The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-17
IN office took this. the Buchanan. view
Protecting the Public Domain.


in n, office took this. the Buchanan. view
oi the residents powers and duties
Protecting the Public Domain.
OF example, under my administration
We round that one OF the favorite meth
ods adopted by the men DESTROYS OF
stealing the public domain was 10 carry
nc uecision or the secretary OF the in
teIl"r INTO court. BY vigorously oppos-
ing SUCH action. and only by so doing.
We "ere able TO carry out the policy ~
properly protecting the public domain
al, ~! successor not only took the opposite
view. but recomme nded to congress the
passage Of bill which would have rfven
the courts direct appellate power over tha
s. ee.etary OF the interior In these land
matters RMS bill was reYorted favor
AMY by Mr.. Mondell. chairman OF IN.
nouse committee on public lands. a cor
. sieAsiian VINO took the lead IN ever;
, measure to prevent the conservation or
OUT natural resources and the preserve-
',"ii or the Rational domain for the uSa
on on nom e-seekers. Fortunately. congress
ut,l!ntu 10 pass the bill. Ills passage
would have been a veritabIe calamity
,cr acted on the theory that the presi-
St,t could at any time in his discretion
NItinraw rom entry any % the public
lands ~ ne United states ana res.r1s
.. I.I forestry. Tor water power
~its'. Tor Irrigation. and other public
'.. 'NtN- w ithout such action u would
nave been impossible to stop IN. a~tivIf,
test its i io.,i. u.s.. 40 one ventured 10
soI. however. himself questioned N. ana
referred the matter 10 congress Again
slowed IT, wisdom by passing
4.W which gave the president Tie now
o.. which no had long exercised All ~,
""i'" iul successor he'd shorn himself
The Ballnger Case.
,lcf- ars the sharp difference between
Nhat may be called tie ACKNOWLEDGMENT
and the Ruchanau-Taft schools In Their
49,! tho power and duties ~ the
' 'o,,7,,,..I,, may De- best illustrated by
'hp'i inF inc attitude Of my successor
toward Ibis secretary ~ the iuterior a.
20 49,, Nl.u re latter was accused
.,, E.oss m. scgnduct IN onice. with NV
ani other subordinate on. GERS No.
.,il "n.r while VAS president my Or
ncl"t@ were attacked by congress. cenor-
alN because these officials did th.tr
"lll VOL and fear.cssly. ln every suon
ne ] stood - me Official ana refused
y" uguire the right of congress fo
interfere with me excepting by impear--
~ on .n other c1nstltut ional manner.
.l- llc oi.er hand. wherever I found TIE
'.-''r unni Tor Iis position ] promptly
ter.o' 90 him. eevn although he rnost
i,i. -.Il.ai men In congress- fought ro-
niN eteut.on. The Jackson-Tincoin view
is THAI 90 president WHO is nj 10 do 800
Eolk should he able Co form his own
.1lfm"'. Or Co. his own subordinate.
.'Hrd.ns Hirrsef and ir closest ara me-,
i,'.tg t"Hcl .th him. Ny secretaries
Fl, -o. .,.' ,l'...te' we're responsible
i"r HI OF their deeds. A. long as thew
".t 'iH'tofN ~ me stood hv Thorn
'Ealnst every critic or asssiiant. within
nr without congress. and sa fn-' rsfff. =
ross 90 mako uu mY mind for -
- He ile thouelf would have been
m" nrrneIte. or fiu-H aran. view w-sp
L'.nI tL'i AMI requested congress f1
srs'r.,' ' H. ~, gr ~" harsss made
.HI.fr Those charges we're made t1
.r I.'- .HrNf. L"o president had ne facts
before .Im and could ret % fhcm NJ arv
- W'f. ..ue However. no pore
~. ''. cog ts,lIlested congress goo Invest'-