Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-10-28

Cleveland, II dcmucrat Hence, demo
Gratis are carrying the law into cx
"cutIou now. Absurd, OF course. bu
=" IL III" republican cinim b'uscd on in
vcstigatIous made years ago. Those
nvcstigations had no party signiiicanc.
whatever. They were supported by
everybody and long ante dated the adop
ton of an actnal policy. or even it,
serious consideration.
\ HLA%K Or ELhvEN YrAns
iho pamphlcteer skip" jauntily over
II epaCc 81 eleven Year,, from 1899 10
| 1910. He makes no mention Of the
great national irrigation movement
Organized at Salt LlKe III 1891 and
carried on with tremendous vlgor
| Throughout the United States until
AT last the policy hal been accepted
b. every political party n the land.
| Oi course, he could no: mention this,
without scuou-ly ImpLr.ng the lpncli-
meas %; R"psovcIt ns sole author oi
! irrigation.
The prmphl"t hcsln4 it, recent
! history ~ IA" he u pvcncnt with
the irrigation plunhs n the RcTubli.
can and Drm cratic platforms Of 1900,
! and then proceeds tu skip more his.
! tory.
/ II does not say that when Cnogrcss
met after the election ~ 1890, dcm0.
Gratis, aud democrats alone. rcmeni bcr
| th" pledge to the west and proceeded
| To carry It out. It aaya nothing ~
! the hill introduced un the VERY
FIRST DAY ~ the closing session
! Of the 5Gth Congress 10y John 7.
Shnfroth. 81 Colorado, II democrat; IT
says nothing uf the bills introduced
twr or four weeks la'cr, respectively
by Francis g Nrwland', u Nevada
a Democrat. and Bell, uf Colorado. "a
democrat. these were rcul irrigation
Ia, ,@surcs, pro"iiing Tor actual con
struction "f irrigation works, Tno
pamphlet also -,orgets' Ia claim
ere lit for the brilliant republican
me Surc intru.!uco by Mr.. Barham,
oi California, IN opp p.i'lon to the 10
democratic bill---n measure which
provided only for moro Investigations
us to the feasibility ~ rrclaimmg
arid lands md in ,trurtci the S"crc.
tary II the Interior To rcpor, thereon
"with,n TEN years" But tho crown
| my act 81 omission III thIs republican
pamphlet is its failure I" mcntior
| what happened between January, 1901
! and the date - PG"~ilcnt Ronscre IL
message III December ~ the sam,
| year.
WmrS rnE HILp WAS tjoES.
! Think 81 the pIrtiHnnship which
| could seriously nsscrt amy relation
between II little appropriation for
scientific Investigations II years ago
| yet utterly ignore the introduction ot
the grrnt nrasurc which brought Tor,
| ward. for the tirsi time, the prlncIpl"s
| cmhudicd in the Legislation wO have
| to-day. THIS measure challenged the
attention of the country, united thc
| west, iUF t'iN t4lllluhl'N l'hN ~ ~ NhN
Southern opposition, aud finally
| trumphcI. II wna framed by Francis
! q. Nnwlauds, II Ncvndp. anu VIA nj
ways called "rilE EWDANDS' BILL
hy the press az the United States, re-
puhli AN ~ wei M democratic.
Even ,hc nuthor II this ptunh'ct
fnrgct- himself at nnr point and ~
ndvcrtcntly refers to III" measure ns
"rhO Ncwlands' Bin
What agr the ~ .cuti u principles ii
tho irrigation policy now in operation
First, that the receipts ~ the Lln'
| office alInll constitute u reclamation
fund io Lc u4cd over aud over. Tilh'
WAS IN THE ORIGINAL NEW
LANDS BILL.
Second. TINT the Secretary of th
Interior shall hc vcstcd with power T.
prorcrdto &, % I fuCtiOn of sue
works ~ he approves. TllAT WA:
In THE ORIGINAL NEWl.AND!
BILL.
Thrd. that tho money so eXpcndc
s,nll bc repaid by ac,tl era in ten M
nunl msinllmcuie. THAT WAS u
TUE ORIGINAL NEwbNNDS BILL
Fourth. TINT mde needed for r"acr
voira. cnnnIa, and settlements ehnll Il
withdrawn from entry until w"rta arc
finished. TIIIIT WAS IN THE ORIG
INNL NEWbNNDS BILL
Fitlh, hat tho water right ehoulh h
attached nali"nnhly Ia tho land. TIA
WAS ~ TiIE ORIGINAL NEW
LANDS BILL.
| sixth. TINT lnnda in private owncrehi
should bo entitled to obtain water iro'
National wnrks, but TINT no one "wnC
rhonll hnvc water Tor more land than
rcaaonnhly uccrEHary {" mnIc pr"
pciuua home. THAT WAS IN TIL
ORIGINAL NEWbNNDS BILL"