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welt In speech at the French opera
house deeried the "reactionary" policy
of the government in handling the tar
If question, particularly as it affected
Louisiana sugar Interests, and reiter-
ated his charges that paying S25,000,-
900 to Colombia as result OF the Pan
anna Canal zcne deal would be black
mail ....s.. ....- -
Col. Roosevelt dwelt on the princi-
pies of the Progressive party, but laid
especial stress upon the tariff in SO
far as it affected the sugar growers
Of Louisiana. He stood out strongly
for federal control of the Mississippi
river. H. ..' -. -..".. 4
He spoke for a few minutes at a
Labor Day picnic in Southern park
There he said labor unions are all
right if led by the right men.
There are little crooks as well as
big crooks" he said, "and the Pro-
gressiye party is after them all.
He'd Expand the Mississippi.
In his address in the opera house
Col Roosevelt urged that this gov
ernment, instead of paying $25.Q0O,OV9
blackmail to alien wrong-doers 1or
their heirs as proposed IN the as
pute with Colombia over the Panama
Canal property, should use that S2o,-|
O00. 900 and the plant of the Panama
Canal and as many scores OF millions
extra as are necessary to take control
Of the Mississippi and to develop all
IT'S possibilities of usefulness from the
headwaters to the delta.
He spoke warmly of the Progress
sives in Louisiana. There were no
ether members of the party, he SAID,
who more emphatically deserved well
of the party than these men. he
smoke of the old Republican party as
having a deliberate purpose 10 De
come the bulwark of Bourbon antag-
onism in advance throughout the ma
ten and said the Democrats were
welded to outworn PRINCIPLES of gov
eminent and dead and buried eco
ncrlic theories.
The fact that the day was Labor
Day led him to discuss the industrial
and economic situation.
beth the old parties are welded
to their IDOLS he said The RepuD'
lican party bv every action 1t mas
taken during the past two years has
made it evident that it intends TO see
that the rank and file are shackled
and are put under the control OF the
great bosses of the stamp OF Mr..
Barnes and Mr.. Penrcse. Xxx. ~
ION the ether hand, the Democratic
party, which has possessed absolute
power in Washington fer the last Two
years, has shewn not the faintest
symptom Of a real understanding OF
the needs of the people. 1t has done
nothing whatever for labor and It's
action en- the trusts and the tarln mas
shown that it is not fit to run the gov
eminent. With the trusts they have
adopted the policy of firing so as 70
hit it If it is a bear and miss 1t II IT.
is salt $ .....
Dweit Iona on Sugar. -
He told his audience that the people
of Louisiana were among those hard
est hit by "the backward and reaction
ary policy" which the government had
adopted as regards the tariff. He as
serted that the promise to break up
the trusts and reduce the cost Of living
had not been realized. He took ND the
question CT sugar, with which Loutsi-.
ana is closely identified. The removal |
of duty On this commodity, he said. |
had been big contributing cause OF |
the present high prices for sugar, not
only seriously affecting the sugar in
dustry but causing damage upon the
whole public. -: ....
"Germany's great economic develop.
ment during the 43 years preceding |
this lamentable war" he said. has |
been due largely to the intelligent use !
Of tariff commission" ...~. j. !
The Progressive proposal along this |
line he held to be the only real hope
for good business from the standpoint !
of all. ....-. j. &c.. ...-...: y>..~ /
He pointed to the disturbed business !
conditions in this country today. which /
he said emphasized the need of a gov /
eminent commission with power to
tell business men from the beginning |
what was right for them to do and |
what was wrong. In New York, he |
said. the small provision dealers had
been anxious to come together for !