| Show 1 ill liNT NT Tho Thu opponents of lion Hon Heed Smoot tm liB n a candidate for tor time the position of ot Unit United United ed States Staten Senator from Utah would bo be boE E greatly surprised and amid a dma cha were to see sec the numer rammer numerous ous Oll telegrams and mind letters of oC congratulation lation muon that have poured In upon ulon that gentleman on lila hili IH choice for tor time the by u the nho Republican caucus which en sores lutes hit his election by hy the Legislature They have como come from prominent men In different ports parts of at the tue country mommy many of ot UH n holding Important po iam positions The Time very rr scheme to prevent his lila election hUll ban stirred Ith rell up lp a IL strong e In his bile favor even among Democrats l us ilK well voll as Its who resent time the Interference said to have hoo been Interposed As to his being seat sent fd cd there thoro U l no doubt In the minds funds of oC those thoP who oro best bom posted on Oil time the law lawand lawand and the rules of ot tho him Senate Reno Ie The fol Col following following lowing from rota tile the Portland Oregonian opinions very cry generally general en cn I Heed Smoot who Is I reported to bo be cert ln of oC election to tu time tho United States Staten Senate by the time of at the till Leg of Utah tn Is u it Mormon Apostle This Thin profession I of ot Mormon faith Is ts no noIr legal Ir liar bar tr to his hilt admission to the tIme Senate ns liS he hi Is If not a n In practice as all was m aa who was rejected by tho ho Homo of or hail had three Wives and amid confessed that he was rae wasn wasU n U polygamist both In faith and practice Smoot Is IN not nol a polygamist anti hw ime may any ony faith ho chooses no rio long iong Ion I ns as his religious practice Is In l not In violation of at tIme the laws of ot the time States Of DC course cour oe the ho United States Senate ns Ill the time therole therole role Judge of time the qualifications of its member might reject Mr It could coul 1 rw nu ni more reject reJet him on aim tho time ground lint he ire ws a n Mormon Apostle than It tt could on time K ground roil ml that ho ire was wan an ag rig agnostic nostic or n a 1 Adventist or n a 1 Unitarian Our laws disqualify n a mann man for public not nt upon time the score ANre of at his creed CICh but bu t upon Ullon the time score of oC lila his practice If It that Is In In tn violation of at our low la Under tinder our aliI law In no man Is molested or civilly chilly disqualified because he lie Is a 1 Mormon In faith limit hut because he is a 11 polygamist In practice I I I |
