Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-06

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tta,itly said ~ men who should know
bsetsr that temporary withdrawals.
sueh a. the Withdrawals, OF coal lands.
VIII permanently check devslonment: Yse
30 purpose except 10 prevent tho coal
lands from passing into private ownas>
ehip Until c1ngress can pass laws to open
them to development under conditions
*, wSe s ediI d. tho DEVELOPING. II there IS
deigy, the rAspoasih;nty fot Il rests. not
on thA men Who made the Withdrawals to
protect the .rubiie interest; but on those
WHO prs~stt congress from passing wise
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Abns>s csnarntttsd in tn. name OF Just
cause asa familiar 70 all Of us. Many
unwf1D things are done and many upwise
measures 4fe Advocated In the name OF
96nsstvstton. either through isnerance.
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nettns tho movement. but fl retardine It.
Tor exssnple to stop we$er power devcl~
opknsnt ~, nsAdless refusal to iss,ie per.
n,1ts Tor NDker power or private irrigation
wer1s Of tas Zusxs lara. snsvls.s!y leads sns
believers IN it, general prneples. to as
sunSS that ~ practical duplication IS f1ec-
essarAi, a chAek upon pro3rees. Nothing
eeuid He moro nistalsen. The idea widely
CIRCULATED 81 late, that conservation means
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exclusive use Of Alture ganA1atiena. Is
Vh6iiy mistaken. Our purpose IL to make
full use Of ths4s rssouteea, but = oSnsid-
e. sur sons and daughters az wei as our
In ways To preserve It's future usefulness.
Conservation is the ROAD to National eff
aeisney.. ard 1t stand. for amy and wise
development.
But IN spite Of these difficulties. most
Of which ere deubt3eAa Inevitable IN any
made ma rnsrxeidns nrosress. nave tsen
astouaded and delighted on my return
from ABROAD at tho proaress ttAde while
was away We have q, right 70 oonsratu.
iat4 ourselves on tids marvellous progress:
but there is no reason for believing that
thu dxi1t is won. In tho .bes4nnidg the
special interests, who ara cur chief orpo,
nents IN tho conservation nsht, petd little
heed 10 the movement. beeause they nell
Their unAeysecad It, nor saw that Il It won
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conservation in. tho minds Of eur people
tbs nght Is gettifF .sherpsr. The nearef
wa approach to victory, the bhterer tho
opposition that va muat meet, and tho
Greater the need for caution and wateh-
fulness Omen opposition we can over.
come. but I warn you especially against
the ruen who como to cnnGresses suph az
| this. ostenssbly as DISTINGUISHED citizens.
but actually as tho paid agents OF tho
special interests. heartily approve the
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the deliberstions Of a meeting such AZ
this which comes hIthsr to advocate. BY
its openly accredited agents. views which
| IL believes the meeting should have IN
mind. But condemn with equal rcadS
ne.s the appearance Of a corporate agent
before any convention who does not de-
cls-e himself frankly as such.
THIS congress- is direct appeal to the
patriotism Of our whole people. The
nation wisely looks to such GATHERINGS
leadership be sdund. definite. practical.
and % the side of all the people. 1t
would 30 20 small n1isfortUhe Il q meeting
such as this should ever fan into the
hands Of the open enemies or false friends
! Of the great movement which 1t repre-
sents.
| It IL our duty and our desire to make
this land OF ours better homo for the
race but our duty does not stop there.
we must also work for a better nation to
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and conservation Of our national charao-
| acter and our free institutions must 60
hand In hand with tho Development and
| conservation OF our natural resources,
which the governors conference so we'll
called the foundations Of our prosperity.
Whatever progress We may mako as =
| nation, whatever wealth We may accu-
nulete. however fur we may push me-
chapical development and production. ws
shall never reach q point where our well
fare can depend in the last analysis on
anything but honesty. courage. loyalty.
and good citzepship. The homely vir-
tues are the lasting virtues, ana the road
which leads to them 1s the road to gem
uine and lasting success.
What this country needs ia what every
free country must set before It As the
great goal toward which 1t works-aa
equal opportunity for life. liberty and the
pursuit Of happiness for every one Of its
citixens. 70 achieve this end we must
put stop TO the improper political do
lniuicn, no less than 20 the Improper eco
nona.c dominion, Of the great special
interests. This country. its natural re-
sources. It. natural advantages. it's oppor.
tunities ana It's institutions. balong to all
its ciuzene. They cannot ba enjoyed fully
fully and freely under any government In
which tho special interests az such havo
voice. The supreme political task Of
our day. the Indispensable condition Of
national efficiency and national welfare is
to drive the special interests out of our