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

AS was expected, the Pinchot
cranks at st. Paul drove the men
tof ire West away. The conserva-
tion theme Il of tremendous import
ance 10 the states Of Montana, Wyom-
ing. Idaho. Washington, Oregon Cal.
ifornia, Arizona, Nevada, Utah and
Colorado With some interest 10 New
Mexico-still, at St Paul, the mags-
zine experts and others who manage
10 make nuisances OF themselves
when something worth while might
be accomplished, took charge and
whanged over some OF their driyal
until the men Of intelligence, prac.
ticality and ability were so disgust.
ed they left For instance, Stnbbs,
Kansas crank, insisted on decrying
Rallinger and glorifying Pinchot He
may be right as 10 Ballinger and as
to pinchoi. SAY these sturdy sons OF
the Far West. but they went there
L. devise ways and means OF hand
ling a great topic, and had no pur-
pose in battering down the political
fences OF Dallinger or erecting one
for Pinchot, nor for anyone, for that
matter
The West has to deal with water
rights, timber, the mines. the noun
tains which are situated where the
rocks and the pastures and the
streams may be turned to the adj
vantages of mankind, and they are
too busy and anxious to waste time
trying to make some magazine edit
or subject OF further notorety and
therefore swell New York magazine
Calculations. And there will, from
this time. be found an organized
Western opposition 70 the policies
and delusions of the magazine cam
paigners The men OF the West hon
est and strong, took no exception TO
exposure OF the deal with special in
terests: in fact. they wanted the eX-
posure made and the culprits punish
ed. But thev also expect that the
lands will be opened 10 actual settle
ment and the people given the right
TO utilize the millions of acres. where
homes may be made and prosperity
and happiness abound.
II the reclamation, conservation. ir
rieation and other mighty matters OF
the Far West contain naught Of furth-
er import than to kick Ballirger out
of the cabinet and make Plnclot IA
nous, then Il is time 10 drop the
projects and take something where
the honest. intelligent and energetic
efforts OF an upright citizenship may
rot conflict with the magazine cranks
who are this moment one Of the nuis-
ances in American public life.
Only such citizens as have seen
the mighty waters rushing down the
mountains TO lose force in the deserts
OF the Inland Empire can form am
conception OF the waste, likewise
those who have seen the mesquite
timber guarded by forest ranger,
can but have contempt for Pincnot
glosaeation of self. The men Of the
West ask to settle the lands capable
OF cultivation. to build irrigation
bitches and make the desert bloom
asking nothing wrong, leaving 90
all equal rights. II they get that,
special privilege will be foiled and
Pinclot also dethroned. 1t is rap
idly becoming a mighty issue and the
Republic must listen to the men Of
the West, the yellow journals and the
crank writer's have too long been
playing zip the matter for Interior
and baneful motives. That Pluchot
honest but misguided, has done what
he believed right, is generally ac
eepted hut an honest man on "a
wrong trail is more dangerous than
a host OF Ballingers. whose purposes
are easily understood.