Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-09
STATE RIGHTS ADVOCATES
HOPELESS MINORITY

which they shall pay all their lives
Thus far shalt thou go and no further
when Il comes Town TO the question
! of whether the public service cerpora-
tions shall use us-when Il comes
! down 10 the question OF whether Judge
Shorts companies shall use us, by the
;, eternal you viii find "a fighting now
and fighting when the last ditch is
reached"
I Delegate Kelsey interrupted him TO
ask a question relative TO constitu-
!, tional rights, When he had finished
Mr. Pardee said
ut is III grace for Won from Wyom-
ing to come here and demand the
property that is ours-demand the
natural resources that belong TO the
/ people. and I'm tell SOU that you'Il
never get them until We give them 10
sou, In California Judge shorts
companies have two bills pending
asking the Federal government to turn
over TO them the power sites in our
national forest services and they are
fighting with all their might and
main to get these bin through. Talk
about public service corporations and
public interests until the COWS come
home. but when it comes down to the
fine point IL will hinge on corpora
tiCn control
Judge short had listened quietly TO
the arraigment from the former gov
ernOr OF his state and made no in
.terruption. but here he broke In and
momentarily Mr.. pardce yielding him
the floor.
Just one minute" the Judge said.
Il want TO comment on the governors
flow Of oratory. When / told you
a while ago that the United States
supreme court had settled fully and
finally question OF state rights. I spoke
the truth. l know hat We are hope
lessly In the minority. but we have
submitted a minority report.
Now | want 20 give o gentleman
warning that n this report Is ignored,
IL viii be fought for on the o of
the convention. Therefore. O go
on and vote on the reception or re-
lection here just as YOU see TT, just
az YOU believe. Register your names
with the secretary. come on out then
and We will fight you TO the end of
the road
You can afford to do It." Mr.. Par
dee chimed i'm. you are paid for II.
You and your s2d,00 a year and fees
should want to fight It,"
when I get home l VIII make you
prove b governor, =
"AH right came back the reply
quick as a flash. II will do IL and
we will divide what there is over
Both smiled and the discussion was
taken up by other members Of the
committee.
The fight in committee room start
ed soon after the subcommittee ON
water had made SIS report, W j.
McGee of Washington handed In a
majority report explaining that Il
had Leen carried by a vote Of three
to y The section In II which brought |
on thn war WAS MS follows
"~Recegnizinv the most economical
benefit TO the people 81 water powers
derived largely from interstate sour
u streams no less than from
uaVlgahle rivers, we Iavor federal con
~ water power and we deny the
right uf state or federal governments
tn aiieuat or convey water by grant
ina franchises for the Use thereof ia
perpctuity or without just compeusa
ton IN the Interests 81 tho people
Before this resolution was voted on
Delegate KELSEY IF Wyoming made r
an appeal that it Re rejected !.
judge short then introduced his '
minority report and insisted that IL !
~ made of record. His report fol- q
G
This convention recognizes the &
rule that the right % the use 81 water &
irrigation and other beneficial q
uses including the Development al "A
electrical power. must he acquired 4,
from the states and under state laws y
tn IN ~ the public land states u
thc use 81 water and its products. in g
electrical power development
thereby. is a public use. subject To tho a
fixing ~ rates and charges and The a
control and regulation of the state 8
W. therefore recommend that in Il
its dealings With The public lands the :
government shah cooperate
with une state tu the end thar water
aud electric power generated thereby 81
shall De- furnished Co consumers az
the 'nwest reasonable rates under c
regulations provided hy the state "a
haf the Development of irrigation q
and electrical energy are recognized
as great conserving forces and Fun eos .
operation should exist between The
natiou and thc states to the end that ID
the use and Development 81 these p
sources eff production and develop q
.ncnt SHAH De encouraged. the cost
io che consumer decreased and the "a
state De enabled % exercise its func =
of control and regulation 90 the ,
srNHtest possible advantage
The Nete or Judge shorts minority
report Was taken first and iast-only "
De- sud fhe delesatt from Montana f
soting iu favor NJ It, Mr KELSEY co.
W Numtne Who bad spoken Bro favor q
NJ state control did not answcr the 81
.alt II
The other fellow Gen down on
laughed Ex-Governor Parite 4.
addressing the man from Montana
Z voted eye the r~ecnlCgrant =
shouted and the committee laughed. q
The majority rcport-the ouc fa- y
.urluE federal control was fhen sub
uitied end aerrcd without dissent nj
me- voice. the tuo states contrei ad- sd
,oratcs uot voting -
ln Che c1urse uf Vigorous aut !.
NIidI2 apnAuded speech Francis r !.
irnrf Hf California said ,
There ar. some evidences that
.uhN. opinion ir thIs cuuntrv does Z
fut h7ve "a free rhHnce 81 operate h
uat mention ANS Instances Co 81
rutIute 5000 Ntnefy pcr cent of tht u
people OF tht United states acre or-
tn men being pf-mltted to make rI
ru.ff hr poisoning people they Il
r tnicd "a sure fr-i lap amid yet H
rts locked 1n enc htEh shelf in cons
,ro@ tnf sINrru ttsr unt rhrn-
inr0 Roosevelt WITH fhr hIg STICK %
.nr..i H nut What uuhue nginlan q
to do the bis si.a a- q
N Nur r~eIresrut1ttes iu che InIt- -
sl Sfaies-and 3 use the esrd Naur
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