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Show 124 million acres, he praised Udall for "protecting all the lands which the Congress may desire to consider for inclusion in the park."367 Udall's action also received support from an unlikely source- Governor Clyde. Udall had discussed his plans with the governor before announcing them to the public. Udall assured Clyde that mining would not be barred, mineral leases would be honored, grazing could continue, and the management plan would not interfere with school trust lands. 368 But with Bennett's accusations of a "secret management plan" that would effectively create a million-acre wilderness, Clyde endorsed Udall's plan with caution. The Salt Lake Tribune quoted the governor: "I am going to do everything I can to sec that the program outlined to me today by Mr. Udall is adhered to." The program as outlined by Senator Bennett "is utterly opposed to [Udall's] statements to me and to anything to which I could possibly agrcc." 369 Although Clyde cautiously endorsed the interim management plan, he made it clear he did not support Udall's vision for a park. 370 Throughout the debate local newspapers printed the arguments of each side: Udall accusing Bennett of "ridiculous charges that ... represent utter disregard on his part for the public interest,"371 and Bennett accusing Udall of"arrogant flaunting [sic] of the expressed [sic] wishes of the people of Utah."372 The Deserer News and Sall Lake l67 lbid. J6I Salt lake Tribune, "Clyde Offers Suppon to Park Move," Sep1ember 27, 1961, 15. ltt [bid. Jro Deseret News and Solt lake Te{egram, "No Land Withdrawal," September 27, 1961. l71 Hewlett, '·Park Embroils 13cnnell, Udall," Salt lake Tribune, September 27, 1961. 172 Deseret News and Solr lake Telegram, '"Udall Proposal on Park Stirs Criticism in Utah," September 26, 1961,Bl. |
