The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-16

the States and territories to meet q
the White House May 1915, 1908. II
this letter he said: Recently I declared
there il no other question now before
the nation Of equal gravity with the
question Of the conservation of our nat
ural resources, and l added that it h
the plain duty Of US who for the mo
ment are responsible to take inventor
OF the natural resources which have
beer handed down to US, to forecast the
needs of the future and so handle the
great sources Of our prosperity as moi
to destroy in advance all hope of the
prosperity Of our descendants"
This conference was held, President
Roosevelt presided and the practical
conservation work was properly
launched.
Taft to Direct the Work.
Mr.. Taft is thoroughly in sympathy
with this movement to build more
homes for the people and to make them
more attractive. He is one Of the great
Americans who typify the Independents
and the constructive genius Of the
American home builder. There Is N
innate desire in the heart Of the Amer
lean citizen to own a home. Mr.. Taf1
recognizes the inherent yearning Of the
people apparent on every page Of his
tory to W In fee simple some portion
Of the earth. The desire is as keen to-
dow aS ~ nvnr WAS nf oil 0,r yynn1tt-
producing class, the farmer needs .
home most. He must have land. He
hould by all means own it. His farm
need not be so large as some suppose,
but it should belong to the farmer.
not to some one else. This is not only
self-eyident because of the advantages
to the farmer, but because Of its adj
vantages to the nation at large. 1t n
the corner stone of our national life.
1t lies at the root of all true patriotism
and all social improvement and con-
tent.
Give a man a home upon the soil,
and you have made him a patriot who
will defend your institutions at the
ballot box or on the battlefield. Mr..
Taft proposes to open the o to our
vast natural resources with the Re-
publican key Of national conservation.
This is a most hopeful augury of the
future. When the people have easy
access to the land and can fully utilize
our great natural resources, most of
other troubles will settle them
The property owner is a con-
sentative man who loves his family
and his country. Let the property
owners be as numerous as possible.
Let the good work of home-making con-
tinue under Taft and Sherman.
The Future Growing Brighter.
We are entering upon a new and mo-
era that calls for the highest
qualities Of constructive statesman
as Taft has SO impressively
lie possesses. This revela-
ton to our people of the wealth at
watchfulness Of the Republican party.
and the work must be firmly and intel
llgently directed to reach its highest
possibilities to the citizen. We are
planning not only for ourselves, but
for future generations. We are the
forefathers Of a mighty future in 4
land. If we are equal to our
duties and opportunities WI will make
homes west of the Mississippi river for
A hundred million Of the freest men
women who ever walked the earth.
We are living in IN age Of mighty
The great canals and
for constructive work for
irrigation in the arid region, the Pan
INA canal and other mammoth projects
Will soon stand as completed monu-
nents to the constructive genius of our
people and this age. The future il
'otent with still grander undertakings
which will In a few brief years, under
direction, stand as accom-
facts.