The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-06-17
FUTURE BRIGHT
TO PDNCHOT
Ex-FoREsTER COUNTS ON YOUNG
MEN TO WAGE WAR ON
ESPECIAL INTERESTS"
Monopoly, Says Speaker at Roosevelt
Club Dinner, Rests on UnreguIated
Control Of Resources-New Party Is
suggested-PubIicity One Remedy
Morality Has Broken Into Politics.

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Morality Has Broken Into Politics.
st. Paul, June 13.-Ex-Forester Pin
chot and ex-Secretary Of the Interior
James r. Garfield were guests of honor
at a banquet given by the st. Paul
Roosevelt Club at the Ryan Hotel. The
decorations of the speakers table con-
sisted of miniature mountains, forests,
water falls and roads, with a miniature
train propelled by electricity whizzing
past. Justice E.. A. gJaggard, of the
Minnesota supreme court, was toast
master.
Introducing Judge Jaggard, Presi-
dent Halberg of the Roosevelt Club
awakened the enthusiasm of the ban
queters by reference to an unnamed
new party, some of the leaders OF
which," he said, were present"
New Party Suggested.
1"The Roosevelt Club has consistent
ly stood for the conservation of re-
sources and against plumber and
graft" he said.
''This country has lived on its capt.
tai, but has awakened to the fact that
it will soon exhaust it's natural re-
sources by the inequitable distribu-
ton of it's wealth in direct violation
of the law of equal opportunity of its
citizens. This condition has brought
about the formation of new party
without name, but not without an is
sue nor without leaders.
THAT party may be unnamed, but it's
leaders are Theodore Roosevelt and
our honored guests, Clifford Pinchot
and James R. Garfield
| Mr.. Garfield talked on the ultimate
Results of Conservation" and the set
address was that by Mr.. Pinchot, who
spoke on "Our Natural Resources and
How to Conserve Them"
especial Interests" in Politics.
Pinchot said in opening that con-
servation had captured the nation"
"All monopoly" he added, rests on
the unregulated control of natural re-
sources and natural advantages-and
such control by the special interests is
| impossible without the help of politics.
The alliance between business and
politics is the most dangerous thing
| in our political life. It is the snake
that we must kin. The special inter
ests must get out of politics, or the
American people will put them out OF
business. There is no third course.
| Pinchot said that because the spe-
cial interests were in politics the ma
ton had lost confidence in congress.
The tariff. meant originally to raise the
rate of wages, had been made tool to
increase the cost of living, he said. He
declared that the steel trust secured
by a trick an indefensible increase in
the tariff on steel; that the sugar trust
stole from the government like petty
thief, while a dishonest schedule con.
tinued to protect it, that the cotton
cloth schedule was increased In the
face of testimony of the manufacturers
that it ought to remain unchanged, and
that '.for a dozen years the demand
of the nation for the pure food and
drug bill was .outweighed in congress
by the interests which asserted tnelr
right to poison the people for proht.
"The whole nation" said the speak.
er. lis in favor of protecting the coal
| and other natural resources OF Alaska
| vet they are still in grave danger OF
being absorbed by the special inter
ests. And, as for the general conser'
walton movement, congress not only re
fused to help it on, but tried to forDn'
any progress without it's help. For
tunately for us all, In this attempt y
has utterly failed"
Morality Has Its Day.
i Pinchot said more about politics be
ing for revenue only. While some o.
4 the men responsible for the union OF
business and politics were profoundly
dishonest, more of them were not, he
added. "They were trained in wrong
school," he said, "and cannot forge'
u their training. Clay hardens by 1mmo
bility-men's minds by standing pat
Both lose the power to take new I'M
i pressions."
| Pinchot said that there was little C
! choose between the two parties. He
! was optimistic, however. He added:
i Morality has broken into politics
/ Political leaders. trust-bred and trust
lied, find it harder and harder TO con
Zeal their actual character. The prass
bound collar of privilege has become
lplain upon their necks for AL men e
| see. They are known for what tneJ
/ are, and their time Is short But wnen
they come to be retired Il VIII De q
little use to replace an unfaithfni pup
J lie servant with the same collar AROUND
his neck. Above all, what we need u
every ONCE is free men representing
free people"
J, The speaker said It was yast IN