The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-27
DEMOCRATS WILL
HELP PRESIDENT
Champ Clark Followers to
Vote for Progressive
Legislation.
TO OPPOSE SHIP SUBSIDY
LATED LAWS IN SENDING FOR
EST RANGERS TO COLLEGES At
U, s. EXPENSE.

Washington, Jan. 27-The demo
Gratis of the house are planning to
help President Taft put through some
of the progressive Legislation he has
proposed Champ Clark, the minority
leader, believes that the most import
ant Legislation with which congress
will be called on to deal with during
the present session is that to specify
and regulate conditions under which
water taken from navigable and non
navigable streams may be utilized.
Mr.. Clark is Of the opinion that, while
this is alluded to by cOnservatlonlstS
as regulation of water power sites, TIE
legislation may go further and con-
troll the use of water for all purposes.
lie points out that this is the most
intricate and difficult legislation, as
It involves the states rights question,
as opposed to federal control: that
il gives the advocates of state expen-
ditures, as distinguished from federal
development. an opportunity to e.
press themselves, and goes to the bot
tom of the conservation movement.
Aside from this legislation in which
Mr.. Clark is deeply interested he feels
certain that all the progressive recon-
mendatiOns of President Taft will &c
ceive united and cordial democratic
support.
Will Hold Caucus.
He thinks that it will be necessary
for the democrats to hold a caucus al
ter several of the presidents meas
ures have been reported from commit
tee, but he hopes to delay this as louG
as possible in order that such caucus
may be held after all his followers
have studied the questions and form
their opinions. He does not believe
in the efficacy of caucuses called Sc
early that many members have not
had an opportunity to formulate tneiI
views, but rather in those called afte,
all are reasonably familiar with the
measures submitted.
The measures which the democrats
who follow Mr.. Clark will support are
the interstate commerce bill, anti iii
junction legislation, postal savings
banks and most of the conservation
bills. They will not follow the presi
and it is understood that there Will
be solid democratic opposition tC
ship subsidy.
Pinchot Resents Charge.
Clifford Pinchot, the ousted United
States forester, does not intend to lie
the assertion that he committed al
unlawful act by having forest ranger
take instructions at certain universe
ties and colleges in the west go unchal
lenged. The eX-forester will, it is I'm
derstoOd, make a statement within
few days which his friends say, will
put the transactions before the publ
in an entirely new light. Some of MI
Pinchots friends are authority for tn
statement that he feels keenly the i'm
putation that he made a wrongful us
of the government funds in educating
rangers, and they say they would no
be surprised if the eX-forester shout
reimburse the government out of hi
own pocket if it should finally be hel
that his action was unlawful. But tn
friends of the ex-forester are very cor
fident that he will be able to justif
the action complained of.
1t is pointed out that the insinua