Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-08
HARDING HOLDS OUT
PLEDGE OF BETTER
LIVING TO FARMERS
sAmerica Must Become Agri-
| cuIturaIIy Self-Sustaining
=, Again, He Says.
WOULD END UNNECESSARY
. PRlCE-FIxiNG OF CROPS
Nominee Hailed During Two
Speeches at Minnesota State
Fair Grounds.
NBy the Associated Press


! Fair Grounds.
Fly the Associated Press.
MINNESOTA STATE FAIR
GROUNDS, September S.-An agri-
cultural program designed to keep
the nation self-sustaining and to i'm
prove the condition of the farmer
WAS outlined by Senator Harding, re-
publican nominee for the presidency
in a speech today at the Minnesota
state fair.
In specific terms, the candidate set
forth his policy as contemplating:
Larger representation for farmers
in governmental affairs, particularly
with regard to trade and finance;
Establishment of system of CO.
farm products,
A scientific study of the world mar
ket for farm products with a view to
stabilization of prices,
Curtailment of unnecessary price
fixing and .ill-considered efforts
arbitrarily to reduce farm product
prices" and.
Administration of the farm loan act
so as to decrease tenancy, promote
diversified farming and provide long
term credits.
Greeted at Station.
Following close on the heels of Gov.
James M. Cox, his democratic op-
ponent. Senator Harding had a busy
DAY before him. He and his party
puhlicans and other citizens when
their special train pulled in shortly
aIter O'Clock this morning. After
an informal reception at the depot.
the republican nominee rode in an
automobile parade to the state fair
grounds. There he made a brief ad-
dress to farm boys attending the ex-
position and reviewed various ex-
hibits. At noon he was the guest of
the state fair board at luncheon, fol-
lowing which he spoke. at 1870 pm,
before the grandstand, his principal
address of the day.
WeuId Better Farm Life.
Both reclamation and intensive
nave their places in a development
OF the nattonss agricultural resources
TO capacity which would insure to
R1osssTy 1oos ssS..ee a aosnas5ss m 6 doms.tts
fef otxetst6ed crops and also declared
II essential that there be a normal
DalaHcs between grain and live stock.
Deplorine the arnt OF population
from country to city, Senator Hard
ing advocated an Improvement in the
social life Of the farm and such an
would insure "a fair balance between
our urban and rural Industries" The
candidate described his conception of
the future of american farming as
contemplating "a system of agricul-
ture which will enable us to feed
our people abundantly. with some to
spare for export in years of plenty.
and at prices which viii insure to
cial rewards and educational, social
and religious living conditions fair
1yg comparable to those offered by
cities"
Text Of speech.
The full text, of Senator Harding's s
Speech follows:
Fellow Citizens Of Minnesota: 1t is
and a very particular interest to me
to Join with you in this notable ex-
hibition of the agricultural industry
of your wonderful state. come to
you with a common interest and a
very common concern for the welfare
of our country. While it is in my
thought to speak to you specifically
concerning agriculture, / want to SO
convey my thought as to have 1t
known that I am thinking not of the
agriculture. but the welfare of agri-
culture as it relates to the good for
tunes Of the United States of America.
IT very much deplore the present
day tendency to appeal to the partfc-
ular group in American activities. II
to make one address to those who
constitute the ranks OF labor. another
TO those who make uyf the great farm
ing community and still another to
sociates in commerce. and to other
groups of less Importance. There is
a very natural and a very genuine
interest in each and every one. but
the utterance of political party nom
1nee ought, in every instance. to be
common country. II America is to
go on and come to- the heights OF
achievement we must of necessity be
'All for one and one for ALL
Dollar WHEAT Tale.
Let me say. in passing, hope it is
entirely seemly to remind you that no
public man, particularly no public serv-
Of Ohio. would dare to think, much less
to say, he believed in dollar wheat amid
the price Witness which the world is
contemplating today. l speak Of it be-
cause we are getting acquainted today,
snd I do not mean to have any misun-
derstanding between you and me. and
will not be grossly and unfairly mis-
repreSented.
It have helped to cut sixty cent
wheat. have known it to sell at forty
L
eweated behind the reaper when binding
was cross to bear. and know l spoke
the truth when / said, some years ago
that Ohio farmers, in the normal days
before the war. rejoiced to raise dollar
wheat That statement had no refer
ence to war time: none to the present
after-war period. Conditions, as well as
prices. have changed since i made that
perfectly natural and truthful state
ment. and other great and important
In vIat nv@
misrepresentation is necessary to bring
them about.
Fafn-GrowH Imports Increase.
What are ordinary duh statistics
will strikingly illumine the situation
in the decade from 1900 to 1910 the
city population Of the United States
increased IS per cent, while the rural
population increased only IL per cent
The number of farm utilities probably
increased less, but we do know officially
than three times as rapidly as the rura
population. The figures are not yet
complete for the decade ending this
year. but sufficient reports have beer
able estimate. The indications are
that no increase will be shown In
the number of farms and no Increase
in strictly farm population. In al
probability dating from 1920. we
shah estimate our farm population
urban population will make up the othel
70 per cont
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