Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-04-04 | Page 8 | Reed Smoot's Reply

f f Reed Reed Smoots Smoot's s Reply I j t A. A LBERT B. B FALL former secretary of the 1 t interior has attempted ot the put smudge of oil on Utah's senior senator Reed Smoot tall paIl blamed three Republican leaders leaders leaders-a a former former fornier for for- mer nier cabinet member Senator ex-Senator Irvine Lenroot Lenroot Lent Len- Len t root and the tile Utahn with Utahn-with with having advised him to write the famous McLean letter to the senate senate sen sen- ate Teapot dome committee in an effort to conceal a loan of n from Edward boh Doheny ny oil magnate Senator Smoot and Mr Lenroot promptly denied the accusation as absolutely untrue rhey both asserted that on visiting Fall they 0 urged him to make a complete accounting to the investigators Fall has little chance of convincing the public that the three party leaders leader counseled dishonesty when they declare they did nothing nothing nothing noth noth- ing of the kind The people have lost all confidence in in the secretary ex-secretary of the interior who bartered away their valuable oil rights For four years he has been concealing the story of Teapot dome Now he lie professes to tell fell the whole tale He says the McLean letter Better was the only act of the entire oil deal of f which he was ashamed and he lie tries to sHoulder the infamy of that on the three prominent men will be glad that Senator Smoot lost no time in reciting to newspaper men his version of the Fall visit In this state Reed Smoot is known and respected as an honest hOliest man Those who oppose him in politics give him lim credit with the highest integrity It would take ake more than the charge by byan an indicted ex- ex cabinet officer one officer one who received bonds from Doheny and Sinclair amounting do to hundreds of thousands of dollars dollars to to discount Reed Smoot moot in the eyes of his fellow citizens S 4