The Red Cloud chief., 1904-09-30

United States through the national ir.i-
cation act passed by n Republican Con-
sress, aud signed by President Roosevelt
June Z. 1902. The Democrats are now
claiming chat they did H." Still. the
facts remain that President Roosevelt,
by the force OF his own identity, put the
measure through Congress and made il
che law Of the land with his official sig
nature as President.
II Is not Il dream. but n fact, that the
present populatios Of the United state
can be duplicated on the arid public %
main In the West. This can lie d fe
without making new competitors for
those already engaged IN agricc phral
pursuits In the East and in the jbnth.
On the other hand. this wonde' ~ act
OF planting a new nation In VIII fis now
all but an unbrokcn desert vlG confer
enormous benefits ON thos Y sections
which are already covered 1th farms,
factories and towns. f
Biu Internal Prc1tcm..
In our great West. '$population of
1O0.OOO,OOO might live J Rrosperous con
tentment. There Is ev Ething to inspire
and reward their iudrf ry-thc charm Of
climate and of scerAfy, the fertility Of
soil, the unimag inr 4e wealth OF water,
forest and mine, ~. across the Pacific,
new worlds to clthuer. Our biggest in
ternai question HLday IL the preparation
aud colonixatic4o this productive area.
This nation raGst keep on with its his
toric work Specialization. 1t must con
tinue that ACarvelous reciprocal process
by which has ~ rapidly risen To i'm
measurahfD heights Of economic power
thc mslN1g of new communities to feed
the oldAkhe enlargement Of old communi-
ties tA/tccd the new. The longest step
yet Zen to this end IL adoption Of the
pladH OF national irrigatiOn-chietly
TIM hgh the instrumentalfty of President
1H(baeveit. II is II new policy. only at
AeSent in its experimental stage. but
/hose who know most about 1t believe il
~ q measure big with national fate.
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q wa > on,orin,, n,on . nov nm, mo.
m,. on. ,h,, ALI. r.r ,h, hi,h,.,
Qualities ,r .on]s,rnctiv. s,,tcsn,nshin
,rbc movement, must he broadly founded
and firmly and intellirep,lv managed We
are ulanninp not for ourselves lint for
future pene~otions for ", nre the fore.
fathers ,f n mighty ru,urc In , mighty
land If we ore euu,I Ia our duty and
our o~pnortupi,ic. w. shall mako h,m,s
FOR , hundred MILAN M tho ,r.es, man
who svor y.,l,J ,hr .or,h
We mr.. Twin, in nm no. ,f mighty
acbiavemcpt E,yip,cr;ny works which
tho last generation wnpld b,v. ,h,ucht
nm in,n,ssihiIi,y ,yiII ha ,ha .,r,nIo,,I
sosL ~ Ills ,ensr,,i,n M. Nav Ynrl,
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sviSn;, ]railroad rho Is,hminn canal anJ
.fo Sal, Rivor r,s.r,oir IN Ari,nn, and
o,hor m,m,,o,h ;rri,,tion nr,inc,s w;ii
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sho ,ons,rr,,iyo a.n;ns -, Ann nannIa md
shis ,.o M, ,r,nro !, ,,n,,,t vii S,il,
rr.,Jer rnjor,,tin,, wI,ich w;I, In a
go """e""'"s' ""nn "
n,isbed facts. Eryrt was for centuries
the rranory of the world. Tbn, land Of
mystery and romonce was tho cr,JIr az
orr civilization. Eor ,,uutl,ss ages the
Milo has risen onnu,lly !, r,r,;I;,. IN,
land which has yi,IIsI rrnm yo,r :,
xe,r IN, sust,n,nce -, ,,,,in, r,iui,ns
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