The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-30
DEMOCRATS PAY
TEDDY TRIBUTE
GOYernOr of Colorado and MayOr
OF Denver Unite in Praise
of Roosevelt.
COMPARE HIM WITH GRANT.
LINCOLN AND JACKSON
Former President Delivers Elk.
tended Address on Conser-
Yation to Vast Audience.

DENVER, Aug 29.-In this state,
under Democratic control in all
branches, Theodore Roosevelt received
more cordial and enthusiastic re.
ception than in in any other part Of
the United States he has visited dur
ln' his present journey through t he
west.
An unqualified Endorsement was
gwen him by both Governor Shafroth
and Mayor Speer. III the presence of
an audience filling every part of the
great auditorium Governor Shafroth
said: 'A
Speaking of the three essential
quallties-honesty courage and perse-
yerance-we have the courage Of
Lincoln, III the endurance of Jackson and
the perseverance of Grant embodied in
Theodore Roosevelt
AS soon as the long continued
| demonstration by the assembape died
out Mayor Speer, turning To Colonel
Roosevelt, declared;
Gets Democratic Support.
1.-The great majority of the Republi-
cans throughout the west, and many
democrats. will not be silent until
they see you at the helm of the great
nation.'
Tho ovation given Colonel Roose-
yet resembled that accorded a success
1ul candidate IN a national convention.
Tho great hall, where the Demo.
cratic national convention of 1905 was
held, contained nearly $4,000 persons,
many OF whom had waited for hours in
the summer heat. But when the former
president appeared on the platform the
great audience. arose and cheered him
heartily, waving handkerchiefs, and
CRIES OF Hello, Teddy" greeting the
colonel as he stepped forward.
Talks on Conservation.
Following is the text of Colonel
Roosevelt IS conservation address:
This country has shown definite signs
OF waking UP TO the absolute necessity OF
handlins its natural resources with fore
slSht and common sense. The conserva-
l aol question has three sides. In the
hrSt place tho needless waste OF the mai
ural resources must be stopped. II is
rapidly becoming u well-settied policy of
this people that we OF this generation
alton, and not exclusively for our own
selfish enjoyment, Just as the farmer is
q good citizen II he leaves his farm Inn
proved and not impaired for his children.
and bad citizen II he skins the land I'm
his own selfish interest, so the nation
behaves we'll IL II treats the natural re-
over TO the next generation increased and
not impaired In value, and behaves bad
~ II 1t leaves the land poorer to those
VINO come after us.
III the second place. tho natural re-
sources must be developed promptly.
completely. and in orderly fashion il
Is not conservation TO leave the natural
resources undeveloped
DeVelopment Is an indispensable part
OF Oh the IsSls eonservation Sc; plan. The forests
itsclf. must all be put to use. Those who
assert mat conservation proposes to tie
them 'hei up up. depriving this generation OF
untouched TO the next. miss the whole
poiht Oh the conservation idea. Conser-
S2tion does not mean deprivlng the men
of today of their natural rights in the
natural resources of the land All IL
means Is that we of this generation shall
so use our rights as not to deprive those
who come after us OF their natural rights
n their turn.
4, In the third place. so far as possible
whole people and not handed over for
exploitation TO single individuals. We do
,oI lntena "a, TO discourase individual en-
ward for that enterprise. On the con-
rlry; we believe that tho men of excep
lonal iona, abilities should have exceptional
'ecomes disproportlonate to tho service.
lp TO the point where the abilities are
sed to The detrment OF the people as a
Whole We are for tho liberty of the
ndlvidual a up to and not beyond the
oint where It becomes inconsistent with
nc weliare or the community. Thus our
onsisIent aim is TO favor the actual SET
ler-the man who takes much of tha
ubic domain as he himself can cult-
ate and there makes permanent home
or ms children who come after him; but
'e are against tho man, no matter wbot
Is ability. who tries to monopollzo large
lasses OF public land.
State and Federal Control,
NOW 10 preserve the general welfare;
see To IL that the rights OF the public
re protected, and the liberty OF tbe in
lvidual secured and encouraged as long
consistent with his welfare and
lrbed when It becomes inconsistent
ID OF the government. There are points
which this governmental aid can best
} rendered by the states. that Is. where
le exercise OF states rights helps to Sc
ire popular rights; and as TO these
slicvc In states rights But there ara
rye classes OF cases where only the
'thority OF the national government Will
cure the rights OF the people; and
here this Is the case am Il convinced
I'd q thorough going believer in The
ghts OF the national government. Big
lSineSs, Tor instance, is no longer an
Tair OF any one state; big business has
come natlonalized. and the only eRec-
re way OF controlling and directing 1t,
ID preventing abuses In connection with
Is by having The people nationalist
Is control In order to prevent their be-
: exploited by the individuals who have
tlonaiized the business, All commerce
scale sufficiently large 10 warrant
y control over II by the government is
wodays interstate or foreign commerce.;
d until this fact Is heartily acknowI-
eed anG acted upon by both courts
d legislative bodies: national and state
ke. the Interest OF the people will
fer.
n the matter of conservation I henr-
approve OF state action where under
r form OF government, the state only
$ the power to act. / cordially ioln
IN those who desire 10 see the state
thin IFS own sphere. take the most ad-
need position In regard to the whole
tier of conservation. | have taken
lctly this attitude in my own state OF
W York. Where the state alone had