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Show SMOOT GROWS INTO DISFAVOR Thousands Opposed to Bossism. Selfish Compact With Former Enemy Displeases Party and Church Friends. Growing Belief That Unless Apostle Is Called to Taw He Will Make Peace Impossible. Tho compact entered Into between Reed Smoot and George Sutherland, whereby the aspostlo Is to deliver enough support to his former enemy to make him a United States Senator, In consideration that Sutherland assist him with a part of tho Gentile element of Salt Lake, docs not set well with tho average Utahn. Not only are hundreds of the Gcntllca disgusted at this wholesale bargaining of tho rights of the people, but many of tho moat faithful friends of the church. Since It was announced that tho deal had been finally closed and other aspirants for Senatorial favor wero given to understand under-stand that It Is not worth tholr troublo to begin an organization, the delivery of the Legislature by Smoot to Sutherland has been discussed with various degrees of warmth. What They Have Done. Somo aro asking what Reed Smoot ever did for the Republican party of Utah or for tho people In general In the Stato that he should, without consulting their wishes, enter Into such a contract with any man. Othcra are asking what George Sutherland Suther-land has dono to merit tho election savo an agreement to cease his fight on Reed bmoot. He was but two years ago oven less than two years ago ono of tho most rabid critics of tho election of tho apostle. He denounced the church In general for permitting an apostle to asplro to a seat in Congress, and he criticized Joseph F. Smith In particular. Thero are not a few of tho friends of tho former Congressman who romember with what bitterness he characterized this Interference of tho ecclesiastics how President Smith was curried for his attempt to dictate the political po-litical policies of tho peoplo of Utah. Sutherland a Sycophant. But there has been a change. Now Sutherland says there was wisdom In the election of Senator Smoot. Ho snys the President xf tho United States was acting tho unwarranted part In warning the Utah Legislature against tho step It was proposing. "What Is It to tho President whom tho peoplo of Utah choose to send to Washington to represent them?" he has roarfd "Who should caro what the women of the country and tho liberal element of Utah think about Reed Smoofs retention?" reten-tion?" These and other things were in substance tho expressions of Reed Smoot's ally. But down In his heart ho cursc3 the fate that makes it necessary for any oolf-respecting oolf-respecting man to enter Into such a bargain bar-gain In order to secure such preferment. Puzzling- to Churchmen. One well-known churchman, an official of standing, said to a Tribune representative representa-tive yesterday: "I cannot understand how Senator Smoot hopes to secure peaco for Utah and for 'our people' so long as he pursues the course he ha3 this year. There was absolutely nothing for him to gnln personally or for tho Mormon people, when ho undertook tho control of the State and Legislative conventions. He could as easily havo secured tho election of whomsoever he desired to succeed Senator Sen-ator Kearns, after the Legislature had been elected, as to do as he did. Anil tho terrible friction resulting from his efforts would not have been felt. Of course, vou know T cannot afford to bo quoted In this-for this-for the reason that Senator Smoot Is not the man to brook adverse criticism. He would pursue mc and mine In every possible pos-sible way. but I want to say thl3 much, that I am not the only Mormon who believes be-lieves that Reed Smoot has been given enough rope." Tho Tribune wishes It wore possible to fay who has thus expressed himself for the reason It would bo an enlightenment to hundreds of churchmen and would encourage en-courage others to register their protest against the mad and senseless race which the over-wccnlng ambition of tho apostle-Senator apostle-Senator Is leadins. Not a Peace Overture. The deal he mado with George Sutherland Suther-land his recent enemy and tho maligner of the Mormon priesthood this new parasite and natterc!' Is not a step toward peaco or honor for Senator SmooL Utahns already al-ready know the Legislators wero trafficked traf-ficked In beforo they were named or elected. elect-ed. Utahns know tho public weal was no part of the pact. Utahns know that tho entire transaction grow out of tho Impression mado by Sutherland's fight on tho election of tho apostle that tho apostle felt he must havo Sutherland In order to curb him and use. to a selfish end. Sutherland's Gontllo -friends. The deal at first was ono baaed on ne- cesslty. In lt earlier stages Reed Smoot had no respect .for Sutherland any more than any man jan have for one of his fellows to whfm ho Iiuh been obliged to yield Bomothlng In .order to remove opposition. op-position. Ho has so oxpresBcd himself to ono of his closest friends, ono who, after a few rounds with old Hy Balls, related tho circumstance. But tho Intimate assocla'tlon of the Senator Sen-ator with his new ally, the faithfulness of tho latter and his effective service, has caused a growth of frlendnhlp between the two a friendship born of necessity and mutual ambition. Smoot now fairly loves tho man ho subdued and Sutherland fawns and Hatters him. Why Peoplo Are Rebellious. Thoro aro several thousand men and women In Utah who aro willing to tolerate toler-ate Reed Smoot as tho head and backbone back-bone of tho Republican party In Utah, so long an his motive wan to defeat the opposition. But when tho victory was won and tho npostlo-Scnator began clearing clear-ing tho deckB for tho full play of his gamo as a real boss when It becamo manifestly his Intention to assert himself as the chief dispenser of tho fruits of that victory, many of these thousands found a rebellious spirit sclr.o them. Somo of these aro sufficiently courageous to openly condemn tho Senator. Others, knowing tho peculiar methods employed In Utah to punish tho30 that opposed tho lenders of the church, stranglo their oaths or pour out their hearts to men and womon who likewise suffer Not all of tho complaints come from seekers after office. At most theso constitute con-stitute but a handful to tho thousands whose real quest Is not office, not position, posi-tion, not personal commendation for the part thoy played, but whoso quest Is peace. Not the Price of Peace. They know that there Is no peaco for tho church so long as Smoot is tho political politi-cal boss Jn this Stato. They know that tho compact betwocn Smoot and tho man who recently assailed him. breeds not peace. They know that until Reed Smoot Is taken In hand by tho only power, locally, lo-cally, that can master him, tho firo of every enemy of tho church and every opponent of boss control will bo centered on him and tho organization of which he Is now the most conspicuous member. He is tho most conspicuous member of that organization, too. There ari hundreds of thousands of Americans, readers every ono of them, who If asked who Is tho president of the Church of Josus Christ of Lattor-day Saints would not bo able to npea"k that nnmo But not ono out of a hundred of this number would bo unable to name ono of the apostles of the church Thoy all know of Reed Smoot. Not that Reed Smoot has accomplished any noteworthy thing for his ohurch or for his country. Not that his personality hits Impressed his name on tho public mind. Not that ho has won a nlcho In tho halls of fame, whero names aro remembered for their eminence, but because Reed Smoot has been a disturber of tho peace of his country and his State and his people. peo-ple. Why He Provokes Criticism. He sought a place In tho United States Senato over tho protest of the President of the United States nnd moro than clch- ty million patriotic Americans. Ho wax not satisfied with the Ill-got authority, but, In faco of a tremendous public protest, pro-test, ho reached out as an ecclesiastic for additional power. He serves notice on the country that so far as Utah Is a part of the Government ho Is henceforward hence-forward to bo the embodiment of that part. Ho seized an opportunity to rid from his path a man who worked successfully for Utah but who would not work for Smoot or Smootlsm. And In his stead ho chose a man whoso principal recommendation recommen-dation Is his abilities as a flattorcr and a sycophant. HO overthrow a Governor whose personal per-sonal ambition conflicted with his own, who was not willing to yield thorn to the point of favoring this particular apostlo, and nominated a man who, until seen by the apostle-Senator, doubtless had no ambition that extended boyond tho portals of the business houses with which ho Is Identified. Senator Reed Smoot desired nothing so little as a man he could not use. He chose John C. Cutler to bo tho Governor his Governor because John C. Cutler has no will that could combat tho will of Reed Smoot. He chose George Sutherland because be-cause Sutherland was willing to barter his opinions for the price of ylciuing. And every deal was for Smoot Party, church, friends, the good of Utah or tho peace of the peoplo were subordinated to the ambitions of an ordinary man whose great desire Is to be one of the ruling forces of tho great Federal Government. One Offensive Circumstance. Thero are some things connected with this barter of the Utah LcgUlaturo which add to tho offcnslveness of It. One of the gentlemen whom tho progressive progres-sive people of Utah havo paid the honor of saying would make an Ideal and a conservative and a valuable Representative Representa-tive of the State, was. tho object of the most earnest solicitation for assistance beforo the election. But when Smootlsm leaped Into the saddle, this man was not only told to go to with his aspirations, but left to hold the bag for a goodlv sum contracted In the Interests of the Smvt oraanlza-lon. He was toadied to In the perfect fash-Ion fash-Ion of tho sycophants of the committee until they had wheedled out of him, and his friends through him, a good-sized fortune. One of the nr-n who was tho most solicitous sought to defeat his wishes for a favorable consideration consid-eration ao a candidate for the Senate by whispering to Legislators that the benefactor ben-efactor was In fact on "American 1" A Ghoulish Thing. It was a ghoulish thing to do in the circumstances. Such a thing us accelerates acceler-ates the movement to overthrow Smootlsm Smoot-lsm In Utah. When the facta of tho treatment of the Senatorial situation reach the ears of honest men and women wom-en they cannot longer havo sympathy for nor glvo comfort to a system of sandbagging sandbag-ging such as tho Smootlzed camnalen managers In this caso resorted to, "Reed Smoot laid a mlno that will destroy de-stroy him when ho started out to be a real boss In Utah," was the remark of an observant citizen. The developments of tho wcok go a long way toward proving that this Is true. One of tho outgoing trains Is carrying to Washington, and from thero to the American people, an Instrument that will, when exhibited, bo a stunning surprise to even those most lntlmatoly acquainted with the methods of the controlling forces in this State. Some ono said, "Reed Smoot laid a mlno." Ho did, and tho fuso has been attached! Clerk-eloct J. U. Eldrcdgc, Jr.. will go to California next week to get away from office-seekera and hunt for health, Tho course of the campaign was such a rocky ono that the county chairman and candidate candi-date found the reaction. little disturbing on his nerves. In tho meantime Superintendent Superin-tendent William R. Jones Is atlll at large. It was reported yesterday that Judgo O. W. Powers had formed a law partnership partner-ship with a well-known retiring District Judge, but Judgo Powers says thero Is nothing In tho story. Chairman Eph Homer of the Utah county coun-ty Republican commltteo was In Salt Lake City Friday. Tho expose by Hon. E. B. Crltchlow of the methods of the church lcadera In establishing and conducting "religious classes" In tho public schools was an eye-opener eye-opener to Salt Lakers. Many parents had no idea of this effort to Influence the minds of their children nnd there Is a general awakening. "Uncle Jack" Sharp, fish and game commissioner, com-missioner, has a new fBh fltory, ono that a true sportsman will believe, but It Is not safe to print It until Gov. Cutler says whether or not ho Intends to continue "Uncle Jack's" term as commissioner. Official figures on the Salt Lake county volo will be available tho first of the week. Clerk Jamca is now busy with tho totals. |