The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-21
Ignorance or Worse.

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 The majority report of the select and prices of commodities which is signed by Senators Lodge, Gallinger, McCunber, Shoot and Crawford gives increase in the cost of living
 Increased cost of production of farm products by reason of higher. land values and higher wages"
 The astute Republican peIiticians who signed that report are evidently ignorant of the most simple laws of political economy, or their purpose was to deceive the Senate and the peo- pie of the United States. Dr. Thomas Nixon Garter, professer of political economy in Harvard University, says Of that report: ssA student would fail to pass the Introductory course in economies in Harvard University who would make such blunders as are con- tained in that report
 As to the first cause, Dr. Carter says:
 ttThis is perfectly clear. case of putting the cart before the horse that the high price of land is not a cause, but the effect of the high price of farm products Let the price of farm products fall to the unrenunera- tive level and land values will dis appear, for the simple reason that farm land then becomes undesirable ducts rise still higher, and farm lands becomes more desirable and it's price will rise still higher. There is no. reason why land should command 8 a rise in the price of farm products or a fall in the cost of cu1tivating the land. To say that farm products are high because land values are high is. quite as. foolish as saying a tree Is tall because it's shadow is long. .
 Nearly every other statement made to be equally fa1Iacious by the minor ity of the same committee in their report, and the evidence they adduce of it's deception is from Republican sources. This ignoratio elenchi of these Republican lawmakers throws discredit on all their statements.
 Republicans and the Negroes.
 William T. Vernon. the negro Reg ister of the Treasury, is to have his political head chopped off by Presi- of the Republican party. There is no charge that Vernon has not attend ed to his duties, but he is from Kan sas, and as this influence proved worthless in that state to stem the Insurgent tide he is to be politically deeapftated, and J. c. Napier, a negro of Nashville. Tenn, is to be installed Napier is expected to bring the Ten nessee negroes. back to their original Republican allegiance. From this use of the negro is what can be got out of him politically. The faithful service of Vernon will not save his political head; nor will like service of those other negroes who have been appointed to Federal offices, unless they can show results at the primaries and at elections that suit the Repub- lican leaders who use them for their own aggrandizen1ent
 What do the voters care for the animosities of Taft and Teddy and their followers? The main thing is the question of the-policies that will be pursued and whether the cost of living will be reduced to match the ordinary income.
 The rubber schedule was increased 1T 1-2 per cent to make less trouble in assessing the duty, according to Senator AIdrich. How much trouble that increase will cause the Republi- can party and the tariff tax payers was not taken into consideration.
 On one morning and in one paper it was announced that Senator Warn CT of Missouri declined to be a can- didate for reelection, and that Joe sibley, who was nominated for Con- gress from Pennsylvania at an ex- pense of 42,5Oo, has withdrawn. Both assign i'll health as the cause. but