The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-29
Conservation of Natural Resources

OOnSCFvdtiOn OF Natural nCoooTSCSs
The conservation of natural resources |
is a subject to which the present admin |
has given especial attention The |
necessity for a comprehensive, high and
systematic improvement of our water
ways. the preservation of our soil and OF
our forests. the securing from private APP
the power in navigable
streams. the retention of undisposed coal
lands of the government from alienation.
all will properly claim from the next ad-
earnest attention and APP
propriate legislation.
National Health Bureau.
I have long been of the opinion that
the various agencies of the government
established for the preservation of the
vicinities should be rendered more eff
Client by uniting them in bureau OF the
government under a competent head, and
that / understand to be in effect the rec
ommendation of both parties.
Publicity of Campaign Contributions
and Expenditures.
form refers to the failure of the Repub-
lican convention to express opinion
in favor of the publicity of contributions
and expenditures In the election. Here
again we contrast our opponents prom
Uses with our own acts. Great improve
ment has taken place under Republican
auspices in respect to the collection and
expenditure of money for this purpose.
The old and pernicious system of levy
ing a tax upon the salaries of govern
mert emr Dyes in order to pay the ex-
penses of the party in control of the adj
ministration has been abolished by stat
ute By a law passed by the Republi-
can congress in 1907 contributions from
corporations to influence or pay the eX-
penses connected with the election of
presidential electors or of members OF
L. nd al a
resident of New York has been selected
as treasurer of the Republican national
committee, who was treasurer OF the Re
publican state committee when Governor
Hughes was elected in New York, and
who made a complete statement within
twenty days after the election, as re-
Qured by the New York law. of the con-
tributions received by him and the ex-
pendtures made by him under his
authority In connection with the election.
His residence and the discharge of his
duties in the state of New York subject
him to the law OF that state as to all
receipts. and as to all its disbursements.
His returns will be under the obligations
and penalties of the law. and a misstate-
ment by him or the filing of false ac-
count will subject him to prosecution for
perjury and violation of the statute. OF
course. under the federal law, he Is not
permitted to receive any contributions
from corporations.
If L am elected president 1 shall urge
upon congress. Win every nope OF sue
cess, that a law be passed requiring
filing in federal office OF statement
of contributions filed by committees and
candidates in elections for members of
congress and in such other elections as
are constitutionally under the control of
congress. Meantime the Republican con-
gress. by the selection of New York
treasurer. has subjected all its receipts
and expenditures to the compulsory obli-
cation of such law.
Income Tax.
The Democratic platform demands two
constitutional amendments, one provid-
ing for an income tax and the other for
the election of senators by the people.
In my Judgment an amendment to the
constitution for an income tax Is not nee
essary / believe that an income tax,
when the protective system of customs
and the internal revenue tax shall not
furnish income enough for government
tai needs, can and should be devised
which, under the decisions of the SUI
preme court, will conform to the constitu-
| ton.
Election of Senators.
With respect to the election of senators
| by the people. personally L am inclined
| to favor il. but it is hardly a party ques-
| ton 4 resolution in its favor has passed
Republican house of representatives
several times and was rejected in a Re-
| publican senate by the votes of senators
| from both parties. 1t has been approved
by the legislatures of many Republican
states. In a number Of states, both Dem
cratic and Republican, substantially such
a system now prevails.
Inaeeuracy and Insineerity of Demo-
cratic Charges of Extravaganza in
Increase of Offices and ExpendI.
lures.
| Our opponents denounce the Republican
party for increasing the number of offices
| o. 600 at a cost of sixteen millions of dol
\ lars, during the last year. Such denunci-
platform. II fails to specify in any way
| what the offices are and leaves the In
ference that the increase was resisted by
the representatives of Democracy In con
gress. As matter of fact. the net num-
| Der of offices increased was Just about
half the number stated: the increase was
due chiefly to the enlargement of the
| navy the construction of the Panama ca
! nal the extension of the rural free
delivery and to the new offices necessary
| in the enforcement of the pure food
| meat ins pection, railroad rate legislation
| arid lana reclamation, forest preserva
ton and other measures which congress,
| passed with almost unanimous popular
approval. The Democratic platform. 81
far from attacking any of this legisla
ton. specially approves much. and con
| dennis none OF IT. ana IL Is, OF course
disingenuous to claim credit for approx
ing legislation necessary 10 give it eff
feet and yet to denounce the expendi
ture.
i Charge of Deficit.
Again II charges that a deficit of siXt.
millions OF dollars between the receipt
and expenditures during the fiscal yea
ending June 30. 1908. occurred. AS ex
planned by the secretary OF the treasury
at least half of this deficit.<i Is only al
apparent one. The falling or in receipt
was. of course, occasioned by the unusua
panic but there Is ample free none.
in the treasury TO meet the differenc
and the difference itself is not half of
| properly deficit. because involved in
was the retirement of some thirty-thre
: | millions of the bonds of the government
During the past seven years the incom
and expenditures of the government hav
been nearly equal, some years showing
| a surplus and others. fewer in number
a deficit Taking one year with another
Including this spring. there has been a
average surplus. The surplus last veal