Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-09-24

When President kHosFe't s1ti. !
BELONG " EST or THE MISSOURI
RIVER" be spoke from his heart. Il
was not that he Ioysl the east less.
but the west more
He felt that. in certain say, the
country at large did NOT properly Appre-
-iats shis crude bis brother, whose
wonderful development and accomplish
msnts are destined to bring the greatest
fame snd riches 10 the fsm.ly--th~ VA
don. He g9 acquainted with this big
brvthsr and found ouE that he was worth
winning and saving. He started out st
once upon his patriotic snd phiiantaropi'
mission.
Mr Roosevelt hrmly believe, there i
sothiuS too good for the west He has
cut that section neIt to il immeasur-
able future. By the National irrigation
Act; which. X Is universally admitted,
could not have become a law without
si. urEen, personal Influence In the
Hous., any NOR. than without hi, sig
asturs as rresidrnt. Then. there i, bis
Open Door policy in Ch.la. and the
PAuams Canal. assured as permanent
kiraway to the worlds commerce. Th~s"
nss rarss are vitaliy associated with the
usa-
No ether President has ever sp"Aea a.
such length Or ~ explicitly on the sub
Ject Of irrigation. Il Is equally true tha,
no other President ever had ." vide an
scqusintanee with the suhIe,t ss Mr.
Roosevelt Possesses. He -, as Il were
an adopted child OF the west and knows
Ms wants and sympAthihes with them
The proposed reservoirs IN connection
-
band for the great empire beyond the
AiasisSipps th. waters neCe.sary 10 add
the desert reaches there 20 habitations
aud productivity. This will Insure the
snduring qualitie. Of hi. fame His
kno~ledse OF the west shines through
all his utteraBees He holds that irri-
cation IL the coming necessity. and that
By 1t our natural resources eau b. un-
covered 90 8 degree undreamed of and
eur population snd Industry more than
doublei within our continental limits
Hi. work her. will mark the special
achievement Of his administration, aud
his irrigation procl. nation viii 90 down
Ia history rs ons Of et tn. greatest acts
sf any President.
Potency Of National Act
The National Irrigation Act is gauged
well considered and will he wisely ear.
RED out. BY il We will be able A.
aailon to add 10 al former triumphs OF
thi. Republic new illustrations % our
power TO do things By system ~
Judicious forestry almost the entire area
eau be re-forestei in a hundred years.
The climate could be changed and i'm
proved. We could give an Impetus 10
l.
new advantages IN the Orient, would
more than double the volume of our
present commercial trarHc. In this area
OF intense agricultural aud horticultural
development will be created field fot
the exercise OF every Kind OF skin aud
every attainment OF handicraft. Here
maoy OF the ve1el social sad economic
questions are destined 70 be settled. In
giving 20 the Natioa race Of laud-
owners. race Of meH aud women will
b. insured who. by interest. Instinct aud
choice. will be patriots
Inu.ts Hsme- Owning Desire.
There is an innate desire in the hear
OF the Anglo-SaEon American 10 own
q home. There is sn inherent yesrning
OF the common people. apparent on every
page Of history. "a gsu in fee simple
10 still az keen as It ever was or all
OF our wealth producing class. the farm
or uecis a home most. He must have
land. he should By all means own it.
His farm need not be -o large as some
suppos,. hu, IL should belong to the
farmer. not to some one else This is
nn< only self-evideut because o, the al
rnnuges 10 the farmer. but because OF
H.. 49, -
1t Is the eoruerstoae of our National
life. h lies at the root Of all true "a.
trousm aud all social improvement, snd
couteat-
Give a man homs upon IN. soil and
you dave made him a patriot who will
defend your institutions at the ballot
box or on the battle Geld. Open the
doors Of this great arid west. with the
key OF National Irrigation. aud you need
not worry about the future Let the
people have easy srcess to the land aud
most Of our other troubles will settle
thefpsSves. The property owner is n
conservative man sho loves hi. family
aud his country. Let the property own
sss he ss numerous a possible.
Hope for Honest Toii.
The National Irrigation Act. passed
By q Republican Congress at Mr.. ROose-
veit's earnest request and a. result
OF his personal efforts. has siready be-
gun its work OF measnreless good TO
American citizenship. 1t il placing
within che react, Of the landless man
our msnless land. II is TO speak with
. voice rlist cannot be misunderstood.
By combining the two powerful factors
Of Irrigation aud reclamation. in it, up
building work OF the Nation. its mis-
zion will be well night irresistible. II
viii lift from the pathway of the bread
winner the dead weight ~ poverty aud
congestion which has ob~trnc,ed our ma
tionL progress. created int-rp-cine strug
Gies between capital aud labor and
threatened to shipwreck our future pros