Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-25
SOLVING THE FARMERS PROBLEMS

The Non Partisan League is an attempt by provide
political for economic and industrial ills Having witnessed
past the successful manipulation of politics by manuact
ing and other through protective tariff and other special
legislation the North Dakota farmers having captured political
control using the state government trusts have used the
national government, for class benefit.
The League movement has extended to the coast but as
the majority class the effort to combine the
farm and labor vote and jointly political control OF the
various states enact program of radical legislation designed
benefit these classes at the expense of Others The fact that
the of the farmer fundamentally opposed to those
organized labor does not bother the organizers rotng by the
movement.
The farmers complaint that he his share
profits the distribution from grower to and that
he mucted purchasing supplies other words the middle
exacts excessive toll everything the farmer buys sells
which places him at economic disadvantage to the profit of
the spectators
To remedy these conditions it not necessary to create
political party excessive initiation fees to promoters
of socasc propaganda leaf might protaby be taken from
the efforts of farmers in other states who have successfully
solved their problems without attempting political revolution
that would disorganze business and paralyze industry
California has shown the agricultural and horticultural
producers how solve their marketing problems through
operative agencies and the establishment of state bureau of
markets to supervise and assist in the profitable disposal of
crops and the elimination of the mddeman AS result the
California assured Of profitable return through control
the marketing system and the elimination of waste There
why Oregon should not enjoy similar advan
ages and benefits Caornans have reaped from an
efficient bureau of markets No Oregon legislature would fail
to heed such demand for state cooperation from the farmers
The farmers of Kansas have solved their buying problems
through cooperative stores which enable them to proaby
purchase supplies without toll
he Grange has the Oldest stores of which have been in
successful operation for than 40 years The Farmers Union
comparatively organization which includes in it's opera
ons the establishment of elevators stock and coal yards
sells insurance to members upon cooperative basis
institutions pofaby operating in Kansas under the Union
The Union buys the coal for the takes the wheat
and handles through the elevators and markets it. Stock
shipments handled in the way the Union buying stock
when farmers need it for FARMS and selling it when ready
market Insurance is written growing crops homes buildings
and livestock estimated that the members 20 cent
in their transactions.
Here simple homey remedies for the far
mers economic ills within the province of each grange to apply
is not necessary to employ army of political agatos sup
port grating ocadom, resort to discriminating egis
ation precptae political upheava to them 1t up
the Oregon farmer to consrucvey solve his problems
farmers of other states DONE by applying business methods
instead of chasing destructive political ranbows