The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-09-08

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Ae0S OF our oWn which Us must not over.
leek. Oas Of the most inpostaat con-
esrvatioa Questioas Of the a.oment relates
- the control Of water power n>oopoly
N the public interest There 10 aSearsns
- the tudictous observer Q Aistinet ten.
Aency on the part Of our epeo~euts 70
esoud the issue BY raising the question Of
state a. against federal jurisdiction. We
are ready to inset that Issue II II = forced
uDoa US. But there y no hope heg the
plain people in such conflicts e tusisdic-
tion. Tho essential question y ~ one
simply this: Who can bast regulaae the
special interests for the pubic Roodf
Most OF the predatory cospssssio.s are
interstats Or have istesstats aMhafiona
Therefore they are largely out q reach Of
effective state control. anl fall q Decee.
saty within the federal Jusisdietisa. One
of the prime objects of those emeng then
any effective eoatFol esthee BY STATE -
natioa: aad they sAvseats st thSs time
state control simDsy Ssoaues thsy believe
Il - b the ieast effective. In ths ereat
heht Of the people to 6sivs the Special
interests from ths domiaatioa Of eur gov.
ernment. the nation - stFonseS and its
jurisdiction 10 mere effective thaa that Of
a0ainst thees grsat corporations, most Of
which are financed and owned ~ the At
iartic coast. Win b FEDERAL laws anA the
FEDERAL executive. That h Why -
strongly oppose the demand to turn these
matters over TO the states. II 10 funds
mentally . demand a9ainst the interest
Of the plain people. Of the people q small
dren and our chfldren's children: and II
h primarily in the interest Of the great
corporations which desire to eseaDs an
government control.
The Conservation PlSht.
On Of the aimeuit'es In putting into
practise the conservation idea 10 that tho
field to which It applies 10 ccnstan'iv
growing IN the public mind. N has been
no slight task 70 bring before loo.oso pen
pie . ereat eeneeption like that of CO.
servation. and convince them that ~
r'~ht. This much ~ have accom-
pfshed. But there remains much 10 ba
cleared up. anA many misunAerstaRdin~
to b. removed. These misunderstandin<
ote uuo IN p3fS ~ te1ot 70 oateot H's-
representation ~ the maa to whose
interest II 10 that conservation should not
prosper. For example. ws And II con-
stantly said BY men VINO should know
better that Temporary wthdrawals.
such - the W4thdravais q coal ianhs.
WSii pefmaneNtiy check developmsnt. Yet
the fact b that thsss wsthdrawais have
M uur0aes sHeeut T. pesvent the coal
1ands frsA passing into private owner.
A4alA ss0H&1 vAOD ~
them 10 1sveiopment under conditions
3ust alike . the pubic and IA the men
VIM vfl1 DO the developin9. II there 10
Delay. the responsibility for II rests. not
On the men who made the Withdrawals to
peotsct the public interest. hut On those
VIM prsvsnt congress from passing wise
Ss9fsiatfsn. ana ~ uniting an end to the
ased fss withdrawals.
AOusss committed in the Name Of . tust
eause ara familiar 70 an Of %. Many
unvios thinss are done ana many unwiss
measures are advocated IN the name Of
conservation. either through isnosance,
~ ~ those whose interest Mes not IN pro-
asoeiAR the movement. but IN retardfnE Il
For example. to stop water power devel-
opmsnt BY needless refusal 70 issue per-
mits for water power or private irrigation
wefes on the pubWc lands inevitably leads
many men. friendly TO conservation and
belisvers IN its esneral principles. to ~.
sumo that IT. practical application 10 nso.
sssarfiy . check upon prosrssa. Nothing
could ~ moro mistaken. The idea. widely
circulated Of late. that conservation means
lockfne up Of tho natural resources for the
exclusive use Of future generations. 10
wholly mistaken. Our purpose b to make
full use Of these resources, but TO consaA.
sr our sons ana daughters - well 40 our.
0s1ves: Just - . farmer uses his farm
IN ways to preserve its future usefulness.
Conservation 10 the road 10 national q.
Neisncy. ana II stands for ample and Wise
development.
But IN spits Of these difncuities, mose
Of which are doubtless inevitable in any
movement Of this kind. conservation has
made marvellous prosrsos. have besA
astounded and del,shted on my return
from abroad nt the progress made while
was away. We have a right to congrat1.
late ourselves on this marvellous prosress:
but there 10 no reason for believing that
the heht is won. In the beginning the
special Interests. who ere our chief oppo-
nents In the conservation heht paid little
ther understood IT, nor saw that II II won
they must lose But with the progress of
conservation in the minds Of our people
the hRht is getting sharper. The nearer
we aprroach to victory. the bitteref the
opposition that We must meet. and the
greater the need Tor caution ana WAtcns
fulness Open opposition We can over
come. but I warn you especially against
the men who come to consresses such as
this, osters,bly as disinterested citizens.
but actually az the paid agents Of the
special interests. I heartily approve the
attitude Of any CORPORATION. interested In
the deliberations Of meeting such -
this, which comes hither to advocate. By
its openly accredited agents. views which
II believes the meeting should have IN
mind. But condemn with equal readf
ness the appearance Of a corporate agent
before any convention who does not Dc.
clare himself frankly a. such.
THIS congress Is a direct appeal 10 the
patriotism of our whole people. The
nation wisely looks to such satherfngs
for counsel and leadership. Let thai
leadership be sound. definite. practical
and hn the side Of all the people. II
would he no small misfortune II meeting
such as this should ever fail into the
hands Of the open enemies or false friends
OF the great movement which II repre-
sents.
It is our duty and our desire to make
this land Of ours a better home for the
race but our duty does not stop there.
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