| Show Ie republican publican candidate f for or the uni united led states senate ft rp 09 reed smoot REED HEED SMOOT born at salt lake city utah january 10 1862 educated in elementary schools of provo also alo at brigham BrIgha young mYoung university and the university of utah following graduation from brigham young university ver sity senator smoot entered the mercantile and other business enterprises on april 5 1900 was called elisca by y the church of jesus christ of lat ter day saints to the quorum of the twelve apostles was elected to united states senate to succeed joseph L rawlins and took his seat on march 5 1903 1003 was reelected re elected by unanimous republican vote of utah state legislature for second term of six years beginning march 4 1909 reelected re elected tor for third term by direct vote of people beginning march 4 1916 1915 reelect re ro elect ed for fourth term beginning march 4 1921 1021 although his seat beat in the united states senate was contested for several years and his right thereto subjected to a long senatorial investigation senator smoot at once became a leading member of that sl trong strong coterie of republican statesmen which included aldrich allison bove loveridge ridge depew ew Dolli olliver vcr fairbanks frye hale la hallcy wit lodge mccumber gallinger ing nel nelson on penrose Fe nrose platt of conn ini quay spooner teller and war senator smoot soon became chairman of the committee on standards weights and Ideas measure urea ile he was also put on the following important committees mit wit tees claims civil service i patents pensions railroads Kall roada and indian depredations Depredation a in 1906 1006 ho he was waa made a member of the important committee on public lands ills his industry and constant activity was waa always apparent and as early as 1905 and 1906 he was instrumental in extending the time for homestead settlers in utah and took a leading part in other public affairs especially with respect to matters touching lands in utah and other western states during the olst congress 1909 lost lass than six years after becoming a member of the sonata distinguished senator was assigned to the powerful committee on finance it was during this year that the payne aldrich tariff bill was uppermost in the minds mind of senators and representatives senator smoot debated the issues raised so ably and with such a 11 complete fund of information that he amazed even his veteran colleagues ilia his knowledge of economics was so th thorough 0 rough that he won the admiration of friend and too fee alike these debates brought senator smoot definitely to the front rank of the senate in the succeeding sessions of congress tho the utah senator has repeatedly made valuable valuably ablo contributions to the statesmanship of the country especially by way of speeches on the proposed court of commerce the postal savings banks the canadian reciprocity eci proc bill the creation of an ind independent tariff board board and when in ill I 1 1910 0 the question of the prices of foreign products was before congress he was the first to proclaim that the real value of any article la is its exchange value a do doctrine trine which has ever been one of the cardinal principles of the republican party senior senator has consistently championed tho the republican dec doctrine u of protection when the un derwodd rier tariff bill camo came before the senate in 1913 senator smoot came again to the tha fore as aa the natural spokesman of the republican minority and succeeded led in exposing the fallacies of that measure after the united states declared war against germany senator smoot steadfastly supported the administration of president woodrow wilson lle he assisted in passing the war revenue measure of 1917 and other legislation designed to win the war following the war the utah senator voted for the covenant of the league of nations with the lodge reserva eions but voted against it when those A k reservations were defeated in the onate enate lie he has haa been largely responsible tle lor for the creation of the budget bureau and the passage of revenue and appropriation measures measurably ceasur lowering prices and living 9 costs when tho the republicans wore were restored to power in all branches of government with the election of president harding senator smoot became chairman of the joint cong congressional roBs ional com coin matteo on printing and also of the tha joint committee on reorganization of the administrative branches of tho the federal government and because of his comprehensive knowledge of all matters relating to tho the revenues and the tariff the he burden of framing and i Pl passing Issing and defending tho the first me emergency tariff bill after the war fell largely upon his shoulders and when president wilson vetoed the bill ho he sponsored the second emergency tariff bill which became a law soon after president hardings inauguration during the debate on the sugar schedules of the 1022 tariff bill senator senater smoot spoke for two hours and although continually interrupted by members of the opposition none was aule able to cope with him and his formidable abl e array orf facts and figures his courage of conviction has never been questioned and his speeches in de ence of republican principles havo have always been fearlessly logical and enlightening in december 1023 senator smoot became chairman of the powerful senate committee on finance the first timo time that a man from the roc rocky mountain west was wa ever so BO hono honored ilia his first great work as aa chairman chaires of 0 this important committee was to to eo cure the passage of the 1824 1924 tax reduction bill during the past four years year a as a member of president I 1 Coolid international debt funding commission he has I 1 guided through the senate the highly important measure funding the enormous obligations due and owing to this country by americas wartime war time tima allies senator smoot has haa constantly been called upon to give his attention to national and international affairs but thas 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 important showing his diligence relative to matters either of general or special interest to this state are the tha following the strawberry valley irrigation project I 1 which still furnishes most of the water to utah county the federal reserve bank in salt lake city almost completed at a cost of the munitions buildings south of ogden at a cost coal of 2000 ko tho the forest service headquarters ogden the great echo reclamation project lust just starting in utah which cost the tha united united states government to begin and will still require to cora complete numerous appropriations for federal buildings for post offices throughout the state of utah the law creating zion national park laws for the conservation of utah and other western forest lands the smoot dry farm law the law making bryce canyon a national park the oil leasing law of february 6 5 1920 the law to grant additional pensions to civil and spanish american war veterans laws pensioning veterans of indian wars besides these actual accomplishments senator smoot has also introduced bills to establish a military aviation academy in utah to provide for the acquirement of rural homos homes in the public land states to stabilize stab ilise the livestock industry for the leasing of irrigable indian lands to t establish a game sanctuary in the wasatch forbat follat to quiet julet title to the school lands landi a as well as a great number of bills billa for the purchase of sites a and nd erection of public buildings in the various cities of the state many of which are now receiving consideration ol of congress |
