The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-09-17
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FTS ALL AT Sea-
Especial to Silver State.)
By r. +. DYER

or not C0l. Roosevelt has constructed q
platform which is so radical. il not
revolutionary, that the regulars will
refuse to stand on it and whether this
means that besides tue two old parties
there will be in the field for the next
presidential election q new liberal or
party made up from the
gathered up everywhere.
is question which just now is giving
the political prophets much concern.
1t is one thing to attract the ap-
plause of the multitude, and it is an
other thing to garner in the votes Of
those same men who did the shouting
Col. Bryan found that to be true, and
yet
Without doubt there are lot of pro-
gressive senators and representatives
who will come out from under cover
next December. In fact, they are COM
ing out right along. They have felt
that the party was not keeping up with
the development of advanced thought
among the people, but they have hesi-
tated about declaring themselves, as
tn erecognized "insurgents' and t9pro-
gressives" have done. Some of them
philandered for a time, flirting with
the liberal element, only to be warned
back into the ranks Of conservatism
by the demands of the regulars where
the latter were in undisputed control Of
the party machinery. But the whole
seems to be in the mad rush
toward more radically representative
system of government, and the former
president is leading the movement. He
is excelled by no one in making an ac-
curate, shrewd estimate of the state of
public opinion.
Col. Roosevelt has discovered what
the people want. The acclaim which
met his recent utterances apparently
proved that, and he is the man to cast
his fortunes with the powerful pub
lie. whose applause makes or mars the
fortunes Of those who appeal to it. The
movement is bound to grow. 1t will
gather strength daily, and there is lit
tie probability that anything can stoI
it. If she movement is one calculated
to brig prosperity to the country, ii
will endure; if it be the lure of false
it will pass away. But in any
event, large and perhaps controlling
element of the people is determined to
have a change. Perhaps it would be as
well to recognize that this is their
temper now as at some later time.
Senator Owen on Popular Rule.
Senator Robert L. Owen, of Okla
homa, has issued what he is pleased to
,all "The Code of the Peoples Rule. -
This was printed as Senate Document
SOB (61st congress, I'd SESSION.. 1t CON
'ists of an introduction by Senator
Owen with a compilation of various
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rule system of government, and for
the abuses of machine
viz: An adequate registration
system; secret ballot; direct primaries;
publicity of campaign contributions;
corrupt practices act; publicity pam
ohlets; initiative and referendum; re-
,all; DesMoines plan of city govern
nent; short ballot, etc. Accompany
ing the code was a copy of Senator
Bourne 8 speech on Oregon IS system of
popular government-Ht the best system
N the world today
Senator Owen declares that "the
people, s rule is not, or should not De,
/ partisan question. In Republican Ore
yon, South Dakota, Montana and
Maine and in Democratic Missouri.
Oklahoma, arkansas and Nevada the
people have become already compare
lively free from machine control, or
ire about to achieve that distinction. -
Forestry Profits.
Anyone who expects to get rich out
If practical forestry, by planting trees
and waiting for them to grow, will
be disappointed unless he hap
pens to be growing eucalyptus in
California. The forest service has re-
,ently put out leaflets showing cost,
and profits of growing lob
oily and shortleaf pine. Tt claims that
oblolly will make tree 500 feet high
md containing 20 board feet of lumber
1t the age of 40 years. The wood is
coarse grained, knotty and large
,apwood.' Shortleaf pine makes bet
;er lumber, but it is of slower growth.
IN crowded, unthinned stands, the pine
will yield about $4,000 board feet Of
umber to the acre in fifty years. AT
s7. so per thousand ON the stump, which
8 probably not too little to estimate it
It, this would give $3.50 an acre,
which is less than SO per year yer acre,
lot counting anything for seeding,
thinning and other work,
besides interest on the money. From
In economic point of view, the forest
service should be able to find something
more worthy of offering to the public
Is an investment.
Enterprising Spanish American.
The Spanish American republics,
With the aid of the United States, are
in Washington the biggest
and most energetic press bureau on
earth in the Bureau of American Re
oublics 1t is the avowed purpose of
his institution to promote the internal
md external commerce of its members,
md to bring about better feelings be-
ween the nations that make up the
wenty-one adhering republics.
The biggest of these friendly sisters
# the United States is Brazil, which in
he month of July, of this year. sold
he very large aomunt Of $5,O20,SS2
worth of goods to the United States
md bought of us goods worth $2,07S,-
rs. We buy coffee of Brazil, which ac-
cunts for the balance of trade against
is. but Brazil would buy more of us
{ we had it to sell, and in fact is