The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-05
dr. PinchOt Pointed 10 the Crying
Need Of Conservation, Stating That
Timber, For Example, IS Being
Used Three Times as Fast as Can
Be PrOduced---DO Not Give Away
Water RIGHTS, He Pleaded.

stances surrounding his efforts 10 get
legislation that was of value TO tho
national forestry department. Here
he found opposition ON the uart OF
certain senator's and lookiux further
on he found this Opposition offG1nafed
with the men who controlled the zen
ators, and who believed their personal
interests would BE- affected by the
proposed iegislations FIe found e ne
cessary to "a. to the ofaces of these
corporations In New York City Ii Or
der to get bill passed throaehs saho
United Statess ssnatei m - q con
suit the man who pulled the wiring 70
make the senator dance DefUre the 81
titude OF the senator toward : pro
posed law for the benefit Of the Great
American nation could be changed
such q condition. such 1 humiliat-
ing necessity Mr.. Pinchot declared.
rs burning disgrace and m abomin-
able outrage. Either" said he. tho
practice must stop or We must cease
being free people. Congressmen arc
far too much under the control Of tho
men representing the special interests
and far too little under the control OF
the people who sent them to Wash.
ington."
There are two kinds OF mon In re-
gard to this situation" said the speak
| er. "OEe who knows the condition and
let's it go. and the other who knows 1t
and is pledged to fight 1t. and either
drive the special interests out or be
driven out by the special interests.
The latter have staked their political
life on the outcome. Some time the
public will appreciate the work of
these men for their task II . imDor-
tant to my mind 40 was that Of tho
men who laid the foundation Tor this
government OF. those who fought to
preserve 1t. These few men are de-
itermined to make this . government
OF the people and not . government
merely for the benefit Of those who
have some commercial end TO gain. !"
eevsridee Returns Cheek.
| It was ii this connection that he
paid high. tribute 70 Senator Bever-
idge and the other insurgent leaders
and he told Of Senator Beyertdge re-
turning check that had come to him
from some great corporation at the
very time when he was most IN need
OF money to carry on his campaign.
when man does that kind Of thing
and keeps It to himself, you may
know he 10 all right, !. said Mr.. Fin
shot. and / know Of few such In
stances. Beveridge II able and clean
and = skilIful and an unreleuting Tight
er
THE suggestion that Senator Bev-
eridge be taken out Of politics and
replaced with . raw recruit, It seems
eridge. VIII you people Of Indiana
take out Of the ranks this man Who
has made good tcries Of mol i? I.know
him Through and through and bsIi1ve
in him. The people who are making
this fight need Beveridge and n you
believe in this night against the spe-
ciaI interests. why take Beveridge on
the firing line? why not give m the
help that he can give? Don't take
Beveridge OF the firing line
Conservation Problem.
Mr.. Pinchot's exposition OF the con-
servati0n problem Was one of much
interest and 1t involves. he said. not
only commercial. but : moral ques-
ton a. well. He declared that the
country II using timber three times
AZ fast a. It can be produced and
that we are facing timber famine.
He pointed out the necessity Of con