The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-30


eral range control has given il large
place III national affairs. As an old
time sIOckman, / realize that the pres
ent order of things on the open range
cannot continue, and that the sure way
! 60 protect the range itself, prevent the
I increase of big outfits, promote the
equitable use OF the grazing lands, and
/ foster genuine homestead settlement, is
/ to extend over the open range a sys
TEN OF range control somewhat similar
/ 10 that now in effect on the national
forests.
Il do not believe that a single acre
Of our public lands should hereafter
pass into private ownership except for
the single purpose of homestead set
/ Element, and L know that the stock
men stand with me in their desire 10
remove every obstacle from the path
| of the genuine hOmesteader, and to put
every possible obstacle in the pathway
of the man who tries to get public
lands by misrepresentation or fraud.
This is absolutely necessary on the
agricultural lands. 1t is at least equal
/ ly necessary on the mineral lands. II
would be a calamity. whose baleful ef-
feet on the average citizen we can
scarcely eXaggerate, if the great stores
of coal and other mineral fuels stu
owned by the people in Alaska and
elsewhere should pass into the unregu
lated ownership Of monopOlistic corpo-
ratiOns.
The Reclamation Service.
Like the forest service, the recla-
nation service has clashed with GER
tain private interests, and has had to
pay the penalty Of its service 10 the
public in the form OF bitter opposition
from those with whose profit il has in
terfered. The cry has been raised
against il that the government must
not do for its citizens at less cost
what private interests are ready 10
ms 1re a
Now, l believe fully in the private de-
VelOpment Of irrigation projects which
the government cannot undertake
There is a large and legitimate field
for such work. But the essential thing
is 10 make homes on the lands; not 10
enable individuals TO profit from the
necessities of the men who make those
homes. There is no more warrant Tor
/ Directing TO the reclamat ton OF ARD
lands by the government than there
would be 10 protest against the gov
eminent for patenting agricultural
lands directly TO the actual settler, in
stead OF through middle man, VINO
could make a profit from the transac-
tiOn. The men who assert their right
TO get something for themselves at
the cost of the community. instead OF
By service 10 the community we have
always had with us, and doubtless we
always shall. But there is no reason
why we should yield TO them. The re
clamatiOn service has not done so, and
that is the chief reason for the at
lacks upon it,
Address 40 the Legislature.
Speaking before the Colorado legis-
laJure Of the division of authority in
legislative matters between the state
and national governments, Colonel
Roosevelt said:
Il am anxious that the nation and
the state shall each exercise its legltl-
mate powers TO the fullest degree
Where necessary they should work to-
getheF. but above all they should not
leave "a neutral ground in which nelth-
er state nor nation can exercise au-
thOriJV and which would become
place of refuge for men who wish 10
act criminalIy, and especially for the
very rich men who wish to act against
the interests of the community as
whole.
Let me illustrate what / mean by
reference TO two concrete cases The
first is the Knight sugar trust case, In
that the supreme court or the Chlteu
States, under cover of what a man
whose interest is chiefly in sane con
structiVe stewardship can only call
highly technical legal subtlety, hand
cd down a decision which rendered IL
exceedingly difficult for the nation Ell
fectively 10 control the use OF masses
of corporate capital in interstate bust
ness, as the nation obviously was the
sole power that could exercise TINS
control flor il was quite beyond the
power OF any one SLaltl- ms was
really a decision rendering il exceed
ingly difficult for the people 10 re
wise any method of controlling and
regulating the business use of great
capital in Interstate commerce. It was
a decision nominally against national
rights. but really against popular
rights.
The BakeshOp Case.
"The second case is the so-called
New York bakeshOp case. In New YORK
City as in most large cities, the bak-
ing business is likely TO be carried on
under unhygienic cOnditions-condl-
tions which tell against the welfare OF
the workers, and therefore against the
welfare OF the general public. Inc
New York legislature passed ana the
New York governor signed Dill rem
edying these improper conditions. New
York state was the only body Ihat
could deal with them; the nation had
10 power whatever in the matter.
Acting on information which 10
them seemed ample and sufficient
acting in the interest of the public ana
in accordance with the demand OF the
public, the only governmental agency
having affirmative power IN the
matter, the governor and the legls-
lature Of New York took the action
which they deemed necessary, after
what inquiry and study was needed 10
satisfy them as 10 the conditions and