| Show THE BOULDER DAM DiU FIGHT By L L. L A. A Tho The writer has said nothing about the Bou Boulder dam matter in this Ms p paper pcr this winter though ho he has said something about it In ln the Salt Lake fri Tribune une The Desire was wils n not t to inject this matter into bito politics HUes but hoping that the people of or Utah would get a square deal Two years ago the writer denounced the repeal of ot the state six pact as the most humiliating ing thing that had had- ever happened inthe Inthe in inthe the the state of ot Utah and now it is necessary necessary necessary essary for tor the legislature to crawl back Into the state six-state pact The legIslature legislature leg leg- two years ago was not to to- tobe be blamed too much because the propaganda propaganda pro- pro palf then was that Utah was about to lose loso her water rights which was false false- and made probably in the Interest Ol of the power trust Then hen H it was also said eaid that California wanted to put something over on us and the fact tact Js is that Arizona and the power power- trust power trust have been trying to put something over on us and everybody I now Is seeing It Louis J. J a prominent n Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican in the House came out with h his s resolution to Ito enter re-enter the state six state Ix-state pact t Dor fior or the Boulder dam and man many Republicans and Democrats he helped ed him out and the tho resolution was passed by an overwhelming m majority rIty jo-rIty One of the seven objectors objectors- said he thought Utah was throwing away its Ita rights He did not say what rights righta or how The fact is that Utah was getting g rights that she e never had b before ore by the bill and was not losing losIng losing los los- ing any rights at all in any manner whatever Leatherwood has been fighting the dam most bitterly and thus has fought against the best hest interests in- in in interests tere ts of Utah The writer admires admirer Representative Hirschi of Washington Washington Washing Washing- ton county He charged that for eight years he had been misled on the tho Boulder dam issue iby Eby the false faire a e in indefensible Indefensible In- In defensible leadership of Congressman Congress Congress- man E. E O. O who was an opponent of ot the Swing Johnson bill bUt Our state senate at this writing 1 Is s still stalling wants stalling wants to favor th the e Boulder dam but is afraid that Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Dern might reap a little ad advantage advantage vantage politically This is really dis dis- I To the writers writer's way of ot thinking g this Boulder dam matter pis Is 15 the most moat important economic question that has ever come before the Utah leg leg- To vote against It Is an error a crime and worse than a crime It is a fault We need men in ina a legislature that will wUI do right forthe for fort forth the t th people veople regardless 0 of voLt cal party advantages In Indeed Leed a man is not sizing up to a real man when he does otherwise You an and I know that thata a big man forces Issues that if his party heelers try to stop him that ho runs over them and is a bigger manthan man manthan than his that party Is he becomes a a a. aleader leader Our representatives in Washington or in the state legisla legisla- ture who have fought and voted against tho the Boulder dam have havo missed missed missed miss miss- ed the greatest oll opportunity of their lives ito do a really big thing for tor the west and for tor Utah It begins to to- look lookas as though the dam Is coming and let fet the kickers climb onto onto the bandwagon bandwagon band bandwagon wagon for or that wagon is Ts coming to tobe tobe tobe be the most popular wagon that ever trav traveled l d the streets gf Qt this great southwest |
