Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-06-24
NO DOUBT LEFT
OF SINCERITY OF
MR.. GARFIELD
HE AND PINCH0T WIN
RESPECT OF CONVENTION
Member of Minority Still Be-
ieveS Meeting Was MOI Ex-
preston Of the West Con-
yention Notes.
ny win G. Barnes.)

NhcH hhalIIhaH WILSON calleu the meet
ing to order at 8 a. m. not a seat was va.
cant in the whole house, and hundreds were
standing in the Hobbies and aisles.
The first business was the introduction OF
resolutions. all Of which were promptly re,
ferred to tho committee on resolutions. This
commitete had been hard at work all the
night before, and did not quit its labors un-
I'll 4 o'clock a. IN.
The committee on credentials then made
its amended report, which after an hours
wrsngie over admitting the delegation from
Missouri and those from the American Live
Stock association and kindred organizations
that had members who lived east Of the
Missouri river (the contention being held
exclusively by states west of that riyerl,
was finally accepted and the committee or
dercd to maize a special report on the Mis-
soari question, and also the national bodies
which was done later on. to the satisfac-
tion Of all concerned.
Chief Forester Plnchot then was called IN
and for over an hour made an address de-
Tending and explaining the land poll " ~
the president. Pinchot was frequently and
at times bitterly arraigned from the floor
by the delegates, all OF whom he answered
fully and carefully and with that unfaililg
sopd nature and honesty that marks the
man az one among ten thousand.
A large majority OF the questions were
merely trifling points that the askers should
have been ashamed to bring out at su-h a
Tina.
For instance. why do you charge us
twenty cents q head for grazing in Wyom-
ing and twenty-five cents a head " Colo
rado?" shrieked one Wyoming delegate.
Because the grazing on the Colorado re-
serves Is worth that much more than 1t is
in the Wyoming reserves" came the rep'y
like the snap Of a whip.
"One Of your rangers. Mr.. Pinchot, ia
me TO be careful what | said down helt
at this convention. for If l said anything
against the officers Of the bureau, III lose
my permit to Craze on the reserve. Is
that with your APPROVAL"
GIVE me that mans name said nm
chot, 'and IL you tell the truth he viii Re
discharged from our service inside Of an
hour
AZ so it went. Listening to the com
ilainst and questi ms one couldn't hei) but
think that Ebert Hubbard, who writ g sucn
hot stuff back there in New York. would
have called them ''Belliakers." hubbard
defines a "BelIiaker'' as a pessimist out Of
a job. and most Of the complaints a. this
convention. whether voiced by gray and
reserved United states senators and c ~
srcssmen or lsWyers-ahd that was pr tty
near all that did any talking-csme pc
GltuS near fId Bsthtl u AldHSiAt
At the afternoon session Congressman
Bonynge, of Colorado, took the floor [, deny
one Of Mr.. Pinchot's statements, aad VIA
considerable warmth and wounded feeling
proceeded to prove that he was right ~
reading extracts from the Congressional
Record, whereupon Mr.. Plnchot came for
ward and frankly Acknowledged his errfr
and begged the Colorado gentleman's pa
donP
Then Mr.. Garfield for over an hour adj
dressed the audience in a splendid ta'h
which, If it didn't convert his entire aui.
encc TO the views he holds, at least proved
Ia them his entire sincerity and great de-
sire to do for the people Of the west the
very best thing he could.
Mr. Garfield speaks eseily and forcibiy-
but the greatest charm Of the man fs MS
almost boyish frankness and absolute hon
esty of purpose.
Mr.. Garfield read a long letter from the
president, setting forth in full his views
on land matters. defending his poty ai't
promising every possible opportunity for
the homeseeker and the settler. but at the
same time insisting that his vi, vs. and
plans must be continued IL We wished to
preserve the public lands from the inr31fs
" those who would rob II Of its value and
leave it worthless and despoiled
But for once the magic name Ct R'ost-
volt failed to stir a western audience, and
the letter was not very enthusiastically re-
cslvsd.
Relieving Mr.. Garfield, senator Clark, of
wyoming. whose views on the pub ic lara
questions are well known to re a. wide
variance with the policy Of the admins
tration. put in half an hour Of AS visor-
Gus and f~urceful denunciation Of the presi-
dents land ideas as could he i'm tg'lel.
After Mr., Clark came the only man VII
for three long days was allowed TO GET
the floor and say a single word IN iaNof
of the land policy-except, Of course Nhat
was said by the government Officials pres
ent. This was MI. Vincent OF Colorado
who was allowed twenty minu'es to oe-
fend the side OF forest reserves. whien lie
ala i'm a mastery way. Mr.. Elias ella K, si-
torney general OF Arizona, also got the
floor for ten minutes. and set forth the
views Of Arizona in favor Of the g1vtir-
ment's policy. This. however was an thst
the minority was allowed to say - thfr
side. and upon the question OF adopting or
rejecting the res Ilution condemning tie
land policy the vote was taken
and carried by a'maiority OF about 20 - J.
sixteen 70 one" some enthusiastic Coo
RADIO delegate shouted, and it was only too
true.
Following this resolution came one '"u-
cerning the question Of states rights q" I'll
the water rising within its borders.
This resolution was ably fought by Inc
New Mexico delegation Governor Prince
making a splendid plea for the Introduction
Of a few words 50 that while in the u
,ur. this claim to all the water might hold
good. still it could not be held TO operate
against prior rights in the water
Governor Prince recited the facts thot
over see years ago New Mexico was se-ted
along the Rio Grande-the waters ot that
stresm appropriated Tor irrigating lsnHs
along it's borders and that these waters had
been used ever since. year after year.
He plead for a recognition ot these long
.stahtfshed rights in New Mexico, but WIN
,ut avail Colorado was bound TO have
everything in sight, water. grass and tm
her. and Colorado had her Was-so FAR 81
his land convention goes.
The balance q the resolutions had htte
n interest 20 the assembly. and IL rap"iY
wound up its business and adjourned sine
"a.
Reviewing the work u the couFen ION. %
q ve,v easily seen that as q means 4 gel
inc 2 full expression of opinion fr'm the
rcstern states on land matters, IL has sig
Tally failed.
The men who got &c up and carried u I
ar.stsb never meant Cor one single IN s'"st I
hat Id should bs a tsir 0Peu meeting t"' (