Show ThEY AU E EASILY DECEIVED ED Comes now the Providence Rhode Island Tribune with tho the usual statement of an editor w who 10 has hns been deceived and that with a good s deal of ease ense Speaking of the tIme case against ns the senior senator from Ut Utah h the Rhode Island paper papel says There is nothing in the rc resumption of consideration of tho the ca case c of Senator Smoot of or Utah now before beCore the thc senate as a II whole which furnishes any ground round for fur believing that he will not still be a member of honorable body when on the fourth of or next March the ninth Fifty-ninth con congress ress adjourns l without da day Tho The speech in defense e of the thc Mormon Olmon senators senator's right ht to retain his seat scat delivered ere in iii the senate on FrIda Friday b by Senator Hopkins Hop Hop- kins of Illinois appears to nave nae been based largely Jars upon alleged technical Imperfections In tho the charges charses tiled filed against him and approved ed by tho the committee on privileges and elections It may ma be that the basis of this defense will enable the tile politicians In several eral states to avoid by refusIng refusing refusing refus refus- ing Ing- to turn Mr fr Smoot out a breach with the Mormon church which would probably cost them dear What hat could th the the Mormon church do to the leaders of or orthe I I the party part In power supposing that party part threw Senator Smoot out of the tho senate senate and and also supposing the Mormon ormon church hurch and people were minded to adopt tho most frightful reprisals known to the Imagination of or orman man Supposing Supposing- the Mormon ormon church could absolutely control control con con- I troi the tho electoral votes of Utah which Utah which they do not and do O not tr tr- try to to the the very worst would be to dep deprive lve the Republican party part of three votes and give them to th the opposition I An And the the R Republican publican party has never nevor b een n In a a position n i rc th c electoral votes were ere vere ril an mi object object- from v V. V to to the tho i p present with the exception p f or of th the ji Presidential election q of 1876 f As things go now the three little votes would be ornamental purely purel The Republican party part could win without them as the they have hoe been doing with Hons for the past four forty years Utah couldn't scare the Republican party with the tho threat to give these three votes to some omo other party You see sec the we weakness l ness o of the situation Is that the tho power of ot the tho Mormon orm n people to destroy the Republican party party even even If they entertained a desire for such athing athing- is ridiculously little Men Ien capable o of making a a. paper papel S so good as Is the Providence Pro Tribune should hould recognize recognise the fact that they have ha been beguiled Into talking nonsense |