The Holly chieftain., 1910-04-22

suryation policy he grasped fully. 1t
was the SIMPLE proposition that the
public domain should be reserved for
the benefit of the whole people, and
that special interests should be shut
oil, OF opportunity to grab it and
hold it at the expense OF the people.
He arrayed himself against all the
land, timber and mineral thieves. cat
tile barons and servlle politicians.
These forces are still banded togeth-
er and are continuing the fight against
col servation. While Roosevelt was
in the White House they could make
no progress. Since he has left the
White House there is no question but
that they have been received with
greater favor at the interior depart
ment
Special Interests Active.
The speciai interests are showing
their hand In the conservation legisla-
ton. especially that which is getting
by the house committee on public
lands. Tho senate has reported a bill
for the classification of public lands
and the withdrawal OF the same until
such Withdrawals are revoked either
by the president or by disposition of
the lands by act of congress. Under
this bill the president could with.
draw ccal lands and hold them until
congress could determine the terms
upon which they could be disposed of.
the to ms to be made after the value
of the land had been ascertained. The
hn,
ing this same subject This bill con.
tains a provision to this effect: that
all Withdrawals made heretofore shall
not affect any entries or vitiate the
rights where improvements have been
made. The effect of this would be in
the case of corporation which had
already established mine upon the
public domain that the corporation
would be left in possession whether 1t
obtained possession legally or other.
WISE
Indiana JoIts Organization.
The Cannon-Aldrich Organization
has been rudely shaken by the ac-
tion of the Indiana convention in de-
manding a revision of the Aldrich
tariff law and in unqualifiedly indors-
ing the opposition to the enactment
of the law by Senator Beyeridge.
Provided the Organization in the sen.
ate and the house can have its way
the action of this convention will
be made the excuse for bringing about
one Of the most unique situations in
the history of the Republican party.
Immediately upon the receipt of the
news of the conventions action the
president withdrew his acceptance Of
an invitation to speak in Indiana dur
ing his Forthcoming tour of the mid
die west. 1t was presumed, and semi
official statements were given to the
effect, that the reason for the with
draWal was the desire of the presi-
dent to avoid a conflict with the
friends of the Indiana senator. 1t was
said that the president had declared
unqualifiedly that the Payne-Aldrich
bill was the best tariff law ever en-
acted. He could not, therefore, speak
in Indiana without either stultifying
himself or opposing Senator Beveridge
Following close upon the heels of
the announcement that the president
would not go to Indiana came the an
nouncement that he would go to In
diana. and then that the matter of his
going was held in abeyance. The un-
certainty as to the position of the
president in regard to what he should
do in this matter has led to situa-
tion where the supporters of the
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for some kind of defense to be made
OF that act at this time in the mid
die west. and they are urging upon
the president that he throw himself
into the fight. go into Indiana and
virtually take the field against Senator
Beveridge
Complicated Situation.
OF course the president hesitates.
for there is other legislation pending
which 1t is known does not exactly sat.
isfy the Progressives and which might
be jeopardized if an open break was
made with the Independent Repub.
licans Of the middle west.
If the president follows the advice
Of the coterie of senators and repre-.
sentatives who are urging him to 90
to Indianapolis he will there enunciate
the doctrine that all charges against
the Aldrich-Payne tariff law by Re.
publicans must be withdrawn, that the
law must be accepted as substantial
fulfllment Of the pledges in the plat.
form and that such acceptance must
be the condition upon which further
investigation Of tariff schedules can
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