The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-30
ROOSEVELT ADDS ANOTHER PLANK ID HIS PLATFORM Speaks on the Conservation of the Country's
 Resources
WE PROGRESSIVES"
 COMMON EXPRESSION
Refers to Pinchot's Dismissal--Says Farmers Should Stay on Farm and Adopt Co., Operative Plan.
 Views on Conservation

St. Paul, Minn.. March 29.-Another plank in the platform upon which Colonel Roosevelt is to fight out his campaign was brought forth in speech here to- night on "the welfare of the farmer" Colonel Roosevelt said the movement for conserving the country's natural re- sources and for bettering country life had not been carried forward since his administration. He advocated policy of governmental activity in this direc- ton.
 Colonel Roosevelts address was deliv- cred toward the close of a day in which he travelled across Iowa and part of Min- nesota and made a dozen speeches
 Confers With Supporters
 On reaching St. Paul he conferred with political supporters and in the evening went to the auditorium where he made his principal speech of the day. He then went to Minneapolis to make a short speech before starting for Chicago.
 At Albert Lea, Minn., ne lef. lis train to address an open air meeting of such size that many persons were unable to get within earshot of the speaker.
 The impromptu meetings at railroad
  of Colonel Roosevelt's tour through the middle west and on no previous day did he find the crowds more demonstrative.
 Colonel Roosevelt entrance to the audi torium here was spectacular. Seated in an automobile from which d dozen flags were flying. he was driven through rear door into the floor of the building and into the frings of the crowd. All of the seats in the auditorium were occu- pied and the people streamed in until there was no more standing room
 Roosevelt Speaks
 Theodore Roosevelt delivered an ad- dress in the auditorium this evening. His subject was, "The Welfare of the Farm- er.,' and he spoke in part as follows;
 "The purpose of the progressives in this campaign Is to restore and secure to the riain people that position or con trol in the government of their own country which in the working of our in- stitutlons Is being insidiously wrested | from them.
 | 1t is one of the chief duties-and | it is the highest privlege-of Presi- dent of the United States to be the ac- | tive leader and exponent of policies which l will help the people to obtain such leg islative and administrative reforms as are required to meet any reasonable popular demand which makes for the common good. While I was President 1 had found that n the conservation Of the nations resources the national conscience had been moved and that in the condition and outlook of rural population there was widespread feeling that things were wrong. Consequently I took definite ac- tion in the hope and belief that ade- qunte remedies would be provided, and I now stand for the revival and deVel- opmeut of the policies thus initiated.
 My Policy" Reversed
 Unfortunately the policy thus begun was completely reversed by the appoint- ment of Mr. Balinger and the dismissal of Clifford Pinchot.
 "The long fight to protect the forests of the United States has not been to keep them out of use but on the con- trary to encourage the utilization of them to the fullest extent consistent with pre- serving their power of service 10 the people for all time. Conservation is not keeping out of use but Is putting things to the best use without waste.
 '1'he same principle applies to all nat ural resources The fertility of the lands must be protected while the annual toll of crops is taken off. No citizen has right to despol the land and leave 1t so impoverished as to imperil the fu- ture prosperity and stability of the na- tion.
 To Preserve the Soil
 "\Tc progressves declare that this gen- eration shall not pass away without hav- ing wiped out of its record the charge of unct ncern for the countrys future, tho failure to follow the instinct which is implanted even in the lower animals that of the preservation of the race. To accomplish the task effectively two things -~~~-->-<--~~-.>------- ---------------------------