Show THE CASE OF SMOOT Post-Dispatch Post As Asas was as to have hae been expected the the probable of or Apostle Reed Smoot of or Utah to the United States Senate has provoked provoke i fierce antagonism The Ministerial alliance of Salt Lake has he begun un a campaign against his beIng being being be be- ing seated and ha has adopted resolutions which are to be besent ent to ever every ministerIal ministerial rIal alliance In the country as well as asto asto asto to President RO Roosevelt Rodsevelt S Sell ell and every Congressman Congressman Con Con- gressman ressman and Senator An examination of or the utterance proves the opposition to be e based upon the fact that Smoot Is the hl highest hest officer save one in the I Mormon church and the allegation that his election I will viII consummate an ecclesiastical ecclesiastical eccle eccle- Invasion or Of Congress on ress and an anal al alliance Ch church between ch ich and state It ItIs Itis Itis is pot charged as In the case of oC Brigham Brigham Brig Brig- ham Roberts who was refused permission permission permission sion to take his seat In C Congress s. s that Smoot l pcr personally a a. poh polygamist but buth buthe buthe h he is accused of being a a. member of oC an b organization which h Is said to be conniving con con- flying ving at the he violation lon of the tho covenant co made with the the United States when Utah was vas admitted to Statehood Statehood as asell aswell aswell well ell as of or the criminal laws It will be recognized that Whatever force there 1 may be in the protest does not lie In the f t ct ct that Smoot is a leading Mormon bc because ause the rejection of oC an elected representative rep rep- of or the people upon religious grounds would b be as subversive of oC civil and religious U liberty ert as the ecclesiastical cal cai e intimated If made upon that ground alone the fight must fall fail But if Ir It can be proved that Smoot Is a member of oC an organization which Is I violating the law lav la it will m be he a different matter mattei Yet In that event the energy which Is being expended in the effort to keep him out of or the Senate might more pertinently be he directed to placing him in jail The evidence e o of such mch unlawful unlawful unlawful un un- un- un lawful acts as would make good a case for tor his being rejected by hy the Senate ought to be stron strong enough to convict him In Ip court |