Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-06-30

Of the forests Ne have. by 4
their right use. for the planting OF new
forests. ami for the scattering through
this great nation. in every state and
territory. Of FOREST plantations that
when they come - maturity a genera
ton from now. viii supply every state
with wood and timber Of every kind
for every purpose from Forests AID
Tree Plantations within its own Dor
derS.
I have no time today 20 90 into de-
tails. buS II you VIII 80 into the South
and see the actual conditions with ref
erence 20 the water supply on the
streams Towing from the Appalachian
mountains. and study the bcsutie Of
that country. you VIII b. converted I
In an instant 10 the necessity Tor the I
creation OF the Appalachian Forest To |
serve: AID the same thing Is true %
the proposed White Mountain Forest
Reservation in New -ngland Those
Reserves are comparatively small
things In the amount Of money in-
voived. IL We can throw money Co the
I birds as a manure spreader throws II
out OF the back OF a VSSon into tn
/ field 20 build the Panama canal ana
manage the conquest Of the Philippine
Islands. and 10 build huge ~ ttleShips.
I maintain that We can NJ least spare
| money enough % perpetuntc rho for
ests that COL gave H. and Tor the pres-
ervation OF all the Internal Resources
OF our country az home. iApplausel
! maintain another thing. and that
Is that II the women who arc here to-
day would 20 20 their homes from this
convention. aud take mp and study the
possibilities Of the development OF
Arizona and New Mexico under a
policy which VIII reserve for national
control the forests and the water sup
. ply which are the only things that
. Keep that great country from going
back 20 the desert, You would save
p this nation from the infsmy OF Join
, iug Arizona and New Mexico ia the
E bonds % joint sta tehoOd. In the face
{ Of your opposition that great wrong
could never be accomplished All
e women Ia the land should rise up and
= protest against H. because IL Is
Z abandoning the destiny and develop
/ menc OF the sounda ton OF all the ~
) sources for homema king OF those ter
p ritorieS % the unrestrained legislative
r controI-of legislature which VIII De
q dominated BY the most evil pohtca
S influences that ever existed In an
IS state-the OffscOurings of the wors
y political rottenness that ever pre-
IA NAAfN4 III GINS eAAAAtAf NNA-t't'N-
IL the lniquities that VIII prevail l..
= reason Of she fact that SO large pro
Il portion 81 the population OF New
m Mexico cannot even speak the Engls
.e Language. The Joint statehood bi
y. proposes 10 give ~ the control or sue
* a legislature a. that without any pos
< sible check r hlnderanc0. q land gran
h. ~ about twenty million ACRES
- grab aud speculate with and graft %
IN and practically 70 90 with as the
o. please applause
n. | only want 10 say in closing.
as ysu hud crime anywLere, II YOU hr
he nan gone wrong gnyNy here. u 81
OF fnd political corruption or anythiT
az going wro.. In our political instit
OF tions. YOU VIII 8 q. il YOU trace
N back. that the fault lies ia It's origin
source At some place or other. Ia q
at fact that there was not tire rig
IN kind OF home aud the rlE
nip kind % mother. n you and
~ man Of strong and sterling charact
INT Tor a woman either you trace " ba
-ou = and you VIII ind that IL Was becau
Ter there was the right kind 81 a moths
rol AMI the ght kind % 4 hon
,ht We have heard d good deal late
no about the "man behind the gun a
az the man behind the pick" and &
nj man behind tie ballot" and tLa I'm
NO behind "A great many o her Thin
nee hut 1 want 10 tell you that you e.
cry pile them all one upon another Il
ms OsSa upon PeliOn and all OF thom
.ty, gether are not OF - much importaI
cry as The Mother behind tie HOm
,or- ,ApplaUsel
.ish II you are "a have the right sind
wO homes and the right kind of moJh
ord everyW here throughout ne length a
one breadth OF this great and Deauu
iza- country OF ours. YOU must make
big easily possible fOr every man "
nd. works aud lives by his toll 10 hav'
the home OF his own Oh the land
"a iHOMECROf~T. however small
APP You must train every child
garden schools 10 know how TO III
-nia seeds and make things grow and
not food directly from the BOSOM
,blv Mother Earth. You must 80 train
.rist boys and girls that their first Il
lere ambition VIII De 10 get home
an their own with piece OF gro
chem around Il large enough FOR gar'
elds The Good BOok tells Us tl4t '
ores planted garden eastward in r
here and there he put the man whom
milf had formed. And out OF the gro
the made the Lord God 10 grow e.
and tree that is pleasant 10 the sight
To- good for food"
with God Intended that every man
ainst woman and every child should
the next 10 nature and Oh the Ind.
every man who marTies NO
-. should put her ia a home IN the 4
city u s1Iueu- III. A..
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