Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-08

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S.-An agricultural program designed,
to keep the nation se1f-SustaininJg md
ker ~ outlined by Senator Harding,
Republican nominee for the Ypfeoi-j
dency. in 4 speech today IT the Mn
nesota state fair S9Sa56fS
In specific terns. thescandidate ssts
forth his policy az contefnpiAtingsfhe3
following steps: @
Larger representation . farmers
In governmental affairs, p~aEttcu!arly;
with regard to trade ana finance.
establishment OF a system II cp-
operative associations for marketing.
farm products. ggsEgsssss q
A scientific Study OF world market
Tor farm products with view TO
stabilixation OF prices
fixing and of "il-considered efforts
arbitrarily to reduce farm produc..
prices"
Administration OF the farm loan
act 80 as to decrease tenancy, pro-
mote diversified farming and provide
long term credits.
A$ooSoIdAiuu ol 10
q sta:e OF highest efficiency.
Revision OF the tariff to- protest
American agriculture from unfair
competition.
Intensive Farming Urged.
Both resignation and intensive
farming, the nominee said, would
have their places in a DEVELOPMENT
OF the nations agricultural resources
to a capacity which would insure pros-
perity an abundance of domestic food
products. He stressed the need 8
diversified crops aud alsco declared i,
essential that there be a normal bal.j
ance between grain and livestock pro-
duction.
Deploring the drift: Of population
from country to city. Ssnasofs Hard
ing advocated an Improvement in ne
social life of the farm ana such An
administrat.on of economic laws as
would insure "a fair balance between
U urban and rural industries He
praised the part played by the farm
ers during The war, declared that sit
never will be understood or fully aap-
preciated by our people,"
The candidate described his concep-
..tlon OF American farming as contem-
plating a syste9n of agriculture
which will enable hs to feed our PEG.
PIE abundantly. with some to a
Tor export in years of plenty. and
at prices which will insure to the
farmer and his family both financial
rewards and educational, social ana
religious living conditions fairly CONE
parable to those offered by cities.,.
Price control might be necessary
Inc wise in Tine Of national cris!s, the
senator said, but prices in the long
run U rest rather ON national laws
than on arbitrary enactmentA.
Big Drives In Vain
Government drives against food
prices such a we have experiencad
/ during the past two&years are equally
vain and useless he continued. The
ostensible proposal of such drives Ia
10 reduce the price the consumer
pays for food. The actual result is
%unjustiy to depress for . time the
prices the farmer received for his
grains and livestock, but with no an
p~reciable reduction in the price the
consumer pays. Such drives simply
give the Spectator and the p~rofiteer
ADDITIONAL opportunities to- add to
their exactionsS' l5
The crux Of the whole agricultural
program, declared the nominee, is
the question whether the nation n
to follow a shortsighted policy OF ex-
plodtAttpas or adoptsa program to In
sure continued prosperity under q
self-sustaining system.
- $1,000 10 -. 6alu -
when as p nation we mu deter
mine on a definite agricultural policy.
We must decide whether we shall nm
dertake to make the United Statea a
self~-sustaining nation, or whether we
shall continue to exploit our agricul-
tural resources for the benefit Of our
industrial and commercial life and
leave to lposterity the task of finding
food enough, by s.rong-arm methods
II necessary. to support the coming
hundreds of millions.
Il believe in the self-sus,aYnfne.
independently self-reliant nation, aKri-
culturally, industrially and politically.
The farmer requires no special
favors at the hands of the govern
ment: All he needs is a fair chance
and such just consideration for aSri-
culture as we ought to give to a basic
industry. Farming is not an auxiliary
it is the main plant, and geared
transportation and industry,
DR.. Agostini was dinner guest at a
house where the hostess rather pr:ded
herself on her Arudeness. Asked TO
carve the chicken, the medico did the
best he could but, not being practiced.
made rather a mess Of l..
you may be a competent surgeon,
DOCTOR" said the lady. but If I were
to have a leg cut on I should hot
come to you"
"Ah, madam" replied DR.. Agostini
politely, but you IRE no chicken"
What did the doctor say- asked
l her husband.
mot much. He asked me to put
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