Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-03-19

I Harding Lenroot and Owen; Cover.
nors Cox, Sproul Coolidge and Good
rich, and Herbert Hoover, Attorney
General Palmer, Governor Lowden
and Major General Wood. M
Want Clear Replies.
| The QUESTIONABLE is in the form O!
a letter asking the recipient to send
definite and clear replies" to 12
specific inquiries as to his views.
Prosperity on the farm is the first
condition of general prosperity" the
preamble asserts. Decline of agri-
culture is now and always has been
the central danger to civilization.
Agriculture is declining in America.
If the general welfare of our people
is to be safeguarded, the decrease III
farm production compared with pop
ulation and the Impairment OF the
fertility of our soil must be stoppole
In view Of the power exercised ~
the president on both the legislatftSs
and administrative branches OF opr
government, we believe that not olay
the 100000 people who live and
work ON our farms. but all Amerieans
desire and have the right to know In
advance what they may count ono Z
candidate to do after election"
Would Destroy Profteering.
The questions follow:
!. "Will you do your best to br1ag
about such direct dealing betwen
producer and consumer as will secure
ito farmers fair share sof the wealth.
they create, reduce the cost Of living
to the consumer and limit 81 0eStfiv
the opportunity of the profiteer! NJ
"Will you do all that in you lies -
secure to all farmers and consumes
1.-THE full, free and unquestioned riaHt
TO organize and to purchase and sol1
lco-operatively?
| "Will you see that the farm people
of America are represented on gen
leral boards and commissions in whose
membership various interests are rec
Iognized. whether or not the work -
directly concerned with agriculture7
will you appoint secretary of
agriculture who knows actual farm
conditions, who is satisfactory to the
farm organizations of America and
who will cause to be made compre-
hensive studies of farm production
costs at home and abroad, and pub
lish the uncensored facts?
Ask Position ON Railroads.
"Will you take action necessarysto
ascertain and make public all obtain
able facts concerning the great and
growing evil Of farm tenancy. so that
Isteps may be taken to check, reduce
Tor end it? Will you do your best to
secure improved personal and conn
modify credit facilities on reasonable
terms for farmers? sgE
''Will you earnestly endeavor to
secure to cooperative organizations
of farmers engaged in interstate COM
merce, service and supplies equal in
all respects to those furnished private
enterprises under like circumstances?
"Thc railroads having been re-
turned to their owners, II at the end
of two years of further trial of pri-
vate ownership the railroads fail to
render reasonably satisfactory service
to the people, will you then favor re-
opening the railroad question?
Income Tax to Pay War Debt?
"Will you use your best efforts to
secure the payment of the war debt.
chiefly through a highly graduated
income tax, or otherwise. by those
best able to pay?
"Will you earnestly strive to up
hold and enforce the national con-
seryation policy, and especially to
|stop forest devastation which has
already more than doubled the price
of lumber and paper to the consumer?
"Will you do your best to secure
and enforce effective national control
over the packers and other great M
terstate combinations Of capital en-
gagged in the manufacture. transpur-
tation or distribution OF food and
other farm products and farmers'
supplies?
"Will you respect and earnestly
strive to maintain the right Of free
speech, free press and free assem-
bly?"