The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-13
PINCHOT ON
CONSERVATION
Makes Fighting Speech at
ST. Paul.
LOSES FAITH IN CONGRESS
Former Chief Forester Makes Radical
Proposal Regarding Legislators,
Speaks to Roosevelt Club
Of St. Paul.

st. Paul june H. After an informal
reception to Clifford Pincaot and James
r. Garfield Saturday evening. about 500
members and friends OF the st. Paul
Roosevelt club allied the large banquet
ing room Of the Ryan hotel, thus fulfill
ing long-deferred tribute to NIessrs
Pnchot ana Garfield, il recognition III
thoir work in assisting ex.President
Roosevelt ia his efforts for conservation
of public domain Besides the guests OF
the evening, among those seated at the
speakers table were Gov. Eberhart.
Mayor Keller, President Hugh 7. Hal.
bert Of the Roosevelt club and several
Yale alumni friends Of Mr.. Pinchot. The
decorations Of the speakers table con.
sisted Of miniature mountains, forests.
waterfalls and roads, with miniature
train, propelled BY electricity, whizzlng
past,
Justice E. A. Jaggard Of the Mime
sofa supreme court was POSTMASTER
Introducing Judge Jaggard, President
Halbert Of the Roosevelt club awakened
the enthusiasm Of TIE banqueters by
reference to an unnamed new party,
some Of the leaders Of which, he said,
were present. He said in part; "The
Roosevelt club has consistently stood
for the conservation Of ideals and the
conservation Of men against plumber and
graft. This country has lived on is cap
ital but at last mas awakened to the
fact that il viii soon exhaust is nat.
ural resources By the inequitable distri-
button Of its wealth in direct violation
Of the law Of equal opportunity Of its
citizens This condition has brought
about the formation Of new party,
without name, but not without an issue,
nor without leaders"
Gov. Eberhart was the first speaker
and his topic was THE State and Con.
servation9 Mayor Keller spoke on eThe
City and conseryotionej Mr.. Garfield
talked on "The Ultimate Results Of Con.
servation," and the set address Of the
evening was that BY Mr.. Pinchot, who
spoke on "0nr National Resources and
How to Conserve Them Mr. pinchot
said ia parts
Because the special interests are IN
politics, we IS nation have lost conf
dence in Congress This IS serious
statement to make, but Il is true. Ii
does not apply, Of course, to the men
who really represent their constituents
and who are making 80 fine fight for
the conservation 81 sell government As
soon as these men nave won their battle
and consolidated their victory, confidence
in Congress viii return
aBut, in the meantime, the people Of
the United States believe that, as
whole, the Senate and the House, no
longer represent the voters by whom
they were elected, but the special inter
ests, BY whom they are controlled They
believe 40 because they nave 80 often
seen Congress reject what the people De
sire, and do instead what the interests
demand And Of this there could be no
better Illustration than the tariff
"The tariff, under the policy Of pro-
lection, was originally means to raise
the rate b wages It has been made
tool To increase the cost 81 living. The
wool schedule protesting to protect the
woolgrower, is found to result in sacri.
hcing grower and consumer alike to one
Of the most rapacious Of trusts.
"There can be no legislative cure-all
for great political evils, but legislation
can make easier The effective expression
and execution 81 che popular VIM One
step il this direction, which personally
believe should be taken without delay
is a law forbidding any senator Or mem
Der Of Congress or other public servant
to perform any services for any corpora
ton engaged in interstate commerce, or
to accept any valuable consideration,
directly or indirectly from any such cor
poration, while he Is representative of
the people, and for reasonable time
thereafter If such a law would he good
for the nation in its AFFAIRS, similar law
should be good for the states and the
cities in their affairs. And see no rea-
son why members and senators and state
legislators should not keep the people
informed Of their pecuniary interest il
interstate Or pubIic-servicc corporations
if they have any. IT Is certain such pub
licity would Do the public no harm This
nation has decided to DO away with gov
eminent By money for profit and return
to the government our forefathers died
for and gave to 10 government by men
for human welfare and human progress +