The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-05-21


| senator from the state of New York.
The friends of Mr.. Root say that moth
ing has happened to change the
colonels opinion of the senator, and
that II any man can bring Mr. Roose-
| welt to the belief that Mr.. Taft is alb.
| solutely sincere and Is doing all that
| be can along the lines of progressive
| legislation, that man Is Elihu Root.
Most recent political gossip is to the
effect that when Colonel Roosevelt
comes back he will enter the field
against Chauncey M. Depew for uuited
| States senatorial honors in New York
state. Republicans. insurgents" and
| regulars alike, and the Democrats also.
say that II Mr.. Roosevelt should make
| up his mind to be a senator of the
| United States there would be no con.
| test between him and Mr.. Depew
worthy of name. The feeling is that
the colonel would sweep everything
before him, as least as far as the Re-
| publicans are concerned, and that his
| only fear of defeat would come from
Democratic victory In the state, a vic
| tory which would elect a Democratic
legislature.
James River Dam Bill.
VIII President Taft veto the James
river dam bill?
On the answer to this question in.
tense interest is hanging. The con.
servationists of the country believe
that President Taft will see his way
| clear to forbid the enactment into law
of the bill, but the friends of the meas.
ure insist that the president. being
judicial minded" will find that 1t Is
drawn in strict accordance with law.
and that he cannot fail consistently to
aflx his signature.
II the president makes up his mind
to sign this bill when 1t comes before
him, he will nullify one of the acts Of
Theodore Roosevelt which the friends
of conservation say showed more
| conclusively than anything else the
real heartfelt interest of the colonel of
Rough Riders in measures to safeguard
sources.
Issue Closely Drawn.
This matter in the minds of many re-
solves itself into this: "A sharp-drawn
| issue, with conservation as its basis.
between the resource-saving policies Of
Theodore Roosevelt and those of Will
liam II. Taft" 1t has been charged
| by some of the extreme conservation.
lists that President Taft is not wholly
in sympathy with their movement. II
he signs the James river dam bill they
will say that the fact has been proved.
On the other hand. there are those who
say that Mr.. Roosevelt went to an ex-
treme in vetoing the measure and that
the grounds which he gave for his veto
were outside of the field of reason.
This particular James river is in
Missouri, and the purpose of the bill Is
to permit certain specific persons to
construct a dam across 1t In Stone
county and to divert portion of its
waters through a channel into the
river again to create electric power.
The James river is a navigable stream.
at least it is so held to be in part, and
for this reason Mr.. Roosevelt felt that
the federal government had complete
Jurisdiction, and the fact that congress
sional legislation is necessary for the
construction of the dam in a large
measure proves the contention.
The bill, which is counterpart Of
tho vetoed measure. legalizing the dam
construction, again has been reported
to the senate and 1t seems likely that
it will pass.
Why Roosevelt Vetoed II.
In order that 1t may be understood
just how sharp the issue will be made
between Mr.. Taft and Mr. Roosevelt. IL
the former signs the bill. 1t is worth
while to quote from the Roosevelt veto
message:
ITO give away, without conditions.
this, one of the greatest OF our re-
sources, would be an act Of folly. II
we are guilty of it, our children will be
forced to pay an annual return upon d
capitalization based upon the highest
prices which the traffic will bear.
They will find themselves face to face
with powerful interests intrenched
behind the doctrine of vested rights
and strengthened by every defense
which money can buy and the ingenu'
ity of able corporation lawyers can
devise
In Mr. Roosevelts veto Of the meas.
ure he spoke of'the great combinations
formed to control water power for the
development OF electric currents. He
sa. that an astonishing consolidation OF
the interests has taken place within
the last five years, and that while the
movement is still In its infancy. un.
less it is controlled. the history of the