The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-08-19

'jehoing topics ulScusSeI WIS thr
policy Of the Forestry in the with
drawal of millions of acres OF pub
iic dumain from settlement and en
try by chief Puchot. The new
Secretary Of the Interior who Is
over Pinchot has seen tit to re
quire the setting aside of sonie OF
the rules established by the forest,
rs head aud having ordered much
Jf the lands included in the forest
ry dcminious restored To entry hHs
caused big row with Pinchot anG
nis friends, The war is now on
and we expect il will be n fight TO
il'e finish resulting In the retire
nent of The forestry head or the
resignation of Secretary Balinger,
sho is Chllfo.nin man and Is de
nandiug fair play for the peop!e OF
the west and just recognition ot
tie homestead laws aud miners
fi.h;s ms laid down on the United
/ States statutes. The time is ripe
tor the wrstera states 20 become II
Gait in standing up for just recoe
Iiiion in administrative and judi
:ial affairs Of the country. 1t is
q well known fact that there is
strong antipnthy in the east over
the continuous growth and pros
perity OF our western continent and
thrre appears t. be n lenlous tis
position to curial and check this
increasing expansion and settle
meut OF this portion of Uncle
sam's possessions. The most ef-
icirnt measures possible have been
used 10y the administration in the
establishing Of numerous forest
reserves whereby hundreds Of MI
lions of acres of the best mineral.
agricultural aud grazing lands have
been Withdrawn from occupation
Anp.i settlement. rlre people tdr
mand restoration OF this, theii
h,ritrge from the founding OF the
government and that sQuattrI
,oyerei snty rights Ice egHin reco-,.
uized rs ia the days OF our fore
fathers who were to choose HON,
Nheresoever they wished aud no
man dared to moiest or make the
hom .seeker efruid. 1t is an ab
surd proposition to suppose that
the people of this. western cont
nent will subnit to The imp. sitiuns
aud dictatiuns that the autocrais
lof New England would place upln
them. The westerner asks no adj
vice from the easteruer aud the
latter usually finds trouble trying
to force any peculiar ideas upon
the typical man of the West The
hardy pioneers have made this sec
tiun of the country what it is to-
day. the most prosperous and
thrifty of any part of this govern
ment and they teel competent to
manage public and private affairs,
irrespective IF advice from any
source whatsoever. In fact the en-
tire population Of our western
states comprise mn element of civil
ization unlike any other IN the
wo-ld. There is no greater degree
of independence. self reliance aud
enterprise manifested elsewhere on
the glode than may be seen among
those who have made their homes
west OF the great Mississippi river.
These people represent n compos-
ite population made up in part OF
native born Americans and the re-
naming portion from all nations
and all tongues of the civilized
world who have chosen this the
land of their adoption and are law
abiding, self supporting and true
American citizens. Our great
West comprises an empire within
itself, while less in population
holds the larger resources Of the
continent lie undeveioped upon its
mountain ranges, fertile plains and
vallies. Whatsoever would limit
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