Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-09-30

I voice a. governmental luiAluiStThtit -.
has been practically ignored, and al
times the farmer has suffered grew
0usly as result The farmer has
vital interest In our trade relations
with other countries. in the admins
tration of our financial policies and 10
many of The larger activities or the
government,
Second.-The right Of farmers to
form cooperative associations for the
marketing Of their products must oe
granted The parasite in distribution
who preys Oh both producer and con-
sumner must no longer sap the vitality
Of this fundamental life
Scientific Study.
Third. The Republican party
| pledges itself TO scientific study OF
agricultural prices and farm produe
tion costs, both at home and abroad,
with view to reducing the frequency
Of abnormal fluctuations here. Stablli
zation Will contribute to everybody'ss
| confidence Farmers have complained
| bitterly OF the frequent and violent
| fluctuations In prices of farm products,
and especially In prices OF live stock.
| They do not find such fluctuations In
the products of other industries In Il
general way prices OF farm products
must 20 up or down, according to-
whether there is a plentiful crop or
short one. The farmers raw materials
are the fertility of the soil, the sun
shine and the rain, and the size of his
crops Is measured oy the supply OF
these raw materials and the skill with
which he makes use of them He cnn.
not control his production aud alicst
II to the demand as can the manufac-
turer. But ne can see no good reason
why the prices of his products should
huctuate so violently from week to-
week and sometimes from day TO day,
To Stop Price Fixing.
Fourth.--We promise to put an end
to Unnecessary price fixing Of farm
products and to III considered efforta,
arbitrarily to reduce farm product
prices.
Government drives against food
prices such as we have experienced
during the past two years are vain and
useless The ostensble purpose Of
such drives is to reduce the price the
consumer pays for food The actual
result is unjustly to depress for time
the prices the farmer receives for his
grain and live stock, but with no ap-
preciable reduction In the price the
consumer pays. Such drives simply
give the Spectator and the profiteer
additional opportunities to add to.
their exactions.
Fifth.-We favor the administration
OF the farm loan act so as to help men
who farm to secure farms of their own
and to give to them long time credits,
needed to practice the best methods Of
diversified farming.
We also favor the authorization of
associations TO provide the necessary
machinery to furnish personal credit
TO the man, whether land owner or
tenant. who Is hampered for lack Of
working capital. Unfortunately as
land increases in value tenancy also
increases.
An Increasing EVIL.
This has been true throughout his
tory. AT the present time probably
one-half Of the high priced land In the
corn belt states is farmed by men who,
because of lack of capital find 1t nee
essary to rent This increase in ten
ancy brings with 1t evils which are
real menace to national welfare. The
tenant who lacks sufficient working
capital and who too often Is working
under a short time lease is forced to
farm the land to the limit and rob 1t Of
It's fertility In order to pay the rent.
Amid such conditions we have ineffi-
Gent schools, broken down churches
ind a sadly limited social life. We
should therefore concern ourselves not
only in helping men to secure farms
IF their own and In helping the tenant
secure the working capital he needs to
larry on the best methods Of diversl-
led farming, but we should work out
system of land leasing which, while
loing full justice to both landlord ana
enant will at the same time conserve
he fertility of the soil
transportation Systems.
SIxth-We do not longer recognize
he right to speculative profit in the
operation of our transportation sys-
ems, but we are pledged to restore
hem to the highest state Of efficiency
Is quickly as possible. Agriculture has
uttered more severely than any other
industry through the inefficient rail.
Dad service of the last two years
dany farmers have incurred dlsas-
rous losses through inability TO mar.
let their grain and live stock. Such
ondition must not he permitted to-
ontinue. We must bring about con-
itiOns which will give us prompt serv.
&c at the lowest possible rates
SeVenth.--We are pledged to the re-
son Of the tariff as soon as condi.
ions shall make it necessary for the
reservation Of the homo market for
american labor, American agriculture
nd American Industry. II we are to
uild up self sustaining agriculture
ere at home~the Farmer must he pre-
acted from unfair competition from
hose countries whore agriculture Is
till being exploited and where the
tandards of living on the farm are
luch lower than here. We have asked
Or higher American standards LEI us
laintain them,
So long as America can produce the
pods we need am in favor Of buying
'om America first.
Fewer Land Hogs.
Under a sound system OF agricul-
ire, fostered and safeguarded by wise
nd fair administration of state and
ederal government, the farmers of the
nited States can feed our people for
any centuries-perhaps indefinitely.
arming Is not an auxiliary; IT is the
ain plant, and geared with II, insep-
rably, is every wheel of transporta-
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