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Show lo lie Jo Here's What Mr. Roosevelt " Want to know what lielieveslll rt of .a leader you've , got in Washington? Well, here's his own philosophy, written by him, and to be published in his new book, "Looking Forward," in mid- Rla-ch: V j "I do not believe that in the name of the sacred word 'individualism' a few powerful interests should be permitted per-mitted to make industrial cannon-fodder of the lives of : hall' the population of the United States. "I believe that the individual shoula have full liberty of action to make the most of himself . "I believe in the sacredness of private property, which means that I do not believe th.it it should be subjected to the ruthless manipulation 'of professional gamblers in the stock market and in the corporate system. sys-tem. "I share the general complaint against regimentation; regimenta-tion; I dislike it not only when it is carriec1, out by an informal group amounting to an economic government of the United Stales, but also when it is done by the government, of (he United States itself. "I believe that the government, without becoming a prying bureaucracy, can act as a check or counterbalance counterbal-ance of this oligarchy so is to secure initiative, life, a chance to work, and the snl'ely of savings to men and women, rather ihan siifcVv of exploitation to the exploiter, ex-ploiter, safety of manipuls tinn lo the financial manipulator, manipu-lator, safety' of unlicensed power to those who would speculate to the bitter end 'frith the welfare and property proper-ty of other people. ... "A mere builder of more industrial plants, a creator of more railroad systems, an organizer of more corporations, cor-porations, is as likely to lie a danger as a help. The day of the great promoter or financial titan, to whom we granted everything if only he would build or develop, de-velop, is over." . ; .. ; I 'l |
