Republican farmer., 1920-08-13
COX ATTACKS HARDINGS PLAN FOR PEACE WITH GERMANY

to action because the legislative au- thority acted unwisely.
 A forebearing policy is not the proper one for the deliberate enemy of our institutions. He is of the kind that knows conditions abroad and I here. The difference between autoc -racy is well marked In his mind. Ee is opposed to government, in any form, and he hates ours because it appeals to those whom he would convert to his creed. Any policy of terrorism is
 fuel to his flame of anarchy. Those
 whom he seeks to arouse, in time,
 realize the difference between his and
 their mental attitude, so that when
 the law lays hand upon his wilful
 menace to government, the purpose
 of it becomes plain to them. Official
 contempt for the law is harmful
 exhibition to our apeople. It is diff
 cult to follow the reasoning of any
 one who would seek to make an is sue of the question of law-enforce-
 ment. The executive obligation, both
 national and state, assuming the
 oath of office is to preserve, protect
 and defend the constitution of the United States The constitution, on it's essence, is the license and inli- tation given to and placed upon the | law-making body. The legislative branch. of government is subjected to the rule of the major ity. The public | official who fails to enforce the law. is an enemy both to the constitution and to the American principle of ma l jority rule. It would seem quite
 unnecessary for any candidate for the
 presidency to say that he does not 1 intend to violate his oath of office. l Anyone who is false to that oath is more unworthy than the law violator i himself.
 l Morals cannot easily be produced 1 by statute. The writ of injunction should not be abused. Intended as a
 safeguard to person and property, it could easily by abuse cease to be the protective device it was intended to be.
 | Capital develops into large units | without violence to public sentiment
 or injury to public interest-the same principle should not be denied to
 labor. Collective bargaining through
 the means of representatives selected
 by the employer and employe respec-
 lively, will be Shelpful, rather than
 harmful to the general interest. Be
 sides, there is no ethical objection
 that can be raised to it. We should not, by law, abridge a mans righ either to labor or to quit his employ
 ment. However, neither labor nol capital should at any time or in an!
 circumstances take action that would , put in jeopardy the public, welfare. We need a definite and precis' statement of policy as to what busi ness man and workingmen may dt and may not do by way of conlbina ton and collective action. The lav
 is now so nebulous that it almos turns upon the economic prediction of the judge or jury. This does no make for confidence in the courts no \ respect for the laws, nor for f healthy activity in production am r distribution. There surely will b found ways by which co-operatiol l may be encouraged without the de ] struction of enterprise. The rules o :. business should. be made more cer tain so that on a stable basis, mel may move with confidence.
 Government, however should pro t vide the means in the rea tment 0 its employees, to keep in touch wit 3 conditions and to rectify wrong. ] - is needless to say that in order to b = consistent, facts should at all time q justify the pre-supposition that tn $ government employees are proper1 ;t compensated
 n The child life of the nations shouI n be conserved; if labor in irnmatur '. years is permitted by one generation = it is practicing unfairness to tn q next.
 : Agriculture is but another form ( = industry. In fact, it is the basis ( n industry because upon it depends tn e food supply. The drift from country $ side into the city, carries disquietin " portents. If our growth in manufao d turing in the next few years holds il = present momentum, it will be neces e sary for America to import food S stuffs. It therefore devolves upo | crJ, int Scier ,f tific cooperation to help in main n taining as nearly possible the ea $ isting balance between food produc e ton and consumption Farming wi IS not inspire individual effort unles X profits, all things considered, al n equal to those in other activities. A ,r additional check to depleted ranks n the field would be the establishme1 s of modern state rural school code s The federal government should mair F tain active sponsorship of this. Rur; c parents would be lacking in the ell :. nnent which makes civilization endu, - ing if they did not desire for the
 children educa tional opportuniti ,+ comparable to those in the cities I'll if price the consumer. pays for\ foot ', stuffs is no indication of what u ~, producer receives There are tc -o many turn-overs between the tw ,c Society and government, particular - local and state, have been renliss
 not naodernizing local marketiI - facilities. Municipalities must .n III large measure interest themselves i . if not directly control communi = markets. This is a matter of sut N importance that the federal gover =. ment can proftably \expend mon = and effort in helping to evolve met H ods and to show their virtues. IT y farmer raises his crop and the pri - which he receives is determined u supply and demand. His products beef and pork and produce, pass in Ne N cold storage and ordinarily wh us they reach the consumer the law H supply and demand does not obtai ,e The preservation of foodstuffs by co ie storage is a boon to humanity, al ne it should be encouraged. Howev' 'ii the time has come for it's vigila II II regulation and inasmuch as it b 'io comes a part of interstate commert = the responsibility is with the feder