The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-12-13

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by Festreining tho afroams in flood
and replonshing them in dfought thoy
mako possible the use OF wators other
wiso wasted. They prevent tho soil
from washing and 90 protect tho etor-
ago reservoirs from filling up with
Silt. Forest conservation 10, therefore
an essential condition Of water consor.
vatioh. MN FSS1 sO1D - &
Tho forests alone cannot, however.
iuliy regulate and oousorye tho wators
or the arid region, Grcat storage works
are necessaiy to equaIiz, tho II owi Of
s,rsams and to save tho flood waters.
Iheir construction has been cor clu.
ulVely Dhowr to be ON ur dertaking
too, vast for private effort. or can il
DC best accomplished BIZ the Individual
statos acting elono. The government
should construct and maintain thoeo
roaoryoirs as is docs other public Yorke,
W WhoTe their purpose is tc regulate the
flow Of streams, tho wato1 should bo.
turned freely in tho channels in tho
dry, SEASON to tako tho Same course
under the same laws as tho natural
flow. 3 a 4 b M I"SA :" =
The reclamation Of the unsettled arid
pubic lands prosents different prob.
lem. Here it is not enough TO regulate
the NV OF streams. The object Of tho
government 10 10 dispose Of tho land
to settlers who will build homes upon
1t. 10 aocompliah this objoot water
must be brought within their resch. q.
The pioneer settlers on the arie pub
lilo domain ohose their homes along
stTosms from which they could thom
selves divert the water to reclaim thoir
holdings. Suob opportunities are prao.
tloa!ly como. There romain, however,
vast areas of public land which can bo
mado avilablo for Homestead settle.
mont, but only by reHorvoirs and main
limo canals impraoticable for private
enterprise. yheue irrigation works
should bo built by the national govern.
mont. Tho lands reclaimed by thom,
should bo reserved by tho government
Tor actual dettlers, and tho cost Of CON
stYuct0n should, so far so possible, be
ropsi1 BY tho land reclaimed. The dis.
tribution OF the water, tho division of
tho streamb among irfigatcru, should
be lott to tho set,lara theMnolyes in
conformity with state laws and with.
out Interference with those laws or
with vseted rights
iAe aeolasatlon is nado that IN tho
arg ststoa the only rght to water
"hioh ,s,,0l snonia pe recognized la that OF
use. me preaidont says ttas the doc
@ .,sne oa Prlysse ownership , o. Water
spal! iloin iaho osnnot prevail without
causing causing wrong. 3
4, . iNsuLAh s PRoHLEMs.
hnsuls! iI qoobeiohs arc noxs ieateo.
AA.h.aHnii ~. ,!a ouc avn must be 70 dtvelop
;9 ~ 'SttasorY on t9e tiaaitional Amer
iIen ihAes. I'9Sto MOO 70 declared 20 be
.nsiylag ;a,l % never lSq petore. Aho asten,
as;a @ Gal.ea y Iae noea q
i;sls,ad 9onssrhang eae lstsn9 pup
az ~ SHpa ~ ~ stasea y ~ that
psgs ss .as paea d9sa toWaYa5
y
declared that ind ~ yvStI ha
accomplished fact. Tho nraa;dant5
adds: .l5 t{i' b s)S q .54Ss'5 S,
Elsewhere I have diaonasad Tho nnea
zion Of eciprooitv. s In thn casa ~ airS Tim.
bR, however. thoro arc weiehtv roaaona
of morality and Of rstionsl intereat
why tho polioy should he heId ~ bava
d poculiar application. and I moat aar.
mostly ask your attension 70 tSa via.
dom, indeed to the yitsl need Of mo-
yiding for q substantial roduosion in
the tariff duties On Cnban imnoria into
the Unitod statoe. .Si
In dealing with the Philippine peo.
pie wo must show both patienoe and
strength. forbsaranoo and ata.d Faat ,na.
olution. Oar aim ID high. Wa do nok
desire to do for the islanders moroly
what has elsewhere been dono for trop.
10 peoples by oven the best foreign
governments. We hopo to do for them
what has never before boon done for
any people of the tropios-to make
them fit for solf government after the
fashion Of the really free nations.
The only fear is lest in our oversnx.
iety wo give them dseree Of inde.
poldenco for which thoy arc unfit,
thereby inviting reaction and disastor.
AS fast as thero is any reasonable hope
that IN givon district tho peoplo oan
govern themselves solf government
han boen given in that district. There
10 not locality fitted for self govern.
mont which has not received it.. But it
may Well DO that in certain oeaes it
VIII hayo(t to pc with drawn because the
INHABITANTS shows themselves unfit to
eXerolso it; suoh lnhtanceS have already
occurod. In other words. thore 10 not
the slightoBt chance Of our failing to
snow sufholently humanitarian spirit.