Show I y TO S So far we have hare e found oun only one ono complaint of ot the thc reception given glen one night early In the thc week to Senator Smoot on his return to this elt city from om Washington It will hardly JJ bo be necessary to state what is the source of or that complaint Is it an unusual thing thins for or a returning United States senator to be greeted b by his friends len s Critics should remember that the American party part people recently gave ave 2 a reception to Fred Dubols Dubols and and 10 Ii he heis is a dead one But Dut Senator Smoot Is alive Really it is rather a shabby business picking the sort of flaws that are alC c expressed in finding fault with Ith that reception to the senior senator from Utah He Ito has been a a. good senator Not ot a a. wort word of criticism has been lo lodged ted a against him Even his enemies enemies and and they have havo made mad use of ot every every weapon l they hud had or 01 could f invent Invent have have ha not char charged charge ed him with one single 1 act cf ct disloyalty ty to the people of this state or of ot disloyalty to those of his larger constituency the United States They have have- not accused him of playing favorites II lIe has been absolutely fair fall to eer every one with whom or for whom he has h had d dealing dealIng- I An illustrative Incident may bo be quoted One of ot the thc Grand Army veterans camo came to Senator Smoot and laid before him facts In the case of ot a a. friend an old sol soldier ler who Is probably entitled to toan toan toan an Increase of pension The G. G A. A It n. man said fra frankly ly that his friend had voted tho the American party ticket el an and ha had always felt disinclined on or ont t that a account j to ask any service Ii of a Republican om a Mr I. I Smoot mid ald t o lr friend that he ne-a ne l no not feel so so tint thu he e 1 has a per perfect e right to vote vot m t IK h he lie hants ants to Tell him he may go on voting the American party ticket et at evel every election an arid and may work for or that I party if It seems right to him And Arid tell him I will I do everything I can for him him and and I think I can I get G-et an Increase for him ile He Ic seems seems seems' to bo ho entitled Tho The act was typical Mr Ir Smoot has not permitted permitted per per- party prejudice ica to at all aU influence him lie Ic has done dime his work worl for all aU the p people of ot the state with absolute impartiality And he lie has certainly done well wen That is the reason his friends gather bather about him when he returns They are aro proud of or him and they have ha a a. reason to be Quibbling criticism of or tho the modest and entirely informal m meeting by which he was welcomed home homeL L is not ver very creditable to those indulging in It |