Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-31
agriculture, because the farm is our
base of food supply
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and improved highways opened the
way to markets. That was when
farming was a fight for subsistence,
before the age of agricultural ma
chinery.
Il trust no one will misquote me
as saying 1 believe in 40 cent wheat
because I have INDUCED my mem
ory. l remember when the senate
was discussing the wartime guaranty
on wheat, when we felt we oughAto
give the American FARMER that as
surance which would encourage a
seeding to guard against war famine.
A western senator was arguing that
wheat could not be raised for less
than $3.50 per bushel. I interrupted
him to say that l well recalled that
Ohio farmers. in pre-war days, had
rejoiced to get 81 for their wheat.
You will bear me witness that
spoke fairly and correctly. Yet there
are those today who seek to convey
that said a dollar a busbel is
enough for wheat today.
Times Have Changed.
Il am recalling the oldtime low
level of prices. to recall at the same
time the peoples inability to buy,
and to remind you that mounting
farm prices, mounting wages, mount
ing expenditures-all are, insepars
ably linked and a grim mutually
will ultimately assert itself no mat
ter what we do.
There is no living today or to-
morrow according to the standards
OF yesterday. Every normal being Is
looking forward. We collect more
federal taxes in one year than the
entire wealth of the republic a CEN
tury ago. But the changed policy
the democratic drift to freHdom OF
trade which Is International rather
than national, and mounting cost Of
government, and finally war burdens,
turned federal taxation to CO.
lossal burden.
mo one seriously complained
while the national crisis hung over
us. but we must work a readjust-
ment for stabalized and prosperous
peace. We ought to make wealth
bear it's full share Of tax burdens,
and we will"
Hardins's Banker Charges.
Senator Harding prefaced his front
porch campaign last night with q
public statement again asking Gov
ernor Cox for specifications of the
democratic stand on the league Of
nations and charging that the pow
erful international interests" con-
cerned in President Wilson's foreign
policy, were preparing to finance lib
orally the democratic campaign.
The senator said It had become
apparent the democratic managers
hoped to keep the league in the. back
ground. but he promised they would
not be permitted to do so.
"The more the democrats attempt
to get away from this issue" he sait1
"tte more insistent the country will
be to know what. they intend to do
If they are entrusted with the adj
ministration.''
Walsh Disasrees.
Referring to the conference at
Dayton between Governor Cox and
Senator Walsh, Of Massachusetts,, a
democratic supporter Of the republi-
can reservations to the peace treaty,
Senator Harding said it was evi-
dent they had not agreed on article
x and that the democratic nominee
was standing by the president.
The statement also raped George
H. White, the democratic national
chairman. fer his criticism Of the re-
publican plan to hold campaign con-
tributions to $1,000 each.
The candidate did not reveal
whether he would make the league
issue a feature OF his first front
porch address here today. Today's
address, which will open formally
the front porch campaign, is to bs
delivered to delegation from Mans
field, o.
Senator Hardings statement fol-
lows in full:
"Our democratic friends are hav-
ing difficulty getting away from the
embarra ssment incident to their can
didate's visit to the White House and
the subsequent announcement that
he and the president found them
selves in entire accord.
AT the time of their conference,
addressed some questions to the dem
ocratic candidate. which he has not
thus far seen fit to answer.
"One Of the questions was whether
In his conference with President Will
son he had pledged himself to the
ratification of the treaty and league
without essential notifications. An
other was whether Article 10 had
been. accepted by him.
Asked About Adriatic.
II asked whether Governor Cox
had undertaken, If elected, to renew
the demand that this country take a
mandate over Armenia, and If he had
undertaken to maintain the admin
istration policy in the Adriatic.
I'm short, I asked whether the
democratic nominee has taken over
the various known and unknown
commitments Of the present admin
istration's foreign policy.
None Of these questions have been
answered.
However. it becomes apparent
from Senator Walsh's visit that he
was not able to agree with Governor
Cox's view on Article 10. The only
possible inference is that the Gov
ernor is maintaining the same atti-
tude toward Article 10 that President
Wilson has long maintained. +,
Apparently the governor has CIV
en- assurance to the president that, If
elected, he will stand by the presi-
dents program. Otherwise the gov
ernor would have been able to give
Senator Walsh some assurances.
Sidetrack League.
here is evidence the democratic
noml.iee is obligated to stand by the
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