The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-10

the perpetuity of this country as a ma
/ ton of homes really depends. We are
1 coming TO see that the simple things
| are the things to work for
| More than that, We are coming to see
! that the plain American citizen is the
man to work for. The imagination is
| staggered by the magnitude of the
| prize for which we work. If we sue
coed. there viii exist upon this con
/ tinent a sane, strong people, living
/ through the centuries in land sub
! dued and controlled for the service Of
/ the people, its riEhtful masters. owned
/ by the many and not by the few.
! If We fail. the great interests, in
/ creasing their control OF our natural
! resources, will thereby control the
/ country more and more, md the rights
! of the people will fade into the priv
/ leEes of concentrated wealth.
! There could be no better illustration
! of the eager. rapid, unwearied absorb
ton by capital of the rights which be
| long TO all the people than The Water
! Power trust. not yet formed but in rap
| i'd process of formation. This statement
| is Srue, but not unchallenged. We are
met al every turn by the indignant de
NAL Of the water power interests
They tell us that there Is 10 com
munity OF interest among them and
Vet they appear year after year at these
congresses by their paid ATTORNEYS. ask
ing for your influence to help them re-
move the few remaining obstacles TO
their perpetual and complete Absorb
ton of the remaining water powers.
they tell us II has no significance that
the General Electric interests are ac-
curing great groups OF water powers
IN various parts of the United States.
and dominating the power market in
the region of each group. And who
ever dominates power, dominates al in
dustry.
An Illustration
Have you ever seen a few drops Of
oil scattered on the water spreading I'M
til they formed a continuous film, which
put an end at once to all agitation OF
the surface. The time for us 70 agitate
this question is ROW, before the separate
circles Of centralized control spread into
the uniform, unbroken. nationwide
covering Of a single gigantic trust.
There will be little chance for mere
agitation after that. No man at all IA
miliar with. the situation can doubt that
the time for effective protest Is very
short. II we do not use II 10 protect our /
selves now, we may be very sure that /
the trust viii give hereafter small con- 1
sideration TO the welfare OF the average /
citizen when in conflict with its own.
The man who really counts is the /
plain American citizen. This and the /
man for Ihom Roosevelt policies were
which the Roosevelt policies lead As a 4
nation, we are fortunate at this time in 4
this fact above all others. that the great Il
man who gave his name 10 these policies
has for his successor another great
President whose administration IS most /
solemnly pledged TO the support OF
them.
I stand for the Roosevelt policies be
cause they set the common good Of All /
of US above the private gain OF some
of US: because they recognize the --4Z-l-
hood Of the small man as more import
ant to the nation than the profit of the
big man; because they oppose all use
less waste az present at the cost OF
robbing the future: because they de-
mand the complete. sane, and orderly /
development Of all our natural re-
sources, noC forgetting Our rivers; be
cause they insist upon equality of OD-
pOrtunity and denounce monopoly and
special privilege; because describing
false issues, they deal directly with the /
vital questions that really make dif
ference with the welfare of Us ali-and /
American always and everywhere holds
the first place. And / propose TO stand |
for them while I have the strength TO /
stand for anything.
Other Speakers.
Other addresses this morning were c. /
s. Long, Seattle, The Attitude Of Inm- /
bermen Toward Forestry" former I
United States Senator Mulkley. Port
land. Oregon. Taxation Of Forest
Lands as Affecting Conservation, z.
I. Allen. United States District For
ester, ''ReforestratiOn," r. " Grif- /
hth, Wisconsin State forester, Effects
OF Differentiation
This afternoon addresses viii be de-
livered by Or. " J MCGee, secretary 4
Of the lane waterways commission If
Hawaii, and + J. Libby, president II
the Washington conservation commits