Show RECEPTION TENDERED TO SENATOR SMOOT Large Gathering of Friends in Provo for Welcome Welcom Home r I PLEA FOR UNITED SUPPORT SUPPORTs I I Rep Reply y Tells of Ordeal Which I Resulted in n Complete j I Victory S. S S i Provo Prove March 13 The The public re reception re-I re given given- Iver nt at the thc OI opera CIa hou house to lo- lo I night ht In honor of or Se Hec Reed l' l Smoot I I Iwas was 18 a very r- r pleasing affair lr through out The TIme reception was vas S arranged 1 h by a committee from flom time the Commercial club which worked in a I cIU citizens citizens' ens' ens committee c. c W re Lester reter ter Mangum um I acted as The B. B Y U U. band played a number or martial airs while the time Jar large e audience filc flied Into the tho opera house There Them was a great ova ova- lion tendered tendeL-od Senator l' l and Mrs Reed Smoot as they took their places on the time stage The flue B. B Y U. U male quartet san sang a Cl number of selections after which Jud Judge e J J. J tV X N cotton made the time address of f welcome Ho ito was followed 11 by br Prof Pm Moses who played the violin Senat Senator r Heed Smoot re-pon re to time tho address of welcome Icom Miss Miriam gave two Ica lead logs and tho time IHo program Iam closed with witha a selection i lJ by time the n B. B Y 1 U. U J A large number of or trien friends s and acquaintances ac at- made their way to the tage after time the IHo ram to shake hands with the guest of honor In Tim his s' s of or welcome Judge made a plea Co for I united I support of oC tIme the Utah Delegation at ashin Washington ton the thc on nut n grounds that attn after r ra a battle had been fou fought ht the thc prece prece- lent dent L established by hy the Anglo Saxon people was vas to follow ollow and auth support lh time the I victorious faction lie said Sohl Jn In mm part part- Fight for rot Liberty II Time The fight that our townsman has made matle hn has nol not been a pet personal on one om It has boon been one In which constitutional liberty has been involved And It was the first time lime since 1 1776 that such uch a question has arl arien n c-n n In the United States s No o on one can truthfully call caB me a a. mg partisan favoring orin n any n h chuu-h I hn have been accused ll of or nearly o i y- y I thing else so far am- am amI I hl have eSCal escaped 1 that chun But I am thoroughly hl convinced eon con vinced that the he he n light ht raised i against t our oui senior senator wits purely a a. warfare against religious toleration He has s come com home to tn us UR crowned 10 II with victory vic u I tory y r a after h r 1 having nr successfully me met every Y h hostile fince tICO that coul be L 5 5 5 S mg In to to- Ienn Senator toe ho lie con con- If lr the senator were not here J r I would take you lute Into Into In my confidence and tell you OU that from t-on t Moses loses until now nou no man maim has hns e ever er r cai mi d himself with more lot dignity under mien t tr trying conditions condi coldI- than has our OUI senator Ve e c extend ex ex- tend to him the time hand of or fellowship and anti hid him mIni w welcome back to his ionic S Senator Kepl s Senator Smoot was ns noticeably nf- nf by Y he man manner l in which he hl was 11 I II I He lie said that thal his heart was wasso so w iu full and ani his feelings to so o wrought up that h he could scarcely speak lIe He considered considered con con- the honor accorded him b tho those hose e who knew linew him best hest and by r men inca with whom ho lie had worked 1 from Crom coin bo boyhood boy boy- boyhood hood ami by ot women who had mad gone to work vork year rent after afler year eal b by the time them same m factory falLon fae- fae tory Lon whistle which had called calle him him to I labor labor tam far gi greater eater than fill all the plau plaudits of the world Speaking of the tJ trying in ordeal through h which he lie had hiatt passed 1 he le said that time the burden was u-as a at times almost mot mono than he lie could stand but r that hat he lie had hati n never nel el lost faith I I was vas sustained by 0 the of the fact act said he that if I lost this his light fIght if Sf I was denied a seat ent in the States senate that scarcely an any young rO man In m my state nee need 1 apply applyn In n the future for or recognition lie said Mid hint thaL the tho people of or Utah led led-C not nol the tIme only IH people interacted nol not lor were the time people of or the dominant church of M this state alone affected by b I ho time pronounced victory in the time senate lIe le referred i with pride to the hun hun- o of l telegrams letters rs and m mes- mes S 'S which h he lie had hall flom sages ages toni plO pee pie lle ile all nil oVel o time the country him lim on tim the tho success S in iii the tue alt snuggle 11 in he time nut iii imet of If us freedom r hlf Jf I could leave lea my may en nui no nu i other legacy he said than time the conS con- con S of Ir if love hove mind and respect reaped contained In lit these rn t gC I should 1 consider I my amy life Ie a success full and m my race well ell j 1 run vun e 1 I HP lie said nid that acc accusation allon which lie he hull had to face was ns when 11 heI ho he wa called disloyal loyal to his hI country ando and I t to o hl his Hag lIag lie He ahl I that he hO loved 1 his C c country countr and he loved his hiM ling hag i t tI I I |