Op Ed: A Republican Helped Preserve Public Lands. What Happened to His Party?

Did you know that you are a beneficiary?

Really, of State Representative Bullock.

No, not former Democratic Governor Steve Bullock. Seth Bullock. A Montana Territorial Legislator in 1872.

Your inheritance? Yellowstone National Park.

This Bullock was a Republican. At 22, Montana's youngest legislator.

In January 1872, Bullock introduced Joint Memorial No. 5 in our Legislature, calling on Congress to preserve the Yellowstone region. It asked that Yellowstone "be dedicated and devoted to public use, resort, and recreation for all time to come as a great national park."

Seven weeks later, on March...