Show I Former Fonner Record I Ii i Editor Pr i F Few ev Comments Chas S S. Wilkinson for a years the thO the Editor of the Iron County Record after being present at the closing I and several other sessions of or the I twenty first Utah le legislature makes j I the following follo observations and anc comI comments com com- ments menus I I II I After witnessing the destructive fight tight of ot cancellation which was waged between the progressive house and the It reactionary senate one is b forced to the conclusion that the interests of the the people would be far better served I if it there then was but one assembly In the Legislature I believe that it should be the tha right of the majority to govern In a true republic of democracy but butI alas in fact we e find 12 men In the I Senate thwarting the wishes of or more mort than 60 80 other members And the present present pre pre- i j i sent soot Legislature is no departure from pre pre-I the rule Monopolies and vested Interests interests in interests in- in representing wealth rind nod it comparatively easy ealY to buy or otherwise otherwise otherwise other other- wise inn Influence ence enough members of the upper house to absolutely control th thI the I epla lit lve program or ty to at least I kill any bills introduced that t are not notto notto notto to their liking i I Last fall tall an aroused and determined I populace of this state elected men tc to office who were were pledged to support j i 1 In the interests of ot the common citizens and for the t e best interests interests interests in- in of or the state at lalie And while i there were ere a few reactionary members I 1 of the senate included with the holdovers holdovers hold hold- holdovers overs who were known to hold hotd property property property pro pro- perty an and profits above hu hU- human I trait man life and human welfare never never- nevertheless there were enough new members members mem mern bers bets committed ed to a a. a progressive 4 and nd ind I humanitarian legislative program program to o have held helel the control If if they ha hid had J remained true to their pledges but I were were not not enough to resist the potent influence of the big business monopolies and th the Interests of ot the state for or the most most part were betrayed and sacrificed I In order to try to force feree thru some of the progressive measures Introduced t ed a progressive bloc was formed In fu I Ithe the house which refused to pass pas the i measures of or the reactionary element elemen t of the senate serrate unless they world p palS paus art the bills bUls introduced to Improve social conditions and more fairly distribute the burden of taxes taxes' according to the e ability to pay This resulted la In n prat s a t the greater mater l I part of the day 64 In order to get ret through the absolutely imperative imperative impera impera- tive five bills s such euch h as the liquor the appropriations bill bUl etc tc the clocks were stopped and the deliberation an and d negotiations continued for four dayi s beyond the legal period The attitude of or the senate enate control 1 1 bloc was waa one of name selfish advantage I tare rage in n which measures of tremendous I ous aus to the state of and an andin 1 I in the interests interest of the producers o othe of f t I the state were ruthlessly murde murdered red 1 I I I I i I The interests of the common people people e I were disregarded and trampled and under erI r i foot Of course the liquor question n a was one of the highly controversial 1 1 matters the house attempting to reduce re reduce reduce re- re duce the evil to a minimum the sense sen sense sen-I sen se ae supported by two of the Salt Lake Lab el e dally daily papers championing the cans caus causi cams cams' of or the profit system in the Interest Interests Interests' s I II of or the liquor dealers In this particular particular particular ular contention the house won i ionly its Ita only decisive victory and they did t it t by holding on tenaciously until they the y wore down down the resistance of the senate senate sen sen- ate ate to to a point where they hey could no P longer hold hoVd out and so so capitulated 1 But all the legislation in the interests Interest of or workers and most of or the measures measure S Sin I in the Interest of farmers and the e small mall tax payer were killed in th the e senate Maate I II I that the people of the state sta e Continued on page 5 FORMER RECORD EDITOR PRESENTS FEW COMMENTS CO Continued from Page l 1 obtain and study the voting record of their respective senators and bc be bed I guided In future by this Information And right now there should be a popular movement started to exercise exercise the initiative of the people for securing securing ing lug a constitutional amendment for forthe the abolition of the Senate It Is the thee obstacle which stands stands' always between the electorates of the state and the I accomplishment of their legislative purpose and it should be abolished In closing permit me me to pay tribute tribute tri trl bute to the able and speaker of or the house Mr Walter K Oranger Granger of or your city It is Is Indeed an an honor to Iron County in In inthe the rat fat southern and populated portion of or the state to be honored in this capacity for the first time And could you have heard as I did the eulogies and heartfelt heartfelt heart heart- felt relt praise from Crom all elements of oC the house for the Justice of or his decisions decision I and the ability shown you ou would realize that the confidence was In hi n no nowise I wise Mr Oranger Granger was an nn anable 1 able presiding officer In addition to tOI this he is a r real l champion of or the I peoples people's rights a fighter and a I I II I We need more men like Speaker Speak rl II I I Oranger Granger In our legislative halls t I-C. I C. C S. S WILKINSON |