Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-09
.HARD|NG ADDRESSES BIG.
MINNESOTA FAIR CROWD.
Follows CoX's Lead in Declaring for
Farmer Representation In
Government.
URGES REVISION OF TARIFF
Dcplorcs Drift of Population to
Cities and Tells Audience of Time
Ho Followed Cradle to Harvest
SiNty.Ccnt Wheat.
Lny universal scryicc.l

81. labl4- MlNN., sept. S.--ocuS-
tor Warren G. Harding. Republican
candidate. was given the biggest re-
ception OF his political career when
he arrived at the Twin Cities today
10 make his agricultural speech at
the Minnesota state Fair.
The special cars containing the
Harding party and the, newspaper
o:respondents arrived nj Sibley
Avenue station at $50. a crowd OF
at least 1000 people was waiting
with n band. and when the candidate
stepped out on the rear platform
of the train, the thronG surged
through the police lines and swarmed
around the car. The nominee shook
hands with hundreds before he was
escorted to an automobile at the
head OF the parade for the fair
grounds.
Easily the largest throns ever adj
ing for him at the fair. Packed into
the enormous grand stand TO the
very last tier. and OVERLOOKING the
Franz VI Murphy. president OF
TIE MINNESOTA State Fair. introduced
Senator Harding as the. successor
Has receptive Audiences.
The candidate had an attentive
-et ar ,h receptiyS " audience a majority;
:the annual State fair. He won al
,most continuous applause from the
scrowd when he reCounted the days
ION the farm when he used TO follow
.the cradle and sweat behind the
thindcr TO cut 6O-ccnt wheat"
3 IN specific terms. the candidate set
iorth his policy as contemplating the
following steps:
:. Larger representation for farmers
lin governmental affairs. particularly
with regard 10 trade and finance;
establishment OF system OF CO.
operative associations for marketing
.iarm products;
! y scientific study OF the world
sinarket for farm products with Il
tview to stabil:zation of prices;
JIMMIE and of 'ill-considered efforts
iprices":
!. Administration OF the farm loan
tact so as 10 decrease tenancy. pro
slonS-term credits:
Restoration of railway facilities to
"a s stn.e OF highest efficiency;
American agriculture from unfair
Scompetition.
For Intensive Farming.
:. both RECLAMATION and intensive
CHARMING. the nominee said, would
shave their places in a development
tof the nations agricultural resources
sto capacity which would insure 10
.Foste.!ty an abundance OF domestic
s!ood products. lie stressed the need
sfor divers fled crops ana also declared
sit essential that there be normal
tbslance between grain and livestock
.pTo1uCtion.
Dcploring the drift, Of population
:iron. country,"to city. Senator Hard
:soc!al lie Of the farm ard such an
:alu!n!s ;;ation of economic laws as
:w2nia insure a fair balance between
."uE uroa andcrural industries"
He praised the 1sr, played by the
FARMERS during The war. declaring
nat u; never VIII DC understood or
'u ISe a ra5,s iS;i by our people"
zion o. the future OF American farm
:iHg as contemplating "a system of
horticulture which will enable US TO
ss9ne 10 spare for export in years of
iplenty, and at prices which Will in
:Sure 70 the farmer and his family
:b9th hnanc!ai reward and education
.al, social and rel.G living condi-
LIONS falr!y comparable 10 those OF
ifered by cities"
I Price Control Only for Crises.
: Price control might he necessary
;and wise IN time OF national crises
sthe senator said, but prices in the
,long run must rest rather on natural
Government drives against food
iprices, SUCH as We have experienced
pouring the past TWO years, are equally
vain and useless" he continued The
iostcnsiblc purpose Of such drives is
Ito reduce the price the consumer paws
sfor food. The actual result is nm
Justly TO depress for a time the
.prices the farmer receives for his
grains and liveA. tock ihut with no
.appreciable rcduc..oh in the price the
consumer pays. Such drives simply
.give the spccu!atur and the pro,lteer
traditional opportunities TO add to
:thc!r eSactiOng"
The time has come" said he
f"when as nation We must de-
.termine on definite agricultural
sDolicy We must decide whether we
3shaii undertake 10 make the United
Estates self-sustasing nation or
swhether we shall continue 10 exploit
.our agricultural resources for the
:beneft OF our industrial and corn
.mercial life and leave TO posteri,y
sthe task OF finding food enough. nv
,strong arm methods IL necessary. 10
tsupport the coming hundreds Of,
millions"
: Senator Harding read his fair
,Srounds address. speaking from the
;stand used last Monday ~ Goycrnor
,Cox. the Democratic presidential can
tdidatc.
j.. immediately after his address
tScnator Harding went to M!nncaDoIis
.for reception lie was the clest
lat public reception IN the S.Ste
tcapitol in 81. Paul tonight