence of Republican principles have always been fearlessly logical and en- "j lightening. j In December, 1923, Senator Smoot j became chairman of the powerful j senate committee on Finance, the first ! time that a man from the Rocky j Mountain West was ever so honored. His first great work as chairman of this important committee was to secure se-cure the passage of the 1924 tax reduction re-duction bill. During the past four years, as a member of President . Coolidge's International Debt Fand- ing- commission, he has successfully I guided through the senate the highly important measure funding the enormous enor-mous obligations due and owing to this country by America's war-time allies. Senator Smoot has constantly been I called upon to give his attention to J national and international affairs, but I has never lost sight of the needs and requirements of Utah and her people. Among his notable accomplishments in behalf of Utah, a few of the most 9 important showing his diligence rel- j ative to matters either of general or a special interest to this state, are the following: The Strawberry Valley Irrigation Sj project, which still furnishes most of t. the water to Utah county. k The Federal Reserve bank in Salt I Lake Citv, almost completed, at a cost of $320,000. " The munitions buildings, south of Ogden, at a cost of f2,000,000. The Forest Service headquarters, Ogden. I The great Echo reclamation project just starting in Utah which cost the B United States government $1,225,000 to begin, and will still require $4,000,- 8 000 to complete. " Numerous appropriations' for fed- " eral buildings for post offices through- B out the state of Utah. " The law creating Zion National 5 park. Laws for the conservation of Utah J and o,ther Western forest lands. S The Smoot Dry Farm law. 5 The law making Bryce canyon a Z national park. 5 The oil leasing law of February 5, 1920. The law to grant additional pensions g to Civil and Spanish-American war g veterans. Laws pensioning veterans of Indian g wars. m Besides these actual accomplish- a ments, Senator Smoot has also ir.tro- n duced bills to establish a military avia- H tion academy in Utah; to provide for M the acquirement of rural homes in the M public land states; to stabilize the S livestock industry; for the leasing of & irrigable Indian lands; t establish- a game sanctuary in the Wasatch forest; to quiet title to the school lands, as a well as a great number of bills for B the purchase of sites and erection of B public buildings in the various cities of the state, many of which are now B receiving the earnest consideration oi congress. M |