Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-07-22
CANNON SCORES
CLIFFORD P|NCHOT
HAPPENS IN AT KNIFE AND FORK
BANQUET AND MAKES
SPEECH.
FORMER FORESTER TELLS OF
GREAT WORK OF coNSER-
WALTON ASSOCIATION.
DECLARES SPEAKER is GREAT
MAN BUT GROWN OBJ
SOLETE.

| an 6XJempOfanSOuS uSDdlS upon the
subject of conservation before the
| Knife and Fork club here last night.
While both agreed that conservation
should be encouraged, they differed
on the question of who was the father
of conservation.
Mr.. Cannon said the late j. w.
Powell, at one time director of the
! government geological survey, de-
served the honor, but Mr.. Pinchot said
| that Roosevelt was the man.
j. w. Powell was the father of
conservation shouted Cannon. ut
was Powell, said the speaker, who APP
pealed to him when he was chairman
of the committee on appropriations TO
! do something for conservation. Il
sent Powell to Senators Hale and ALI
son, and the senate as a result start
| ed legislation to withdraw all public
| lands that could be irrigated as we'll
as reservoir sites.
hC hOliSS w ctS III lclNOl vi llLC X
islation and the senate fought it, but
in 1890 civil sundry bill was passed
containing a provision for withdraw
| ing all waterpOwer sites, and that was
| the pioneer work of conservation.
| We lost in our fight with the senate
| in our effort to withdraw from entry
all public lands that could be irrigau-
! ed, but we won on the other PROPOSE
ton"
Turning to Mr.. Pinchot, Mr.. Can
| non said Il have the greatest per-
sonal regard for you, but | understand
you are now engaged in conservation
work for the organization of a new
party l tell you, sir, that a party
cannot stand on single issue, al
though our party did stand on SIN
gle one'in that great conflict between
servile and free labor
Speaking of his record as a public
official, the speaked said:
Il admit l have made mistakes.
Great God, have been mistaken
scores of times in the last 80 years.
There are other fellows in congress
who have been wrong just a.. often,
but they are not honest enough to
admit it."
Mr.. Cannon shook hands with Mr..
Pinchot at the conclusion and apollo
gized because he had to leave without
hearing Pinchot.
Brother Pinchot, l am sorry / had
to speak first. l always talk better
when some one eXpectorates in my
face or kicks me on the shins."
Cannon was not on the regular pro-
gram, but having stopped at the hotel
where the dinner was given, he was
invited to attend and speak.
Pinchot was given a great ovation.
The entire club stood up and cheered
for several minutes.
Roosevelt was the father Of con- |
servation in this country" he said {
"The national conservation associa- |
ton is continuing the work he start |
ed. The last session of congress did |
a great work and our association was |
largely responsible for it. The with
drawal bill as it passed was due
largely to- the efforts of the associa-
ton.
I'VE now intend that the people |
must be compensated for what priv
ate interests get. The old practice
of giving perpetual grants to private
interests is now impossible and the
future is now safe against the OPP |
preston of monopoly.
THE fundamental idea if conserva-
ton is TO make OF this country a
better home for the race and to
make the race a better one in That
home. The nation should think of its
marvellous riches Conservation does
not mean to stop development, but
so to use the country's natural re-
sources that the people who came
after may also enjoy them
81 believe a new school of policies
is coming in the United States. This
new school will decide whether the
country shall be governed by money
for profit or by men for human well
fare.
Il made a speech at st. Paul re-
Gently and in connection with that
speech somebody mentioned the pos
sibility of the organization of TOW
party. Mr.. Cannon's reference TO mn
in that connection doubtless is due
to his having read some headlines at
that time. The essential questions
before the people now are outside of
party lines. In looking over the
names of those who voted for The
tariff bill am led TO
believe that the regular republicans
and regular democrats are the same
am republican and ] DO not believe