The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-12-02


OF the fact that you have called me
palaverer"-and | would Just as
soon be called horse thief-will YOU
kindly print few sentences and para
graphs to show that | am not misstat-
ing the facts.
he mistake which they make in
reference to the inspector and the
people on the land is in always pre-
Stunning that the man upon the land is
dishonest and the Inspector is honest.
he fact OF the business is that there
are Just as many people engaged in
taking up these lands who are abso-
lutely honest as are the inspectors in
the field examining these titles"
Congressional Record, May 9, 1909,
P. 1882.
/ do not attack this division alone
(the forestry division) on that ground.
But | do say with this department
and other departments of the govern
ment that there has been growing up
in the last twenty-five years claim
that they can ma ke rules and regula-
tons, the violation of which consti-
tutes crime, and that it is absolutely
at war with every theory of republican
institutions. Gong Rec. May 9,
P. 1882.
Later. when my colleague was dis
Cussing the subject of the Chief For
ester issuing an order excluding GER
tain parties from the forest reserve,
said, Il wish to suggest to my COL
league that the forester is given
power which could not rest in court.
If court were to render judgment
against man it could only render
judgment; it could not enter a de-
cree that never again should that citi-
zen have the right to exercise his
privilege upon the public domain. -
Cong. Rec. Feb. "a, 1909, P. 1904
Later, in the same running debate
in answer to Senator Dixon's sugges-
ton, | said, Il presume all of US be-
lieve to some extent in the preserva-
ton of the forest, but we object to
that system which prevents a citizen
from going to the law to ascertain
what his, rights are with reference to
acquiring title and conpels him TO
90 to an individual. As so well said
by my colleague few moments ago,
this is government of law and not
of men. If you will crystalline these
rules and regulations into statute SO
that citizen may know what he can
do and when he does it know he
will be protected, this system will be
greatly renovated and corrected. .
Cong. Rec. Feb. "a, 1909, P. 1907.
Later, in a running debate with
Senator Smoot upon the question, |
reiterated very generally my position
upon all these matters and stated my
position toward the close of the de-
bate as follows: There are thous-
, ands of acres of land in the state of
Idaho that have not foot of timber
upon them which are inside of for
est reserve. No timber has ever
grown there and according to the
judgment of men who are experienced
. in such matters, no timber ever will
, grow there. These lands should be
thrown open to settlement under
, some established rule of law by which
$ the settler could go there and take his
. home and know when he has done
certain things he would be able to
claim his homestead. AS it is now,
he can not go upon the land until he
gets the approval of an individual
who may not wish to put him there OIL
finally when he has initiated his loca-
ton, put him away entirely. Gong.
/ Rec. Feb. 70, 1909, P. 1892.
. | might quote you great dea
, more covering every possible phase
of the subject which | covered a
Sand Point, but | am sure you viii
' find my views have been repeatedly
$ stated in the senate as earnestly as
, have stated them at home upon mum.
} erous occasions.
AS TO my vote you will understand
that the most important part OF for
estry legislation was completed before
y | took my seat in the senate. Blu
I when Senator Hepburn S amendmen
y was up to exclude all agriculture
lands and throw them open to entry
| voted for his amendment-Cong
E Rec. Feb. %, 1909, P. 1882.
= When the question of increasing
! H. o...o1r;at;op RI cover the exnenSt