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Show SMOOT FALLS AGAIN. Further dispatches from Washington indicate tho contempt which tho real Sonntors have for Smoot of Utah. So far from being "tho influential member mem-ber of tho Sennle Finance Committee,''' as his satellites hero have claimed so foolishly, he is simply a lool in the hands of Aldrich, Lodge, and others, who use him as they will, he consenting consent-ing to whatever Ihoy may demand. He consented to cuttiug down tho tariff on lead, which was already too low; and right on the heels of that, ho consents to taking the duty off from hides. This will bo a severo blow to tho cattle raisers rais-ers of this western country; and if Smoot. were dependent upon tho good will of tho people for his position in place of being upheld therein by the arbitrary power of tho pob'gamous church rulers, ho would have signed his own political dcnth-knell through his weakness in succumbing lo tho demands de-mands of the Senators who are acting for the Fastern manufacturers. The Senate tariff bill was constructed with an C3'c single to tho interests of the New England manufacturers. Aldrich Al-drich had taken pains lo fill all vacancies vacan-cies on (he committee with weaklings liko Smoot, who would be pliant dough for his knoading. Right away, on tho completion of (hat bill by Iho Senate, thero was an immense combination of cotton manufacturers, all of whom were in Now England with the exception of one. This combination, rested definitely and clearly upon the advantages given to its members in this Senate bill. The New York importers of cotton goods pointed out the (ricks in the drawing of the bill, which will make importation of col Ion goods practically impossible; (hereupon there will be a great raise in the price of Now Fng-land Fng-land manufactures of cotton. And this is how Smoot sacrifices the interests of the "West and abandons the righls and intcrersts of tho people of this region. It was known all (he tiine, of course, Unit Smooi was a mere tool in the hands of the real Senators who arc using us-ing him. - The pretense of (he. Smoot admirers here (hat Smoot -was doing these things when he was simply a means through which others. were doing them, was evident to the public, which all the whilo had a scornful smile for the claim lhat Smoot was doing it all. Hut Snioot would not for ono nirtment have consented lo sacrifice the indus-, tries of this western region if he-,wcre actually responsible lo ihe people, instead in-stead of to the hierarchy, to whom he is answerable for his acts, Jind who have no interest in these matters. He thus retains their favor, and he can himself utter the famous saying of. Van-derbilt, Van-derbilt, "The public be d d!" |