The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-22


BELONG WEST OF THE MISSOURI
RIVER he spoke from his heart II
was not that he loved tb3 east less.
but the west more.
He felt that. in a certain way. the
country at large did not properly appre-
ciate this crude. big brother. whose
wonderful development and accomplish
ments are destined to bring the greatest
fame and riches to the family--tbe Ma
tion. He got acquainted with this big
brother and found out that he was worth
winning aud saving. lie started out at
once upon his patriotic and philanthropic
mission.
Mr.. Roosevelt firmly believes there is
nothing too good for the west. He hns
put that section next to It's immcastr-
able future, by the National Irrigation
Act; which. Il is universally admitted.
could not have become law without
his urgent personal influence In the
House, any more than without his SIG
nature ms President. Then, there is his
open Door policy in China. and the
Panama Canal, assured as a permanent
highway to the worlds commerce. These
measures are vitality associated with the
west.
Knows and Loves the West.
such length or so explicitly on the sub
ject Of irrigation. 1t is equally true that
no other President ever had so wide an
acquaintance with the subject as Mr..
Roosevelt possesses. lie Is, us 1t were.
an adopted child OF the west and knows
It's wants and sympathizes with them.
The proposed reservoirs In connection
with the reclamation service will hus-
band for the great empire beyond the
Mississippi the waters necessary TO add
the desert reaches there to Indications
and productivity. This will insure the
enduring qualities of his fame. His
knowledge of the west shines through
all his utterances. He holds that irri-
CATION Is the coming necessity. and that
By II our natural resources can be I'M
covered to n degree undreamed OF and
eur population and industry more than
doubled within our continental limits
His work here will mark the special
achievement of his administration. and
his irrigation proclamation will go down
Of any President.
Potsucy of Nationai Act.
The National Irrigation Act is gagged
On an honest. intelligent, extensive plan.
well considered, and will be wisely car
rled out. BY II we will be able as a
nation to add to all former triumphs of
this Republic new illustrations OF our
power to do things. BY n system of
judicious forestry almost the entire area
eau be re-forested, In hundred years.
The climate could be changed and inn
proved. We could give an impetus to
every kind OF trade, which, with our
new advantages in the Orient, would
more than double the volume of our
present commercial trafiic. In this area
OF Intense agricultural and horticultural
development will he created n field for
che exercise OF every kind Of skill and
every attainment of hnndicraft. Here
many OF the vexed social and economic
questions are destined to be settled. In
giving to the Nation n race of land
= owners. a race of men and women will
be Insured who. by interest, instinct and
choice. will be patriots.
Inuats Hsme- Owning Desire.
There Is an innate desire in the heart
OF the Anglo-Saxon American to own
q home. There is nm inherent yearning
OF the common people. apparent on every
page Of history. to own In fee simple
come portion OF the earth. The desire
Il still as keen ms Il ever was. OF all
Of our wealth producing class, the farm
sr needs home most. He must have
1and. he should by all means own it.
His farm need not be 80 large as some
suppose, but 1t should belong to the
farmer, not to some one else. This il
not only self-evident because of the adj
vantuges to the farmer. but because OF
dts advantages to the Nation at large.
1t IL the cornerstone of our National
life; It lies at the root of all true pa
triotism and all social improvement and
content.
Give a mnn a home upon the soil and
you have made him patriot who will
defend your institutions at the ballot
box or on the battle field. Open the
doors OF this great arid west with the
key of National Irrigation. and you need
not worry about the future. Let tho
people have easy access to the land and
most Of our other troubles will settle
themselves. The property owner is Il
conservative man who loves his family
aud his country. Let the property own
srs be as numerous as possible.
Hope for Honcsr Toll.
The National Irrigation Act, passed
by a Republican Congress at Mr.. Roose-
veits earnest request and as a result
OF his personal efforts. has already be-
gun its work of measureless good To
American citizenship. 1t Is placing
within the reach Of the landless man
our manless land. 1t is to speak with
q voice that cannot be misunderstood.
BY combining the two powerful factors
OF irrigation and reclamation, in its up
building work or the Nation. its mis-
ysion win be well night irresistible. 1t
will lift from the pathway of the bread
winner the dead weight of poverty and
congestion which has obstructed our ma
tionn progress. created internecine strug-
giles between capital and labor and
threatened to shipwfeck our future pros
perity.
Expansive Arena of Action.
The arid region. extending In the main
from the Missouri River to the Pacific
Ocean and from Mesico to Canaila. en-