Show THE TIrE SUGAR TARIFF Although he has denounced I J the Republican tariff act of 1930 Gov Roosevelt has not sp speeded l l cLied any anyone one rate that he considers too high The rhe near nearest st approach the governor has made to expressing sing his attitude atti- atti tude on a specific rate may be 1 found lound in his letter to a Cuban firm that is seeking a reduction reduction reduction tion in the sugar duty Now even that clue has lias been vitiated ed by Governor Roosevelt's J. J claim that he did not know the i implication of the letter which went out over his name L Casa Grande Company of Cuba wrote a letter congratulating congratulating lating Gov Roosevelt upon his nomination and attributing to him the opinion that the sugar I tariff riff is exorbitant and shoula be Oc e reduced to 20 per cent T 1 At present prices the that t vou d be be a red reduction of SO 80 I pa- pa per cent It would mean the beet beel ir- ir ir-I ir r-f r f the American sugar Justry In Gov lr li-a li said It celt gives give me a r gT deal lC Il o of pleasure that my politic vials dais als are understood and a 81 l- l predated by my friends In in t ti tM 3 neighboring count c counties counties- un i ies Senator Smoot who vho is campaigning campaigning cam cam- 1 for r election re-election tion n 1 comment id J upon upon- UP letter and deno denounced t u. ti et as one S Uio ilo ho would t. t u uthe troy the sugar beet 0 o stronger Criticism coui save lave been applied to the candidate in the State Western farmers ar harvesting a good beet crt this year This is about th only crop from which the th- hope to reap ap any ny p profits Vi I I II I I I I I I t f I I I sugar selling in Cuba juba lor for 1 t cents per hundred pounds ac a- a compared with about 3 in the United States it is not difficult diff cult to imagine the blight which Gov Roosevelt's letter spread over the Democratic cause in the Intermountain West Democrats began to pleas frantically with Gov Jov Roosevelt lor tor an explanation he rie telegraphed tele- tele graphed to JL l red Cumm Cumming ng Democratic candidate tor lor Lon lion dress bress irom a sugar beet dis- dis 01 OJ to me tyre t mat carat he urn did noc not see tine original origin al ai letter ietter and that the rep repy ne lie was oy ky y the Democratic ers rs in New N ew York lork The sugar duty auty is the mo lai item in tile the tana act It has been bitterly dt- dt by the Democratic Percy peaty on the ground that it increases in iu- Lea creases es the coat cost ot of living in tins Lars coun country ry lor tor the benefit benent 01 oi industries in the theVe V Ve Weal e tand t and south bouth The sugar beet region is awaiting word ord from joy Gov OV Roosevelt tl at he does not favor tavor a reduction in the sugar duty |