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Show WHO MADE THE TROUBLE. It was inevitable, of course, that the Smoot "Mouth" would twist tho Smoot proposilion into something different from what it is. Tt quotes "good men in Salt Lako City" as saying of Smoot that "Ho is a good man. and ho has been a good Senator. But look at the trouble that has come as a result of him.'' The reports of tho "good men" may or may not be correct. However, it is Iho reply of the "Mouth" to this comment that -wo wish to consider, that reply being: "Overlooking the fact that Tom Koarns, and not Senator Smoot, has made the trouble." Apostle Smoot was "elected" lo the Senate by the Legislature of 1003. Immediately Im-mediately upon his election a number of public-spirited, loyal gcntlcmcu of this city united in a protest against the seating of tho apostle in the Senate. No ono has ever claimed that Mr. TCearus had anything to do with that protest. On tho contrary, it is asserted by Mr. Kearns's enemies thit ho was a close friend of the church politicians long after that protest against Smoot was filed. In fact, they never tiro of alleging that Mr. Kearns appealed for-vently for-vently to Joseph I Smith lo support him for re-election, and that Smith refused; re-fused; this appeal and refusal being long after the Smoot protest was filed in tho Senate. The Smool "Mouth" doubtless knows these facts, but dishonestly presents the falso view of tho case. A good' many others, however, havo mistakenly supposed sup-posed that tho fight against Smoot was identical with tho American party organization or-ganization aud purpose. As a matter of fact, however, tho American party idea was ncvor thought of at all until con-sidcrnbly con-sidcrnbly more than a yenr aftor Smoot was elected, and, in fact, 'until" after the hearing on Ihe protest which the citizens above referred to had made against the sealing of Smoot, had included in-cluded the Joseph F. Smith testimony. Thr sepal-ale parly organization was resolved re-solved upon in the Bamberger Hall Hirelings, which wore held tn protest j against tho ghocking state of nffairs which President, Joseph F. Smith's testimony tes-timony showed lo exist here in Utah, and especially iu his own household; that statement showing a brazen defiance de-fiance of tho laws of God and man, of reckless, dishonorable pledge-breaking, such as would shame even a professioual trickster, and a callous indifference lo public opinion that would shanio the devil himself. ' Wc poiut out Iheso facts in order to keep tho scquonco of history in its proper form and connection, and lo show I ho fnlility of the efforts that aro boiug j made now to bolster up tho Smoot case. I That case is now precisely in the same I iuijn mm, mo case against ttinoot. was when he had been first elected. Ho is elected now precisely by tho same influences in-fluences and from tho same control over civic, affairs that ho was elected in the. first place; He got now the samo "per-mission" "per-mission" from the twelve and from the first presidency to bo a candidato that ho got In tho first place, and with that "permission," of courso, Iho actual sup; port of tho twelvo and of tho first presidency-. So obtaining; ho is tho church candidate, tho church representative, the church missionary to the Senate at Washiugton, and that is exactly all that ho is. His public, official Seiiatorship is a mcro by-play, something that does not count for anything in the councils of tho church whoso specific agent ho is; and which amounts to nothing in Iho view of his ecclesiastical superiors and mastors. They put him where ho is for their own purposes and use, without any regard whatever for the interests of tho people of this State at largo. And it is this church usurpation of civic control, this violation of tho pledges mado (o obtain Statehood, this injection injec-tion of a high church official into civic position, that causes the opposition. It is an evident and convincing fact that Smoot aud Smootism are what, havo made tho "trouble" in Utah, just as they aro making the "trouble" now, and as they will continue lo make it as long as I hoy are allowed lo boss tho church political machine; in fact, as long as thero is any church political machiuo to boss. |