Show THAT SMOOT STATEMENT A I A POSTLE SMOOTS FRIENDS and andi i Li v neighbors have circulated a state statement statement ment meet for signatures in his behalf ap apparently apparently apparently on the supposition that he is sure of election to the United State States senate te but not SQ so certain of ot taking his seat It ia Is pretty well settled that the apostle needs no signed petitions to help him with the Utah legislature the votes otes to elect him are tucked away now in ln his Inside pocket and the rat rati ratification is merely a matter of form N Now New w come Mr Smoots friends in the Garden City and affirm that he is probably the best man the best hus husband husband band and tile best neighbor In the the state tate not a polygamist and not any anything anything anything thing else that would disqualify him for the exalted office he has picked out tor Wr himself Also the signers say Mr Smoot was not the candidate of ot the Mormon church To a disinterested observer who has be been n beaten in an effort to prevent the election of a Smoot legislature all this seams seems the least bit irrelevant imma immaterial Immaterial and incompetent as as the lawyers say The objection to Smoot has been and sun still Is la his Ills official position in the Mormon church As an individual as asa as asa asa a business man as a n monogamist and good father and husband Smoot is about as good material as his party could find for tor the That Thatis is he Is 15 as good provided the people think it wise and to the best interests inte of Utah to send an apostle to the sen senate senate senate ate The Herald has baa insisted from fr m the beginning of his candidacy that it would be unfortunate for both the apostle and for the state to send I 1 him m to the senate It has had no occasion t tn o j change that opinion but since the be Republicans were ware willing to take ad id advantage vantage of the apostles influence in inthe Inthe the campaign camp it seems superfluous to sign petitions and furnish certificates I of or character for a man whose candi candidacy I dacy daay has been indorsed by the voters of jf the th state stat as an well wen as by the conven conventions conventions conventions which nominated his legislative I candidates I Besides that petition has something I of ot a air about it that liat liatI I impairs its chief value as a spontaneous spontaneous ous tribute of ot love and esteem V VV V |