Show SALT LAKE TRIBUNE EDITORIAL senator smoot under tinder the rule in the united states senate that tho objection of even ono one member will prevent the consideration bf a measure proposed for passage pae sago has succeeded bd ita 10 preventing action on the bill urged by senator kearns to kebblish eb ofA blish a united states land lana office omee at price the purpose of the proposed bill ww to aid the settlers sett lors who contemplate taking claims on tin thi lands ot of the reservation to save them the expense of a trip to this city and to expedite their fulfillment of ot tho requisite acts to make their filings it ts s not easy to see why the objection should have been made there would seem to be no reason why utah should not have two land offices when idaho has five wyoming six and colorado ta t twelve A elve now mexico has four arizona two the senate knoN knowing ving 0 these facts and knowing that utah is confined to bat but one was ready and anil willing to concede another but a senator f from rom utah objected to the consideration of the bill that is carrying 0 political and personal resentment so far as to loose sight utterly of the public interest Ini erest possibly however senator smoot in object ing to this benefit for the state and convenience conven Jenco for tho the locators on the lands of the reservation wanted anted the land office established elsewhere than at price if that was the reason reison of his objection his course was not less blameworthy for there is no denying tho the fact that price is the for 11 ho 0 bhole resor reservation country anyone KO I 1 n g I 1 into nto that region except pleasure parties noi now and thin th that in midsummer go to the straw strawberry erry by way of heber and daniels canyon always coee gwa by way of price the regular passenger travel is nil all that way freights all go that way for all commercial and business purposes price is used as the print point of departure from the railroad for all the uintah country so that any objection by senator smoot on that score was necessarily inexcusable it was flying in the face of natural established and inevitable commercial conditions and an attempt atten pt to destroy that which is already a settled ami anal proper condition if it this is a sample of the action the public is to have from senator smoot then indeed can 1 bo be forca force added to the protestations against his continuation in office and add fervency to the prayers tuat he may bo be unseated |