Show t THE HERALD ON REPUBLICAN POLICY There Is a political axiom axom to this effect effect effect ef ef- ef- ef Never do the thing which the opposition wants you ou to do In spite f of or that we should listen with patience I and follow with gratitude the counsel of the Herald in the matter of Republican lican politics If we could see that counsel was good But we wo cant The Herald wants Senator Smoot to never again be a candidate for office It definitely desires that he decline to ask for a re-election re at tho the hands 0 of the legislature to be chosen In 1908 The Heralds Herald's reason is that Senator Smoot is bitterly opposed by certain men who formerly were recognized recognized as Republicans At the same time the Herald states definitely that there is no other reason for denying to Senator Smoot the tho rights other citizens citizens citi citi- zens claim claim and and which are conceded to theta them It does not object to him himas as a man It finds no reason against him hini in the that fact he is isa a Mormon And It is not very Tory strong in its 1 post post- tion lon tion that an ft Should be toe denied official recognition Its only r reason aso for begging him not again to run is that he be has been bitterly fought by Tom Torn Kearns and certainly will again be subjected to that same attack if Tie he beis heis is again a candidate We have ha said before and repeat repent it here we do not know what are SenaI Senator Senator Sena- Sena I tor Smoots Smoot's intentions In tn the matter He may intend to be again a candidate candidate candi candi- date and ho be may not He may propose propose propose pro pro- pose to resign his apostleship and he may may not But he is the senator now and he be has made a good senator He HeIs Heis Heis Is coming to the end of his term and he be or some one is going to be elected to succeed him We Ye are not going to tell him Heres eres ere's your bat hat Until he declares himself we are going to conclude conclude con con- clude dude that the probable and usual rule applies in his case And he be is going to have the same rights an any other man gets in similar place He is not going to be forced When he gets ready to make his announcement he be I doubtless will make it But there seems little to commend in this thia advice of the Herald to the Republicans That paper declares that if Mr Smoot be not a candidate the Kearns war will cease Lawyers in the trial of a cause hold that the opponent Is bound by br the evidence of Its witnesses I In this case the tho Tribune Trib Trib- H une uno and the active leaders of the American party part take absolute issue with the Herald Herid They say say and and say Bay it constantly that constantly that the removal of Mr j Smoot from the race re e will not at all make an end of the fight Kearns is waging They should know They are the witnesses for the Kearns crowd and that crowd should be bound as to its Intentions by the testimony of its own witnesses That ThatIs Is Is a pretty reasonable view to take Even gr granting nUng the Herald is sincere in Its view that there would then be no cause for continuance of the fight the position is not sound Bound The Herald Inthe Inthe in inthe the very same ar article concedes that there is no sufficient reason for the K Kearns arns attack on Senator Smoot By what logic then does It expect Kearns Kearus to stop a fight when Mr Ir Smoot is no longer a factor If Ie he never had a good reason for his attack what teason tea rca son is there for believing Ing that he wilfor will wil for reason abandon the attack Althe All Al the American party authorities hold that Senator Smoot is if an incident only that his presence or absence has has nothing to do with the case and that the fight will go on just the same whether or not Senator Smoot is a candidate There never was a good reason fo for forthe forthe the shameful campaign Kearns has bas made Why believe that he will get decent in 1908 when he lie never was be before ore j Kearns bad a n grud grudge e D against th the o Mormons because t they ey would not a 1 ss d toe time send bi hll to th the se senate te Ks ie directed 1 d his sms gnas a aeao t Senator lato- lato Smoot Sa n h he hl ha has curt t bathe the be bete otate te of Ut Utah b a million iol times ties more oe than he has hurt Senator Smoot K Khas lie He has bas seemed scorned nb absolutely Indifferent fo to the effect of his defamation of the tho state Lies that any other man would have bave blushed to print have ha been the staple filling for his papers papera ever eve since President Joseph F. F Smith de do- dined to permit the tho Mormon church to take a n part In the politics of or the stale state Now It is not rea reasonable to hope that Reams Kearns would stop the fight until he ho had bad carried his bis point And the retirement retirement retirement re re- re- re of Senator Smoot from the therace therace therace race would not be victory for Tom The surrender of the Republican party of the state to the dictation of Tom Kearns the tho enthronement re-enthronement of that bad man in a position of political despotism despotism despotism des des- in Utah is the end at which he aims He doesn't care whether Smoot is In or out 9 pf the senate so senate so far as as the main point goes But he be cares a great deal whether or not he be Is boss of Utah Utah and and through that power boss bos I of the mountain inter country Here is the main point after all Had Mr Smoot a right to ask asle for election election deetion elec dee tion at the hands band of his people The Herald admits he had Most of the leOpie people peo leO pIe of the state join In that admission But nut the Herald sa says s 's it was impolitic because his candidacy would precipitate precipitate tate strife That if fC he became a n candidate candidate can can- Tom Kearns would raise hell I with Utah That if tr he ho ran mn Tom Kearns would begin war and keep leep it up Well Yell there Is only one thing for freemen to tp sa say In a case of or that kind If Mr Ir Smoot had bad a fI right to make the therace therace race then he lie should not be stopped because some guerrilla bushwhacker proposes to gut every other man Inthe in inthe inthe the state The thing to do in such circumstances is to make the guerrilla guerrilla guer guer- rum rilla understand that he will not be he per per- mUted to destroy tho the state or Injure It wit without bout warrant of Jaw law and excuse of right There is the case gentlemen The Herald is wholly disinterested of course in Its advice to the Republican cm party But we the advice Is bad And so does the Herald f |