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Show ; ' ' flee in order to retain prestige in national legislation. . i . , Reod Smoot' triumph, nnder such peculiar conditions, no doubt assures the senator a life-long senatorial career,-as Utah cannot hope to elect any one in his stead with a prospect of repeating the victory and rise of the man from Provo. I There is Senator Sutherland. He. had every advantage over Senator Smoot, but his advancement has been comparatively insignificant. True, ho is a member of the Judiciary committee, com-mittee, but that is relatively an unimportant unim-portant committee. In state legislatures, legisla-tures, in which there are few lawyers, I the Judiciary committee is the most Important as trtl bills are brought under un-der Its review, but in ' the United States scnato. tho thing is quite reversed, re-versed, and tho Judiciary committee is (subordinate. Sutherland bad parliamentary parlia-mentary and legislative training1, besides be-sides being a lawyor and carried nono of the burdens of religious intolerance, intoler-ance, yet so far he has failed to command com-mand recogn'tlon in the senate and he remains much a nonentity. The contrast shows how brilliant have been the achievements of Reed SmooL HONORS CONFERRED ON A UTAH MAN. In this issue lR a reproduced photograph photo-graph of Reed Smoot and a story of tho Utah senator's pre-eminent position posi-tion in the highest legislative body in the world. The article is furnished by a syndicate of New York. Chicago and other large eastern papers which regularly reg-ularly supplies a group of papers with wminents and photographs on prominent promin-ent men who are "in the public eye." This article is, therefore, unprejudiced unpreju-diced Judgment of tho man and presents pre-sents an Eastern opinion which will be read with deep Interest in Utah. We can account for Reed Smoot'a rapid rise only on the hypothesis that while he was under attack from the .Kearns peoplo in Salt Lake and their allies throughout the country, ho resolved, re-solved, if allowed the privilege of retaining re-taining his scat iu the senate, to apply ap-ply himself with all the ability and energy at his command to demonstrate demon-strate his fitness to represent Utah. If that were hi3 resolve, he has succeeded suc-ceeded beyond what might have been his fondest dreams, as he now ranks second or third in position of influence influ-ence and responsibility in the United States. ins enemies have boosted him to an enviable prominence and Sen-Htor Sen-Htor Smoot owes thanks to Tom Kearns as oce of the boosterg over whoso prostrate body tho senator haa Climbed to lofty heights ored?rQ 8taU haS CVcr b0 hon-Zl hon-Zl th;eprcscatlon so command- nn.i B Q th0 Prominence Si'ESLfJir fmoot Md ,ew |