The Glenwood post., 1911-10-14

are disposed to, as far as possible,
rectify those mistakes by the careful
disposal of the western domain. He
maintained that the clash that is now
in existence between certain residents
of the western states and the federal
government over the disposal and
handling of the domain has resulted
as much from contrariness on beth
sides as from anything else. He mail-
tanned that there was sufficient COOL
Judgment among the masses of the peo-
pie both in the east and the west
which, when put to the test, would set
tie this question right. His plea was
for compromise between the two
forces. He advocated the give and
take proposition and maintained that
as president of the entire country his
desire was to get the two factions to-
gether. In the water power question
he suggested the handling of this by
the states, but with the understanding
that if the states were in any manner
negligent toward the welfare of the
public in their handling of the SANE
that the control would revert back II
the national government.
1t will be remembered that the lands
convention invited him to address that
convention on the public domain ques-
tions. The convention finished its
work and adopted resolutions the day
before he arrived. The president ex-
pressed himself on this in a manner
that those who framed the program
will not soon forget. He called atten-
tion to the fact that they had invited
the president of the United States to
state the views of the federal govern
ment on the questions under discussion
at the convention and he felt that
those in charge of the convention
might have awaited the presentation
of the federal government side of the
question, after they had invited tn,
president to state that side, before
they adopted their resolutions. 1t may
be well to state here that it was the
Shafroth element in the convention
that forced the adoption of resolutions
before the president had been heard
This element felt that it would be int
possible to adopt the resolutions it lie
sired sitter Mr.. Taft had stated the
fANnrN1 rvoya-,Aronx,. :aN A.
There is one thing in connection with
President Taft's trip that will be re-
membered, and that is the fact tha,
he is not afraid to state his views IN
questions. He told the people of Kan
SITS and Nebraska that the recall ot
Judges was wrong and he told them
why it was wrong. He told the dele
gates to the Lands convention in Den
yer that the federal government intend
ed to exercise a controlling interest
over the western public domain no mat
ter what condemning resolutions they
might adopt, and that they could Sc
cure more concessions by getting IN
and helping the government in its
policy than they could by fighting. He
told the sheep growers of Wyoming
that the tariff on wool was too high
and that he intended if possible to
have it reduced. He told the young
man in Salt Lake who introduced him
as William Howard Taft of Ohio, that
in this case he was the president OF
the United States. Yet, with it all
he expressed himself in a way tina:
would not offend and yet in a way that
would make every person within sound
of his voice respect him for his posi-
tion even if they did not agree with
him. Those who fef. De1ore he came
that he was not strong character
have no reason to continue in that idea
of the president. Whatever else h,
may be, he has his views and is NOT
afraid to express them, and he has tn.
courage to go into what might be
termed hostile territory and, instead of
abusing, of trying to show those to
whom he talks that there are others be.
sides themselves to consider. In other
words, there are ninety million people
who must as far as possible be satisfied.
The Lands convention is over. As
expected, is was dismal failure. In
stead of having seven Thousand in at
tendance the session opened with 1872
delegates in the convention. 1t never
polled $50 votes on any subject. AS
also expected, it adopted resolutions
criticizing the federal government
policy of dealing with the public do
main. In doing this it offered the
president of the United States one OF
the cheapest insults the mind of man
ever conceived. After inviting him to
discuss the questions at issue, the con-
vention adopted its resolutions before