Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-06-14
ROOSEVELT To HEAD
NEW PARTY? P|NCHOT
SOUNDS BUGLE CALL
His Ringing Speech Denoun-
cling "WatCh Dogs of the
Interests" Believed to Be
Platform of New Party

ar informal reception to Clifford Pinchot
and James r. Garfield here this evening
about, 500 members and friends OF the st.
Paul Roosevelt club filled the large ban
quoting rom Of the Ryan hotel, thus fui-
filling a long deferred tribute to Messrs
Pinchon and Garfield in recognition Of
their work in assisting former President
Roosevelt in his efforts for conservation
Of public domains.
Among those seated at the speakers
table were Governor Eberhart, Mayor
Keller, President Hugh T. Halbert, of the
Roosevelt club and several Yale alumni
friends of Mr.. sPinehet. Z YYset3
- SUGGESTS NEW PARTY,
Justice z. As,JaggardS of the Minneapo-
lis supreme court, was toastmaster. In
PRODUCING Judge Jaggard.' President Hal
bert awakened the enthusiasm of the
banqueters by reference to an unnamed
new party some of the leaders of which
he said, were present. ~
This country has lived on it's capital
said President Halbert, but at last has
awakened to the fact that 1t will soon ex-
haust its natural resources by the inc
quitable distribution of it's wealth in d.
rect violation of the law of equal oppor-
tunity of its citizens. This condition has
brought about the formation OF a new
party. without. name. but not without ali
issue. nor without leaders.
THAT party has two wings composed
of those called conservatives and those
called progressives. but the real division
IFS composed Of those who favor the
rights of the people as against those who
favor a monopoly of the benefits Of the
public domain.
THAT party may be unnamed. but its
leaders are Theodore Roosevelt and our
honored guests. Clifford Pinchot and
James r. Garfield
Governor Eberhart was the first speak
er and his topic was THE State and Con-
servation." Mayor Keller spoke on THE
City and Conservation" Mr.. Garfield
talked on THE Ultimate Results of Con-
seFVation," and the set, address of the
evening was that by Mr.. Pinchot who
spoke on "Our National Resources and
How to Conserve Them" Mr.. Pinchot
said:
- PINCHOTS ADDRESS.
Conservation has captured the nation.
Its progress during the last Il months is
amazing. Official opposition to the con-
servation movement, whatever damage
III has done or still threatens to the pub
lie interest, has vastly strengthened the
consciences ofeour people. Efforts to OBJ
scure or belittle the issue have only
served to make 1t larger and clearer in
the public estimation. The conservation
movement cannot be checked by the base
less charge that ii will prevent develop
ment, or that every man who tells the
plain truth is either a muck-raker or
demagogue. 1t, has taken firm hold on
our national moral sense, and when an
issue does that II has won. ..t..
The conservation issue is a moral issue,
and the heart OF ii is this: For whose
benefit shall our natural resources be
conservation the benefit of us all. or for
the use and profit of the few? This
truth is so obvious and the question it
self. so simple that. the attitude toward
conservation of any man in public or
private life indicates his stand In the
fight for public rights.
r. All monopoly rests on the unreguiated
control of natural resources and natural
advantages, and such control by the spe-
cial interests is impossible without the
help of politics. The alliance between
business and politics is the most danger
Gus thing in our political life. 1t is the
snake that we must kill. The special in
terests must get out of politics, or the
American people will put them out OF
business. There is no third course.
Because, the special interests are in POL
tiles we as a nation have lost confidence
in congress. This is a serious statement
TO make but 1t is true. 1t does not APP
ply of course, to the men who really rep
resent their constituents and who are
making so fine a fight for the conserva-
ton of self-government. AS soon as
these men have won their battle and con-
solidated their victory, confidence in con-
gress will return. ..
But in the meantime the people of the
United States believe that, as whole,
the senate and the house no longer rep
resent the voters by whom they were
elected, but the special interests by whom
they are controlled. They believe so be-
cause they have so often seen congress
eject what the people desire, and do in
stead what the interests demand. And
OF this there could be no better illustra-
ton than the tariff. 'r
TARIFF IS ROASTED. -i..s
The tariff, under the policy of protec-
ton. was originally a means to -rase the
rate of wages. II has been made tool
70 increase the cost of living. The wool
schedule, protesting to protect the wool
grower. Is found to result IN sacrificing
grower and consumer alike to one. Of the
most rapacious Of trusts. 1--WE ~-. r.
The cotton cloth schedule was increased
IN Ln6 lace .Ol luC uAASOliNA dAASNCN pHOAAS
testimony OF the manufacturers them
selves that it ought to remain unchang-
ed
The street interests by a trick Sc
cured an indefensible Increase on
the tariff on structural steel.
The sugar trust stole from the gov
eminent like a petty thief, yet congress.
by means of a dishonest schedule, con-
tinues TO protect 1t in bleeding the pub
lie. '. a'-.'.-.
At the very time the duties on man
ufactured rubber were raised. the leader
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of the senate. in company with the Gug
genheim syndicate. was organizing an in
ternational rubber trust. whose charter
made ii also a holding company for the
coal and copper deposits of the whole
world.
For a dozen years the demand of the
nation for the pure food and drug bill
was outweighted in congress by the in
terests which asserted their right to
poison the people for a profit.
Congress refused to authorize the prep
aration OF a great plan OF waterway de-
velopment in the general interests, and
for ten years has declined to pass the
Appalachian and White Mountain nstion-
al forest bill. although the people are
practically unanimous for both. ,..t.
The whole nation is in favor of pro-
.ecting the coal and other natural re-
In OF in