Show SMOOT SHOOT AND THE ROBERTS SPEECHES Mr Roberts' Roberts plays to the galleries on Sunday and Sunday evening apparently took better th than any other farce that has been presented in the city for some time But we take the two harangues as conclusive conclusive conclusive con con- proof that Mr 11 Smoot will not be a a candidate to su succeed himself We think so because l Mr r. r Smoot on a second contest for a seat in the Senate would be put in ina a a hole were he to be asked three questions which the harangues suggest They are these Mr l Smoot the these e speeches speeches' represent the true genius and spirit of Mormonism do they not riot 7 Your president and a vast concourse of the Mormon l people were present and appl applauded heartily those sentiments did th they not 1 Have you yon ever hesitated when the question of sustaining President Taylor and President R Roberts berts of the seventies severities has been presented to vote yes yes' In a case like that what c could Apostle Smoot answer answer an au- 7 What kind of an awful fix would would voula he be in 7 One set of chief priests repudiating the the decrees decrees of the their r pr predecessors wJ wholesale abuse of Christian ministers ministers ministers min min- in langu language ge not permissible in polite society no legal marriages on on onearth earth except Mormon l marriages marriages marriages mar mar- no end of pol polygamous marriages in heaven utter defiance of both the laws of States and of f God and plenty more of the same ilk And Senator Smoot has sustained the whole business business busi husi- ness over and over and as asa a good saint approves of it all We think it safe to conclude that he will never never nevermore nevermore more mor be a candidate At the same sam time it s supplies P Ues a significant hint to toll all ll wealthy aspirants to the to count up their ducats and to begin to b bid d for forthe the place without delay Even th then n ve we suspect they will be too late We fancy the bargain is s already made |