Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-23
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Denver, and that the committees that
have had most to do with arrangements
republican faction that defeated Taft in
Colorado In the last election.
But when republicans of several fac
tons and the democrats are asked what
Is the issue In this state that has divided
the people politically into little groups
they mention not one OF national inn
portance. One of the insurgeht republic
can leaders laughed as he said: AS a
matter Of fact-and for Gods sake don't
m a, my name-every man is party ,
real issue of size that divides u.s.
Irrigation Bonds Proposed.
The one subject that is Of considerable
interest is that of conservation. and 1t
was considered seriously yesterday by the
President. by Secretary Ballinger and
Senator Warren of Wyoming. The sena-
tor is member Of the senate committee
on irrigation and has just completed a tour
of the arid regions of the west. He Is on
the train with the Secretary and the Pres
ident and he told them today that the COM
mittee will recommend legislation author
izing the issuance of from fifteen to thlr-
ty million dollars worth of debentures
by the Secretary Of the Interior, to be
repaid out of the reclamation fund, which
amounts to about eight millions year.
Secretary Ballinger approves the plan. in
fact. he first suggested it. The President
also approves the plan, and 1t Is likely
Secretary Ballinger is particularly
pleased that he will be with the Presi-
dent today at Grand Junction. where the
Secretary stopped work of reclamation
for the present. because, as he insisted.
it was being carried on illegally. That
is one of the quarrels between Ballinger
and Pinchot. Garfield, when Secretary OF
the Interior. finding that there was no
appropriation for the Grand Junction and
other reclamation work. entered into part
nership with the farmers and business
men of the section.
His Cowboy Sheriff Guards.
The fifty Colorado sheriffs. in cowboy
costume. with guns hanging at their hips
who are guarding the President across
the state in pilot car were introduced
to Mr.. Taft yesterday. and he told them
he felt mighty comfortable about the ar
rangements after seeing them.
When Colorado Springs was reached the
President was put in an automobile, which
took him six miles to the Garden of the
Gods and six miles back and landed him
on a platform in North Park. where he
talked for five minutes, and put him
aboard the train, all in thirty-eight min.
utes.
Senator Warren, with whom the subject
of free hides was a sore one during the
summer, said that the President, when
fighting for free hides, argued to him that
taking of the duty would not reduce the
price.
And l had to tell the President" said
the senator. that the price of hides has
advanced"
This was Illuminating, considering that
the President pointed to free hides as one
Of the benefits that the ultimate consumer
gets from downward revision in the tariff
bill
Trying Out His Message.
What President Taft really is doing in
his speeches across the continent Is trying
out on the people his coming message to
Congress. He is outlining what it Is his
present intention to propose in the way OF
legislation. On the reception of these pol
1cies by his audiences and the press may
depend important amendments to his plan
before the massage finally is submitted.
Up to this time the President has dis
cussed a central bank, further laws to as
sist labor. and laws to regulate freight
rates and to allow pooling under certain
circumstances.
He has announced that he will urge
postal savings banks, that he will gather
data on the tariff. but will suggest nc
changes for four years. and last night he
inheritance and income taxes. Only one
large subject remains to be treated thor
oughly. conservation Of natural resources
or, as they call it out here. the reclama-
ton service. That speech will be made at
Spokane. At Seattle he will make the last
set" speech Of the trip. its subject being
Alaska"