The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-11-03

need the faithful exercise OF the pow"
er which Is unquestionably ours l
am bound to say that the nationai
in the last 20 years under
the administration of both parties,
Democrats and Republicans alike, mas
disclosed a shameless disregard TOT
the first principle of good govern
ment, that of the enforcement OF us
laws. Upon the statute books are 70
be found laws with reference to trusts
and combinations which have been
shamefully violated and impudentiy
disregarded for 90 years. We are toio
OF a new nationalism. Let us Did us
coming God speed IL 1t Is TO be ma
tionalism which enforces the laws up
on the statute books, nationaiism
which exercises powers which are uh-
questionably ours and which, IN my
judgment, are also unquestionapiy
ficient to protect fully the pubic WEI
fare. For more than 20 years power
full combinations have lived in open
violation of the Sherman antitrust
law Now and then spasm OF virtue
seizes u.s. a step is taken, the courts
uphold the law, a cry of alarm goes
up from the business world, the gov,
eminent puts out the white flag ana |
gives out that we are not going TO 90 |
anything further at present. There Is
not a state in the Union, even west
ern state which is now exciting tne
beneficent commisseration OF frienus
living far away, which has not Iar
better enforced its laws. better pro,
tected the rights of its people ana
given them a more economic govern
ment than has the national govern
ment. Let's make 1t part OF our
party faith, inviolate and uncomprom-
Using, that so long as law is upon
the statute books 1t shall be enforced;
IL unfit to be enforced that 1t snail
be repealed. Let's put an end to the
shameful and demoralizing effect upon
the whole body polite of having
statute like the Sherman law and hav-
ing men constantly and yearly and
daily defying 1t. / maintain that the
law as finally interpreted by the courts
| is efficient and effective. l MAINTAIN
| that the powers of the national gov
| eminent have not been FOUND Iaul'y:
| insist that there has been a lack OF
courage to enforce the law. And
this lack of courage in the higher
| walks of like to enforce the law, TINS
utter disregard for the most import
| ant laws upon the statute books is the
breeder of anarchy and lawlessness
throughout the whole body polite.
Conservation of Natural Resources.
The conservation of our natural re-
sources is one of those far reaching
| and momentous questions calling Tor
the highest class of statesmanship
and the most patriotic effort upon the
part of the citizen. Its most pronounc-
ed and distinguished advocate, the
man who gave life and scope and
purpose to the cause, is that remark
able personality. the most imposing
figure in the politics of this country
since Lincoln---ex-Preside RooSe-
welt. That we should through the in
telligent means at our command pre-
vent waste and extravagant exploita-
ton, that we should through all pro-
per and available methods withhold
from the control of monopolies and
under a system of regulation and con-
troll dedicate these natural resources
to the economic use of the people
would seem to command the approvai
of all right thinking men. The Repub-
lican party is thoroughly committed
to this task President Taft during his
administration has brought to this
subject his best efforts and in most
practical and statesmanlike manner
pointed out and secured most import
ant legislation looking to a proper So
luton of this question. There has
been a studied and persistent effort tc
misrepresent the west upon this sub
: ject. But the west Is thoroughly In
: favor of protecting and conserving
the vast wealth which makes of the
: | west an empire within itself. We wan
, to see these resources so used, so de-
| VelOpeQ, SO regulated anu COulFOilct
as to render them indeed the wealth
: of the people. We are more directl,
interested than any other part of thu
country and we are just as intelligent
just as patriotic-we do not claim t
I be more so--as any other portion o
. this great people. We are too goo'
: natured and have too keen a sense o
: humor to be greatly disturbed owe
I the self adulatory psalms and sci
> righteous cry which break out In var
: ious parts of this country.
: West Accepts Roosevelt Assurance
!, In 4 speech delivered in the city O
: Denver a few weeks ago Colone
Roosevelt said. Conservation doe
I, not mean non-use or non-develop
ment. 1t does not mean the tying u
!, of the natural resources of the state,
:, 1t means the utilization of these re
: | sources under such regulation an
4 | control as will prevent waste an
= extravaganza and monopoly, and 6
. the same time not merely permit BIT
= encourage such use and developmer
y as will serve the interests of the pee
= pie generally" The west accepts with
> out hesitation this policy thus ar
\. nounced by the most advanced leadt
= upon this subject. We want chant
"a TO develop. we want a chance
!. grow. We want to take care of oil
y people, to have the property upo
which we can place the burdens
taxation and build up great common
l. wealths. What sane man would der
h us those chances? They are not
to conflict but in harmony with II
IN highest principles of conservation.
r. One of the most accomplished ar
er Of the demagogue is to try to intere
10 the people in an effort to do an in
We possible thing in order to escape II
Or responsibility of doing a possible al
lis right thing Instead of addressil
at themselves to the task of practic
Id legislation. of eliminating the cruditi
is of the present system and making
al serviceable to the people, through
n studied and persistent effort some a
p seeking to engender the belief tn
er the western states under the som
r. what discredited phrase of "stat,
Id rights" are asking that the nation
ot government withhold the exercise
lis its constitutional powers in this gre
e. work. They would have the peor
N. believe that there is a great conf
an on between the national governme
an and the states. and that few s
I'm elected warriors are destined to aga
1t become preservers of the Union. II
n an enhancing vision. The weste
nd states not only accept but thew Q