New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-01
Nominee Tells His Visitors
That He Will Revive
Reclamation Projects
Neglected Since 1913
Lowden Is Spokesman
Says He Rejoices Over
Prospect of Cooperation
of Nation and States
From q StdN CorrespoMdcnt

November was confidently predicted to-
day by the governors of ten states
who came to the front porch to tell
Senator Warren G. Harding of their
warm admiration for the dignity and
self-restraint with which he has con-
Quoted his campaign.
Among the visitors were Frank O.
Lowden, of Ill nois, AMI William C.
Sproul, of Pennsylvania, both powerful
contenders for the Presidential nomi-
nation at the Chicago convention.
Senator Harding promised his callers
that if elected there would be a re-
turn to cooperation between Federal
and state governments and a lessening
of encroachment by the Federal gov
eminent on the functions of the state
legislatures. The nominee also out
/ lined his plan for completing the rec
lamation program, which he said had
been neglected since 1918, and took oc-
casion to praise Theodore Roosevelt as
the pioneer of the reclamation move
ment in the United States.
/ Governor Lowden, spokesman for the
governors, said that they approved
most heartily the devotion the Senator
has shown to constitutional govern
ment and applauded the fact that he
did not resort to charges against the
opposition. Then Governor y4owden
said:
Lowden Congratulates Harding
"We are glad, thoroughly glad. that
yoq do not believe that there is any
alchemy in government by which men
can be made happy and prosperous
without the practice of the old fash
Toned virtues of thrift and industry.
I'VE believe that, in the admins
rration of all policies of conservation,
results can be better and more
Practically effected by cooperation be-
tween the Federal government and the
several states, because the state gov
ernments are closer to the people than
the Federal government, so that thew
ought to know their intimate needs
better than the Federal government.
and We deplore the tendency, that per-
haps that its origin during the war,
but has continued since, to usurp the
functions that can best be performed
by the state governments. The trend
of the time mas been to seize upon the
agencies of the state; we believe that
is dangerous tendency of the present
day;
ut is conceivable that al, empire can
be governed from it's capital city, but
not a great republic. We feel that we
have had too much government oper-
alton in recent years and too little CO.
operation.
I'VE are especially interested be-
cause Of your oft repeated expression
OF desire to cooperate with the other
branches of the government, as was
intended by the trainers Of our Con-
sstution, and now we hope, Senator
Harding. that you will be willing to
extend that cooperation to the COVER
"conseryasIon. VIII, believe is to
be the subject for sideration this
s senator + nardsP . pSsy"
Conservation Urgent Problem
I'VE have come TO an era when fur
Their development attended by both rec
iamation and conservation, which 20
hand in hand, is an important and
urgent problem. In the practical de-
veiopment of the United States we
must ever continue the enlargement of
the available food supply.
"nen the Union armies were dis
,persed farms in the West were made
Available to tens of thousands of the
defenders of Union and nationality:
the central plains we're awaiting, al
most untouched, and out of them were
buiided dozen splendid common
weaIths. There is a partially analo-
gous situation now. There is an un-
developed mountain west awaiting the
touch Of genius and industry. and
there are doubtless thousands of serv-
ice men who would be glad to turn to
this most desirable development very
much as service men did in the after
period of the Civil War.
mere are, Of course. differences in
condition, and the mountain lands are
not so ready to answer mans call as
were the prairies; but with helpful
pohcy on the part Of the government
these lands can be made available for |
iimitless contributions to the susie.
nance OF the Republic and the COM
pensation Of those who participate in |
developing them.
Intensive industrial development |
and the concentration Of population in |
cities cannot go on unless we have an |
expansion of the food supply upon
which they depend for sustenance.
Our vision Of the ultimate develop
ment OF the mountain empire reveals a
great region, developed uniformly with
regard to all it's variegated possibil-
ties. have never been able to think
OF reclamation as connecting merely
the construction Of bitches and dams |
ana reservoirs, to put water on dry
lands. In my view this has been only a |,
phase-though most important phase
%? reclamation.
Use Resources Judiciousiy
We have come TO the time when the
problem Of our Far West Is one OF
wisely directed development. rather
IMAM Of too much conservation or, per-
maps, to put the thought more accurate
~. the bringing about Of degree and
character Of development which will
constitute the wise form Of conserva-
lion. Conservation in it's truest sense
consists in the Judicious use of tho
resources which are ours.
The emily problem in the conssrva-
t,on 0? waters il TO ace TO it reliRious!y
mat this great inheritance Of the peo-
PIE is not nonopolized for private en-
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