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Show quired to support the schools. Oa this subject we quote from At.ornejr General Harvey Cluff's Annual Report: Re-port: "What we need in order to protect these school lands to the state is some action by Congress which will definitely and forever fix the state's title to these lands. The matter has time and again been called to the attention atten-tion of our Congressional Delegation Dele-gation and especially to SENATOR SENA-TOR SMOOT, but thus far they have been unable to grasp the ' situation sufficiently to become thoroughly interested In this most important matter.". The Senior Senator has been and is showing exceptional friendship to the Interior Department, which' Is now opposing Utah in her effort to procure these lands, and also friendship friend-ship to the great financial interests who have attempted to profit from oil and mineral lands. He voted t turn over the gilsonite lands of Utah to the Barber Asphalt Trust. He actively ac-tively supported the San Juan. Leasing Leas-ing Bill, which attempted to give valuable val-uable oil properties in Utah to great Eastern oil companies and discriminated discrimi-nated against hundreds of small en-trymen en-trymen in Utah. He did not ' condemn con-demn even the Fall-Doheny steals, and on January 30, 1926, voted against the investigation and in- favor fa-vor of whitewashing the Teapot Dome scandal, Senator Smoot opposed and destroyed de-stroyed the chances in the last session ses-sion of Congress of the "Truth in Fabrics" bill. This was a bill that the sheep Industry of this state had worked for for 15 years. It was opposed op-posed by the textile manufacturer of the East. His action was directly in favor of the East-and against his own constituents. On July 23, 1919 (C. R. 302) he likewise voted against the livestock live-stock interests of this state in fare of the big packing companies. ; ; On February 12, 1926, Senator Smoot also voted to repeal the estate tax section of the Tax Bill and thu relieve the great estates of this country coun-try of paying ?150, 000,000.0.0 1m taxes, which had then accrued, ' and was due to the government. While, on August 31, 1922, he had vote against the bill for adjusted compensation compen-sation to the veterans of the World war. As everyone knows, the tremendous tremend-ous campaign funds that have be and are being expended are for th purpose of procuring and maintain Ing this grip by big financial interests inter-ests upon the throat of this cou try. Senator Smoot has never o-; posed the expenditure of these cor-. rupUon funds. On May 19, 1926, he voted against the Resolution to investisate Senatorial Sena-torial elections. The Resolution, nevertheless, passed, and the investigation investi-gation immediately disclosed the es penditure in the Republican Primary of Pennsylvania of the greatest corruption cor-ruption fund in history, the major part of which was expended to nominate nom-inate Senator Pepper, a supporter of the Mellon-Butler System. Senator Smoot voted to seat the corruptio-ists, corruptio-ists, Lorimer and Newberry. For supporting this Mollon-Butler combination ercn partially. Wlscem-sin Wlscem-sin has already eliminated Senator Lenroot, Illinois has eliminated Senator Sen-ator McKinley, lows has eliminate! Senator Cummins, Oregon has elimi. nated Senator Stanfleld, Colorado has eliminated Senator Means. Norrt of these senators has supported th'i combination as has Senator Smoot, None of these states is injured bj this system as is Utah. UTAH NEEDS SNOW He upder. stands the needs of the agricultu-a interests and of the other bus'nesi and industrial interests of this s'ata. He believes in protection for the in-terests in-terests of Utah first. He believes that prosperity like charity should bela at home. IT IS TIME FOR A CHANGE. A VOTE FOR SNOW, WALLACE AND liKIUiUSON IS A VOTK FOU A FREE AND PROSPEROUS UTAH Democratic State Committee Dt-rell Dt-rell T. Lane, Secretary; D. M. Draper, Chairman. Copies of Smoot's record, compll -by the People's Legislative Seivi Washington, D. C, can be oM In at Democratic State Headquarter (Advertisement paid for by De. cratic Str.te Committee, D. lf.Vtr per. Chairman.) ' WHY UTAH MUST HAVE SNOW Senator Smoot voted to incre-s? the cost of aluminum ware and cooking cook-ing utensils. On May 5, 1924, he voted for the "Mellon Plan" to reduce taxes on large incomes and ag'ust the Simmons Sim-mons Substitute for a reduction of taxes on small incomes. (The records rec-ords show that only one man in Utah was benefited by this vote, while 2,-15 2,-15 smaller taxpayers were Injured.) ! On February 6, 1926, Senator moot voted against the Walsh Resolution Reso-lution to investigate the Federal Trade Commission charges against Mellon's Aluminum Co. On June 14, 192 S, Secretary Mellon Mel-lon published a letter against the i pending FARM RELIEF BILL. Sen-s.tor Sen-s.tor Smoot thereafter opposed this farm relief measure, and on June 2 9, 1926, was announced in favor of the Fess Substitute, which the Western farmers did not want, and which offered of-fered them no relief. On May 7, 1924, Senator lmot voted against the Jones Amendment to reduce the taxes on corporations making legitimate profits and in-creasinp: in-creasinp: the tax on profiteers. en-ator en-ator Smoot voted for the profiteers. The Senior Senator gave no active supiort to Senator Gooding's Bill for th'; protection of the West against unfair freight rates, and the Bill was killed. The P-'iiior Senator has failed in tv.-rntv-thr'-e years to procure for Ut v r :0p to lands Including oil ; linds granted to this H , I." the Enabling Act for the -fcencllt of our schools. Meantime, 62 crrjt of our sfcito taxes ara 18- |