The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-07-08

r,,ia M. . sentence was written into tn.
federal statutes affording one doiiar ~
bank credits tS~the farming interests u
America In the first term OF TINS DsInyy
cratic administration the nasn s,oias loans
act was SO altered as to authorize t y" rr,
Of five years maturity on improves. ~
lands. Later was established system raw ~
farm loan banks, from when tne w III
ings already exceed three hunure tha III" IN.
lions of dollars and under which the ~
terest rate to farmers has been SO n,a.e
rally reduced as to drive out OF pus'n n',ha
the farm loan sharks who formerly au
sisted by -exteftion- upon-the great as
cultural interests Of the country. ,n
Thus 1t was Democratic congress sr..,.
the administrator Of pemocra ~ Amer.
lea for the first time to obtain erert 7 upu.
tunity for the future development Oh 'ne
nations agricultural resources.
Smith Lever Act Praised.
Not only did the Democratic party put
into effect a great farm-loan system ..
land mortgage banks. but 1t passed .Mo
Smith Lever agricultural extension H. A.,
| Of the country, through the medium o.
trained experts and by demonstrauon
| farms. the practical knowledge ACQUIRES 70
by the federal agricultural sr,c 1sPnh orti-
| culture and animal life; II estaoiisne1 un ,,,
bureau of markets, the bureau OF farm tn
management and passed the H., Eo't ION co. c
| operative farm administration act' An"
| the federal warehouse act
The Democratic party has vaetiy I'LL
| proved the rural mail system ana nHs
built up the parcel post system 70 sucn
| an extent az to render its activities ano
1ts practical service indispensable 70 tne
farming fSs %as sn, Concern
the Democratic party for the farmers o.
the United States that enabled this great
interest to render such esse an!n a sev The
allied nations of the war and slccoI,n \,
starying populations since armistice day.
l q. o. p. Condemned.
Meanwhile the Republican leaders Al
Washington have failed utterly to r pr0pHHss e
| one single measure to make fural luS
their fifteen months of congressional
power by urging schemes when wo t,.a
principles of the farm-loan system anu ..,e,
seeking to impair it's efficiency; eovertly
attempting to destroy the great nltrosen
p plaet has extended soo COO to sup.
ply American farmers with fertinzers, u,
reasonable cost; by ruthlessly cr,pp'I I'M
nearly every branch OF agricultuIai IN.
mediums through which the people must
we favor such legislation as VIII con-
ton the right of collective bargaining and
he right OF cooperative handling and
marketing Of the products OF me woFn !.
shop and the farm and such leg,slation ~
will facilitate the expectation OF our farm
We favor comprehensive studies Of farm
production costs and the uncensored pup
iication OF facts found IN such s'uu'es'
Labor and Industry.
ever the Arm friend Of honest labor
and the promoter OF progressive IN.
dastry Il esta blished the ed depaTp5m nmo,
or crat taoo PRESIDENT called to his oficta1
council board the first practhacai w mnrt.
ingman who ever held cabinet por ,,.
folio Under this adm anIant hnr ea
to bring the man and the job togern IN =,
have been peaceably determines ma any
bitter disputes between .ha e ah,1d ,aboI
act. the workingman's compensation
act (the extension OF which we advo:
cate SO as to include lanor sh,ns en ana Il
Interstate commerce). the eight-houl
law. the act for vocational training ant
a code Of other wholesome laws ane o,s
| ing the liberties and lettering the con
ditions Of the laboring classes.
In the depa rtment OF labor the Dem
ocratic administration established
c WS destroyed by withholding ap
pr Ienor is not a commodity: II is hu
, and md the national security and safet:
tso:e r,r SRs" and ' tns conservation
e e. thf nt.qsst d fna sound
. hearted and sound-headed men. Won, WON
en- and children: Laws ,,,1 resni maas
hSTrs sbo9 .p e pe aao Wsen
. a. recosnition Of the conditions unde
, which life must be lived TO attain IN
> highest deyelopmreH9hs A.. sn nst 9onaI interes
the S ws'f ss. q TN, sns eSs nation de
ponds upon the prodNcts Q! laOos;
. Il long continued. Disaster: The wh fa
( Eat that Justice shall be done to thos
who wG labor A Creates the necessitie
. u peends must recognize the reciprocs
obligation between the worker a"0 III
''1 they should participate in the form
. ulation Of sound laws and regulation
governing the racnsn nnos snd one
= the i laws 10 Formulated and seek th e.
!: amendment when necessary by IN
processes ordins'GyI acof sseetnx II
q Labor. 40 well a. capital is ent't re
= to adequate compensat,Sn: E nt.s. i ns
( ns~through- representatives of-ths'
q oTNn ., ss.se'' Class, however, should 8
Y any time nor In any circumstance
). take action that will put in leopard
It the public welfare Resort to strike
J. and iockouts which endanger tt
l. health or lives of the people 10 q
J. mnsatisfactory device for determinin
Sisputes, and the Democratic part
N nied1es itself to contrfve. II possibl
10 md nut into effective operation ia
n, and Comprehensive method OF compo'
/. sn~ Sifferences Of this nature.
d I'm private industrial disputes we al
n smethod plausible in the theory b'
70 a failure in fact. With respect to 20,
70 eminent service. We hold distinct
that the rights of the people are part
g Mount to the right to strike. Hov
q ever, we profess .crnprlous regard I.
+ the conditions Of public employmel
Y. ana pledge the Democratic party
W infant inquiry into the pay. OF 20,
ae eminent employees and equally speet
to LIMITATIONS designed to bring salari
~ n lust and proper level.
6 Woman's Suffrage.
al Wa indorse the proposed nineteen!
"a .mendment Of the Constitution OF Il
nS iinited statee granting equal sunraj
=. - Vomen. We congratulatesth the legi
s.,..e~ ~ thirty i've states which ha'