The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1913-11-20
CONSERVATION FOR EVERYBODY.

Clifford Pinchot is in the headlines with fear that the
water power trust going hold of all the great
possibilities and in the next few become monopoly be-
side which Standard Oil lavish phllanthops he urges
national Conservation the national salvation
Mr. Pnchot really very great and able American and
he has helped the national conscience marvelousy He fol
the socasc communistic idea logically while
the still owns the stuff but he baks most cur
osy when he starts to examine the title OF certain vested
rights that the peoples nalenabe rights precisely
the same as are the still unappropated forests coal lands
water powers every other Could, should
any fighting advocate of socialism, that what this IN
aienable' doctrine of peoples ownership is-balk at gong
back century, yet farther to the beginning or
American history and title that legally
given away? Mr. Pnchots philosophy looks about like a
whskered hermit who coming back to civilization and to
of regard for personal gives one side
of his face smooth vevety haveand leaves the other side
bearded like billy goat Why not be Real Conservation
list and go the limit? Why spot the naienabe western
timber and phosphate and coal and oil water power for
slick popular shave side and continue grow Hip
Wrinkle whskers the other side for the early sap
propriated holdings?
With this mental slant, Mr. Pinchot could hardly be ex
Pected to yield to the especially the Western
control any of these within
borders Hold these for perpetual ansom would
be his dea tax them for the nation touch nothing that
the law has already improperly given awaveave the East
and its monaire and bonares with honorable title to
all these private oppreson and tax the undeveloped West
to help maintain the monopoly This cult Conservaton
st believes IN right and inherent rights up certain
point beyond that the form Of the written law that ob
inherent right of its heritage supreme AS most of them
are already wealthy, there may be They do
know that the law of the universe knows such hameas
urestha death and the resurrection up with every
generation end crooked title holds because it
has SNUG, smooth legal title!
The Recorder would these things as rgidv as
even Mr. Pncho But it would go farther would make
the law retroactive is active No whskered legal or
social precedent should sanctif ancient title whatever
its nature Is public necessity Income inheritance tax
condemnation revocaonhe law that sanctfe inherited
merely because it old the ridiculous travesty
justice For whatever good thing that should be pub
lie heritage there should be legal bar private title The
national government could, and for oe development and
pride and justice should give each the lockedup re-
served under form of reversonay
guarantee their retention by the public Every state has
peculiar monopoly that under the theory of Conserv
alton should be held by and taxed for the general good all
approximately equal that and each could develop and
regulate dlSregards affairs best If the holders
OF the already appropriated monopoes of the older East
could be Jared loose from hencaculaby rich holdings SO
the whole country could start equal basTHEN the
est could see the justice of National Conservation
isn't the Recorders any appreciate ex it
entbu political proposition would seem that of all
he candidates who to have reasonable chance
appointed u marshal, L. c. Jones would be the de a.
ervlng. The marshaship nowadays is mostly sinecure
ut IT the time should that shrewd handy fight
ng officer needed Jones would be the man. After
the republicans the last election any republican
aIght be expected to champion his but after ALL
ne redhot fighting partisan who deserves from his par
y---and Jones was surely some partisan! to
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