Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-09-22
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10 * sc lesss stTcssste
In he great ash; a the people e
drive sSe s7esssi interests from the
donsnstsan ot aaf girsncst 'le ~
ssoa Is sf-assr.v aas IS Jurisdiction Is
ua,-e elective sAan TIA, u any state
The a,sS; se>,;ive weapon asaias
sneSe gree; corporations mos; Qf
which are financed :sad owned On tie
atlaaeas ossss,, MI. be federal laws
ana lie fcie-a. eyaouisvc
Tia. Is Why 81 strongly opaose
lie demand i t,i.-a s,isSe nsssters cvcr
q ssa states Il IS fundamentally 4
demand scai-ys. tie interest 81 the
plasa people, 81 he people a small
means against the interest Of or chill
Ore. and oI. cAiidrens children, and
!; < primarily II the interest q tie
great co-To-a tons, which desire 10 IS
care 81 eovesamcz; caat-ol
~. Conservation Fight.
oae q tie difficulties IN putting into
practice he conservation idea IS that
;Ae reid 4 w..ica ii arp.ies IS cen
ss2atly srawsas II the public mind
:: las been NJ slight task 10 bring be
fore lo1as9. 600 people 1 s7ea, con
ca?:lan IKE :aat If conservation and
convince them Tia, ii is right
Ills much w have accomplished
81, :Aa.e remain much q lie cleared
up aad many MISUNDERSTANDING to be
removed. These misunderstanding are
das II par, !, le.ss to direct nisrenre-
seasa,la1 by he men 10 whose interest
il is that conservation should not pros
per
i'aT example. We find il constantly
saldssy iaea who should know better
;ha; temporary Withdrawals, such rs
tA- v..,h6rawa,s Of coal lands. viii per-
naasa;ly check development
ye; The tae, IS tina, these withdraw
as have no purpose except 10 prevent
The coal lands from passing into pri-
ya.e ownership until congress can pass
laws % open them to development IN
&c. conditions Just alike 70 the public
and /, the men who viii do the de-
Weighing
If there IS delay the responsibility
to1 ]; rests no, on the men who made
tie Withdrawals 10 protect the pub
lle interest, but on those who prevent
congress from passing wise legislation
and - putting an end 10 the need for
wiihl-awals
.crirr 4rr-%s, ,iE,ys
selves = ;ais marvellous progress But
there : uo reason for believing that
The Iss.. IS won In the beginning The
spee.4. interests. who are cur chief op-
polelts in the conservation fight. paid
little heed 10 the movement. because
they neither understood i. nor saw
:hat II j. wea they might lose But
with the progress Of conservation III
The minds If cur peoi.e the fight is
getting sharper
The nearer we approach 10 victory
the ti,tersr the opposition that We
must NEE. and TIE greater tie need
Tor cas,isn and walehtulness. Open
opposition we can overcome. hut
warn yau especially against the mes
who come TO congresses such as this.
ostensi5ly as disinteressed citizens.
Int actually Is the paid agents Of the
specal interests
/ heartily approve the attitude of any
corporation. interested in the dellber-
a-ions of 4 ueetins such as this which
comes hirher u advocate IL its openly
accredited agents views which it be-
lieves the meeting Should have in
mind. But condemn with equal read
mess the appearance Of a corporate
agent before any~conyention who does
not dslare himself fraaady as such.
This congress is a direct appeal to
the patriotism of our whole people.
The nation wisely looks to such gath
erings for.counsel and leadership. Let
that leadership be sound, definite,
practical and on the side of all the
people. 1t would be no small misfor-
ture If a meeting such as this should
ever fall into the hands of the open
enemies or false friends of the great
movement which it represents.
What this country needs is what ey
cry free country must set before it as
the great goaf toward which it works
an equal opportunity for life, lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness for
every one of its citizens To achieve
this end We must put a stop to the
improper political dominion no less
than the improper economic dominion
Of the great special interests
This country, its natural resources.
its natural advantages. its opportuni
ties and its institutions belong to ali
its citizens.
They cannot be enjoyed fully and.
freely under any government III which
the special interests as such have a
voice The supreme political task of
our day. the Indispensable condition Of
national efficiency and national vel
fare Is to drive the special interests
out Of our public life.
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