The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-06
BRINGS WORD
FROM HIS
CHIEF
SECRETARY WHEELER
is MESSENGER OF
ROOSEVELT.
Tells Irrigation Congress
What the President
Wants.

rAN FRANCISCO, Oct. g-~'Ga
Oh there aud tell that congress that
! heileye In fair play =
THIS Ia the message that pfrni.
dent Roosevelt gave WIN. ~
Wheelef assistant secretary ~ the
department Of commerce aud labor.
10 deliver today 10 the trans Miss.
lasippl Commercial congress here
Wheeler arrived this morning M
the personal representative OF the
president.
he viii place the attitude Of the
president aqmarcly before the dole.
gates. who are confronted with the
fact that stock men ~ the west are
hsKyiaNed At the cnrfAilment 81
graxius lands and are claiming that
theS face ruin through diHeTimina.
ilou IA favor Of the aRficulsnriats
These complaints have reached
Roosevelt. and hia personal repre-.
atntatlse has been instructed In
NJ ueaaufed terms 20 inform the
delegates that both sides must have
consideration.
whselsr's Statement.
Explaining the presidents nftl.
tube, Wheeler today said.
Mr. RnoAeyeita idea. an Ia fact
shn idea o. all the delegates 10 the
ronxenfion. II that ons % two prop
pattiunA must bn accepted as best
Inr fhe gooe ~ the cause either
of these reasons must degenerate
Into = Mind 81 pink tea affair IN
whirh speakers will sie wiih one
another N hurting the most sweet.
p ssented bouquets. or else they
ntaHs be forums Ia which every
ElsAn MAJ speak his mind with Per
fest freedom whether Il be- heavy
wsih real o. faneicd troubles ~
tranquil and content with The al.
nFlnlstFatiun A. Il stands
And this By no means must be
unamFrtood ~ being an intlmation
fhAs the president assumes that the
prvtoniantK are IN the right u IL
nssnply the old principle 81 fair
psay. Let the fight b. made aud
fha deserving ain That ia Mr.
Rsnsevclsa idea
Majority viii ne Right.
In congress so catholic az this
there can be little question that the
majority wili be right in every case.
Ard Il makes no difference who IL
huFf by the ruling This idea that
these purely non partisan orEanlza.
tions must refrain from doing any
uufh that amounts 10 anything be
cause the eorna 81 the adminisira-
flun may be- stepped on In the eYa-
luton Of the good work - puenlc.
n would be- sad commentary On
the spirit which imbucs the heads
~ ali the departments 81 the gov.
efnn4ent today % admit for a mo.
innnt that Il 10 anything lees than
spirit urging those chiefs 20 do
the most for the good ~ the great.
eel number all the time. III mis-
lakes have been made. n the pro-
tests Of any section or any group
~ individuals are we'll founded.
am empowered both by the prcsi-
dent aud b. my own knowledge Of
the facts 10 say that no one wants
"a knnw Il more quickly than the
administration.
Apart From Politics
eThe matter OF Irrigation and for
eetry il TOO entirely thing apart
from politics 20 allow the procedure
ludulEed In 80 often whore other
matters are involved 10 be followed
Ter q moment
LET no consideration weigh
against a full. fair hearing OF every
protest that may be made. That
IL what Mr Roosevelt desires That
h what every fairminded delegate
must wish. no matter on which side
81 the fence he ~. nor whatever
question