ROOSEVELT BLUES | 
A politician can have nineteen virtues and one fault, 
but the public is likely to overlook his virtues, and mag- 
nify his faults. 
Our president is a man of many virtues and MANY 
faults. 
Never has there been a president of the United States 
in years past, so well thought of by some people, and so 
bitterly opposed by those who know his record. 
“LONGVIEW” Lot 333, Camellia, a seedling of un- 
usual color, freedom of bloom, as well as variation in form, 
was named ROOSEVELT BLUES, symbolic of its vigor, 
growth, under lean years of environment, and in com- 
memoration of the most tragic period in the history of the 
United States. 
“Some misguided citizens charge that to criticize our 
government in time of war impedes the war effort, aids 
the enemy and is therefore disloyal. That blanket indict- 
ment is supposed to muffle all criticism, but it does not 
deceive any thinking citizen.” 
Abraham Lincoln had this to say: 
“It isn’t only right of a citizen, but it is his duty to 
criticize the administrators of government in wartimes as 
well as peacetimes, when in the opinion the administra- 
tors are doing things destructive to our government.” 
“You may wholly disapprove of what I say, but I trust 
you will defend my right as a private citizen to state my 
opinion.” 
Every four years the citizens of this country have an 
opportunity to help decide whether we shall continue the 
present form of government, or change the administration. 
It is your duty to decide whether the continuance of an 
unprecedent dictatorship is more desirable than the return 
to free enterprise and Jeffersonian constitutional form of 
government as our wise forefathers planned. 
President Lincoln also said: 
“The legitimate function of government is to do for 
the people what needs to be done but which they cannot 
by individual effort do at all or so well for themselves. 
Give the New Deal credit for trying every fantastic, 
cockeyed scheme the long-haired, dreamy eyed, visionary, 
impractical brain trusters, or flapdoodilists envisioned ,re- 
presenting the blandest and boldest effrontery cooked up 
by a bunch of impractical former business failures who 
became bureaucratic quackocrat political parasites. 
For the sake of argument, lets admit the RAW DEAL, 
may??? have accomplished some constructive good, but 
the utter waste of public assets, which has cost billions of 
dollars, is yet to be paid by taxes. 
The writer does not profess to understand economics 
or politics. ; 
Neither does he seek favors from any political party. 
Look back on the wisdom of old philosophers, men 
who saw in past history what the future held. 
The immortal Goethe wrote: 
_ “TI hate all bungling as I do sin, but particularly bung- 
ling in politics, which leads to the misery and ruin of 
many thousands of and millions of people.” 
Then Borne wrote: 
“Politicians (including new or raw dealers) think that 
by stopping up the chimney they can stop its smoking. 
They try the experiment, they drive the smoke back, and 
there is more smoke than ever; but they do not see that 
their want of common-sense has increased the evil they 
would have presented.” 
November 7th, 1944 is the V day to smoke out that 
motley bunch of high-handed mis-fits, who have sponsor- 
ed gangsters, thieves, racketeers, aliens and men who have 
served time in penal institutions; henchmen whose votes 
adds weight to a crooked administration. 
H. W. Shaw knew where of he was speaking when he 
wrote: 
celts you do not know how to lie, cheat, and steal, turn 
your attention to politics and learn.” 
This was written many years ago, but applicable to the 
past twelve years of government, not “By the people or for 
the people.” 
Look at the record. Roosevelt is a political leader 
who has always been thinking of the next election. His 
task has been to keep ahead of several crowds, all going 
in different directions. 
It has been said a politician is: “One who does not 
make up his bed, and lies in it, but makes up his “BUNK” 
and lies out of it. 
Twelve years of broken promises is a record no busi- 
ness man of integrity would tolerate of his lowest em- 
ployee. Yet this man of GREAT PROMISE, “The Can- 
date in Chief”, who asks for a fourth term after 12 long 
years of the worst un-American, un-democratic, un-busi- 
nesslike administration seeks the highest office of author- 
ity in this country. 


Consult the wisdom of the- ancient Chinese proverbs, 
where one finds a guide for good government. 
For example: 
“If you want to know politics, read history.” 
“An Emperor rules best when there are the least laws 
and government interferences.” 
“When the people are subjected to overmuch govern- 
ment, the land is thrown into confusion.” 
The Chinese Immortal LAO TZU wrote 2500 years 
ago: 
“As restrictions and prohibitions are multiplied in the 
empire, the people grow poorer and poorer. When the 
people are subjected to overmuch government, the land 
is thrown into confusion. When the people are skilled in 
many cunning arts, strange are the objects of luxury that 
appear.” 
Which may recall to your mind some of the strange 
projects of the WPA, PWA and other alphabetical spend- 
ing groups sponsored by the New Deal administration. 
Another bit of wisdom from the Chinese: 
“The greater the number of laws and enactments, the 
more thieves and robbers there will be. Therefore the 
Chinese Sage says: So long as I do nothing, the people will 
work out their own reformation. So long as I live calm, 
the people will grow rich. If only I am free from desire, 
the people will come naturally back to desire.” 
551 B. C. Confucius wrote: 
“Observe a man’s actions; scrutinize his motives; take 
note of the things that give him pleasure. How can he hide 
from you what he really is?” 
Let’s put it this way. Observe Mr. Roosevelt’s actions; 
scrutinize his motives; take note of the things that give 
him pleasure. How can he hide from you WHAT HE 
REALLY IS? 
Citizens of this country who have observed, scrutin- 
ized, and noted the things that give him pleasure will agree 
with that old Chinese proverb which says: 
“Oppressive government is worse than a tiger.” 
And just one more short treasured bit of Chinese wis- 
dom with apologies for the last four lines: 
“Fool me once 
-Shame on you. 
Fool me twice, 
Shame on me.” 
Fool me three times 
Many people crazy, 
Fool me four times, 
Know you're a Dictator. 

In Sioux City, September 1932, Candidate 
Roosevelt said: 
“T accuse the Hoover administration of . é 
(piling) Bureau on Bureau, Commission on Com- 
mission. Bureaus and Bureaucrats have been re- 
tained at the expense of the taxpayers.” 
Again, in Brooklyn, November 1932, Mr. 
Roosevelt said: 
“The people in America demand a reduction of 
Federal expenditures. It can be accomplished by 
reducing the expenditure of existing departments; 
by abolishing many useless Commissions, Bureaus, 
and functions, and by consolidating many activi- 
ties of Government.” 
