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Show c;si:m": tha senate hv- i iil m-v-over its membership, suri a.'.;.' choose to attach Importance lo the two points above named. Further, if he is elected against the wishes of the president and j the party leaders, his influence will be nil at Washington. He; I would simply draw the salary and ! there his usefulness would doubt-' j less end. ' On the other hand it is wrong for any citizen to. suffer political ; I disability because of any religi-; ' ous position he may hold. With I that condition established, true j i religious freedom is at an end. WHAT IS BEST FOR UTAH? The case of the candidacy r f Hon. Reed Smoot for a U. S. Senatorship has reached an acute stage. Even the influence of the august ruler of this great land has been invoked to discourage his election. Many religious organizations are taking action along the same lines, and the country is more or less agog over the affair. , I There is not one good reason why Mr. Smoot should be considered con-sidered ineligible for the Senatorship. Sena-torship. He is an intelligent and law abiding citizen, well worthy of any political honors that may be placed upon him. It is not charged that he is guilty of any wren? action. Tt, is not, claimed that he lacks alility. It is not alleged al-leged that he is a law breaker. His only offense is that he is a Mormon apostle. Nevertheless, much opposition exists to his candidacy. It is claimed that some of his fellow ipcstles are polygamists, and that he himself is bound by" solemn obligations to consider the church in preference tJ the i state. These are the two main points against him, and great stress is being laid upon them in I many quarters. The Republicans of tie lee is. lature will likely hell a caucus this evening, and decida whom they wiU elect. senator. It will be a momentous time in the 1 is-iiory is-iiory of their state, an 1 the subject, sub-ject, the occasi Da and the candidates candi-dates may well receive their earnest discussion and reflect ion. It is possible that if Mr. Smoot is elected he will be turned back irom the Senate doors not be-sause be-sause ho is a wrongdoer but be- |