Show HALT MIT CALLED IT ON iT T T TACTICS DURING CAMPAIGN comparison of decol ds of congie congressional dional delegation puts democrats to shame laws secured by senator smoot during the first two congress of his 18 service i 37 law laws secured by congressman welling during the first two congresses of his hi service NONE laws secured by senator smoot during hie his cervice service in the and con gress the thel last two congresses 29 9 laws secured by congress man welling in the same two congresses NONE L secured by senator during his service in congress laws secured by congressman for ma welling during his service in congress NONE VY by fra francis neis G matson III republican parti in the estate J diate and nation la Is now ng ins ing into the last of the tile 1919 and the ensuing aill AIt witness nesi one of the most atle inthe and intensive political dihe di he 1 in th h story of utah AL t ft AW conduct th remainder of the nia ign on the sime lines that were drawn at til tta outset salil said former forner gu u arnor S lellam am 1 bary h itata hal anan in a statement state went nt issue 1 earl carli this uell the same be pres pre ened sered and mud Is taboo governor spry declared that the speakers speak era would devote a great deal of J 1 time during durin the remaining weeks in a statement on the rec trow mua of senator william 11 kine and congressmen Coa gressmen maa s and elling walh that of senator reed smoot challenge goes forth ill flaat aaa haa has smoot done for utah 7 this has been the keynote of latu alit clr every F speech aade made in n the state by congressman milton II 11 buelling in Ws cami for the senate oa on the democratic ticket in aply ply to this challenge the republican bbate committee haa has obtained the Secret secretaries tries of the cenate mil nd house the official record of the four our utah members and the I 1 decidedly unfavorable to mr bell elling llora ara are the figures given in the letter from froin acsel arsel wold secretary of the banate 1 t official figures ila in reply I 1 be beg to advice that the hi ory of by senators genA tors alb jhb d annually by this office tha that senator smoot la Is tue author of laws aa ni fol follows lovs couyres Cony agress res public private 1 0 2 2 33 10 0 13 cl 0 C 3 1911 1113 13 6 39 19 1915 7 SO 50 GI 4 4 2 0 65 2 17 A hasty e of the ike r roe ord q of the congress Con gree to daf date liow bow seven public end bad ano bills thim thus far for thie this congress I 1 find tl 0 nt at three public bills autre deuced by senator hing have become laws law luring the congress Cou Con grecs grees I 1 the record for the 1 and the cath Cong low floes not ho an lublic i or private bill intro lucid dued by Con greteman maas or melling as having become law no comparison Comp arleon tito gath Cong congress retti aias as a democratic congress Congre but withal senator smoot a republican secured the lassige of more bills by a margin 4 almost 0 to IL 1 than senator ring ling since congressman lAcI lIng and macs neur neier lave live secured the passive of a law laii their record offles no basis tor for om darlson congressman welling offered n re ward of 10 in one of his ills speeches if anzono an one could go to the S senate u and find a bill entitled the smoot sm 0 O 0 t kural 1 homes act this republican lead ars rs assert Is 1 bogging the question tor for this act like al all others Is recorded only by a filing number S B the Un dirwood tariff measure heralded by the party as a areat athleN achievement ement and referred to as such ba b congressman nelling la in his keynote speech at the Demo democratic critic state convention Convent lota ti Is known only by a number so tar far ns as the offic official til records of congre Con grea are tire concerned great stress will be laid upon senator smoot smoots s accomplishment in a the pt passage sage of the uie oil leasing the enl a n gea ged homestead act and ahr equally important measures the letter written by franklin K X lane democratic secretary of interior vi A III be spread Croad broadcast cast over the state to refute the claim of congressman 11 elling on the oil leasing measure secretary lanes tribute this letter follows the secretary of the interior washington D C sept 8 1919 hon N J sinnott chairman committee on public land lands ho ie so of represents tives dear mr sin itt tf referring to your yours of septem ber her ath submitting for my consideration senate bill 2775 genral ly known as the smoot leasing bill I 1 would aay that in my opinion it Is 1 on the whole the best leasing hyl that has passed either house of congress cordially yours FRANKLIN K LANE the challenge baa has already gone forth to mr ft 11 elling said governor spry in and now that ho he has raided the question ques of senator smoot a record republicans of utah are not only glad but prou brou I 1 to contrast the record of senior senate with that of his a democratic colleagues lurther furthermore mare we nill emphasize the fact that e are proud of senator smoot who through ills ails integrity la in austry and ability baa has brought utah to a position as one of the foremon for emot states of the union senator smoot and no one dare deny tills this has bas brought himself to a point where bo is 1 a commanding figure in all attain affairs of government |