The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-17
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last week at Charlotte, N. c. reelected
President Chas S. Barrett under whose
wise direction it has made such wonderful prog
ress. Resolutions were adopted favoring tariff
for revenue only opposing a central bank favor
Ing parcels post, favoring the prohibition of deal
ing IN cotton futures endorsing the policy of con-
servation, favoring physical valuation of rail-
roads, telegraph lines etc., by the Interstate Com
merce Commission and urging larger appropria-
tions for the teaching of agriculture and domestic
science in the public schools
The National Conservation Congress- was in
session last week at st. Paul, MINI. There is a
sharp division on the question of whether the
States or the Nation should have charge Of the
remaining public lands. and be entrusted with the
preservation OF material resources The States
right" men In this case are nearly all from the
Northwest where the opposition to the present
forestry system Is strongest. President Taft in
his speech declared that the time had come to get
away from glittering generalities and work out
a definite program and seemed to look with favor
on State control. Mr.. Roosevelt, speaking the
next day, said "It Is not really question Of
State against Nation. It Is really question Of
special interests against the people," and that the
corporations were anxious to have the States take
up the work that they might escape all effective
control. In this case Mr. Roosevelt is right, too,
In our opinion. great ovation was given Clifford
Pinchot and his policies endorsed by the meeting
Tuesday of last week was election day in Yer
mont. The Republicans of course carried the State
but their majority was reduced to 1000 loss OF
$4,000 from two years age. An election OF dele
gates to the convention to draft constitution for
New Mexico was also held More interest was
taken in the primaries held in several Staes.
however. and the returns from these States make
1t an 'insurgent' Republican field day. In Wis
consin, Senator LaFollette swept the State beat
Ing his opponent s. A. Cook. by three or four to
one. The insurgents to have gained one
Congressman. In Michigan, Senator Burrows, one
OF Mr.. Aldrichs thick-and-thin supporters was
defeated for denomination by Congressman Chas.
E. Townsend In New Hampshire the conserya-
tive congressman were re-nominated, but Robert
p Bass. progressive" was nominated for Gov
ernor. In Louisiana on the same day the present
Congressman were all renominated
The four Democrats on the Bainger investigat-
ing committee met with CONGRESSMAN Madison
and Senator Nelson and adopted a report declar-
ing that Secretary Ballinger was untitled for his
post and asking him to resign. Mr.. Madison Join
ed IN the report with the Democrats The other
Republican members refused to attend the meet
ing. Chairman Nelson will call them together and
report will likely be adopted generating Mr.
Ballinger. The whole Investigation has been
fierce partisan struggle and the committee seems
TO nave done almost everything except deliberate.
The sensational features of Mr.. Roosevelt's trip
last week were the refusal of Mayor Seide of Mil
waukee, to welcome him to that city, and his re-
fusal in turn to dine at the same banquet with
Senator Lorimer. The day after this happened
the jury acquitted Lee ONeill Browne, charged
with bribery in the Lerimer election.
The long-standing Newfoundland fishing dis
pute between the United States and England has
been settled by the Hague Tribunal The verdict
is compromise, and Senator Root is reported as
saying that the United States gets the small end Of
the bargain.
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