Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-10-29

the administration of both parties,
Democrats and Republicans alike, has
disclosed shameless disregard for
the first principle of good govern
ment. that of the enforcement Of its
laws Upon the statute books are TO
be found laws with reference to trusts
and combinations which have been
shamefully violated and impudently
disregarded for 20 years. We are told
of new nationalism. Let us bid its
coming God speed if it is to be a ma
tionalism which enforces the laws up |
on the statute books, nauonalism
which exercises powers which are UNI |
QuestiOnably ours and which, in my |
Judgment are also unquestionably eff |
fcient to protect fully the public well |
fare. For more than 20 years power |
full combinations have lived in open |
violation of the Sherman antitrust |
law. Now and then a spasm of virtue
/ scizes us. step is taken, the courts |
/ uphold the law, a cry of alarm goes
up from the business world, the gov
! eminent puts out the white flag and
gives out that we are not going TO DO
/ anything further at present. There is
not a state in the Union, even west
ern state which is now exciting the
beneficent commisseration of friends
/ living far away, which has not FAR
better enforced its laws, better pro-
tected the rights of its people and
| given them a more economic govern
ment than has the national govern
/ ment. Let's make it a part of our
| party faith, inViolate and uncOmprom-
Using, that so long as law is upon
the statute books it shall be enforced;
if unfit to be enforced that il shall
be repealed. Let's put an end to the
shameful and demoralizing effect upon
the whole body polite of having
statute like the Sherman law and hav-
ing men constantly and yearly and
daily defving it, l maintain that the
10 nj Cd ~ tha courts
is efficient and effective. l maintain
that the powers of the national gov
eminent have not been found faulty.
l insist that there has been lack of
courage to enforce the law And
this lack of courage in the higher
walks of like to enforce the law. this
utter disregard for the most import
ant laws upon the statute books is the
breeder of anarchy and lawlessness
throughout the whole body polite
Conservation of Natural Resources.
The conservation of our natural re-
sources is one of those far reaching
and momentous questions calling for
the highest class of craftsmanship
and the most patriotic effort upon the
part of the citizen. It's most pronounc-
ed and distinguished advocate, the
man who gave life and scope and
purpose to the cause, is that remark
able personality, the most imposing
figure in the politics of this country
since Lincoln-eX- President Roose-
welt. That we should through the in
telligent means at our command pre-
vent waste and eXtravagant eXploita-
ton, that we should through all pro-
per and available methods withhold
from the control of monopolies and
under a system of regulation and con-
troll dedicate these natural resources
to the economic use of the people
would seem to command the approval
of all right thinking men. The Repub-
lican party is thoroughly committed
to this task. President Taft during his
administration has brought to this
subject his best efforts and in a most
practical and statesmanlike manner
pointed out and secured most import
ant legislation looking to a proper So
luton of this question. There has
been studied and persistent effort to
misrepresent the west upon this sub
ject. But the west is thoroughly in
favor of protecting and conserving
; the vast wealth which makes of the
west an empire within itself. We want
to see these resources so used, so de-
! Veloped, so regulated and controlled
as to render them indeed the wealth
of the people. We are more directly
5 interested than any other part of the
country and we are just as intelligent,
, Just as patriotic-we do not claim to
be more so-as any other portion of
this great people. We are too good
natured and have too keen sense of
. | iuiilOI " ne BIGdllN disturbed over
the self adulatory psalms and self
righteous cry which break out in var
ious parts of this country.
West Accepts Roosevelt Assurance.
, In speech delivered in the city of
: Denver a few weeks ago Colonel
Roosevelt said Conservation does
y not mean non-use or non-develop-
I ment. 1t does not mean the tying up
= of the natural resources of the states
' 1t means the utilization of these re-
, sources under such regulation and
control as will prevent waste and
o the same time not merely permit but
q encourage such use and development
q as will serve the interests OF the peo-
+ pie generally" The west accepts with
+ out hesitation this policy thus an
v nounced by the most advanced leader
: upon this subject. We want chance
o 10 develop, we want a chance to
v grow. We want to take care of ouI
people, to have the property upon
which we can place the burdens OF
taxation and build up great common
: wealths. What sane man would deny
= us those chances? They are not in
o conflict but in harmony with the
n highest principles of conservation.
= One of the most accomplished arts
r of the demagogue is to try to Interest
e the people in an effort to do an i'm.
e possible thing in order to escape the
II responsibility of doing possible ant
u ISnt lnl1g. instead OF addressing
It themselves to the task of practica
d legislation, of eliminating the cruditie!
Is OF the present system and making i
Il serviceable to the people, through
l. studied and persistent effort some ar,
, seeking to engender the belief tina
II the western states under the some
? what discredited phrase of Estates
d rights are asking that the natiOna
1T government withhold the exercise o
Is its constitutional powers in this grea
= work. They would have the peopl
n. believe that there is a great conflic
n on between the national government
n and the states, and that few sci
N elected warriors are destined to agail
II become preservers of the Union 1t /
l. an enhancing vision. The western
id states not only accept but they en-
lie courage the exercise of the constitu
III uonal and national powers to the en-
a that our national resources may b