The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-09
STYLES AND sTUBBIsM.

sTUBBS AND STUBBIsM.
There IS no law on the statute books
requiring one to be consistent, and no
penalty IS provided in case one is
not consistent. therefore Governor ".
r. stubbs Of Kansas stands in no dan
ger OF being apprehcnded. But it Ger
tainly IS true that they viii endure |
n great deal in Kansas. William Al !
len Whites famous advice 60 Kansas |
60 "raise more corn and less he'll"
seems TO be n dead letter so FAR as
the wild-eyed chief executive Of the |
sunrower state IS concerned.
Governor Stubs presided on Mon
day at the conference OF governors at
Minneapolis as part Of the meeting
Of the National Conservation congress.
As a matter OF fact IL was scarcely "A /
conference. There was studied pro-
gram arranged mostly for the purpose
OF keeping the western governors from
having anything to say And the
scheme worked to perfection.
stubbs was just the man 60 put into
the chair 20 stifle debate and 10 keep
the people or the east from learning
what the west wants I'm the way Of
conservation. As it IS the west that
As being conserved mostly. IL would
seem that there ought TO have been
an honest expression or opinion from
the mon most qualified 60 speak for
the western states. the chief executives
Of those commemorative.
But an honest expression Of opinion
was not wanted Stubs was placed
there to sec that there was no airing
az opinions. He succeeded admirably.
Governor Norris or Montana managed
% get The floor. and Stubs and the
others I'm the conference hall heard a
Few words on what the west wants
Governor Norris was promptly insulted
for his pains Stubs rode rOughshod
over Norris and the other western gov
crnors who cvinced a disposition TO
cav anything and ne was able TO get
away with IL.
U'ncouth. blatant and pompous, he
forgot the principles Of common po-
1ucncss and fairness. His rulings
were mauifcstIy made 90 order, and
were Of such nature that the west
ern governors promptly left Minneap-
oils that night. convinced that they
had no opportunity 70 get a hearing
I'm q fair and proper manner. Just
what the advocates OF conservation
along national lines have gained Dy
their attitude and BY making Stubs
the bad little boy OF the congress re-
mains 20 be seen.
when Governor Hay Of Washington
called the meeting of the western gov
eruors I'm salt Lake. as the result Of
recognition or the fact that the west
apparently was to have nothing to say
en- the congress. representatives. were
sent here by the national association 20
assure the governors that they would
be given fair treatment. and that they
would have an opportunity to make
their influence felt I'm the convention
as representing che western idea Of
conservation. The governors were as
sured that they would be treated fair
" and that It was oversight that they
had been ignored I'm the first place.
The governors took the invitation
az face value. Brooks Of Wyoming
HAY Of Washington. Vesscy Of Souti
Dakota and Norris Of Montana wen
% Minneapolis; Governor Spry %
Utah appointed delegation. The
expected fair treatment. A govern
or's day was arranged FOR last Monday
Stubs. with his vvell-known reputa
ton as the human bulldog. was namc'
as chairman. He did his duty well
so we'll that the western governors lcf
the meeting I'm disgust. and had &
foreEo the pain OF seeing Clifford Pin
chot weep two days later
The result o. Stubs and Stubbisn
is that the east and west are stin FAR
Their apart on the question OF conser
walton Of our natural resources. tn
cast refused 60 give the west hear
Ing. Those delegates 90 the congres
who refused to accept the eastern ide
or conservation along exclusively ma
tionaI lines. and who believe that IN
east should not have an the say "a
q what shall be done with the wes
we're insulted and mistreated.
Stubbs went home 90 Kansas. ches
ont and chin up. and lacks the ordi
nary Judgment to know what harm n
has done.
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