Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-06-29
CONSERVATION OF
STATE RESOURCES
A Matter of Vital importance
to Wisconsin.
pIRCHOT POINTS OUT THE WAY
Beneficial Results Can Only Be Sc
cured When the Fight Is In the
Hands of Courageous.
Fearless Men.
PlhCHOT POINTS OUT THE way
BY J. EMORY STREET.

which are destined to play an impor.
tant part in one phase Of Wisconsir's
immediate development, have become
subjects Of serious consideration by
thinking men Of the state.
The incident of greater importance,
perhaps because of national popu.
larity OF name that represents prog.
ressive deeds, was the announcement
that Theodore Roosevelt would come
into Wisconsin this fall and it is fore
gone that he will give to the people OF
the state his practical views on the
subject Of conservation OF natural re-
sources.
The incident OF perhaps lesser i'm.
portanee to Wisconsin, was the arrival
of the distinguished traveller on his
native shores. The fact is important
in a general way. however. because
with MIR. Roosevelt's return, there Is
certain to be resumption of wide in
terest In the work OF purifying the
machinery of government, national
and state. throughout the country.
One of the most vital STEPS in state
progress. here in Wisconsin. will be
the joint conservation and reforesta-
ticn movement. The state is richer by
far than the majority of the states of
this country, in natural water power
along the rivers and streams This
resource is a fortunate possession OF
the state The people of tine state
should share in the benefits Of its de-
yelopment. The state should control
its development to an extent and
should forever remain not only an in
terest for her people, but an interest
with control
Combinations of private franchise
holders may easily gather the immense
water rights, under the plan now per.
mitted by the state. and one day Wis.
consin would find all her valuable and
necessary waterpower in the hands OF
those who would sell Il back to the
state and to her people, al trust prices.
In Wisconsin the reforestation OF
lands is a question that enters the
subject of conservation Of waterpower.
and the two will have to be jointly
determined.
These questions are among the Inn
portant matters which have been ia
ken up by William Mitchell Lewis,
candidate for the Republican nomina.
ton for governor OF Wisconsin, and
his plans for securing action on them
in the Legislature will be an important
subject of his coming campaign.
Clifford Pinchot recently set forth
some facts concerning the interfer,
ence Of Interests" in these problems,
in speech to Minnesota people. He
pointed out that results would only be
secured when the fight was in the
hands of fearless courageous men.
who would not let private concern In.
terfere with their duty to humanity
Pinchot went into the service of his
country as a volunteer He was equip
ped with mind and purpose which were
the result of training and advantages
that can only be possessed by the fort
innate progeny of ether successful gem
creations.
Pinchot is a type of high-minded
man. who reaps his reward In the sat
isfaction of good work done to the
best of bis ability, In the face of pow
erful opposition, and with hard, tena-
cious fighting. To whom does the
country owe debt for an example to
Pinchot, and the many men who are
now coming forward with their pri-
vately acquired abilities, to OF. n them
to the sacred duty OF humanity--today
and In the future?
In looking over the statesmen Of to-
day 1t is difficult to picture a more
perfect model Of fearless. progress
siye, well-balanced honest and able
man, who is working constantly, alert.
~ and effectively-and also unseifish-
ly-toward the betterment of his
country. than Theodore Roosevelt.
Roosevelt was pioneer He had the
great wallsof What has he done?" to
face. He faced 1t by doing things He
started in small way, for he had the
campaign OF education to accomplish,
which would open the way for serious
minded young men In later days He
battered down the senile contention
of 'old politicians" and war horses"
that stripping could accomplish moth
ing. They ridieuled him and asserted
that none but a man who had climbed
the political ladder could rule as an
executive Roosevelt analyzed this
cry. aud proved, before he finished,
that 1t was he wall OF cornered dog,
bug-a-boo. launched at the people be.
cause the politicians had found that
the people" know little or nothing OF
the ways Of political government
When Roosevelt comes IN Wisconsin
this fall be viii give the voters Of the
state some wholesome sdyice regard.
ing general principles Of progress. and
perhaps be Will know some facts con.
corning Wisconsin " he does he win
tell them. He is not afraid. He is
courageous. The power OF Wisconsin
brewers cannot scare him: the bland
ishments OF the private water rights
grabbers cannot tempt him.