The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-06

tempts to prove that the tariff has knnthing to do with the cost of living by mentioning eggs and milk
 kborative of this. Early this year, when Roosevelt had not yet dropped the mask and sought with mad fury the seven governors and himself, he was to accept only on coalition that it was unsolicited and unsought, a of the editors of the Outlook to as sist in his enlightenment on economic questions. Among the guests were and sociology, who were expected to contribute to his education on social and economic questions. At that am ner he spoke of his lack Of interest in the complications of such questions much as he had spoken to Senator LaFollette, and when he did enter in to the discussion he amazed and dis gusted some of the experts by the Ignorance that he displayed of com mon elementary principles. Though he had been President of the United a large salary as contributing editor of the Outlook. he showed, in the opinion of some present, an ignorance that would have disgraced a second ary school pupil who had only studied simple book on economies.
 In this letter I have laid down gen. eral principles about Roosevelt, which believe to be profoundly true, after studying his acts and speeches since 1903. In another letter I hope to illustrate and prove them by discuss Canadian Reciprocity, the high cost of living and the tariff.
 It is an easy task to prove that Roosevelt is an essentially dishonest man, in political discussion. by con sidering his acts and words on other subjects like the dishonor of the Panama Canal steal, but l limit my self to Canadian Reciprocity for these reasons, that in this case the matter is so simple, the proof that he is political crook is so overWheimlng. one of the Ineanest enemies of the working classes, of whom he claims of the cutie fish. which he uses about Penrose. is doubtless true of that man, but is far more true of Roose- welt. who is the most unscruPuious His great delight in argument is to confuse the issues, to obscure the truth, to throw dust in the eyes of the jury, and to act the part of the bunco steerer in politics, who will sell conscience, truth and principle, in or der to win votes.
 ment of President Taft was one of the nob'est pieces of legislation, pro- posed in recent years. and the hard est blow struck at the high cost of living that has yet been attempted. Great Britain, to her honor, be it said. has for fifty years. not allowed
 
 food products which nourish the hu- man body. The consequence is that of all the great nations of the world, her citizens pay the lowest price for these products. Bread, made out of wheat, grown west of Chicago costs about one half the price in London that is charged in Chicago. SirIoin steak in London costs @ cents, but in New ork City, twenty-eight cents. The agreeme ent a great step in taking off the tariff on these food products, the dearth of which causes the death by famine, of thousands in ] India.
 Roosevelt, before the agreement l was published. took the strongest l ground in favor of free trade with | Canada. In the Outlook for January 28, 1911, page 146, as Contributing l Editor he printed these words:
 There are of course many sides to wise tariff legislation. which need not be discussed here; perhaps it is not l out of blaze to mention that our policy with Canada can well afford to