The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-10-28
TRYING TO GET UNDER COVER


from the republican state platform Similar wild shreks
for farmers adopt cooperation remedy for their
ills is to be heard in state where the Nonparsan
League making Read this stuff and then try
and recall when before you have heard big business
advise the producers to co-operate
We particularly declare the following to be neces-
clearly within powers our Nationa and State
and of which should be confused with
ownership socalization naturalization of
private industry which unaitrably opposed:
Above means in favor of every enactment that
will sound good and will not work
l. Regulation by law of packing houses, stockyards,
elevators warehouses; and all armproducng marketing
nd distributing agencies which now seek to control dis
Already have plenty of this subject Big
Business controls 800 of the courts and laws are vauees
2 Prohibition by criminal penalties, of the control
of food products to afford necessary protection for
producers and consumers.
Already have them and Palmer turns them as
fast they ready to convict.
Legislation authorizing credit associations which
for a term of years
We got Federal Reserve system and it is used
by the big banks to protect themselves and cruelty the
farmers.
toned right of collective bargaining through
operative" to truly cooperative concerns.
Presume this is advanced Big Business can bust
what cooperative institutions the people already have
. 5. Such legislation as may be necessary to compel
railroads under proper regulation to grant sites and pro
vator, warehouses; stockyards necessary equipment
for shipping livestock grain fruit. and other farm
proper regulation means enforcement where the
railroads do not object
g.. Liberal appropriations to the Colorado Agricul
tura experimentation and extension work. and especially
for strong department of economic research
Sounds nice Means nothing under old gang methods
of expending
Z. The enactment of law that will grant to the
tax to be so applied that the cattle dairy sheep, and
swine interests shall fairly participate in the benefits
More Bunk More Boards. More Taxes
sought remedies for the practced by Big Busi
They have tried cooperation. We recall
of the first efforts along that line in 1878 in Fairfield,
Nebraska A bunch of farmers sought to sell their
wheat direct They punched together and shipped
At that time the people had rights that railroad
bound to respect The freight that consumed
the whole price obtained, and the farmers told in
plain language that they sell to the middlemen if
they expected to get anything for their grain And by
the way wheat producing less than ten bushels to
the then and selling the market for 40 45
per bushel.
Have you not all seen the enthusiasm with which CO.
operative stores cooperative slaughter houses
greeted by Big Biz? Some of you will recall what be-
came of DR.. Writings cooperative abattor at Delta
do you not?
But now they cooperation as a panacea for all
the producers ills.
Is there reason their sudden conversion to CO.
operative efforts?
Believe there is.
| Cooperation is an emolient but not cure 1t is
slow faulty operation easily destroyed
where shows signs of succeeding Big Business hates
it but dangerous than the League program The
latter CURE and Big Business does not how
stand being erked from the teat they have
SO long enjoyed
| No, gentlemen. there was time when cooperation
the best thing offered but that time is past and
shot stage They pacticing with 3oSotys and
they find 1T efficient You all hell efficiency
these days Dakota demonstrating that the League
Program is the very acme of efficiency.