Deseret Evening News | 1903-02-23 | Page 5 | "The Smoot Puzzle"

IIII TIl i I lOor The Th Chicago of ot Feb 17 finds that lit the election of or MaRIon In Utah Itah In las a Tin The Th says It U Is said Mid that th the Mormons are enl cal upon Democratic support for or Reed Smoot In the Ih senate enate antI that they erl n that neither party part lan can m afford to Ignore the strength of the Mormon vote ote In the wet West They The lime hlll however a n much mull greater grenter for tor confIdence In Lu the Inherent difficulties of case esse for opponents The Democrats are ara a n small minority of 0 the tho senate who Mho do not count lUSt except In combination I The Mor Mol Mormon moo mon vote Yote l 1 11 a ft t very or small factor In the tho ute tite of or the country Hut But the religious dIstinction Is certainly n a poser It should be tl does loes not practice tt or publicly advocate te point polygamy amy nitty In observing hit his hi religion he lie does s not nOl break any nn of the law laws ot of the coun coon country try tt The general charge Hint lie he In is h n a Mormon Is all that la Is l urged Url d against him antI and when the Implication of ot amy la Is removed from this charge It II Is tn Int t by the constitutional guarantees of ot religious freedom by b the feet that the tie nation has hal set let el Itself In word and an set net against religious discriminations When Whon hon we arrive at this point refer references references to the ran ease aile are art ot or no avail although Roberts rosy may have suffered from the general larity larU of at he had to answer for tor his hili Individual conduct The senate can cnn receive no help from the decision J