Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-28
P|NCHO1 APPLAUDS
NORkOF OFPR0GRESS|VES
SAYS "iNsUReENTs" IN CON-
cREss ACCOMPLISHED ONLY
REAL WORK OF SESSION.
TAKES RAP AT PREDATORY
WEALTH AND DISHONESTY
Urges Higher Moral Tone in Business
and PoIities-Better Things Coming
Thru Efforts Of Progressive Wings
In Both Parties-Pinchot Addresses
Detroit Commercial Board.


Detroit, Mich, Oct. 2s.-Gifford Pin
chot. former chief forester, delivered an
address this afternoon at a luncheon OF
the board Of commerce. Pinchot ap-
plauded the progressives in congress
md credited them with accomplishing
needful legislation. He said in part:
"since early in June I have been
travelling almost continuously, and
have had a fair chance to come in con-
tract with and estimate public senti-
nent in all the great divisions OF our
country. Using the information thus
secured from contact with men OF
many occupations and varieties or poll
cal belief in many localities, l nave
tried to write down an estimate OF the
composite opinion of the voters OF an
parties in the east, the south, the Mis-
sissippi valley, and the Pacific coast
on certain public questions What
have written makes no pretense to be
complete. And the task is not without
difficulty. Opinions fiercely held in
some parts of the country, in others
have not yet risen to the surface as
public issues. The underlying fact. as
[ found it everywhere, was deep-seated
powerful indignation over the Unequal
ity Of opportunity everywhere known
to exist, and the firm determination to
put an end to it somehow, and that
soon.
IF we could hear the voice of all the
people upon some current issues, II
would, think, declare itself in sub
stance az follows:
II believe the people should directly
nominate, elect. control, and recall
their own legislative representatives.
II believe in publicity of campaign
contribution and expenses both before
and after election, and in strictly limit
ing by law the amount that may be
spent and the manner Of spending 1t.
II believe that it should he unlawful
Tor any lawmaker or other public SER
want to be employed by or to receive
compensation from any interstate or
public service corporation, or for any
public servant appointed and not elect
ed to office to be an officer in any poll
tical party or organization, or to attend
any political convention.
II believe it should be unlawful for
any lobbyist or other representative Of
any interest to advocate or oppose any
measure to any legislator or legislative
committee without first publicly regis
tering his name, the nature of his COM
pensation, and the name of his en-
ployer.
II believe that the most pressing
patriotic duty OF today is to revive
popular government by driving the
special interests out Of politics. and
that complete publicity of all the af-
fairs of every interstate and public
~,
end.
II believe that corporations have GER
tain rights that should be respected, but
they have no judicial rights. powers, or
duties and they should have no repre-
sentatives in congress, in the cabinet,
or on the bench.
81 believe that the special interests,
thru their control of politics and bus
iness, and principally by means of the
tariff, are mainly responsible for the
exorbitant cost of living.
II believe that the Payne -Aldrich
tariff was made by the servants of
special privilege for the benefit and
according to the orders Of their mas
ters. and that when congress and the
president enacted and approved it, over
the just protest Of the progressives.
they broke faith with the people.
Credit to Prosressives.
II believe that the credit for good
laws recently passed in congress be-
longs to the progressives of both
parties, who amended bad bills in the
public interest, rather than to the ad-
/ ministration, which drafted and advo-
Gated the bad bills.
II believe that the old party ties are
slipping off; that the progressives in
both parties are the true representa-
tfves Of their parties and of the people:
and that the public welfare has be-
come q stronger motive with the peo-
pie than partisan success.
81 believe that the people have lost
confidence in congress. because con-
gress as q whole no longer represents
the people who elect it, but the spe-
cial interests who control it.
1T believe that Cannon and Aldrich,
and all they represent, are passing rap
Idly away. and that a better time is
coming, when the people will con-
troll.
II believe the people must protest
themselves against the special inter-
ests in state and nation alike; that
they can best protect themselves by.
the power Of the nation against corpo-
rations operating across State lines:
and that the great special interests
must not be permitted to take refuge
from all control by speciously raising
the issue Of states rights.
'I believe that our local, state and
national governments can and should
be run as honestly and efficiently as
any well managed private business;
that they should be free from partisan
political interference: and that more
should be done by the people acting
thru the government for their own pro-
lection, instruction, and assistance
rather than less.
Rights in Natural Resources.
II believe that the people have rights
I III al natural resources even - =