The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-07
FARMER NEEDS
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has suffered grievously as a result.
The farmer has vital interest in our
trade relations with other countries,
in the administration of our financial
policies. and in many of the larger ac-
t1yitleS of the government His in
terests must be safeguarded by men
who understand his needs. He must
be actually and practically repre-
scented.
The right of farmers to form CO.
operative associations for the market
ing of their products must be granted.
The concert of agriculture is as essen
tial to farms as a similar concert of
action is to the factories. Thru CO.
operative associations the route be-
tween the producer and consumer can
and must be shortened"
Flags Middlemen.
The legitimate functions of the
middleman may continue TO be per-
formed by private enterprise. under
conditions where the middleman is
necessary and gives his skill to our
button who preys on both producer
and consumer must no longer sap the
vitality of his fundamental life.
The Republican party pledges itself
to a scientific study of agricultural
prices and farm production costs, both
at homeland abroad. with av lew to
reducing the frequency OF abnormal
fluctuations here.
I'VE must get a better understand
ing of the factors which influence ag-
ricultural prices. with a view TO avoid
ing these violent fluctuations and
bring about average prices which shall
bear reasonable relation to the cost
of production. We do not offer any
quack remedies in this matter but we
do pledge ourselves to make thoro
study of the disease, find out what
causes it, and then apply the remedy
which promises a cure.
I'VE promise to put an end to I'M
necessary price fixing of farm prod
ucts and to i'll considered efforts aroi-
trarily to reduce farm product prices.
In times of natural crisis. when there
is a known scarcity of any necessary
product. price control for the purpose
of making a fair distribution of the
stores on hand may be both necessary
and wise.
H. c. L. Drives Unwisc.
Government lrives against food
prices such as we have experienced
the past two years are equally vain
and useless. hTe ostensible purpose
of such drives is to reduce the price
the consumer pays for food.
I'VE favor the administration of the
farm loan act SO as to help men VINO
farm to secure farms of their own. and
TO give to them long time credit.
needed to practice the best method OF
diversified farming.
We also favor the authorization Of
associations to provide the necessary
machinery to furnish personal credit
to man, whether land owner or tenant,
who is hampered for lack of working
capital.
I'VE do not longer recognize the
right to speculative profit in the OPP
Grafton of our transportation sys-
TENS, but we are pledged to restore
them to the highest state of efficiency
as quickly as possible. We must bring
about conditions which will give us
prompt service at the lowest possible
rates.
:. E. Must Revise Tariff. =. :. -.
We are pledged to revision of the
tariff as soon as conditions shall make
it necessary for the preservation of the
home. market for American labor
American agriculture and American
industry. If we are to build up q self
sustaining agriculture here at home,
the farmer must be protected from
unfair competition from those coun-
tries where agriculture is still being
exploited and where the standards of
living on the farms are much lower
than here. We have asked for higher
American standards. Let US main
tain them"