Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-25
COOLING AND THE IDAHO FOREST RESERVES

the n SSse great aqoa n @ 40 9gt elected ssa pn9s'
ana pcay an OF It's undeoped wealth. ana places IN the hands OF the
general for supervision and control without hope that any part
of will ever become taxable and help bear the burden of state If elected
Idaho than an the New England Delaware New
full
given Rocky mountains
The above is quoted from former Governor Gooding n
the Lewiston Tribune To those who recall something of
the facts, it is difficult to determine whether to classify
this declaration confession of past misconduct a
change of opinion merely declaration upon what the
candidate thinks popular side of the question made for
the purpose OF attaching few votes We shall accept it
indicating changed opinion upon the part of the former
governor.
His changed attitude however, comes too late to be as
effective for good the attitude would have been if
adhered to consistently at critical time
To recall history in connection with the creation
OF the forest in this and the method of hand
ling Them it will doubtless be remembered that Weldon
Hepburn then in the United States senate was making
determined and stubborn fight against the forestry
policy that being developed rapidly under Roosevelt
president with Clifford Pinchot as chief forester The
Boise Statesman radically and strongly in favor of
the conservation forest reserve policy at that time sup
porting Pinchot and bitterly opposing Hepburn.
Mr.. Gooding, who then governor, at first in
full harmony with Senator Hepburn supporting him in his
position and bitterly antagonzng the Statesman and
Pinchot.
Without going too much into detail it will be recalled
that Clifford Pinchot made famous visit to Boise during
which he dined and eted by the Statesman people,
hnay beng introduced to Governor GOOdlng with whom
he had long and confidential conference the result of
which the public announcement of the conversion of
Governor Gooding to the Pinchot theories.
1t not until then that the present forest reserve
policies modified only in the interests of more liberal
treatment of the public finally and firmly fastened
upon this state. 1t not until then that Senator Hey
burn surrendered in small measure to the newt
able He did fully surrender but always firmly held
out against the policies and against the asserted
right of the to tie up the school sections
within those and the right of the state to
render title to those lands accept other lands in lieu
thereof.
We have had prominent sheepmen of the state assert
in hestatng terms that the thing that brought Gov
Goodng to surrender to Pnchot and the Statesman
at that time Pinchots concessions by way of more
liberal terms to Gooding demands relative to the grazing
of sheep within the We have also had promi-
nent sheepmen make the charge that Pncho after getting
the governors acquescence to his conservation plans
fused to keep his agreement relative to the concessions
made to the governor for the sheep.
We know nothing about this have been in
formed by these sheepmen who have claimed to know and
do charge that such matters had anything
with the governors change of sentiment at that time
that Pnchots failure to keep his agreement had anything
to do with the governors change back again to his former
views.
We do charge however, that Goodings change of posi-
ton at the time of the famous visit of Pncho had very
much to do with fastening upon Idaho that very
ton forestry policy which Mr. Goodng seeks to take
political advantage of
What has become of the learned discussions of the
Mexican situation from Republican journals? Is it pos
sbe that they have views upon the subject until the
that