Show I MR M ROBERTS SPEECH R p H Roberts the chief speaker at atthe atthe atthe the Jt J 3 f Terson erson day dinner stated noth i 1 L 5 but obvious truth when he declared ll th l Influence had been i cd in Utah politics and that the Democratic party part had bad been bean a sufferer bf 1 us of ot such influence The only t to him was Ss that so many Gen GenI I Hes remained in the party nor had hadI I Democrats been without their rouble Thee e t were palpable truths so well welt known knon as to be e almost commonplace Ift ct the newspaper which peaks speaks for fornator Smoot pretended pretend d to believe that air Mr Roberts misrepresented con conditions condition condition Naturally Mr lIr Smoot and his friends friend wish it to appear that their domination of oC politics in Utah is the re 10 result suit sult only onh of oC superior ability and r tJ ary political forces The one point on which they are sensitive is the sug suggestion suggestion that an apostle In politics has tm rn n advantage which no private citizen possesses esses and that this undue advantage advantage advantage tage Is the prime objection to the pres ence ente of an apostle in the political arena atEna Mr Ir Roberts Is le quite a as good a Ii 11 n as Senator Smoot and he speaks with the authority auth of ot one in n a n to know the th facts political and ecclesiastical With ith the charac characteristic frankness which has lies always ii him he discussed ed the sit nation n openly with no evasion no con conj cont t j Ho He deplored the conditions arul ani a rill could present If O remedy except for fr Democrats to stand fast in their political faith and wait for the people t realize the evil effects of power exercised in behalf ot of a particular party part or particular candidate candi candidate candida date da tf The difficulty with Mr Ir Smoots friend Is that they the enjoy enjo the fruits of oC his is power pow r too much to be entirely dis disinterested interested in their view No politician of o the small type can forego the tho en enjoyment of ot office olilee and emolument no in liter what the cost to the common i faith To him the end Justifies any anyan i ean an employed to secure and retain power pow r and In this case Senator Smoots prestige as a high official of ot the church hurch is no small factor in the ab absolute solute sAute control of or Utah politics which he ire 11 and his friends are enjoying Another difficulty with these Smoot people is that they are unwilling to perceive that men may ma honestly be believe believe believe lieve the situation is I due entirely entire to Mr jr ir Smoots participation in politics It is true that some men who fight Smoot are insincere but It is also true that thousands of honest earnest men find and women think Mr Ir Smoots part in politics has been a calamity to the state and an injury to his church Their conviction is not based on per onal 1 hatred of ot Mr Smoot nor Is it due to any antagonism to the Mormon church it is the sincere belief ot of men and women who have seen reen the results resul of the senators election as ac It has af fei ted the political social and civil affairs of the state Surely an nn honest hones belief of ot this sort held by a large number of citizens is critt led to fair consideration free from aspersions as to the motives mothes behind it It is u answer to say that the he Demo Democrats Democrate crate rats of Utah oppose Senator Smoot solely because he be is successful sU e srul in pol poli 01 i a They would oppose any Republican can for political reasons but the op opposition opposition opposition position to Senator Smoot goes deeper than that because hiss his Is career in poll tics has involved the state in turmoil and Injury which is in no part due to political success or defeat The one remedy the only remedy for this situation as Democrats see it ItIs Is the election of Democrats who have not been been identified with either faction of ot the states warring warriner forces the rele relegation gation gatlon of at the disturbers on both sides to a position which will make them harmless a return to legitimate poll tics within regular party lines and the institution of a state policy polley which will vill forever bar high from high civil position That may be an impossible program or It may seem impossible to the pessi pessimists pessimists pessimists mists on one side and the officeholders on the other But it does not seem Impossible to the Democracy which has faith in the ultimate wisdom of the mass of o the people and is willing to bide the time when they shall awake awalt to the necessity of or sweeping from power the then men who have precipitated the most injurious conflict con the state has ever known |