Evening journal., 1920-09-04
HARDING FRIEND
OF CONSUMER
Republican Candidate Advo-
Gates Cooperative Far
mers' Association
DEPLORES ALL
CLASS APPEALS

MARION. Ohio. Sept. 4.-Co-opera-
tive farmers's associations for dlstri-
Dutron OF farm products were advO-
Gated ny Senator Harding In a speech
mere yesterday as a necessity II food
prices are TO be reduced. Speaking 10
a committee OF the National Board OF
fsrm ORGANIZATIONS, the nominee de-
Cared ne abhorred any idea OF class
organization as such, but knew that
unless The producers and consumers
We're brought closer together by or
canned EFFORTS. organized profiteer-
ing VIII squeeze In somewhere be-
tween"
with your assent" said Senator
Harding, II will not welcome you as
representatives OF farmers OrganiZa-
lions. and ] shall make no appeal,
either now or later. 10 the people OF
the country which may be labeled an
appeal in behalf OF farmers. Permit
me, therefore, TO welcome you as
Americans ] deplore the use In p0-
lltical campaigns or in public admin
istration or special appeals and Of spe-
cial interests : deplOre any foreign
policy which yends 10 group together
those OF foreign blood In groups OF
their nativity. | deplOre class appeals
at home. ! abhOr the Soviet idea, and
the compromises and announcement
which we have seen extended 10 10.
When the responsibility for leader
ship in this tight was placed upon
me, / said to myself that we must all
unite under the slogan America first +
Wnen l say America first / mean not
only that America maintain her own
independence and shall be first in full
nlllng her obligations 10 the world.
nut ! mean that at home any special
interest, and class, any group Of citi-
zenship that has arrayed itself AGAINST
me interests or all. must learn that. at
home as well as abroad. America first
mas a meaning, profound, and with
Gods aid. everlasting.
Il desire with all my heart TO speak
Iof tne consumer when ! speak OF
American agriculture. With the az
riculture OF the United States-the
baslc industry am deeply concern
ed. We must look our larst problems
and farming situation squarely In tho
race, and act bravely and wisely and
The day Of land hunger has come
inc day when The share Of the
american farmer in whatever is len
OF prosperity has been overslcppcd
Dy the share taken BY our industrial
production. has come. Tho dav when
industry outbids agriculture for labor
has come.
These conditions call for wise ac-
tion on the part of government. They
call Tor the presence Of HE American
farmer IN our government Offices. ad.
minlstrative and representative
They call for extension OF the farm
loan principle not only In the casl
or the man who already owns a farm
but to worthy Americans who wan
20 acquire farms.
Il shall soon set forth 40 greater
length the proposals In mind to rem
edy these conditions On this 0cca
sion, however, / lay stress upon on
cooperation. ] believe that M
American people through their gov
ornment otherwise not only in behal
OF the farmer. but Ia behalf of ihef
own welfare and the pOckeibOoks o
the consumers OF America, will en-
courage, make lawful and stimulate
cooperative buying. cO-Opc rativc dis
tribution and co-operative selling o
farm products.
Industry has been organized; labO
has been organized. Cooperation
within industry and within labor and
indeed. cooperation between ihe tw
Is FAR advanced. / do not c0ntem
plate the organization OF The farmer
and consumers Of This country as
step toward organization Of specla
interests TO obtain special favors.
did I would oppose IL. But / know
fun we'll that we must all OF us con
sumers act together 10 flnd our wa
closer and easier and cheaper TO m
sources Of our food supply