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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1914
Page
6
Gifford Pinchot, fighting since 1898, led a national campaign to keep public water powers under public control. He exposed monopolistic holds, faced powerful interests at the National Conservation Congress, and pushed for development that protects consumers and developers while preserving forests and public rights.
The article lauds Pinchot as a national leader in water power conservation after leaving government service. It credits him with defeating bills that would have freed water power to private interests, notably opposing the Baker bill and nine Ballinger related measures, while praising his Forest Service policy for public water powers and the cooperation of Interior Secretaries Garfield Fisher and Lane. It also remarks on political machine tactics in Pennsylvania and Penrose’s stance on tariffs and local option, contrasting With Foraker’s defeat and Ohio and Pennsylvania political shifts.
A political note questions Senator Penrose's Senate claim that tariffs drove an American firm to Europe. The piece argues no American firms in the war zone have sought help and calls the senator's statements uncertain or misinformed.
A. Nevin Detrich denounces the Republican platform as dominated by the Penrose liquor interests and accuses Brumbaugh of aligning with the same forces. He cites failures on local option child labor laws and medical care promises, urging a platform supporting local option and reform.
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