Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-22

land, timber and mineral thieves. cat
tie barons and servile politicians.
TLeso forces are still banded togeth-
er and are continuing the fight against
Coz servation. While Roosevelt was
in the White House they could make
no progress. Since he has left the
White House there is no question but
that they have been received with
greater favor at the interior depart
ment.
Special interests Active.
The speciai interests are showing
their hand in the conservation legisla-
ton, especially that which is getting
by the house committee on public
lands. The senate has reported bill
for the classification of public lands
and the withdrawal of the same until
such Withdrawals are revoked either
by the president or by disposition of
the lands by act of congress. Under
this bill the president could with
draw ccal lands and hold them until
congress could determine the terms
upon which they could be disposed of,
the to- ms to be made after the value
of the land had been ascertained. The
house has also reported bill cover
ing this same subject. This bill con-
tains q PROVISION to this effect: that
all Withdrawals made heretofore shall
not affect any entries or vitiate the
rights where improvements have been
made. The effect of this would be in
the case of a corporation which had
already established mine upon the
public domain that the corporation
would be left in possession whether it
obtained possession legally or other.
wise.
Indiana Jolts ORG anization.
The Cannon-Aldrich Organization
| has been rudely shaken by the &C
ton of the Indiana convention in de-
handing a revision of the Aldrich
tariff law and in unqualifiedly indoors
ing the opposition to the enactment
of the law by Senator Beveridge.
| Provided the Organization in the SEN
ate and the house can have it's way
the action Of this convention will
one of the most unique situations in
| the history of the Republican party.
| Immediately upon the receipt of the
news of the conventions action TIE
| president withdrew his acceptance OF
an invitation to speak in Indiana dur
! ing his forthcoming tour of the mid
die west 1t was presumed, and semi
| official statements were given to the
| effect, that the reason for the with
! draWal was the desire of the presi-
! dent to avoid a conflict with the
| friends of the Indiana senator. It was
| said that the president had declared
unqualifiedly that the Payne-Aldrich
bill was the best tariff law ever en-
acted. He could not therefore, speak
| in Indiana without either stultifying
himself or opposing Senator Beverage.
Following close upon the heels OF
the announcement that the president
would not go to Indiana came the an
nouncement that he would go to In
! diana, and then that the matter of his
| going was held in allegiance. The un-
! certainty as to the position of the
| president in regard to what he should
do in this matter has led to a situa-
tion where the supporters of the
Payne-Aldrich law feel the necessity
for some kind of a defense to be made
of that act at this time in the mid
die west, and they are urging upon
the president that he throw himself
into the fight, go into Indiana and
virtually take the field against Senator
Beveridge.
Complicated Situation.
Of course the president hesitates,
for there is other legislation pending
which it is known does not exactly sat
isfy the Progressives and which might
be jeopardized if an open break was
made with the Independent Repub-
licans of the middle west
At the time that the tariff law was
enacted the president declared that it
was not perfect and that he only ac-
copied it as the best that he could get
under the circumstances. He was later
induced to take the position and de-
clare publicly that it was the best
tariff law that was ever enacted. The
Indiana platform declaring that the
law should be Immediately revised, is
in line with the first declaration of the
president. Mr.. Beverage and the
Progressive Republicans have not
changed. They occupy the same pc
sition today with respect to the tariff
that they did while that bill was
under consideration in congress. Nc
Progressive was inclined severely tC
criticize the president for signing the
Payne-Aldrich bill. While they felt
that it was mistake to do SO still
they had some hope that the president
would take the field and make new
campaign for an adequate tariff revision
in line with the platform pledges of the
party. That hope failed with the open
Endorsement of Aldrich previous to the
swing around the country and upon
the making of the Winona speech.
If the president follows the advice
, of the coterie of senators and repre-
sentatives who are urging him to &C
to indianapolis he will there enunciate