The Raymer enterprise., 1910-09-01

Denver. Colo. Aug. 2S.-While few
u any matters Of public policy and
welfare are outside the scope of Theo-
dore Roosevslt's interest. one In
which he has shown especial con.
cern 10 the conservation Of natural re-
sources. This was the subject Of his
address this afternoon At q great pub
Tic meeting in the Auditorium under
the auspices Of the Colorado Live
Stock association. and he spoke with
the greatest earnestness.
Arriving In the morning. Colonel
Roosevelt was met by reception
committee and tho Spanish War Vet.
Grams and escorted from the station.
At noon he was given cowboy lunch
at Overland park BY the Denver Press
club. Late in tho afternoon he ad.
dressed the men who served against
Spain and then was present at .
roundup" dinner ut Eljebel temple.
Saving Natural Resources.
In his address at the Auditorium
Colonel Roosevelt said:
This country has shown definite signs
Of waking up to the absolute necessity Of
handling its natural resources with eoee.
night and common sense. The consstva-
ton question has three sides. In the first
place. the needless waste Of the natural
resources must be stopped. II y rapidly
becoming we'll settled policy of This peo-
pie that We Of this generation hold the
land In part for the next generation. and
not exclusively for our own selfish enjoy
nsnt, Just a. the farmer Il . good citi-
ssn II he leaves his farm improved and not
i0pSlred for his children. and . bad citi-
een II he skins the land in his own selfish
|, interest. % the Nation behaves well II Il
treats the natural resources A. assets
which Il must turn over to the next gen.
GRAFTON increased and not Impaired in
value, and behaves badly II II leaves the
land poorsr to those who come after us.
In the second place. the natural re-
sources must be developed promptly.
completely. and in orderly fashion. 1t 10
not conservation to leave the natural re-
sources undevelopsd. Development IL an
indispensable part Of the conservation
plan. The forests. the mines. the water
powers, and the land itself. must all be
put TO use. Those who assert that con-
servation proposes to ds them up. dspriv-
Ing this generation Of their benefits In
order to hand them on untouched to the
next. miss the whole point Of the con-
servaton idea Conservation does not
mean deprivinE the men Of today Of their
natural rights In the natural resources Of
the land. All II means 10 that We Of this
generation shall 30 use our rights a. not
to deprive those who come after us Of
their natural rights In their turn.
In the third place. % far As possible
these resources must be kept for the
whole people and not handed over for
exploitation to single individuals. We do
not intend to discourage Individual enter
prise by unwisely diminishing the reward
for that enterprise. On the contrary, we
believe that the men OF exceptional abili-
uea should have exceptional rewards up
TO point where the reward becomes dis
proportionate to the service, up to the
point where the abilities are used to the
detriment Of the people a. q whole. We
are for the liberty Of the individual up to
and not beyond the "oint where II be-
scomes inconsistent with the welfare Of
'ths community. Thus our consistent aim
= to favor the actual settler-the man
who takes a much Of the public domain
- - hAuhScu C0u GuttlNAtS, 0nn there
makes permanent home for his children
who come after him; but We are arain,,
the man. no matter what his ability. who
tries 10 monopolise large masses Of public
land
State and Federal Control.
Now. to preserve the general welfare.
10 See to II that the rights Of the public
are protected. and the liberty Of the indI.
vidusi secured and sroourassd ~ long a.
consistent with this wsifars. and curbed
when II becomes inconsistent there WITH II
- necessary to invoke the aid OF the
government. There are points In which
this governmental aid can best be rem.
oered oy the states. that IL. where the
exercise OF states' rights helps to secure
popular rights: and es to these I believe
In states rights. But there are larrs
classes OF cases where only authority
Of the National government will SECURE
the rights OF the people and where this II
the case i am q convinced and 4 thor.
oush-Eoins believer In the rights OF the
national government Big business. for
instance, ID no longer an affair Of any one
etate big business has become national.
issd. and the only effective way Of con.
Trolling and directing II. and preventing
abuses In connection with Il, IL BY having
the people Nationalist this control IA order
70 prevent their being exploited BY the IN.
dividuals who have nationaiised the busi.
nsss All commerce on Q scale sufficient.
y large to warrant any control over II by
the government II nowadays Interstate or
toreikn commerce. and until this fact n
nearuiy acknowledged and acted upon BY
both courts and legislative bodies. Na.
uonsi And state alike. the interest OF the
In the matter OF conservation. I heart.
lily approve Of state action where under
our form Of government the state. ana the
c0te only. has the power 10 act. I7cor.
GiaHy Join with those WIN desire "a se~
tne state, within its own sphere. taks the
most advanced position IN regard to ths
whole matter Of conservation. have
Mken sSaetly this attitude in my own
su,e OF New York. whtte the stats Alone
nsa power TO act. have .ions au,y Gould
70 ket II TO act In the most Sdvsncsd
manner; = aud where the Nstic,, could Act
: nave done all l could 10 r., N.s,orsi
seuon In the SAND direction tinsort"r.
stely. In the east We have In mi. rr.tt..
paid the penalty Of not hsyin,, nu- 49,.
s,no under National control; Ana The nan.
eIy mas been sewers. Most n the .ststss
houeh they aSs old sla,ls-hsvt ~
projected their forests, sacA faiuns a
." ~ Itself. bscsuss ne actioh ~ ~