Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-01-13

ment Of all Of the governors that they
do not wish legal power OF any au-
thority except that of the weight Of
their opinion as chosen state officers.
They only wish the benefit of discus
sion of important subjects interest
ing to all of the states. and to es-
tablish kindly and mutual helpful
relations between the governors and
the governments of the states"
In answer to a request from the
management of Golfers Weekly,
Governor Brady dictated the follow
ing. which was published in the
weekly of January 18th, and which,
we believe, voices the sentiment and
best understanding of the people of
the whole West
THE meeting OF the house of gov
errors will be of much importance
to the people of the nation, and es-
pecially to the people of the Western
Slope, who do not have the oppor-
tunity Of coming in close contact with
the administrative departments of our
country. The people Of our country
have at last awakened to the fact
that our natural resources must be
conserved and protected if we ex-
pect to maintain our proper position
among the nations of the world The
greatest significance of this meeting
rests in the fact that every state in
the nation gladly responds to the call,
which indicates an awakening of the
people at this late hour to the fact
that many of our great natural re-
sources have been wasted and mono
polized in such a manner that if the
people and the men chosen to rep
resent them do not act with united
and persistent effort to conserve our
+ resources. their opportunity will be
lost. and that this nation will do as
the nations of Europe have done be-
fore us-drift into a country of the
masses against the classes. We of
the West believe that these natural
+ resources should be conserved for the
benefit of the states in which the
Creator has placed them. We main
tain that the Eastern states have
developed all of their water powers
and coal mines and phosphate beds.
which belonged to the nation, and
have permitted them to go into the
hands of private individuals and cor
resources and divide the revenue de-
vastated the forests for private gain
and converted them into farms. and
that it is unfair for them at this late
day to say that we must conserve our
resources an ddivide the revenue de-
rived from the same with the people
who have parted with theirs and have
secured the benefit for the same. and
shall endeavor to the best of our
ability to show to the members of
the house of governors that this posi-
ton is fair and equitable and just.
This could be done in no other way
except in just such a meeting as
President Taft has called"
No other phase on the inadequacy
Of the law as administered through
out our land appeals to the thinking
man more than the wide difference
in penalties prescribed and modes of
Ire 9
ferent states. Especially is this true
as regards the laws governing mar
riages. divorces and Wills. and we be-
lieve that in these three instances
are found the cases most deserving
of attention to the end that they may
become uniformly governed.
AS an illustration. it seems absurd
to the thinking man that the condi-
tions that govern and make legal a
marriage ceremony in one state
should be held as entirely INSULT
cient for the purpose in a neighbor-
ing state.
It is for the supreme purpose OF
fostering a uniformity of laws gov
erning such matters that these meet.
ing We're instituted at the request OF
the then President. Theodore Roose.
welt, two years ago.
However, this present meeting is
the first participated in by all the
governors as body and viii be by
far the most prolific of results, as il
is much broader Of scope and pos
sibilities.