The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-10-15

the States and territories to meet
the White House May 1915, 1908. In
this letter he said Recently I declared
there 10 no other question now before
the nation Of equal gravity with thu
question Of the conservation Of our nat
ural resources, and l added that 1t h
the plain duty Of US who for the mo
Of the natural u which v
been handed down to US, to forecast the
needs Of the future and SC handle the
great sources of our prosperity as not
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 moro
homes for the people and to make them
more attractive. He is N Of the great
Americans who typify the Independents
and the constructive genius OF the
American home builder. There Is IN
innate desire In the heart Of the Amer
lean citizen to own a home. Mr.. Taft
recognizes the inherent %yearning OF the
people apparent on every page Of his
tory to wv In fee simple some portion
Of the earth. The desire is as keen to-
day as 1t ever was. or all our wealth
producing class, the farmer needs .
home most. He must have land. He
should by all means own Ii. His farm
need not be so large as some suppose.
but 1t should belong to he farmer,
not to some one else. This is not only
self-evident because of the advantages
to the farmer, but because of Its adj
vantages to the nation at large. 1t u
the corner stone of u national life.
1t lies at the root Of all true patriotism
and all social Improvement n con-
tent.
Give q man a home upon he 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 door to our
vast natural 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
our other troubles will settle them
selves. The property owner is a con-
sentative "A 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 q new and mo-
mentous era that calls for the highest
qualities Of constructive statesman
ship-such as Taft has SO impressively
demonstrated he possesses. This revela-
ton to our people Of the wealth at
their very doors is characteristic of the
watchfulness of the Republican party.
and the work must be firmly and intel
ligently 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
mighty land. If we are equal to our
duties and opportunities We will make
homes west of the Mississippi river for
a hundred million Of the freest men
and women who ever walked the earth.
We are living In an age Of mighty
achievements. The great annals and
reservoirs for constructive work for
irrigation In the arid region, the Pan
anna canal and other mammoth projects
will soon stand as completed monu-
ments to the constructive genius Of cur
people and this age. The future In
potent with still grander undertakings
which will in a few brief years, under
Republican direction, stand as accom-
plished facts.