The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-30
Junior Senator From Idaho
Makes Attitude Clear il
Twin Falls Speech.
IS STAUNCH DEFENDER
OF STATE RIGHTS POLICY
True Conservation Means Use
and Development of Re-
sources Without Waste.
BY G.. E. ARNEY.

BY G. E. ARNEY.
Special TO The Tribune.
TWIN FALLS. Ida, Sept. 29.-Sen-
ator William z. Borah of Boise opened
the Republican campaign here tonight
in "A brilliant speech which represents,
among other things, the attitude he
will assume in the senate on the sub
icct Of Conservation.
1T will be remembered that when
Senator Borah stopped at st. Paul on
his return from his Wisconsin itinerary
to attend the conservation congress as
the personal representative OF Governor
Brady. he was deprived Of an expression
OF his ideas before that national body.
His utterances below are calculated
to indicate not only what the brilliant
young Idaho senator would have SAID
on that occasion, but also may be meas,
urcd as an index to the attitude he VIII
assume in the senate OF the united
States and on the senate judiciary com
mittee, of which he is member, which
committee will have TO do with the
shaping of bill touching on the broad
subject Of conservation.
On this subject Senator Borah $
speech was as follows:
Senator Borah's Address.
The conservation OF our natural re-
sources is one of those far-reaching ana
momeutous questions calling for the nigh
est class of craftsmanship and the most
patriotic effort upon the part OF the clti-
zen Its most pronounced and dislin-
guishcd advocate. the man who gave Ire
and scope and purpose TO the cause rs
posing figure in the politics of this coun-
try since Lincoln. cX-Prcsidcnt Roosevelt.
That we should through the inteillgent
means at our command prevent waste
and eXtravagant exploitation, that we
should through al proper and aVaila ore
methods withhold from the control oil
rnonopolicS and under system OF regula,
ton and control dedicate these natural
resources TO the economic use OF the peo:
Pile would seem TO command the approval
OF all right thinking men The Republl-
can party is thoroughly committed 70
this Ca SIX President Taft during his ad-
ministration has brought TO this subject
his best efforts and in most PRACTICAL
and statesmanlike manner pointed out
and secured most important legislation
looking 10 a proper solution of this ques-
ton. There has been studied ana per-
sistent effort 10 misrcpreseut the west
upon this subject. But the west Is thoT-
oughly In favor OF protecting and con.
serving the vast wealth which makes OF
the west an empire within itself we
want 10 see these resources so used. so
developed, so regula ted and controlled as
TO render them indeed the wealth OF the
people. We arc more directly ihteresteG
than any other part OF ine country diio
We are Just rs Intelligent, Just as patriot
ic-we do not claim 10 be more so-as
any other portion Of this great people.
We are too good ma tured and nave TOO
keen sense of humor 10 be greatly olS,
turbed over the self Auditory psalms ana
self-rigiteous cry which break out IN
various parts Of this countrE-gcnerally
long political debauch thinks he must
take a political bath by attacking the
west.
Meaning Of Conservation.
In a speech delivered in the city OF
Denver "A few weeks ago. Colonel Roose-
Volt said. conservation does not mean
non-use or non-dcvelopmcnt. 1t does not
mean the tying up OF the natural re-
sources of the states. 1t means the utlll-
zatiou OF these resources under sucIl reg
MIA tions and control as will prevent waste
and eXtravagancc and monopoly, and at
the same time not merely permit but
encourage such use and deNelopment ds
will serve the interests OF the people gen
crallv'i The west accepts without hcsl-
Ia ton this policy thus announced oy the
most advanced leader upon TINS SUBJECT
We uuut a chance TO develop, we want q
chance TO grow. We want to take care
of our people; 10 have the property upon
which We can place tho burdens OF taSa-
tion5 and build up srea, coulhlo,,"'a1,,.. 1,,lGn ..in
rbancesp They are not In conflict but IN
harmony with the highest principles OF
conservation IL, -
the JcnaRogue Is TO try 10 interest tiie
people in an effort 10 do an lnipUSsiD'e
thing in order To escape the rcspohsiplIty
of doina. "A possible and right thinS m
sfrnd OF addressing themselves TO tnc
task Of practical leSlsla uon, OF eHininal-
ing the cruditics Of the present systenl'
and making il serviceablc to the pcopie.
through a studied and persistent en3rt
some arc seeking to cngendcr the oenet
| that the western states under 'he so'tteT
| what dscrcdited phrase OF states
rights" are asking that the national gov
| ernnIcnt withhold the exercise ot its COT
| stitutional powers In this Sr1at "uIn,
| They would have Inc people ] ]ptnoN" va. ~
| ,horc is II great conflict on between thc
na,ionaI government and tho states, ana
! that a few self -eiccicd warriors arc erdns IS
! tined TO again become preserves o' ,r,e rme
| union II Is al enhancing Nlsloh' NC
! Western si;rirs not only accept pu' ll@y
| encourage the exercise OF the ',lstItuI
| ttonaI and national powers 10 tie e,,'
| tbpI uur natural rcsourccS may DC p.pp-
| .rIy protected The western states clh,'U
no rights seek 10 exercise no po|cis o,m
or Llau those powers Euaihiltr.n nl .i ,nd
| rlnin terms Of the charter rgits cnJn!y':
! hy oynrV State In the union, rights "SlhD
! iiahed by 4 hundred vcars OF prccHnIil'.: .ill'.
| both in the courts ana IN Iee sid , .oi.,
| Docs any man bid defiance 10 ',lt Wu''
| framework nf our Soyernrnen' III -; L,,ty
inc us these rights? 1t is INC nlain unty @
| Of tho people to ret pchInd potii go.
| crairntie. I'm fhis work. Let chch SoN
| e,eisnty do the work plainly hcionSlnr
to ii undc" the constitution. Let IN.
varn those who would deny TO tnc s,3..S 9.
.hc rights given them by thr c"ns,,yu- cu,
-; H., tLcy arc foinculinG Il %loilN
nrnoccssary ron,rovcrs" and ono wn'rI
Viii in lhc end vastly injurN Ihc ga use q,
m,,,r,,.6.,vaIInu. m,r, -, Let the charter undc'
! ',i,Ii, u,r i've, bo our guide and let cac'
sovereign In ita constitutional po"e,;
haze the ful supnort of all wh" "on,l w.
help th,, cause. Docs anyone H lutnm i u,
r.n sc,,... lin, cause " conservation u.
chs,,eucing the plain riuhts "f tho StatS' ,s
or by samdcrlng a whole p@op'e;; es;;a,,na ~,
/ these meu expect Ia Succeen -! W W, ,,@
I defiance 10 the Fundamental inW o' 1T ~
Innd? majnl"iu without hesi,anfy Ina INA
tho mob In the streets nf Cnlu"'ouH -
/; Ohio. bidding defiance tp all III" '">
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