Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-28
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
In the Political Arena.

MT. Editor: After reading the letter of MT. Montgomery in your issue of the 24th, I am encouraged by his invita- ton to come again. to make another appearance. if by your kind indulgence I may be allowed the space.
 Of course l like Q great many more of our citizens, am in favor Of put ting out incompetent public officials places. I was a great admirer of Col Roosevelt, and think as president he met and solved the problems of gov ernment affairs so ably and wisely as to make it seem that he was especially endowed with wisdom to successfully meet every difficult situation as was King Solomon of old His foreign pol icy while friendly and reciprocal to other nations, assumed the dignity and power of this country and made it understood that that dignity could not be ignored or trif1ed with, or that power defed with impunity. His at titude was looked upon by many as one that was likely at any moment to involve this country in war; but it did not, and I think it was of the right sort to make for peace, while this do nothing peace-policy of the present administration is just the kind to bring war upon us. The fellow who is known to be ready to fight for the maintenance of his rights is seldom pitched upon. The Mexicans have
 
 another without any fear of being call ed to account. and by their acts have cuffed and kicked and def1ed this great and powerful country in such a way as to humiliate us and lose 10 us the respect of other nations: and then, to still further lower us before the world the administration has through repre- Sentatives, recognized, conferred and attempted to treat with the murderous bandits and outlaws and then allowed | 4FW, TA fharN from this country for them to use in their outlawry and revolution. I ask, is there any precedent among nations for such action?
 In the time of the Civil war in this country, I have been told that when England seemed inclined to recognize the Confederacy it was thought to be an awful wrong toward the Union for England to do such a thing. Of course the Mexican rebels have not been given official recognition as belligerents by 1 this government but they have been 1 taken into conference and aided in l their revolution by allowing them tC l get arms from this country War Is | just what General Sherman pronounced 1t to be. in my estimation. and is to 1 be avoided as far as possible, but can 1 any self respecting nation allow its l citizens to be wantonly murdered, re-
 maining inactive. and still preserve its | self respect? I believe with Theodore | Roosevelt in the presidents chair. the murder of our citizens as well as those | of other countries by Mexicans would 1 have been called to a halt some time | ago and without going to war either | because his attitude would have beer | such as to command the respect ot | the Mexicans in their treatment ot 1 citizens entitled to the protection oI | this country.
 Now, I will tell you. after express | ing my admiration for Roosevelt, tha
 I did not vote for him when he raI | for president the last time. During 1 that campaign, when he came out II l his advocacy of the recall of court de | cisions allowing an appeal to go tt l the people for their vote, thus throt- ting our judiciary. I could not stand I for that and l voted for William H | Taft, the man who stood then as h. 1 does now, for the upholding of ou | constitution and the authority of thu judiciary of our land. I have faitl
 in our judiciary and believe that there 1 upon must we rely for the preservation 1 of law and order and protection iron l anarchy. Every criminal brought int 1 court has some friends and some O l them a host of friends who, if allowe,
 to vote him free. would readily do SC The spirit of anarchy is abroad il
 our land. A most deplorable condition
 of things. We have many laying clain
 to good citizenship in this country wh