Show Le Letter er From Representative Hollenbeck I ISalt Salt Lake City Utah Jan 18 1923 Human Hum nature is an Interesting study When I was In the legislature I found a different psychology psychology psychology than in Utah There was vas a general and clash Involving unions and federations of great power as well as conservatives conservatives all all allIn In general Eleven hundred bills hills were Introduced In Utah there hasn't been but thirty or forty Introduced in the senate and house and it is hush hush hush hush and all conservative conservative conservative con con- and afraid to tread an unbeaten unbeaten unbeaten un un- beaten path with frith an inclination to kill every bill that does not bear the stamp of approval approval of the customary rut I saved my bridge bill from death de by a coup by laying It on the table hoping that a more opportune time would vo ld come to save its scalp The They said It would open the flood floodgates floodgates gates for such bills bUls over the state and they were afraid or it My local school district bill went to the al pyle after atter I had talked for fort forty minutes They gave me close at at- tendon and then my bill bUl to allow any architect architect licensed licensed or unlicensed bill bill to furnish plans ana specifications specifications Hons for school buildings went to the scrap heap They preferred to let It go to the licensed architect which means a Q trust Then an un employee came to me and to me that they were talking about me on the side and said that th maybe the old scout was right a amr after hr all Many wanted to vote with me me If I could coul believe indications but the psychological ical leal drift was w as the other way It is well however for someone to tell teU them about what he thinks and it may be a protection later I have attacked the public utilities commission I have two bills one bills one oneto to repeal It and one to amend it Many want to vote for tor repeal butare but butare butare are afraid to do It 1 suppose that they are afraid that Utah will drop into the Pacific ocean ocean If the law were repealed or something ing of the sort However I believe that I will ge get a a- powerful backing one on-one throne one the or oth other r of those bills The legislature Is maae mace up or able men for a legislature and it will average high in that respect I wish these thes fellows could have been mem memo members bers of the Colorado legislature when the federations were in the saddle when riots Hots gun plays fisticuffs fisticuffs fisticuffs I I cuffs and highly explosive and inflammatory inflammatory inflammatory in in- satire and rand invective were of quite common occurrence trey ile tiey might have thought that teat the thc devil was unchained for rats nis space ol or a thousand years to play upon the cupidity cupidity cu cu- and ambitions ns of men before the general wind up of or a theological chaos Well WeIl dt it is possible that the legislature will not last mst the sixty days Hard to tell Somebody Is liable to hand In a few bombshells like the cigarette bill tobacco bill billand billand and a forcible prohibition bill nm to hand out a lot of the peoples people's s money for or special agents gentS to enforce tho the law law and of course ir a they do the whole bunch will have to take to-take a spill at It and end all of that will be an interesting In Interesting Interesting In- In study in and andI I am wondering If there would be he a member that would mare mase a big noise on the floor for enforcement and then go out in a room with some Borno congenial congenial congenial con con- genial spirit In the evening and have havea a n. quiet chat in the moonshine but then you know that that couldn't possibly happen in this legislature after they had all taken an oath to tn defend and support the constitution of Df the United States L L. A. A HOLLENBECK |