The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-06

Who can best regulate the special in
tercsts for the public good? Most Of
the predatory corporations are inter
state or have Interstate affiliations.
Therefore they are largely out OF
reach of effective state control, and
fall of necessity within the Federal
jurisdiction. One OF the prime objects
OF those among them that are grasp.
ing and greedy is to avoid any effec.
live control either by state or nation;
and they advocate at this time state
control simply because they believe
II to be the least effective. In the
great fight of the people to drive the
special interests from the dominion
Of our government, the nation IS
stronger and its jurisdiction Is more
effective than that of any state. The
most effective weapon against these
great corporations, most OF which are
inanced and owned on the Atlantic
.oast, will be Federal laws and the
federal executive. That Is why so
;trongly oppose the demand to turn
hese matters over to the states. II
~ fundamentally demand against
he interest OF the plain people, OF
he people of small means, against
he interest OF our children and our
hildrens children; and II Is primar
ly In the interest OF the great cor.
orations which desire to escape all
nyernment control.
The Conservation Fight -.
"One of the difficulties in putting in
q practice the conservation idea -
hat the field TO whicN II applies ~
onstantly growing In the pnbllc
mind II has been no sight task u
ring before l90,00O000 people 4 Great
onception like that OF conservation
nd convince them & 7 Is right
his much we have 9n' Shed. biit
here remains much ~ he cleared up,
nd many Misunderstanding TO be-
emoyed. These misunG arstandlng1
rc due in part at least TO direct
Misrepresentation bv the men 70
hose interest il Is that conservation
hould not prosper, For example, W
nd il constantly said by men who
hould know better, that temporary
ithdrawals. such as the Withdrawals
4 coal lands, win permanently check
'evelopment. Yet the fact Is that
hese withdrawals have no purpose ey-
ont 10 prevent the coal lands from
assing into private ownership until
ongross can pass laws TO omen Them
development under conditions lusl
like to the public, and to the men
yho will do the developing. II there
delay. the responsibility for IL
,sts. not on the men who made the
ithdrawals to protect the public. IN
rest but on those who prevent con
ress from passing wise Legislation,
nd so putting an end to the need for
ithdrawais.
This congress is direct appeal
the patriotism OF our whole peO
atherings for counsel and leader
lip Let that leadership be sound,
efnite, practical, and on the side Of
II the people. II would be no small
,isfortune If a meeting such as this
rould ever fall into the hands OF tn ,
pen enemies or false friends of the
reat movement which II represents.
conclusion
ut is our duty and our desire TO
lake this land OF ours better home
" the race. hut our duty does not
top there. We must also work for
better ration 10 live in this bet
n land. The development and con.
arvaton of our National character
nd our free institutions must go
and Ia hand with the development
nd conservation of our natural re.
ources, which the governors con
renee so we'll called the founda-
'ons Of our prosperity. Whatever
roeress We may make as a nation.
'hateyer wealth we may accumulate,
iowever far we may push mechanical
'eyelopment and production. we shall
ever reacb a point where our vel
are can depend IN the last analySig
anything but honesty. courage, 10y.
lty, and good citizenship. The homely
,rtues are the lasting virtues. and
be road which leads to them is tse
Dad to genuine and lasting successA
What this country needs Is what
very free country must SET before Il
tie great goal toward which h
forks-an equal opportunity for life
liberty, and the pursuit Of happiness
or every one Of its citizens. To
chieye this end we must put a stop
the improper political dominion,
10 less than 10 the improper economic
iominiou, OF the great special inter-
SITS. This country, its natural re.
/ ources its natural advantages. its
pporiunties, anu It's institutions. be-
ong to all its citizens They canno,
,c enjoyed fully ana freely under any
government in which the special in.
crests as sneh have q voice. Tse
upreme political task of our day, the
ndisputable condition OF National
Efficiency and National welfare. Is tn
lrive the special interests out of on'
public life
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tate OF Ohio, City OF Toledo.
.ncas county, ss.