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Show Senator Smoot States His Views At the joint session-of the leg-: leg-: isliture, Hon . Reed Smcot was present and responded to the announcement an-nouncement of his eleciicn as follows: I am deeply mindful of the high honor which you have this day conferred upon me by virtue of your position as legislators of thifj sovereign state.and ;t is with my heart filled with gratitude grati-tude that I respond to the , invitation invit-ation of your committee to appear ap-pear befor this joint assembly. In accepting the high office of United States senator I realize that it is my duty to serve the' citizens of this state and thewhole United States, and I shall endeavor ende-avor to treat fairly and conscientiously con-scientiously everyone, no matter of what party, creed or color. In this relation, however, it must I be understood that the policy of the present administration, on all national questions, meets with my i most hearty approval. Nothing I should be done to disturb the splendid prosperity of the coun-! coun-! try, and it shall be my pleasure tp uphold the principles of gov-I gov-I eminent that have made this na-; na-; tion the greatest on earth. From my childhood I have held in the highest veneration our national form of government. I hold ' the consti;ution of ti e United States is divinely inspired in-spired ;that under the folds of the flag, freedom reigns supreme, and i that my first duty is to my coun-j try, whose laws and institutions j I love, honor and respect. ... i The business of the country, its material progress shall receive my deepest consideration,not forgetting for-getting the rights of citizenship, ; for I believe that where prosperity prospe-rity reigns there will be found a conferred upon me. I love my ' conntry, I honor that broadmind-ed broadmind-ed and patrioticAmerican, President Presid-ent Roosevelt, and God forbid that I shall ever do aught to rer tard the onward march of our beloved Utah and America, the home of the free. Again thanking you, I ask that peace may ever attend you and success crown your efforts in legislation legis-lation forthe state we all so dearly love. ' Gov. Wells was called for and said: I certainly congratulatemy friend Mr. .Smoot, upon the distinguished distin-guished honor which has come to him, so young a man, at this time. There is not any question now, however, of his present fitness for this high position. I have known him during h's lifetime, and can testify that lie is honest and high-minded, conscientions and able, and that he vyill serve the interests of his constituents faithfully and well. I do not deem ic my duty or province to describe all the emotions emo-tions which are surging though my bosom at this time. (Liugh. iter.)N or will I foist Upon you my opinion as to the wisdom or unwisdom un-wisdom of ycuf pourse, Or to predict pre-dict whether the luture will vindicate vindi-cate orfail to vindicate your judg ment. . As governor of the state, I am contented community. The great irrigation problems of the west, whichj the present .administration, through'the wise counsel of a chiel executive .who knows western needs,'has already undertaken $q solve, must be foremost in the mind of every western senator and representative, until the great arid west is redeemed from its sterility. !' Sectional needs, ho wever, must not alone be favored; every member mem-ber of conge;ss looks at the coi n try at large, g ving encourage ment to all neei ed internal improvements. im-provements. Continued advance-mentmust advance-mentmust be made in the improv ments of. our rivers and harbors, and the uniting of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by an isthmian canal consummated in order that American commerce may be supreme. su-preme. Complete cable communication communi-cation with our island possessions is to be promoted and necessary internal improvements and commercial com-mercial and financial development develop-ment in the Philippine islands fa- j vored as a means of securing better government on those island . Closer commercial relations with Cuba should be encouraged and needed reciprocal treaties ex- I simply called upon to pass, upon your law3, to give your acts approval app-roval or disapproval.' . j With prefer! enc to the selection' of a United States senator, thd join Assembly is, supreme.? :Irij, ffiaitbeh'atf, the governor or executive is not a coordinatebranch co-ordinatebranch of thti state government. gov-ernment. He has simply the perfunctory per-functory doty of signing the certificate cer-tificate of election, which it will be my pleasure to do at once.In delivering it to my friend Mr. Smoot, 1 wish him godspeed, and predict the utmost good fortune and success and for the great state he will represent in. the hall of congress (Applause.)! wish: it i known and understood that, first, last and ail the time I am for Utah. (Applause.) Miss Pike, daughter of Dr. Pike of Provo, has been engaged to teach in the department of English, Eng-lish, Miss Baker having resigned to marry. The latter lady has been with the institution ' for several years, and has done ' exceptionally' go.d ; work. Thei students are united in heir'pVaise , of Miss. Baker's work with them, and as a ta-culty member the lady has 'been ever pleasant and popular. pop-ular. .While it is regretted very I much that Miss Baker leaves the institution she goes with the best wishes of all. (tended. to our sister republics in ithe south. The lvlonroe doctrine jmust be maintained. A navy suf-' suf-' ficiently strong to command the continued peaceful relations of this country with the rest of the 1 world should be kept ever ready j for action. An efficient, though j ! limited, army as a nucleus for . larger forces in time of war guar- j anteepeaceof the republic at home an abroad. , j I pledge you that every vote of j mine in the senate ol the United j States shall be free anduntram-, meled, and conscientiously cast for the best needs ot our government govern-ment as I see it. No legislator can hope to be free from mistake-, but he can at least be honest in his convictions. What mistakes I , may make I promise you shall not be for lack of attention, for i my time shall be given unsparing-! ly to the office you have this day |
