The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-08
HARDING At
MINNESOTA
STATE FAIR
Has Busy Day at St. Paul;
Speaks on Agricultural
Problems.

ing close ON the heels of Governor
James M. Cox, Senator Warren G.
Harding had busy day before him
on his arrival in st. Paul today, in
cluding an address on agriculture
at the Minnesota state fair grounds.
Senator Harding and his party
arrived shortly after o'clock this
morning. After an informal recep-
tion at the depot, the Republican
nominee rode in an automobile pa
rade to the state fair grounds.
There he made a brief address
to farm boys attending the exposi-
ton and then reviewed various ex-
hibits.
At noon he was the guest Of the
state fair board at luncheon, fol-
lowing which he spoke at 1870 p.
m before the grand stand-his
principal address of the day. After
a public reception at the capitol
tonight the senator will return to
Marion.
Proposes Agricultural Program.
Minnesota State Fair Grounds,
Sept. 8.-An agricultural program
designed to keep the nation self-sup-
tanning and to improve the condi-
tion of the farmer, was outlined by
Senator Harding. Republican nom.
inee for the presidency, in a speech
this afternoon at the Minnesota
State Fair.
In specific terms the candidate
set forth his policy as contemplat.
ing the following steps:
Larger representation for farm.
ers in governmental affairs. par.
ticulariy with regard to trade an6
finAnce. @@A
Establishment Of q system Of CO.
operative association for market.
ing farm products.
A scientific study Of the world
market for farm products with 9
view to stabilization Of prices.
Curtailment of unnecessary price.
fixing and of ''ill-considered efforts
arbitrarily to reduce farm product
prices"
Administration Of the farm loar
| act so as to decrease tenancy, pro.
mote diversified farming and pro
vide long-term credits.
Restoration OF railway facilitie.
to a state of highest efficiency.
Revision Of the tariff to protec
American agriculture from unfail
competition.
Would Insure Food Production.
| Both reclamation and intensiy,
farming, the nominee said, woult
have their places in a developmen
OF the nations agricultural re
sources to a capacity which woul,
insure to posterity an abundance o
domestic food products. r..
Deporing the drift of population
from country to city, he advocate,
an improvement In the social lif
OF the farm and such an admins
tration of economic laws as woul,
insure "a fair balance between ou
urban and rural industries"
The candidate described his con
ception of the future Of the Ameri
can farming as contemplating :"
system of agriculture which vii
enable us to feed our peopl
abundantly with some to spare, 70
export In years Of plenty. and q
prices which will insure to the far
mer and his family both financia
rewards and educational, socia
and religious living conditions fair
ly comparable to those offered b
cities"
Prfce Control Unwise.
| Price control might be necessar
and wise in times of national cri
sis. the senator said. but prices i
the long run must rest rather o
natural laws than on arbitrary en-
actments.
| Government drives against foo
prices such as we have experience
during the past two years are equal
vain and useless" he continued
Such drives simply give the spec
ulator and the profiteer additions
opportunities to add to their ez
actions"
Must Adopt Definite Policy.
THE time has come" said h
when as nation We must deter
mine on a definite agricultural pol
icy. We must decide whether "
shall undertake to make the Unite
States a self-sustaining nation, Q
whether We shall continue to e1
plot our agricultural resources TO
the benefit Of our industrial an
commercial life, and leave to pos
terity the task of finding foo
enough. by strong-arm methods.
necessary. to support the comm
hundreds Of millions.