Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-09-08
PRAISE GIVEN FORMER FoREs-
TER BY SENATOR REvERiDGE
PREciPITATEs DRAMATIC INCL
DENT At ST. PAUL.
SECRETARY WILSON
AND J.J.HILL HEARD
RAILROAD tMAGNATE TAKES A
STAND FOR STATES RIGHTS,
OPPOSING VIEWS OF RoosE-
WELT AND BEvERlDGE.

st. Paul, Sept. delegates to the
Conservation Congress got down TO
business today Chairman Pardee OF
the resolutions committee, called that
body to order today before the con-
gress resumed it's sessions. The mem
bership of the committee is said to
indicate that the platform will be
strongly along the lines of national
control as favored by Roosevelt anu
>Pinchot. Addresses by ]. j. Hill, Sepa-
tor Beyeridge and Secretary Of Agri-
culture Wilson were on today's pro-
gram.
A dramatic incident in connection
with the convention today was when
Clifford Pinchot received great ova-
ton The former forester, the object
OF a wild demonstration, stood with the
tears streaming from his eyes until the
outburst of cheers had subsidized and
the spectators were again in their
seats.
Just what Senator Beveridge was
trying to say complimentary to Pin
chot was drowned in a roar that rose
tie moment the trend OF his remarks
became appearent Clifford Pinchot,
said the speaker, and the outburst
started. It grew until everyone was
yelling and the whole house was on its
feet waving hats and handkerchiefs.
Senator Beveridge had no sooner re-
tired than cries of 'Pinchot, Pinchot."
rang through the house. He was drag
ger forward BY President Baker. His
voice shook as he expressed his
thanks.
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Senator Beveridge said:
The United States is. The American
people are nation-not forty-six ma
lions. In war we fight under one flag
for our common safety; in peace let us
strive under one flag for our common
welfare.
The history Of the American people
has been the narrative of the making
Of the nation, the record Of the com-
pounding Of people, the chronicle Of
the knitting together of one great
brotherhood. We have had to end our
evils by united action; and each evil
ended has bound us closer together.
We have had to provide our safety
and convenience acting as one people;
and every such effort has strengthened
our nationality. 1t is an inevitable pro-
cept those special interests who wrong
or exploit the whole people.
For the American people as mass
can be trusted The composite intelli-
gence and combined conscience Of the
American people is the mightiest force
Of wisdom and righteousness on all the
globe. Special interests by the various
devices OF politics can control groups
Of people when divided; they cannot
control all the people when united And
50 special interests are always on the
side Of provincialism of the people; al
ways against the unity Of the people.
The affairs that concern the people
exclusively within a state are the
problem and business of that state Af-
fairs that generally concern the people
of the nation are the problem and bus
iness of the nation. Even in solving
the problems of its own people. every
state must remember that it's people
are part of the American people. Of
states, as of men, it is written, "No
state liveth to itself alone"
Just as the idea of provincialism has
worked other evils, so 1t has worked
the waste of our natural resources.
The provincial idea was that the ma
tural wealth belonging to all the Amer
lean peole should be handed over for
nothing to special interests. This was
done under the plea of encouraging in
dividual enterprise and Fastening of
local development.
all the people have been ruthlessly
felled and upon their ruins have risen
the empires of our lumber kings.
Priceless deposits Of coal iron ore and
copper which one belonged to all the
people have been surrendered freely to
special interests: and these sources of
the peoples revenue which should
have flowed into the peoples treasury
to pay the expense of the peoples gov
ernment have been diverted by the
ditch dug by the provincial idea, into
the treasury of multi -millionaires un-
til the peril of their swollen fortunes is
one of the problems confronting Amer
ican craftsmanship.
Had we kept the natural resources
OF all the people and made private in
terests pay the people a just return
for exploiting those resources, the Ea-
tion's income thus derived would now
pay most of the nations expenses;
those resources would have been
wisely used and not exhausted; and
our whole growth would have been ra-
tional and sound instead of unbalanced |
and defective. We would have enjoyed
all of the benefits from our natural re-
sources, and yet our children would
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