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Show SHOULD SMOOT RETIRE? The Herald says Senator Smoot should not seek another election to the senate; The Tribune Tri-bune says Mr. Smoot should letire; and antt-Smoot antt-Smoot republicans recently in olllclal session at Salt Lake City say tho lanky Apostle should now relegate himself to the rear. The Herald makes Its plea "in behalf of the state" and adds a word In "behalf of Mr. Smoot's own party." Inasmuch as tho Herald is a democratic organ, and It Is such a well-known fact that democracy has no Interest in any office, great or small, It cannot be susplcloned that Mr. Smoot's retirement retire-ment Is urged In the hope that democracy might elect his successor. Nor could The Tribune Tri-bune have any personal Interest In Mr. Smoot's retirement. It Is a fact, of course, that Mr. Smoot succeeded Mr. Kearns in the senate much against the latter's will, but of course Mr. Kearns as owner of The Tribune would not bo unfriendly to Mr. Smoot on that score. Tho anti-Smoot republicans cannot well be susplcloned, susplc-loned, either, for factionlsts never hold bitter feelings toward successful rivals. Tho Herald, Tho Tribune and the antl-Smoot antl-Smoot ring are probably disinterested and perfectly per-fectly right in their demand that Mr. Smoot should retire-but Tiik Rkpuulican doesn't believe It. There was no good reason or even a bad excuse for electing Mr. Smoot, but there Is less reason and absolutely no excuse for demanding de-manding his retirement. Smoot Is now "onto tho ropes," has a head that will compare tolerably toler-ably well with any that would IIkc to wear his crown, and In another four years would probably prob-ably serve us as satisfactorily as any other Utahn, Mormon or Gentile. Just an ordinary senso of square deal says give him a show but by all that's gracious may we be spared from any continuance of the mighty orator from the woolen store, Johnny the Sad. |