Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-09


voice in the election Of those mel
VINO are TO control our affairs.
want to say, most emphatiealiy
that until the grazing question D.
touched. ] am most heartily in SYN
pathy with the magnificent work 81
the forestry department. only nieT
Of large affairs can fully appreciate
the wonderful executive ability now
exercised ih the management OF the
affairs al large Of the national for
csis. Yet they should be a state IN
stitution were Il practical. But II 4
not. and II Is web a. they are. Ana
the older. states would be far richer
today. and forever. had this policy
Of preservation been put into effect
generations ago. But when this gov
ernment has preserved the forests
from waste and destruction. and have
put their resources AT the disposal OF
The people in all reasonable ways.
they have performed their work. and
when they get down 10 the paternal
way stock interests are handled an
der the present rules and regulations
as 90 grazing. ! say they are nsurp-
ing the rights Of h people Of fhe
states and territories affected.
We were Loiu plainly, bv the repre-
sentatiyes Of the departments in
Washington, al the Denver conve1-
tlOn. Gentlemen. II don't make any
difference what you want. Our meas
ures will be put into effect n you
might as Wen prepare for it, and
prominent western senator said,
In iust these words, on that platform,
70 the appointed government official.
from whose decision IN forest reserve
.anairs there Is no appeal: You are
TODAY the landlord Of every acre of
public Land which you viii ever con
troll" And u looks as If u WAS GO
ing 10 be a contest between men who
represent the states sud territories af-
foctcd. and the whole force OF the
president Of the United States. to-
gethcr with the eastern senators and
representatives generally, and the ap-
pointed officials Of the departments
now in control or these affairs.
repeat that would not. for an
curiail The right 10 the use
Of the public lands. by any peson
who comes and makes use OF them.
Becoming one of us. The
Il / mistake not, allows any per
son who has declared his Intention I
Ia become a citizen Of the United
to have all the privileges. as 70
the requirement of title 10 public
which are possessed by native
born people. But / insist that there
IS 10 right or equity in having our
property controlled. directly or indi-
by the Representatives of
states who have no interest I'm "a
lfairs, and in such infinite detail as
Is contemplated by TIM measures now
forced on US by The administra
ion.
But. this interest is only AN express
Ion Of opinion. We must, II their
proposed laws do not suit ms. act in
nifty with the Representatives of
states and territories affected,
nd get together and formulate some
hing that viii suit us. and endeavor
o get II made into a law. For. as
Dng as the public lands are consid-
red as the property Of the whole
United States, we must expect only
limited voice In their control. II we
an get up some measures which
Fem reasonable 10 the majority Of
senators Of the United States,
those which represent
states affected, we can over
lme the great preponderaDcc
I influence of the house Of rem {
,scntatives. II we do not get to- q
ether for our commo good. and do J
lmcthing, We viii have laws forced ,
our Threats which will be more
Ifficult to repeal than It viii be now
defeat them. :
In the language of one of our pat /
Of the war OF the revolution, .
dccried the tyranny of King ,
800 -" HN VIZ W. HHRA W. ~ ~ -
we will all hang separately. " d
we do not take steps az once 10 y
'fend u common interests. We will i
E Killed in business, one by one. :
As an individual have many ideas +
To what might be reasonable for \
observation-disclosures of the territory =
New Mexico. I ann also 10 a CON
extent cOnversant with Che :,
'ods of Colorado. Yet my ideas +"
be very poor suggestions % au-
y 10 Montana. Wyoming. and other i,
ltes or territories whose local con- y
are unknown 20 me. But q
we Just one general suggestion 10 !
If we must have some con U
Of grazing on the public domain. q
NJ Insist on having some voice In d
2 administration of our own affairs. u
I us have an appeal 40 proper q
urtsi or a grazing commission made W
of a number Of our own represent
i've and practical stockmen. in case al
are aggrieycd. Let us have SOME ii
pprtunity 10 defend ourselves from "a
authority which. N exercised arbi- bl
trilN. rs autpcratic. Let us demand to
20 present evidence In sup
10 OF our claims, to cross-cNamine IN
tncsses against us before an au- h,
GRITTY with power 10 summon and h,
mpel attendance OF Witnesses to les Al
y IN amy difference which mas
'se bcWtcen stockmcn and officials ca
control. th