The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-07-05

| forests. ana Tor tlt hcQtltfink tutOuBu
| this great nation. Ia every state and
territory. OF forest plantations that,
when they come TO maturity a genera
ton from now, viii supply every state
with wood and timber OF every kind
| for every purpose from Forests and
Tree Plantations within its own bor-
ders.
have no time today 10 go into de
tails. but II you viii go into the South
aud see the actual conditions with ref
erence 10 the water supply on the
streams flowing from the Appalachian
mountains. and study the beauties OF
that country. you win be converted
In an instant 10 the necessity for the
creation OF the Appalachian Forest re-
serve; and the same thing Is true OF
the proposed White Mountain Forest
Reservation In New England. Those
Reserves are comparatively small
things In the amount OF money In
yolysd. IN we can throw money 10 the
birds, as manure spreader throws Il
ont OF the back OF a wdL0n into the
field 20 build the Panama canal and
manage the conquest OF the Philippine
Islands. and 10 build huge battleships.
| maintain that we can az least spare,
money enough 10 perpetuate the for
esfs that God gave us and for the pres
erTation OF all the Internal Resources
Of our country al home. fAppIause.l
l maintain another thing. and that
Is that II the women who are here To-
day would 20 TO their homes from this
convention. and take up and study the
possibilities OF the Development OF
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
this nation from the infamy OF join
Ing Arizona aud New Mexico IN the
bonds OF joint statehood In the face
OF your opposition that great wrong
could never be accomplished. All
women Ia the land should rise up and
protest against v. because u is
abandoning the destiny and develop
nlent OF tie foundation OF all the re-
sources for homemaking OF those ter
rltorles 90 the unresfrained legislative
control OF legislature which win be
dominated by the most evil political
Influences that ever existed in any
kfnfe-;be oirscourings Of the worst
political rotfenness that ever pre-
vailed la Pennsylvania. coupled with
tie iniqulties that VIII prevail by
reason OF the fact that 80 large a pro-
portion OF the population OF New
Mexico cannot even speak the English
Language. The joint statehood BIN
proposes 20 give 90 the control OF such
a legislature as that without any pos
slble check hlnderance. land grant
Of about twenty million acres TO
grab and speculate with and graft on
aud practically 10 do with as they
please. lApplausel
only want 20 say IN closing: IL
you rad crime anywhere: II you md
a man gone wrong anywhere. II you
ind political corruption or anything
going wro4. ia our political insfitu-
lions. you viii q. II you trace Il
back. that the fault lies In It's original
source. az some place or other. Ia the
fact that fLcro was not the right
Kind OF home and the right
lind OF a mother. IL you ind q
man OF strong and sterling character
Cor a woman either you trace Il ba'
aud you will end that II was because
there was tho right kind OF a mother.
aud the Chit kind OF home.
We have heard a good deal lately
about the ~man behind the gun" and
tie '.man behind the pick" and 'the
man behind the ballot" and the man
behind a great many O her things.
but I want to tell you that you can
piic them all one upon another Ike
Ossa upon rciion and all OF them TO
gcthrr are not Of as much importance
a. the Mother behind the Homer
fApplause.l
In YOU arr 10 have the right Kind Of
homes and tie right kind Of mothsss
every where throughout nc length and
breadth OF this great snd beautiful
country OF ours. you must make IL
easily possible for every man who
works aud lives By his toll TO have
home Of bis own on the lands
HoNECROFT. however small.
You must train every child 70
garden schools TO know how TO plant
seeds and make things grow and get
food directly from the BOSOM OF
Mother Earth. You must 80 train all
boys and girls that thair FIRST great
ambition VIII be TO get home OK
their own with piece OF ground
around Il large enough for garden.
The Good Book tells US that God
nlanted garden eastward IN Eden
and there he put the man whom ne
had formed. And out OF the ground
made the Lord God to grow every
tree that II pleasant 20 the sight ana
good for food"
God Intended that every man and
woman and every child should i've