Show CONSERVATION A IrON OF NA NATURAL rURAL RESOURCES RESOURCES RESOURCES' I Ii i I IS DISTINCTIVELY REPUBLICAN I I An extremely important feature of ot the constructive Republican policy is the national move for the conservation conservation conserva conserva- tion of ot the tho natural resources of the country countr This measure has bas been originated originated or or- 1 by the present Republican administration and like the Homestead Homestead homestead Home Home- stead Law Lw tho the national irrigation act and other measures for tor the benefit of tile tho whole people its Us influence is destined to he e far for reaching an and productive productive pro pro- of or great good to the thc home homebuilders homebuilders builders of the country countr The national conservation commission commission commis commis- sion aba as It exists today is 18 an outgrowth of or the Inland waterways commission This commission was WM appointed by President Roosevelt in March 1907 In his letter leter creating the waterways commission commission com corn mission the thc President used this language language lan lan- guage that the Inland waterways commission shall consider the the relations of tho the streams to th the use of all al the permanent natural resources and ad their conservation for the making and maintenance main main- of ot prosperous homes home Home 1010 r for tho People The Thc enquiries of the commission along the lines Indicated led to the proposal of ot the President on October rd Id that he call cJ a conference on the general subject of or the conversation of ot othe he national resources of or tIme the naton nation mong other reasons mentioned for tor I his movement ment their Utter Itter to the PresIdent President Pres Pres- ident stated Hitherto our nal nal policy poley has been one ono of the almost unrestricted unrestricted unrestricted un un- un- un restricted disposal of or natural resources and this Is more lavish measure than thanin in tn an any other nation In the thc worlds world's history and this policy of or tho the federal government has been shared b by tho the constituent states Three consequences consequences COle COle- conse conse- s havo have ensued First unprecedented unprecedented unprecedented dented consumption of or natural re resources ro- ro sources second exhaustion of f those these resources to the thc extent that a largo large part Dart of ot our available a public lands have havo p passed ed into J great at or corporate Interests our forests arc are so soI I I far for depleted dellet d as to multiply the tho cost of ot forest foret products product and ancl our supplies supple of ot coal and Iron are arc so far tar reduced a as to enhance prices and third unequalled unequaled I for fol private monopoly to opportunity for tot private monopoly to I I state slate sovereignties 8 have havo been bean compelled com corn to enact laws Jaw for the protection tion ton of the people I I of ot that the time We e aro are opinion has ha come for tor considering the policy of conserving these material resources on 01 which the te permanent prosperity of Ut our country countr and tho ho equal opportunity opportunity opportunity of ot all aU our people must depend we wo are arc also of opinion that the tho policy of conservation is so 80 marked an advance advance ad ad- vance on that policy adopted at tho the outset of our national career as to demand the tue consideration of ot both federal fed fed- oral eral and state spencers lor br or the welfare of ot the people The l Le cn of or 01 Vork i In his a address before the thc LaJ Lakes to to es-to- the Gulf QuI tle-QuI Deep Waterways association at Memphis President Roosevelt an announced announced nn- nn his intention of ot calling such sucha i ia a conference and on November he lie Issued invitations to time the governors of ofal all the states and territories to meet al at the White House Houe May Muy 15 13 1908 In this letter he sId said said- Recently I 1 declared do- do dared that there is La 1 no other question queston now before the thc nation naton of equal gravity of the conservation with wih the question queston of ot our natural natura resources and amid 1 added that it Is the plain duty duly of or us who for tor forthe forthe the moment arc responsible to take talie inventory of or the thc natural resources which have been handed down to us to forecast the needs of or the future and so 10 handle the thc great gret sources of or our prosperity as not to destroy In advance all al hope of the prosperity of our des des- en This conference was held President Roosevelt Roosevel presided and the tho practical conservation work was properly launched Taft to Dt Direct t time the Work ak Mr r Taft Is in thorough sympathy with wit this movement mo to build more homes for tho the people and to mal make e ethem them more mOI c attractive He is the great reat American who t typifies tho the independence independence dence and anI the constructive genius of ot the American home home bulkIer builder Thero Is i an 1 Innate desire desiro In the heart of the tho Saxon Anglo American to own a 8 home hom Mr Taft Tatt recognizes tho the inherent yearning of or the common people apparent apparent apparent ap ap- ap- ap parent on eve every page of ot history to own a fee Cee simple some portion porton of ot tho earth The desire is as I keen today as us a it I over was ivas waS Of or all ni our wealth producing producing pro pro- pr- pr class clas the farmer needs a home homo have land He Ho should most He le must 1110 by all al means mean own it ii Ills His II farm turin need not be beo o large as a gome suppose but it should belong lelong to the farmer Carmer not notto notto notto to some one el else e. e This is not only evident sel-evident self evident because of the advantages advantages to the nation at lage largo large It I is the thc corner stone of ot our national life Ufe It lies les at the root of ot all al true patriotism an anti and all al social improvement an and content con con- tent tent a man a home upon tho thio soil sol an and you have mado made him a 0 patriot who will wU defend your institutions at the thc ballot box or on tho the battlefield battefeld Mr I I T Taft r proposes to open OTen the door of ot our vast natural resources with tho the Republican Re Ito- Ie- Ie I publican key Icey of our national conser conser- valon This Is n a most hopeful augury of ot the th future When Whon Vlen the people have easy access acce to the land and can c ful fully utilize our great grea natural resources most of or our other troubles will wi settle themselves The property owner Isa Isa is isa a conservative man who loves his family and Let the prop property property pro pro- p perty owners be as numerous as a possIble pos pos- sible I Lot t the good work of ot home homemaking homemaking man making continue un under er T Tuft Taft t and Sher Slier Tho 1110 Ilc Future Growing ln I tn We Ve arc are entering upon a n new and momentous era er that calls cals for or the highest high high- est cst qualities of ot constructive statesmanship states states- such Taft has impressively im Im- im- im manship uch such as so 8 demonstrated he possesses TimEs This Thi revelation to our people of the wealth of or their very ver doors is characteristic character character- of the watchfulness of ot the Republican Re Re- publican party part and the thc work Vork must be firmly and Intelligently directed to reach its It highest possibilities to the thc te citizen We are arc planning not only on for ourselves but for tor future generations Wo We are tile tho te forefathers of a mighty future in a mighty might land If It I we are equal eual to our duties and opportunities we wo will ivill wl make mako homes homos West Vest of or the lI Mississippi Mis Mis- river for a hundred million o of the freest freet men and women who whoever whoever ever wal walked el the earth Wo We aro are living in an age ago of mighty achievements Tho The great projects and constructive work for tor irrigation in the te arid anti region the Panama Panama Canal the te I New Nework York ork subway and other mammoth mammoth mammoth mam mam- mamI I I moth projects will wl soon stand as ac completed completed com corn plated monuments to the constructive genius of ot our people and this age The future Is potent with still sti grant grander r undertakings un un- un- un I which will wt In a few brief briet years rl under Republican direction stand as a accomplished facts |