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Show AN EXTERNAL SUGGESTION. The Tai r.ma (Wash.) Ledger has battled bat-tled resolutely and Intelligently with the situation In Utah and this Is Its editorial conclusion on one Important point of our controversy : The b( st plrn e for Smoot Is anv place except the United states Senate. The Mormons realize that he Is doing their cause no good, and the rumors that he will have to "go" scema to be quite In line with the Interests of Utah In general, gen-eral, as well as of the Chun h of the Latter-day Saints. Of course Ih" apostle who Is gubi d by the spiritual tallow flip Ofl the hle-ran hle-ran hy will r-.oi see the great light ;ind Will not resign. But he and his compeers com-peers will be forced to see public opln- Ion on tills subject before Smoot final-I final-I ly gets through with his struggle at , Washington How much better if he would resign; how much better If he would come home and tell his people to get In line with the sentiment of the Nation! Ami because it would be much better we ir.ay rest arsured that he will not do It. Every prediction of evil to arise from Apostle Smoot's candidacy and election has been fulfilled, every prediction of good to follow his candidacy and election elec-tion has failed. T!u pronhels taught their followers that the "time had conn " for one of the sanctified, one of the living oracles, to reform a wicked nation by sitting as a lawmaker In congress; that, from his exalted plate he could spread the "testimony "tes-timony of the gospel" among the elite of the earth; and that power and popularity pop-ularity would flow unto the people of Zion as a consequence of his prophetic wisdom dominating all the great affairs of the country, on the other hand, sincere sin-cere lovers of Utah gave warning that nothing but folly characterized the apostolic ambition and that nothing but calamity would come from it. The prophets of the church were wrong. The friends of Utah who gave warning, were right. Where th Smoot matter has not been a farce, making the State ridiculous. It has been a tragedy, making the State despised. |