The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-07

man Tawney with pretty sharp criticism
for blocking the proposed conservation
commission. Although the colonel did
not mention the congressman's name,
the audience did, and the galleries joined
In by making additional criticisms Of
their own. When Col. Roosevelt touched
upon what he would do With the amend.
ment to the snndry civil bin ii he were
to remain president there was a great
burst Of applause.
1t is really a case Of the special cor.
pornte interest against the interest Of
the people Of the country. We're it not
for the special corporate interests, you
would never have heard Of states rights
in conservation. The question is simply
who can best regulate the great cor
porations"
The colonel was interrupted by voice
from the gallery shouting out:
Roosevelt"
'IIit EN- again, Teddy called another
voice, and the audience reared in ap-
plause. IN the tumult the colonel did
not have a chance to say who could best
regulate the corporations, but he was
urging federal as against state control.
IF this control grew effective he
continued. when the audience was silent
sgsin, many Of the corporations would
then turn around and plead that such
control was unconstitutional / have
had my own experience. When ! was
governor Of New York. bill came be-
fore me to tax the franchise Of big
street railway corporation. They first
asked that the taxes be imposed by the
different localities and counties in which
the corporation did business. They then
pleaded that the state authorities would
be more just and that the different coun
ties would simply pile on taxes one
after the other. thought the plea just
and recommended the change. When the
law was enacted that same corporation
instantly entered suit on the ground |
that the measure Nas unconstitutional. !
"They carried it from one court to an-
other up to the United States supreme
court. where it was determined against
them, while was president.
Here Is another thing the corpora
tons don't believe, but which Is true.
Because Of the greater strength Of the
national government it IS more likely
to exact justice from the corporation,
but less likely to yield to gusts Of
public passion and do injustice to the
Il will do my utmost to secure the
rights Of every corporation that does
right. viii stand up for a corpora
ion if the public takes the wrong side
against it. should fight hard to see
Justice done to the corporations, but
don't want the national government
o depend upon the corporations good
will to get justice for the people
II ask you to consider two things.
When waters run they don't stay in
me state, That seems elementary, but
t seems to have been forgotten. You
ant have effective national control Of
watershed unless one power has con-
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"Take the experience Of the little re.
,ublic Of Switzerland. 1t has tried the
Experiment. of each canton handling its
wn waterways II led to endless con
lets, squabbling and injustice, 80 that
inc years ago the federal government
t Switzerland had to take control oil
he ground that all the waters belong
0 all the people
Now, / ask that we do not 60 back
0 a system which the peoples Of other
ountries have discarded as inadequate
AS the president pointed ont Monday,
conservation is misunderstood, it is
kelly to retard development.
III there is any doubt. Col. Roose-
cit said later in his address, 'as to
he liberality Of the terms granted to
ne men developing our natural resources,
would say give them the benefit Of
le doubt, but want to see them bene- {
{ us while benefting themselves.
"The corporation has not only The
CHIT to be heard at such meetings as
lis, but you should endeavor to make
lem set forth their views. The man
despite is the man who comes here .
ally representing the corporations and /