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Show j The Knockers Abroad Stung by tho manner In which he was treated by Joo Llppman, Senator Smcot made a very sarcastic speech at Los Angeles a few night ago. Tho wisdom of Senator Smoofs course may bo questioned, becauso it Is doubtful If what ho said did any real good, but It must bo recalled that Smoot Is human, and no ono with tbo feelings of a man will blame him much for resenting tho attacks mado upon him, through tho medium of tho nowspapers, inspired, It Is alleged, by Foxoy Joo, tho still hunter. Through the kindness of W. A Clark, the Commercial club, and others oth-ers of this city and state, wore invited to Los Angeles, for the purpose of getting get-ting acquainted witho tho peoplo down there. Amine thoso who rushed to ac cept tho tender of frco transportation was Joo Llppman, United States attorney, at-torney, manager of tho Tribune, and past master in tho gentlo art of playing play-ing straight flushes. It Is alleged that Too did not occupy his time while in tho City of tho Angels with going around and boosting for Salt Lake City; ho did not put in every minute telling folks down there what a glorious glor-ious old town this Is and what a bright futuro it has. On tho contrary, wo aro informed that a series of sarcastic newspaper articles on Smoot woro inspired in-spired by tho wily Joo, and that tho allusions to Smoot that appeared in tho Los Angoles press from day to day wero results of continuous visits mado by him to tho several offices. If cvor thoro was a tlmo when all men, Gontilo and Mormon, could have laid 'aside their differences and. worked work-ed .ogothor for tho common good of thf city and stato, it was during that visit. It was a time when tho hatchet should havo been burled. Littlo Lit-tlo Judge Colborn planted his toma hawk deep In tho soli and rooted for ZIon and Utah like tho good Indian ho Is. Fisher Harris, he of tho silver tongue, persuasive accent and smooth delivery, abandoned tho Mormon question to sing, as ho only can sing, tho songs of his adopted state. Charlie Char-lie Whlttomoro laid asldo any personal per-sonal feelings ho might havo had, and told peoplo this was tho only spot on tho faco of tho earth. Mormons who havo reason to feel bitter towards certain cer-tain elements of Gontilo society turned their backs on religious questions and boosted for Utah with all tho oncrgy at their command. It was a chanco of a life-time, and nearly all availed themselves of tho opportunity to toll tho friends this stato hns in California what opportunities there aro horo for Investment. It was a song of poaco tho boys wore chanting, but through tho strain there was a discordant note horo ana thoro. Tho "Knocker's Gang" woro singing falsetto whGnovor thoy got a chance. Kearns was thoro, looking wlso and mysterious, whispering about tho sad conditions In tho stato that has mado him rich and given him a title no other stato in tho Union would havo conferred upon him. Llppman Llpp-man was there, gliding from pillar to post, pouring into tho cars of all who would listen to tho samo old story of tho war his paper recites from day to day. It must havo exasperated Smoot beyond be-yond control, for, when tho chanco camo ho availed himself of tho samo ho roasted tho knockers to a frazzle. It may havo boon; no doubt was, Ill-advised Ill-advised on his part, but men cannot expect to bo patlont forovor and for-over. for-over. If a man wants to, ho can so tantalizo tho most pcaccablo Individual Individ-ual in Christendom into making an assault; into committing a broach of tho peace, and at tho samo tlmo tho provoker will bo within tho limits Imposed by statute and ordinance While tho result of Smoot's speech was to mar tlio harmony har-mony of tho event, wo cannot blamo him for roplying. Porhaps ho was Imbued Im-bued with a .bit of tho spirit of old Rodoric Dhu, who declared: "I right my wrongs whoro thoy aro given, Though it wero in tho court of Hoavon." Why cannot this knocking ceaso? Of what uso Is It? Tho Smoot case Is beforo a tribunal that will scttlo It fin- II 1 ally, ono way or tho other, vory soon. j $ Ho will bo expelled from tho sonato. j h I or retained. Tho enso has boon closed I and It now rests with tho sonato. No I petty back-biting, such as was' in- I dulgcd in by tho knockers' gang at f I Los Angeles will Inlluonco tho "gravo j I and rovorond selgnors," who will tako ji I a voto next winter. Neither his seat- I ing or his unsealing will cut much , il I llgtiro with tho business Intorostfi : t 1 1 here, for wo nro all in Utah to sruy. V- j I Tho stato Is growing; tho city Is grow- : I Ing and both will continue to grow. ; 1 ,1 If Mormon nscondnney Is to bo over- 5 s' thrown by an Increaso In tho numbor j ', , I of Gentiles, why endeavor to dotor , I them from coming hero by mysterious , whisperings and malicious backbit- j I Ings? Why not Invito thorn to como .v I that, tho problem may bo sooner sot- ji I tied? Tho prospects for an Increaso H I of population in this stato aro oxcood- j I Ingly bright. Business ventures that I will bring to Utnh 300,000 peoplo in I I tho next two or thrco years havo boon ' I launched and aro under way. If thoro I Is anything In tho cry that Gentiles must govorn Utah, tno way to got I Gentiles is to boost nnd not knock. H llowovor, wo aro Inclined to bollove H that this sort of work Is not having H tho effect designed. People nro com- H ing horo dully; aro Investing their H monoy, nnd it seems as If wo aro to H hnvo a wave of good times; nn era of H prosperity novor beforo oxporioncod. H Thoro will bo no boom, with inflated H prices, but a steady growth. Now on- H tcrprises nro coming; now railroads H aro being built; now smoltors will bo H constructed; now concentrators are H being erected; now mines aro bolng H oponcd, nnd tho producing power of (old ones enlarged; tho sugar Industry .H is Increasing; tho stock-raising busi-ness busi-ness is growing; tho farmers aro In hotter condition and our chances for accumulating wealth aro hotter and brlghtor than ovor beforo. |