The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-09-01

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asA Q sympathetic and oftsn sathus-
iast3e auAiencs when he spoke % eoo.
osevatiea this aftsrnoon in The AsAt
tesiun. TIE address was delivered
UaAor the auspices Of the Colorado
1--we Stock association. and the rsprs-
ssatativss of that body met the cel-
sasi at the station. together with .
connittee Of ofncials aad the Spanish
War Veterans. After . parade and Q
cowboy luncheon given by the Den
vsf Press Club. the main meeting of
the day was held. Later Mr.. Rooss-
velt was the chief guest 1t . round
up dinner.
Favon Fsdsrai Control.
Colonel Roosevelt's address was
largely an argument for federal con-
trol Of natural resources. He said:
This country has shown definite signs
Of waking up to the absolute necesdty Of
handling Its natural resources with foss-
sight and common sense. The conserva-
tion question has three sides. In the hrst
place. the needless waste Of the natural
resources must be stopped. II 10 rapidly
becoming wsll-settled policy OF this peo-
lsAd In part for the next generation. and
not exclusively for our own selfish enjoy
ment. Just a. the farmer 10 Q good cit1-
ssa IL hs lsaves his farm Improved and not
impaired for his children. and . bad citi-
zen II he skins the land in his own selfish
interest. % the Nation behaves well II Il
trsats the natural resources a. assets
which II must turn over to the next gen
erat1en increased and not impaired II
vaIuA and behaves badly II II leaves the
laaA poorer to those who come after ".
In the second place. the natural re-
sources must be developed promptly.
completely. and in orderly fashion. II 10
not conservation to leave the natural re-
sources undeveloped. Development 10 an
Indispensable part Of the conservation
plan. The forests. the mines. tho water
powers, and the land itself, must all be
put to use. Those who assert that con-
servation proposes to tie them up. depriv-
ing this generation Of their benefits in
order to hand them on untouched to the
eefvation idea. Conservation does not
mean depriving the men Of today Of their
natural rights in the natural resources Of
the land. All II means 10 that We Of this
generation shall 30 Use our rights - not
to Deprive those who come after us Of
their natural rights in their turn.
In the third place. 20 far as possible
NuSOO beoodtSe0 uubt Vo ACpt tn0
whole people and not handed over for
exploitation to single individuals. We do
not intend to discourage individual enter
prise ~ unwisely diminishing the reward
for that enterprise. On the contrary. we
believe that the men Of exceptional abin-
ties should have exceptional rewards up
to = point where the reward becomes dis
proportionate to the service. up to the
point where the abilities are used to the
detriment Of the people a. q whole. We
are for the liberty Of the individual up TO
and not beyond the point where II be-
comes inconsistent with the welfare Of
the community. Thus our consistent aim
is to favor the actual settlsr-the man
who takes as much Of the public domain
as he himself can cultivate, and there
makes permanent home for his children
who come after him: but We arc against
the man. no matter what his ability, who
tries to monopolize large masses of public
land.
State and Federal Control.
Now. to preserve the general welfare.
to see to It that the rights of the public
are protected. and the liberty of the indi-
vfdual secured and encouraged az long a.
consistent with this welfare. and curbed
when It becomes Inconsistent Herewith. II
Is necessary to invoke the aid of the
government. There are points in which
this governmental aid can best be rem
dered by the states. that is. where the
exercise Of states rights helps to secure
popular rights: and rs to these I believe
In states rishta. But there are large
classes OF cases where only authority
OF the National government will secure
the rights Of the people: and where this 10
the case ! am convinced and q thor
ouXh-going believer in the rights Of the
National government. Big business. for
instance. is no longer an affair of any one
state; big business has become national-
lied, and the only effective way of con-
trolling and directing 1t. and preventing
abuses In connection with II, IL BY having
the people nationalist this control in order
10 prevent their being exploited by the in
dividuals who have nationalixed the busi-
ness. All commerce on . scale sufficient
lN large to warrant any control over 1t by
the government IL nowadays inter state or
foreign commerce. and until this fact is
heartily acknowledged and acted upon BY
both courts and legislative bodies, Ma
Conal and state alike, the interest Of the
people will suffer.
In the matter of conservation, heart
lily approve OF state action where under
our form Of government, the state and tho
state only. has the power to act. cor
daily Join with those who desire to see
the state. within Its own sphere, take the
most advanced position in regard to the
whole matter Of conservation. have
taken exactly this attitude in my own
state Of New York. Where the state alone
had power to act. have done all could
to get It to act in :he most advanced
manner; and where the Nation could act.
] have done all could to get National
action in tho same direction Unfortun.
ately. in the east We have in this matter
paid the penalty Of not having our forest
land under National control: and the pen
atty has been severe. Most Of the states
although they are OLD states-havs not
protected their forests. each failing to
act by itself. because the sction was real
" the common concern Of all; and where
action 10 the common concern Of all. OK
periencs has shown that It can only b.
prohtably undertaken BY the National
government.
As q result Of the impossibirty Of rot
ting such wise action BY the several state
govsfnnents in the east. we are doing
our best to get National legislation under
which the National government, At the
exDsoos Of millions Of dollars, shall under
take to do a. regards the Appalachians
and White Mountains Of the east what II
10 new doing in the Rock Mountains hsrs
out west. It would be both . calamity
go a ahsur1ity for the National govern
meat now to do In the west the vsry
thiaS that At Q hsavy pecuniary cost It b
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