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Show Rowland Rock A Non-Political Conscience By DAVE ROWLAND Gee, it seems like only yesterday I thought Phil Hansen was the has-been of Utah politics, and that after January of 1969, his puckish face would adorn the sacred halls of Utah state politics no more. Well, I was partly right. If Phil has his way, he'll rise above state politics and represent Utah on the national front. It was on May 4th that I had the opportunity of viewing one of the series of mountain America's number num-ber one news station television newscasts and to my delighted amazement saw a filmed report of Mr. Hansen Han-sen as he entered the race for the senate seat. Gosh gang, he said, I don't really want to do this. I'd be much happier if I could just go back to being a lawyer (Sob, sob. No kidding. He was crying real tears.). Gee whiz whilikers fellers, I can't stand politics and I'm anything but ambitious. If there hadn't been what looked like an honest to goodness enthusiasm and demand on the part of every Utahn to have me represent rep-resent them in the senate of the United States of America, Am-erica, I'd just pack up my bags and go back to my first love, that of law. I like you Phil Hansen, and I believe you'd make a halfway decent senator, but it makes me laugh that what you say and what you do are so different. I remember the old quotation, Phil Hansen, that goes something like "I agree with what you say, but what you do blasts so clearly in my mind that I can't hear a word you speak." You have done a just job in executing your duties as attorney general of Utah during the past four years, and though some, including me because of my membership mem-bership in the LDS church, cannot rightly agree with all of your decisions and comments concerning the ways the laws of our fair state should be carried out, I must realize that you have done your best to put into effect the ideology of the U.S. secular society, and have had the best economic interests of Utah at heart although you may love the state for a different reason than I (love the state). The Court's On Your Side I might disagree with your judgment that Salt Lako City and Utah schools should not offer credits toward; high school graduation for certain seminary classes such as Old and New Testement history, but I realize that the Supreme court would uphold your opinion against mine. I might similarly disagree with your opinions on liquor by the drink, because I feel that such a situation would lead to an eventual moral decay in this state which in the long run would override any economic advantages it may receive. I don't believe that you are striving for an abolishment of the present liquor laws as much as you desire the institution of new laws that will help the states tourist and convention prospects pros-pects (Once the Salt Palace is completed) to boom. In my feeling, sir, with Las Vegas so close and California Cali-fornia only a half days drive over -the desert, I don't unfortunately think that many conventioners who are out for a big time will go for the fun city Salt Lake idea for conventions. I don't actually think that the desired results of the law will be as satisfactory as you seem to think. I agree with the general authorities of the LDS church that finally, several members of the Mormon community com-munity because of their weakness will sell their heritage heri-tage for a mess of pottage. But, again I agree that you're only trying to get Zion's economy out of the stone age. It depends on priorities and yours are different dif-ferent than mine, but you are a good American and I have no argument against that. You're only doing what you feel is best, though, in fact, it just might not be. Political Animal Growls So now you're going to run for senator. You want to help the people of Utah, you say. I interviewed you last fall. I don't know if you remembered the situation but I did. I asked you whether you would be a candidate candi-date for mayor of Salt Lake City. You said in essence that you were through with poli .JreVer, and there was little chance that you would .ven accept a draft for anything much less than for mayor of Utah's laS es city. You told me you wanted to go back to beSf, a lawyer; full time even. You told me you were Tof a political animal" but only engaged the servke l oZr YU're a P0litical anfmalT I like Milt Weilaman and j ' D WnTiams betLT, I? ty0U PTUld VOte for them Cernber You" e andmfh cfP better too. r6St of Us Wl1 feel a lot |
