Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-01-30
BIG FIGHT C0M|NG'
FEDERAL AND STATE eieHro
coNseRVArHosisrs LINED
w Fcs AATTLE
BRYAN cLAssep WITH FORMER
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ey GEORGE CLINTON.

ey GEORGE CLINTON
Tksht,gtoc--Ss-ce G.so.A P1ccSc.
ESee e2K speech 70 the WkseiaG-o.
coavs-tsoa of zs- Interested i for
es--y tie oihxr ear Il las become
ssA-7sy appare1: Ia; . sA-t egss 10
70 oeSt- eesvee. TIE feee-L conserrA-
uo-is.s a,t the safe r1gn. cccssrra-
uoois-s ~ ec.oe As re Wslso, admir-
istraooc e>etns- TIE Representatives,
q he federal icea K-e making p-spa-
'tuo'.s 20 coDha; TIE representatives.
Of The staie rights itea snt ALREADY
Tie representatives Q. both have ce-
see,ded o, the ez,iiA 70 prepare :o-
tie coming conflict
IL these dispatches o Hoo;h ago :;
vss saSe -whe, woot-ov Wilson
takes o@ce be viii fad oooservatioc
added 70 the tArs and The trusts TO
complete q TITO o. stniuistrsdoa vor-
res M Wilson is said 70 incline
70 The EtAs rights view Of the coz
serrst,on matter. bit his friends say
be coee not believe Il letting 90 o.
anything over which the government
has centred 1ntil :, is known definite
ly that the individual state intends
70 nahe proper use '. ~
1he instant that the name Of . es--
,ain governor OF q northwestern state
was mentioned 70 the p-esident-eleet
as proper man for the position o.
secretary Of the interior Nr Wilson
paid high compliment 70 the general
character Of the man proposed This
man 10 known a. q state nights con
serrstionist and the sede-al conser-
vationists say this means ,nas be is
bitter opponent o. any federal plan
for ssving 70 the people their natural
Inheritance One Of the mos; proni-
neut conservationis,s IN the country
said Of this possible choice Of the
northwesterner for the oabine. posi-
ton His appointment would be
Ideally evil These things show how
wide 10 the difference between the
leaders Of the two forces
Bryan Federsl,st In rhis-
The conserva;ionists hope that
William Jennings Bryan win be made
q member OF the next cabinet As to
the methods Of saving the country's
natural resources. Mr.. Bryan and Mr.
Wilson do not agree. IN this matter
Nj Bryan may be called a federalist
and II IL the one chief matter Of gov.
eminent policy In which. % far a. IL
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 bene-
1T
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, Il 10 claimed.
without proper federal regulation.
The Coose dam matter promises to
be a. prominent in the conservation
fight - was the proposed James nv.
er. No. dam Of some years ago. In
the Missouri matter President Roose-
velt intervened with q veto.
The Democratic leaders who own
Alabama az a home, II 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 q
concern which has with II the influ.
ence OF men high In the Democratic
party's councils. who will be chiefly
Instrumental - framing Democratic
legislation in the house Of representa-.
tfves. and who hold they are absolute.
ly right in the matter IN hand
May Buy Out Espress Companies.
Preparations are being made BY
friends OF the parcel post sys
tenn to attempt through congres
sional action TO secure legislation for
the purchase OF the express companies
and TO give Uncle Sam q virtual mo.
nopoly OF the package carrying bust.
ness. This plan has thousands Of op.
ponents, and II rlay never come To
the fruition. but those opposed to
the scheme may 80 we'll know definite
ly now that the friends Of the pro
posal are going TO work persisfently
to secure the end which they have
In view.
| II 10 even possible that the present
naturalization Of the postof,ics de-
partment may urge what can be call
ed government ownership OF the ex
press business The attempt which ID
TO be made to extend the parcel post
business 10 only te Q degree a party
measure. It 10 possible that more