Show sinner tian snoot senator reed smoot is 0 one ne of J the most serious minded leisl i tors on the republican tide side he is one of the foremost defenders of I 1 the public treasury against the assaults I 1 of the southern pork grabber grabbers and the only way they can bowl him over is with the battering ram of a large 1 i doting majority ma jonty so when mr smoot discharges at them a shaft of witticism it is the I 1 result of strong provocation and ind is is I 1 thoroughly enjoyed by his col leodes es when the southern south senators had about completed ted steam stearn boffing the rivers and harbors appropriation bill through th carrying senator smoot de dared it is a bill that is well salted and smacking strongly stron uly of southern hospitality there was the whole story told old in 14 worda word and it spread a smile all over oer the right 11 half of the chamber |