Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-10-27

ar which Is unQucsuoIaniN OUTS
am bound to say that the national
in the last 20 years under
the administration Of both parties.
Democrats and Republicans alike, mas
disclosed a shameless disregard for
the first principle Of good govern
ment that of the enforcement of its
laws Upon the statute books are 20
be found laws with reference 70 trusts
and combinations which nave peeh
shamefully violated and lmpudenty
for 20 years. We are told
of a new nationalism. Let us bid its
coming God speed II it is to be a ma
tionalism which cnfor0es the laws up /
on the statute books. nauonallsm /
which exercises powers which are un- /
Questi0nably ours and which, IN my /
Judgment, are also unquesuonaply Ell
dclent to protect fully the pubic well
fare. For more than 90 years power
f,I combinations have lived in open
violation of the Sherman antitrust
law Now and then a spasm OF virtue
seizes us. a step is taken, the courts
uphold the law, a cry of alarm goes
up from the business world, the gov
eminent puts out the white nag ana
gives out that we are not going 10 40
anything further at present There IS
not a state in the Union, even west
ern state which is now exciting the
benehcent cOmmisseration Of friends
living far away. which has not tar
better enforced its laws, better pro-
tected the rights of its people ana
given them moro economic govern
ment than has the national govern
ment Let's make it part OF our
party faith, inviolate and uncomprom-
Using. that so long as law is upon
the statute books it shall be enforced.
If unfit to be enforced that It shall
be repealed Let's put an end TO the
shameful and demOralizing effect upon
the whole body polite of having
statute like the Sherman law and nav
ing men constantly and yearly ana
daily defying it. l maintain that the
law as finally interpreted by the courts
is efficient and effective. / maintain
that the powers of the national gov
eminent have not been found faulty
insist that there has been lack or
courage to enforce the law. And
this lack Of courage in the higher
walks of like to enforce the law, this
utter disregard for the most import
ant laws upon the statute books is the
breeder of anarchy and lawlessness
throughout the whole body polite
Conservation of Natural Resources.
The conservation of our natural re-
sources is one of those far reaching
and momentous questions calling for
the highest class Of statesmanship
and the most patriotic effort upon the
part Of the citizen. It's most pronounc-
ed and distinguished advocate, the
man who gave life and scope and
purpose to the cause, Is that remark
able personality, the most imposing
figure in the politics of this country
since Lincoln--eX-P President Roose-
welt. That we should through the in
telligent means at our command pre-
vent waste and eXtravagant eXploita-
..~I. oil mr.
per and available methods Withholc
from the control of monopolies ane
under a system of regulation and con
troll dedicate these natural resources
to the economic use of the people
would seem to command the approva
of all right thinking men. The Repub
lican party is thoroughly committed
to this task. President Taft during hi
administration has brought to thi
subject his best efforts and in a mos
practical and statesmanliko manne
pointed out and secured most import
ant legislation looking to a proper so
luton of this question. There ha
been a studied and persistent effort {
| misrepresent the west upon this sub
ject. But the west is thoroughly i
favor Of protecting and conservin
? the vast wealth which makes of tn
west an empire within itself. We war
to see these resources so used, so dc
E Feloped so regulated and controlle
4 as to render them indeed the wealt
of the people. We are more directl
interested than any other part of th
7 country and we are just as intelligen
just as patriotic-we do not claim
d be more so-as any other portion ,
e this great people. We are too goo
= natured and have too keen a sense
: humor to be greatly disturbed owe
u the self adulatOry psalms and Sc
8 righteous cry which break out in va
: ious parts of this country.
: West Accepts Roosevelt Assuranc
In a speech delivered in the city
Denver a few weeks ago Colon
Roosevelt said, Conservation do
!, not mean non-use or non-develol
\ ment. It does not mean the tying U
: Of the natural resources of the state
:, It means the utilization of these r.
= sources under such regulation ar
= control as will prevent waste al
- extravaganza and monopoly, and
= the same time not merely permit b
= encourage such use and developme
= as will serve the interests Of the pc
= pie generally" The west accepts wit
p out hesitation this policy thus al
=, nounced by the most advanced lead
y upon this subject. We want a chan
~ 10 develop, we want a chance
grow. We want to take care Of o
y people, to have the property up,
which we can place the burdens
taxation and build up great commo
T. wealths. What sane man would de-
J. us those chances? They are not
10 conflict but in harmony with {
N highest principles Of conservation.
r. One Of the most accomplished al
er Of the demagogue is to try to inter,
10 the people In an effort to do an n
We possible thing in order to escape {
DIT responsibility Of doing a possible a
lis right thing. Instead Of addressi
at themselves to the task Of practi,
Id legislation. Of eliminating the crudit
is Of the present system and making
al serviceable to the people, through
n studied and persistent effort some 3
D. seeking to engender the belief u
er the western states under the son
IT. what discredited phrase of "stat
Id rights" are asking that the nation
ct government withhold the exercise
lis its constitutional powers in this pr,
e. work. They would have the peo
N. believe that there is a great conf
an on between the national governm,
an and the states and that a few I
~ cot al -.