The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-07-22

fore.
In the rise of price levels there
have come increased appraisals to his
acres, without adding to their value
in fact. but which do add to his taxes
and expenses without enhancing his
returns. His helpers have yielded to
the lure of shop and city, until, al
most alone. he has met and borne the
burden of the only insistent attempts
to force down prices. 1t challenges
both the wisdom and the justice Of
artificial drives on prices to recall that
they were effective almost solely
against his products in the hands of
the producer and never effective
against the same products in passing
to the consumer. Contemplating the
defenselessness of the individual
farmer to meet the organized buyers
of his products and the distributors of
the things the farmer buys, / hold
that farmers should not only be per-
mitted but encouraged to join in CO.
operative associations to reap the just
measure of reward merited by their
operation to insure against the risks
attending agriculture, which the ur-
ban world so little understands, and
a like cooperation to market their
products as directly as possible with
the consumer, in the interests of all.
Upon such association and co-opera
ton should be laid only such restric-
tons as will prevent arbitrary con-
troll of our food supply and the fixing
of extortionate price upon it.
Our platform is an earnest pledge
of renewed concern for this most es-
sential and elemental industry, and in
both appreciation and interest we
pledge effective expression in law and
practice. We will hail that co-opera-
ton which again will make profitable
and desirable the ownership and ope-
ration of comparatively small farms
intensively cultivated, and which will
facilitate the caring for the products
Of farm and orchard without the la.
mentable waste under present condi-
tions.
America would look with anxiety
or the Encouragement of farming ac-
tivity either through the govern
ment's neglect or its paralysis by So
cialistic practices. A republican adj
ministration will be committed to re-
newed regard for agriculture, and
seek the participation of farmers in
curing the ills justly complained of
and aim to place the American farm
where it ought to be-highly ranked
in American activities and fully shar-
ing the higehst good fortunes of Am
erican life.
Becomingly associated with this
subjetc are the policies of irrigation
and reclamation, so essential to agri-
cultural expansion, and the continued
development of the great and wonder
full west. 1t is our purpose to continue
and enlarge federal aid, not in sec.
tional partiality, but for the good OF
all America We hold to that har.
nlony of relationship between conser.
yation and development, which fit.
tingly appraises our natural re.
sources and makes them available tt
| developing America of today, an6
still holds to the conserving thought
| for the America of tomorrow.
The federal governments relation
to reclamation and development is
too important to admit of ample dis
cussion today. Alaska, alone, is rich
in resources beyond all imagination
and needs only closer linking, through
the lines of transportation, and a gov
ernmental policy that both safe
guards and encourages development
to speed it to a foremost position a!
commonwealth. rugged in citizen
ship and rich in materialized re
sources.
These things / can only mention
Within becoming limits one can no
say more. Indeed, for the present
many questions of vast importanc,
must be hastily passed, .reserving {
fuller discussion to suitable occasion
as the campaign advances.
| believe the budget system will eff
feet necessary, helpful reformation
and reveal business methods to gov
eminent business.
/ believe federal departments shoulC
be made more business-like and SEM
back to productive effort thousand
of federal employees, who are eithel
duplicating work or not essential a
] all.
/ believe in the protective tariff
policy and know we will be calling
for its saving Americanism again.
believe in great merchant ma
rine-I would have this republic tn,
leading maritime nation of the world
believe in navy ample to protec
it, and able to assure US dependabl,
defense.
! believe in a small army, but thu
best in the world, with mindfulnes
for preparedness which win avoid th,
unutterable cost of our previous neg
lect,
/ believe in our eminence in trad
abroad, which the government shoul'
aid in expanding, both in revealing
markets and speeding cargoes.
/ believe in establishing standard
for immigration, which are concernet
with the future citizenship of the re
public, not with mere man-power il
industry.
/ / believe that every man who don
the garb of American citizenship AM
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