Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-09
CALIFORNIA MEN
HAVE WORDY WAR
Pardee and Short Clash on State
Affairs at Conservation
Congress
FIGHT WILL BE CONTINUED
Both Men Promise to Take Up
Issue on Return Home.
Heney Talks
FIGHT WILL BE CONTINUED
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fine point, it all hinges on corporation
control"
Judge Short had listened quietly to
the arraignment from the former gov
ernor of his state, and made no inter-
ruptIon. but there he broke in and
momentarily Mr.. Pardee yielded MIN
the floor
Just one minute the Judge said
s'T want to comment on the former
governors flow of oratory. When l
told you a while ago that the Unlteu
States supreme court had settled fully
and finally the question of states
rights. / spoke the truth. know that
we are hopeless in the minority, but
we have submitted a minority report
"NoW l want to give you gentle
warning that IL this report is ig-
nored, it will be fought for on the
floor of the convention. Theretore,
you go on and vote on the adoptlon
or rejection here as you see tit, just
as you believe. Register your names
with the secretary, come on out then
and we'll fight you to the end of the
road"
} "You can afford to do IT," Mr.. Par
dee chimed in. you're paid Tor 1t.
You and your $4,000 year and fees
should want to fight It,"
CHALLENGE Is MADE
''When get home I'll make you
prove that, Governor Pardee."
IAN right" came back the reply.
quick as a flash. III do it and well
divide what there is over"
Both smiled and the discussion was
taken up by other members of the
committee.
Judge Short later introduced his
minority report and insisted that 1t
be made of record.
The vote on Judge Shorts minority
report was taken first and it was lost
only he and the delegates from Mon
tana, voting in favor of 1t.
Mr.. Kelsey, from wyoming, who had
spoken in favor of state control, did
not vote. :,
''The other fellow fell down on you"
laughed Ex-Governor Pardee, address,
ing the man from Montana.
'I vote aye" the recalcitrant one
shouted, and the committee laugheo.
The majority report-the one faVor-
ing federal control, was then submit
ted and carried without dissenting
voice, the two states control advo-
Gates not voting.
In the course of a vigorous and
wildly applauded speech, Francis ].
Heney of California said:
There are some evidences that pub
lie opinion in this country does not
have a free chance to operate. l need
not mention many instances TO con-
vince you. Ninety per cent of the peo--
pie of the United States were opposed
to men being permitted to make
profit by poisoning. people; they y
wanted a pure food law, and yet IL
was locked upon the high shelf in con-
gress for sixteen years until Theodore
Roosevelt with the big stick, forced IL
out. What public opinion failed to do
the big stick accomplished.
"If your representatives in the united
States-and use the word your fg-
uratiyelv-if the representatives in the
United states from each state, respec-
lively, are in the interest of specially
privileged classes instead or IN the IN
terest of the average, common man. II
will follow that the executive arm OF
the government will be inefficient, ana
discovered that it is inefficient In the
greater part of the United states.
"But [ would be falling in my per-
formance of this duty If 1 failed to
tell you why. 1t is because while we
have entrusted to the president or the
United States the appointing Of the
federal attorneys for the different dis
tricts throughout the United States, a
r,,Ia has crown up in the senate of the
ITnited States which has in effect rob-
he'd the executive of any real power
in that respect and has placed the ap-
nointment of such officials in the hands
Of the United States senators from the
respective states.
"What is the result? The result is
that if the lumber interests in partic-
Mar district are strong and have al
readv succeeded in despoiling the peo-
ple of large part of their tlmpeI
interests, those lumber interests are
ant to dominate the election or Unlteo
States senator and those lumber inter-
ests are also liable to dictate through
fnt fIa unnOintm6nC OF united
states officials whose duty 1t Will be
n enforce the laws of the United states
against his benefactor.
PINCHOTs ADDRESS
cifford Pinchot said in part: Like
nearly every great reform, conserva-
tion first passed through period ol
agitation and general approval. Dur-
ing this period, 1t met with little op-
position, for as yet it interfered WITH
40 mans private profit. From the pe.
n:nning OF the world, the preaching OF
sSghteousness in general terms has
Geen contemplated with entire equanl-
mitv by the men who rise in violent
nrofest the moment their own partlc-
illar privilege, graft or advantage
comes practically into question. Tha'
protest marks the second phase OF the
reform. ..
vation has passed out of the realm Of
unimpeachable general principle lntC
that of a practical fighting attempt tl
get things done. 1t has begun tf
Step on the toes of the benefeiariei
and the prospective benehciaries OF un'
lust privilege, and the resulting op'
position, considering the quarters
Whence it comes, is one of the best o.
nroofs that conservation is live
movement for good.
Gas to our waters.
"First-Every stream should be mace
useful for every purpose in which i
can be made to serve the public TIT
preparation of broad plan is needed
without delay for the development O.
our waterways for navigation, domes
tic supply, irrigation, drainage ant
power
oSecond-Every power site now IL
state or federal control should be hell
SO. and should be disposed of only un
der lease for limited time and will
fair compensation to the public.
"Third-In the development of ou
waterways, the cooperation of tn
states with the nation is essential TO
the general welfare.
"As to our forests:
"Firstl-All forests necessary for tn