New-York tribune., 1910-08-30

-e-i,- n,,rposes. he expressed the view
,r.. Il should be treated precisely as are
.,e ereas suitable for grazing within the
forest reserves: IL other words, that the
grazing privilege should be leased
To those familiar with the views of
Secretary Balunger. It was obvious that
Nj Roosevelt dissented from some OF
them. but there was nothing in his re-
marks which indicated any difference
with President Taft
NJ Roosevelt closed his remarks with
81 neroration OF far more than ordinary
eloouence His declaration that his trip
abroad had served only to convince hlin
that this country had come nearest to
achieving the ideal. an equal opportu-
rlity for all men. being greeted With tu-
raultuous applause, he strore to check
IT and having succeeded declared We
hementIy that much remained 10 De
done. that the eyes Of nations were on
this experiment in free and derio-
cratic government" and appealed ear
nestly to his hearers not to content
themselves with applauding the compn-
rnent, but to go to their homes deter
mined to DO all in their power to make
+hei- country better and to demonstrate
that a free and a democratic govern
n,ent WIS not impracticabie, an idle
dream. failure.
From, the firing OF the national salute
bv the Colorado National Guard to the
close of the banquet Of the Live Stock
Association at the FL Jebel Temple. this
;,,
ward Of an hour the ex-President rode
at the head OF great parade through
streets lined with cheering thousands,
snd then fell out OF line to review the
long procession as it passed him. Some
one remarked that all Denver appeared
to have turned out to greet the former
President. but he replied that all Col
orado seemed 10 be on hand,
An Escort of Seventy-five Sheriffs.
The review ended. Colonel Roosevelt
and his party were whrled in automo-
biles. which knew no speed limit, 70
Overland Park four miles away, where
an old-fashioned cowboy dinner was
served. During his ride at the head Of
the parade the former President had as
his personal escort some seventy five
sheriNs and deputy sheriffs from the
fiftv-nine counties of Colorado. Fear
less. stalwart men they looked as they
rode their ponies with the true cowboy
seat. the stocks Of their huge pistols pro-
trudins from the holsters slung from
their shoulder. At their head, accom-
panied by her father, the Sheriff of Den
yer County. rode Miss Louise Nisbet, her
self a member of the Sheriffs' Associa-
tion. and from her holster also protruded
the handsome pearl stock of the latest
pattern .z5-calibre gun. The sheriffs
were all on hand at the chuck wagon"
dinner. and Mss Nisbet was presented
to the colonel.
So fast and furious was the pace at
which the mounted guests rode TO the
park that one horse succumbed, but that
did not mar the affair. When the call
OF a bugle announced that the feed"
was ready the colonel, who had been
posing for the camera ffends with his
friends the sheriffs, headed the line,
helping himself TO a tin plate and cup
and "spearing'' biscuit from the tail of
the chuck wagon" with his iron fork.
Then he passed on to the trenches, where,
ever beds Of coal, tender slices OF juicy
steak sizzled in hot fat, and roast pota
toes were constantly raked from the
embers.
visit TO the staIwart cowboy who
presided over the great coffee pot ended
the pilgrimage" and then all squatted
On the ground and ate as heartily as one
can eat only in this Western country.
The luncheon finished, Mr.. Roosevelt
posed some more made a brief address
in which he recounted his experience as
a ranchman of Little Missouri, thirty
years ago, and asserted his conviction
that the cleaner appearance Of the
ranches and the greater comfort of the
cowboy Of the present day had added 10
the self-respect of the ranchman and
his assistants while in go way diminish
ing their courage and ability
The Address at the Auditorium.
Then back TO the city the automobile
few, and the eX-President made his
principal address of the day at the
Auditorium. This was, in part, as fol-
lows:
Conservation does not mean nonuse or
nondeveiopment 1t does not mean the
tying UP of the national resources of the
states It means the utilization of those
resources under such regulation and control
as VIII prevent waste, extravaganza and
monopoly. but at the same time not merely
permit but encourage. such use and de-
Nefopment as will serve the interest OF the
people generally
This country has shown definite signs
OF waking up 20 the absolute necessity
OF handling its natural resources with
foresight and common sense. The conser-
walton question has three sides Ia the
first Place, the needless waste Of the mai
uraf resources must be stopped. II is rap
,dly becoming q We'll settled policy of this
people that we Of this generation hold the
land in part for the next generation. and
not exclusively for own selfish enjoy
mcnt
In tile second place. the natural re
sources must be developed promptly, COM
lletely and in orderly ashton II is not
conservation to leave the natural resources
uHdeveleped- Development is an indispen-
sable part OF the conservation plan. The
forests, the mines, the water powers and
The lana itself must all be put to use.
In the third place, so far as possible these
resources must be kept for the whole peo-
rle and not handed over for eXploita ton to
single individuals. We do not intend TO
discourage individual enterprise by uawise-
j. diminishing the reward for that enter
prise On the contrary we believe that
have exceptional rewards up 10 a point
where the reward becomes disproportionate
10 the service. up 10 the point where the
abilities used TO the detriment Of the
people as q whole. We are for the liberty
cf the individual UP 10 and not beyond
the point where II becomes inconsistent
with the welfare Of the community Thus
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