Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-22
D0NAHUE TAKES ISSUE
WITH PRIEST. ROOSEVELT


The startling feature OF ms aiter-
Moons session OF the Dry Farm con
Rress was the repeated ilings AZ Presl-
dent Roosevelt characterizing the pres
dents address delivered by PROXY
for Vice President j. u. Donuhue ot
Denver, who prepared It on accuont OF
the indispositlon Of President flsher
Harris
The address commenced with
quotation from the presidents Jamoo-
town sltech. referring to the western
arid lands as ut only for forage. While
he left the president ana TINS he'he
for short fcrays into other matters, nc
returned u it time and time again,
each time waxing little holder IN nss
Ringing down the gauntlet. f1hally ne
ended In a direct challenge to Prest'
Roosevelt. 10 prove his assertion vi ne
value of western land. 1t Is the first
time tho presidents knowledge or the
west has been brought Into question,
and TIE strange feature OF the attack IL
that loo seyelt has enjoyed among
presidents. the great distinction OF De"
ing most thoroughly at heart west
efner
That Eonahue's opinion OF the enc
executive is not wholly bad, however.
is suggeS ted by the fact that ne n
cinded a paragraph near the end, sat
Ing that With all his faults, we 81 me
west rove nm sun ne lce''. 'se,,
ADDRESS was statement VI ,.'t,';r,,.
why ceftaln teoerai 1--WE RRt,s., ~
to arid lands should be modined' IN
part his speech said:
Our work Is supplemental TO that OF
the National Irrigation congress. IL Is
not ana cannot ps au .,,.,'9 y,
Every man who has given thought 70
what is being accomplished through
a lgfal gFFN-
ton law to say nothing OF what pri-
Vate enterprise Is Ioi ts,,., ~ ~ irriea
tne result , ~ ava doing
non, nIu us u'4'' 49,, "a avtend its
everything IN our Dow w ,,',,,Sr ttoso
penents. But u Is .si ,',.. a'i .Sa9 r,,hc,,
VINO are quullnee ~ e. haa, i'm
the iast drop Oh Wa'Sa ,,.a,.,,,,,ant
poundeu, Whcn ~. ,vien rri-
uailai llas voV ~, ii,,ii. thn tast ,.eaer-
Ndte ga ~, nc '.s'a,,, I,eve s,,rvaved
Eolr anu ehe sT ~ 20 nxceod m nor
tile iust iseei IA 10 ,.r;gahIs area win
49, VI t,a,,at,t ,,nder irrigation.
nave been prousis uii1 - -, .Sis c,r-
me question: ' ne, 80, s,,,nspSoms
sress auu u,,e " ~ a,to,, &. .ryyhat
problems pelurc ne 4,'s t,,,,,,ir,5s 80
shaii oe oohu ~ 80, nf ionl that
In'ilons VI az" ,o,',o,ataS5., Met Of rs
never can pe rrisateu ~ III, ,,r,h9
IN the wes, taAI 0r,e ns the mast
lem, pased OF eN9si ~ e,,V,,,.a afar,.
and our commence IN M ,at,..rton ta,,a
OF our superioIs az ,,,sta,,eae ,ased
othef views, " Soi.i' -. r. q; 10
upon we KNOW hot W. we ,,,,a,,s 49,
cause or thls DIVERSITY VI t,,a s,,is
have CHOSEN 10 speah u ..s tie s osD
Ject announced halhels; s sru 80
reVisions IN tne ieuela. 90 Ne nh
tanning TO ihe araple arcs Vi '''e pun
lie DOMAIN
TILT WITH ROOSEVELT.
.. -,
In his address az JatlestoWiI o''
Monday, June the l0th' Fresloent
Roosevelt used these words IN hu
dition TO treating arlght Tor the pene
fit of the whole people the Iorests anu i.i
the mineral oeds we shoulu siiiit ~ ~ ~
try to preserve for the beheht OIL az
the people the great stretciles oi pu i,'
domain some three hundred hliilioh
acres in all, which are uIlnt LOT cur
tivation by present metnous anu V t,,,
sum ennn,v vi''S 40 '
1T is taking high ground, ! am toiu'
to presume to dlHer Win MT Noose-
welt on questions per'aillhs 70 Tue
pubic domain YET ~ woutu pe u
less TO occupy your tiIhe Win an su
dress ON the supJect aniioulIceu
could agree WIN the views ol uhs
president as wen as tnose vi n'any
of the men OF the department OF asris
culture and some IN the department. VI
the interior at WashlnstoIl' a.
II II were true, as stated py .ne
president IN ms aoaress AZ James
town, that THESE vast stIetcies vi ~, w
pubic DOMAIN are unnt Ior cu,tl-
Natlon ny present H'ethous anu Naiu
aDle only ior the ioLase, m,.ien ny