Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-02-07
BIG Fight cOM|NG
FEpERAL AND STATE RIGHTS
s. coNsERvATioNisTs LINED
UP FOR sATTLE.
BRYAN cLassED WITH FORMER
stssaslh Of the opsssiss rsress May
.ss Hsvsslsd Firs, h the Matter Of
the Cocoa River Dam In Ale
hama.
sy GEORGE CLINTON.


Washington clifford Pinchot
made bis speech to the Washington
convention Of men interested In for
estry the other day It has become
sharply apparent that @ hard nght IL
to begin between the federal conservs-
nonists aud the state right conserva-
u0nists a. soon az the Wilson admin
istration begins. The representatives
OF the federal idea are making preps-
rations to combat the representatives
OF the state rights idea and already
the representatives Of both have de-
seended on the capital to prepare for
the coming conflict.
In these dlspatches a month ago It
was said when Woodrow Wilson
takes Office he will find conservation
added to the tariff and the trusts to
complete q trio Of administration wor-
riss." Mr.. Wilson is said TO incline
to the state rights view of the con
seryation matter. but bis friends say
he does not believe in letting 80 of
anything over which the government
has control until II is known definite
ly that the individual state intends
to make proper use OF Il
The instant that the name OF q GER
tain governor Of q northwestern state
was mentioned to the president-slect
az q proper man for the position OF
secretary Of the interior Mr.. Wilson
paid high compliment to the general
character Of the man proposed. This
man 10 known as state rights con
servationist and the federal conser-
vsttsnists say this means that he "is
bitter opponent OF any federal plan
for saving to the people their natural
Inheritance" One OF the most promi-
nent conservationists in the country
said Of this possible choice OF the
northwesterner for the cabinet posi-
ton: "His appointment would be
ideally evil" These things show how
wide is the difference between the
leaders Of the two forces.
sryan Federallst IN This.
The conservationists hope that
William jennings Bryan will be made
a member Of the next cabinet. Al to
the methods OF saving the country's
natural resources, Mr. Bryan and MT.
Wilson do not agree. In this matter
Mr. Bryan may be called q federalist
and 1t Is the one chief matter OF gov.
ernment policy In which. SO far AZ Ia
known at present his views differ
greatly from those Of the incoming
president. The conservationists be-
lieve that Mr.. Bryan would use his
influence to keep the water power,
the mines and the forests out Of the
hands Of private corporations to be
exploited largely for their own bsns.
fit
Protests are coming into Washing
ton daily from individuals and from
societies all over the United States
against the granting OF the right to .
private Alabama corporation to build
. water power dam on the CoosA river
in Alabama to be used. It Is claimed,
without proper federal regulation.
The Coosa dam matter promises 10
be a. prominent in the conservation
Eight a. was the proposed James nv
or. Mo-. dam Of soms years ago. In
the Missouri matter President Rooss-
veit intsrvened with q veto. s..
The Democratic ieaasrs who own
Alabama as q home. Il IL said, are In
favor Of giving the private corpora
ton what II asks In the state. This
means that the fight OF the conserva-
tionists must be directed against .
concern which has with Il the infiu.
snce Of men high in the Democratic
party's councils, who will be chiefly
instrumental In framing Democratic
legislation in the house Of represents
tives, and who hold they are absolute
~ right IN the matter In hand.
Nay Buy Out Express Companies.
Preparations are being made By
friends Of the parcel post sys.
TEN 10 attempt through congress
sional action to secure Legislation for
the purchase OF the express companies
and TO give Uncle Sam virtual mo-
ncpoiy Of the package carrying busi-
mesa This plan has thousands Of op.
ponsnts. and Il may never come 70
the tfruition. but those opposed 10
the scheme may - well know definite
" now that the friends Of the pro
possh are going to WORK persistsntly
to secure the end which they have
IN view.
n is sven possible that the present
administration Of the postofzcs d.
partinsnt may urge what can be cali
Cd government ownership Of the ~
/ press business. The attempt which 10
10 b made to extend the parcel post
business N only to . degrees 4 party
measure. II Il possible that nors
Democrats than Republicans favor u
bat soma af the ssrnasszt a1veoatee e