The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-03-30

lully enupTse the OuJeCIiDn TO an.
further ACCOMPLISHMENTS of the right
and liberties of Idaho citizens an'
taxpayers or any other infringement
on their neutral revenue rights an(
resources by a further extension o.
the conservation policy of the nationa
government, which, to my mind, il
successfully carried out on the present
plans of its theoretical advocates an6
a selfish majority in congress, will re-
suit in DISTINGUISHING the people OF
Idaho out of the right of control OF
two-thirds of their territorial area
and put them irrevocably back on a
reservation of federal territory to that
extent as firmly as they were before
this state was admitted to the Union.
My understanding of the national
constitution and the obligations that
deyolyed on congress when 1t signed
the Idaho admission act was, to para
phrase Lincoln, "all states are created
equal" and it would be an unwar-
ranted and unconstitutional act for
the present congress to pass laws that
would infliet class legislation among
states and deprive one state of the
rights and privileges, especially as
to their vital revenue resources that
have been accorded and recognized
in other states, on the doubtful pre-
rogatiye of national necessity.
Idaho Would Suffer.
Idaho will be more vitality affected
in proportion to it's area than any
other of the western public land states
by the proposed REIMBURSEMENT |
against it's will of it's natural re-
sources to the permanent ownership |
and control of the federal govern
ment
Idaho's mineral industry is particu-
larly concerned in this matter. Her
agricultural resources are so limited
by the general rough topography of
the state that she must depend for
her progress on the establishment of
other industries based on her mineral
resources and this industry viii in
yolve the local consumption of an
enormous quantity Of hydro electric
power, Idaho's water resources and
rights have always been recognized, |
except in naygable streams, as state /
property and their distribution and +,
initiation of title has always been adj |
Indicated by her courts.
This resource would be transferred [
absolutely to the authority of the fed {
eral government, and not only that,
but would transfer the pound of
flesh from the people of Idaho to
the people of Pennsylvania and other
states in the form OF rental of a
dollar horsepower per year, which
the people of Idaho would have to
pay for the use of their own recog-
nized resources that have gone free
to all the older states.
Ferris Bill Fails. :
The present Ferris bin modifies this
exaeting demand to some extent and
proposes to pay half the tribute col
eeted under the leasing system to
dahos reclamation fund require
nents and subsequently to the state
reasury but it demands the pater-
lalistic authority to handle this state G
sset and distribute it's privileges I'M =
Ter a leasing system and the varying Z
vhims of national political APP d
'ointee, a condition tat yill seriously y
multiply administrative costs and re-
ard the development of this impor- a
ant state asset, al
Not only this. but in connection 81
nth the other leasing bills it will III
lean that the people of Idaho will M
use almost complete control of their uS
wn local affairs to a board of car al
ct bag agents of the national gov al
and, believe me, the re- 10
lurces of Idaho that would be trans W
fred in addition to our water re- er
'urces are of such an enormous po- an
initial value that their ultimate use :"
i'll involve the occupation of an army 10
federal agents who will have lit Vi
regard for state righs in this con- pu
Action, and such a condition will de- Gu
ade Idaho's citizens and make free me
Urn people Of the state simply ten
It's of long range landlord and tht
S exacting agents who, we know Oh
ON experience, use no judgment and au
We no latitude in administering vi
cir duties beyond the cold blodded Pre-
ter of the law or rule that is con- MN
ived by the head overseer of some "h
reaucratic department at Washing ais
n. pos
The Bas+ w.v ou+ bril-
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1ment could pursue in the settle
mt of this vitality important inter- F
problem would be to deed all its frol
naming holdings in the public land sue
ties to the states themselves, except vat
'ential limited reservations, and for can
llate restrictions on their disposition tior
the states that would be on par ider
tn the average results obtained by ted.
government in the liberal policy the
Its past history, which has resulted loue
its phenomenal development in an eroI
ustrial sense. find
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