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


main should he dIyidei into small hole =
ing } and occupied by actual settlers.
THAT WAS IN THE ORIGINAL
NE"LANDS BILL.
Tho republican pamphlet snys TINT
after the Presidents message vas re-
ccired H. C.a-r, -, Western meinbers
met nnd "app1Intcd a committees Of one
from each oi the said states and tcrritor-
les. with Senator Warren II Wyominr.
"a republican. rs chairman, for the pur.
pose Of drafting All irrigation measure.
That IL true, but whnl did this com.
mi;tcc do: II brought forth measure
different ia its VcrbiAge, but etnbOdyng
the vital principles u the original New.
lands bill Is this statement true or
false? The nnswcr is to he found i'll Il
comparison "i the provisions OF the
Ncwlands' Bill with the law nn the
statute booka. The law IL well known
to all who have any interest on the sub
Ject. Does anyone deny that its prnvis
, IONS hr' tho - set forth above: Certain
ly not. We'll. then. will any responsible
/ R"buihrhu assert that these provisions
7 were no in the original Newlandr Bill
I II 50. then democrats would like to
meet the republican at any time, i'll any
/ presence, at any place, Ia discuss the
matter to a finish.
! Presi lent Roosevelt III ju,tly en- tiiicd
J Ia all the credit for what he really did.
! No on" has given him that credit more
often or generously than the wnter. He
did recommend irrigation Legislation in
( hi first message to congress. lie did
I sign the bin when it came to his desk.
! But he signed Il measure born ~ demo.
/ cratic statcsmansmp and passed by
democratic votes. !, ia partisan mad.
ness Tor republicans to claim, as Sccre-
tnry Shaw did i'll hIs spccch at Denver,
that nothing had been accomplished
hS the irrigation movement" until the
! Presidents message WIS written. II
| Is absolutely unjust Tor him to say tina;
no name will live III irrigation history
except Rooscvel,'s-thnti Is, unless he
expects history "a bG written by mem
bers Of the Prcsidcnt's cabinet.
Neither this republican pamphlet nor
( Secretary Shaw. Senator Fairbanks
nor any other republican speaker, hRs
discussed the claim Oi the ST. Louis
platform that "tho Till wns pissed III
the House against the opposition OF
nearly all rcpuhli 'an leaders, by a vote
the majority or which wns democratic
That ii matter Ut official record. in
cold black nnd white, and il not open To
DISPUTE.
Cannon, of Illinois, Mondy, Of MaBsa-
chusctts, GrosyenOr, of Ohio. Hepburn,
OF Iowa, Dalzrll, Of PcnnsyIvania =,
Payne. ot New York, and others did all
they could to beat the bill.
When il came to u vote there were lag
i'll favor and - against. a majority OF
nc IL II. The democrats gave G6, nm
actual majority; the republicans 80. an
actual minority.
Nov, il tine Presidents message had
such ovcrpowormg influence il was
pla'uly more Influential with democrats
than with republicans.
Tho truth ~ the matter il however
TINT the power which influenced Con.
gross was public opinion, and TINT this
public opinion had found the strongest
expression i'll the platform oi all politi
cal rnrtiCF. National irrigation VIA
probably the only policy which enjoyed
at TINT timo the I'M ,nmOus approval
or all shn lea of political helioi.
, THE LNSD SHARKS
Tho republican paml h!"i dcclarrt
that prCHidCnt Roosevelt wns cntircl,
rcspur .:blc Tor the fact "'hni the law
ns enacted, absolutely protects the poo
man aud renders my large holdrng'
oi National irrigated land imp0ssibl,
forever" II eaya tha! the bill tina
came from the conference cUtnmittc,
; did not provide that lands RlDuld d,
Withdrawn from settlement while ir
rigation works ARE in course Of con
siructiuu, nud TINT tho failure Ia with
draw thom would enable spccuatora Il
' ABSORB and holt thom against the rca
= Fcttlcr.
II is true that the precedent insiste,
" upon the Hdmcndmcui ~ tho biIl II
thia particular, hut why wna IT norc.
sary for him io 90 pOY
iiccausC tho conference cummittc,
q oi Western mcmbcrP, which figure
l SO conapiciously ~ tho republican
= pamphlet, bad stricken ont II pro
vison oi that kind in III" hill orrsinaIl
y drafted by Mr.. Nrwlnds. For II is
u fact that his brll Of january 10Th lHJI
r which embodied the vital principles q
IA tho present legislation. did di1tincil
:. provide Tor the withdrawal from cu'r
+, Of public lands which might bc irria
gated from National works. tn