Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-27

,1amestoWn. Va The following IN the
ddress Of President Roosevelt befor.
he National Editorial association at the
xpositIon here:
II IN OF course n mere truism TO say that
% other body OF our countrymcn WELD AZ
Intensive an influence as those who write
or the daily press and for the periodi-
ais. II liz also n ,ruism 10 say that
uch power IMPLIES the gravest rcspon-
lbllity, and the man exercising IL should
old himself accountable. and should be
ield by others accountable, precisely AZ
he occupicd any other position Of pub
ic trust. I do not intond to dwell lpon
our duties to-day. saw. that shall
,er,nlt myg.lf 10 poin, ont ono uuii.r
where II seems to m. tina, the need uf
,ur people is vital II is essential ina,
he man in public NE and the man who
writes In the public press shall both Of
.'". .neS ar" r'h,y soou servants
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= .u",''''nh F." W ,"'"i'", o,'""n,
n'"'nh'u' marin "nu h"t boou WIZ
III NV hrht p'"''' w 7u'' VI
W. i"'o" hno aVoin everything IKE
"'n''''" "r eh"ss'ra'oh' LOT 10 as'ai'
u..'"' una" soH'',n'hs VI "hich ne
~ innocent ~ 10 give hih ana comfort 10
'y "'onhui'l' mhI'c inn"'s'i'" u hys-
' 'haSscrh.,oh serves 10 weaken
NV s'''hS'"'n' ,h' s'at'ihch' OF ruin
-, - P'",'' v" 0u'c I'M S""
ga. soui Ju"sh''h' on cohuuct ana not
va -, o''n' .coho'"I' p's''ioh OF INC
'Hni''oua' WIN whom yen are dealing.
you your uhphci'y OF moih"rs ana
S".uep u. puo'' .houEht' IN hnhi'ioh
VII w np'a" I" you on TWO great
movements III our puohc hie wii'h !
'e.' nuS' h'''SsarHy occupy no moon
h'"'rho'e part oi 'h' um" OF our publlc
sbNb ~ Nv IIshT IuT oIs VI ITtft III
ne auen''oh o. IN ccrtaih ways re-
"""p'"s o"' nSh''Ih oi ,hHation 80 hs 10
MAXI u pear most h"hVily on those most
caIap'e oi suppor,he me H.rhih' Inc
o'ner 10 '"' pu'htioh ol u,i'zihs the
"a'u'h' ieaouF.'s oi 'he na'ion IN the
way thht VIII De OF most benent 10 inc
hauoh AZ q "hoie'
Need OF Foresight.
Tn %u,i,,xi,y and con..rvinp tho ,,turo,
r.souyccs of ,hc n,,inn The nnc charac.
,eri.tic mar. ....n,i,I ,h,n any, ,,b.r &.
soresi,bt rn,nr,un,,,lv ynr..iyh, T..
moi usually chnrncicris,i,. nf n yo,,nv and
vieorous n.onlc and II 4. ohvi,,,siv mar
a marked charactcris,ic Of us I'm the
United S,ates We, ussur,dlv n .ho,nd h..
the growing nati,n win "a futur. which
takes the long look ahead. and no Other
nation liz growing go rapiJlv us ours ar
has a future so ful Of prom,sc. No other
nation eni,ys 30 wonderful "A measure NJ
present prosperity which can OF right
be treated ar an earnest OF future slc-
cess. and for no other are the rewards
OF foresight 80 great. so certain. and 40
easily forotold.
The conservation az our natural re-.
sources and their propcr usc constitute
the Fundamental prnblcm which undcrlics
almost every other prnbIcm Of our ma.
,ioual life. rnlcss wc maintain nm a:o-
auDie material basis for our civilization.
we can NOT maiuiuin thc ins,i,u,Ions in
which we tnkc 40 vr,a, and ina, , rrIde
md Ia waste and d.strnv nur nn,n,,
resourc.s means IN undermine mi. mn.
terial basis During ,h,. las, 0vc vcnr
efforts have h.,n made I'm several, n.u
directions I'm IN. government scrvic. IN
vc, o,r n.o,I,. IA Innk ,Ln,d IN ,v,rci.o
foresight, and to snbsti,utc a planned and
orderly development OF our resources In
the place Of n hhphazhrd striving FOR
immediate Tront. The EFFORT has been
made through several agencies.
In l12 the service began
10 develop the larger opportL 1ities OF the
western han OF our country for irriga-
tion. The work includes all the states
from the great plains through the Rock
mountains TO the Pacific slope. II has
been conducted with the clear and def
mite purpose OF using the valuable water
resources OF the public land for Tho
greatest good for the greatest nurn.o: ~
the long run: In other words. for the
purpose OF putting upon the land pcrma'
nent home makers who will Use ant
develop II for themselves and for thcil
rsildren and childr"n's children. There
has been opposition, Of course. to thi,
work OF the reclamation service: for W.
have been obliged to antagonize certain
men whose interest II was TO exhaust FOL
theiT oYn temporary personal proht nat
ural rehourccs which ought to be devcl
oped through use. 80 AZ TO be conserved
YnR IN Gnl mar ndtEn nj IN a. n