Show NHA 1411 1 PE nt 11 PAY TRIBUTE TO TO sl RUED SMOOT washington 1 I C august 12 during tho the period between sessions HeS of congress it is a favorito favorite Cl of washington newspapermen to discuss tho merits or at demits dem its of different men ibers of th aitto or house arid and thaia correspondents are not oas aas lly fly fooled by those who arc sent by the states and territory to con giesH the near statesman cannot fool washington writers into bo believing lieving that lie ho la is a Demos demosthenes a 1 solon a talleyrand or an all aristotle the scribes rv unerringly pick out the real arid and val niblo mon men in fit congress tho the other day halt half ft a dezan or moro more of 0 keenest cor car respondents were having lutich together gether when the question came up tip as a to who was tho the hardest working member of the united states sp so ate anil and it was tile tho unanimous opinion ot at tho the assembled writers that reed need smoot of utah occupied that lon felt smoot Is looked upon not only by the president arid and members of the cabinet but also by ills his associates in ili congress as being one or of tile alio really big men among the niti ins in s law makers today there probably ably is no man in ili the halls of congress tha thas a more intimate and extensive knowledge of governmental affairs than has the senior senator fro butah arid and there to la man works harder for ills his country arid and for his state than does smoot th io positions lie he occupies on oil ar most important ones arid and utah i signally honored in having one ol of its senators occupying such high positions it Is true that ills his colleague senator ning king Is also a very liard worker but king hing being of the minority and not of as extensive an experience per peri lonce ence as smoot cannot wield tile the same influence king however is a valuably valuable man tor for utah to have in tho the senate tho the constant attention ol of SL sinott loot to governmental affairs is in a very largo large measure responsible responsibly tor for the reduction of taxes throng throughout th the nation arid and it Is an all open secret in III washington that the president secretary mellon and reed smoot are often in ili consultation as to the best plan of handling tile tho fina finances ices of nu government not mot only la is smoot an all authority on oil questions ions of finance but lie ho also la is ever watchful of uncle sams purse strings arid and many ot th hi measures that he has sponsored have resulted lit in the saving to tho the government of millions of dollars in etli ill or er words word lie ho lias has put into LIVIA appl cation practical sensible business idem ido is in government a thing that years ago was unheard of at utah Is hideko to bo a upon having such a high type of anian its as reed smoot as ono one of tier lier senators in tho the nat national ionnI halls of congress |