Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-07-30

! sistance which commits all America
! to relieve such an emergency.
Gross expansion of currency and
credit have deprecated the dollar just
as expansion and initiation have dis
credited the coins of the world. We
Inflated in past, we must debate in
I deliberaliCn. We debased the dollar
in reckless finance, we must restore
in honesty.
In all security we promise the pre-
venton of unreasonable profits. We
challenge profiteering with all the
moral force and the legal powers of
government and people, but it is fair,
aye, it is timely, TO give reminder that
law is not the sole corrective of our
economic ills.
Let MS call to all the people for
thrift and economy, for denial and
sacrifice if need be. For a nation
wide drive against extravaganza and
luxury TO recOmmital to simplicity
of living to that prudent and normal
plan of life which is the health of the
Republic
New conditions, which attend amaz-
ing growth and extraordinary indus
trial developments call for new and
forward looking program. The Amer
lean farmer had hundred and twenty
millions to feed in the home market,
and heard the cry of the world for
food and answered it, though he faced
an appalling task amid handicaps never
encountered before.
Contemplating the Inconsistencies
of the individual farmer TO meet the
organized buyers of his products and
the distributors of the things the far
not only be permitted but encouraged
TO Join in cooperative association to
reap the just measure of reward mer-
tied by their arduous toll.
Our platform is an earnest pledge of
renewed concern for this most essen
tial and elemental industry and in
both appreciation and interest we
pledge effective expression in law and
price. we will hail cooperation which
again will make profitable and desir-
able the ownership and operation of
comparatively small farms intensively
cultivated and.which will facilitate the |
caring for the products of farm and
orchard without the lamentable waste
,,p.la, ,,rocort conditions
America would look with anxiety on
the Encouragement of farming activ-
ity either through the governments |
neglect or its paralysis by socialistic |
practices. The Republican admins
tration will be the committer to re-
newed regard for agriculture and seek |
the participation of farmers in curing
the ills justly complained of and aim |
to place the American farm where it |
ought to be-highly ranked In Ameri- !
can activities and fully sharing the |
highest good fortunes of American life. |
Becomngly associated with this sub
ject are the policies of irrigation and |
reclamation, so essential to agricul-
lllFdi tADuuSiOff. anu TIE continued ue-
of the great and wonderful
west 1t is our purpose TO continue
and enlarge Federal aid and not in
sectional partiality but for the good
of all America.
l believe the budget system will eff
feet necessary, helpful reformation.
and reveal business methods to gov
eminent business | believe federal
departments should be made more
business like and send back to pro-
ductive effort thousands of federal
who are either duplicating
work or not essential at all.
/ believe in the protective tariff pol
icy and know we win be calling for
It's saving Americanism again.
/ believe in great merchant ma
rine. would have this republic the
leading maritime nation of the world.
[ believe in navy ample to protect
{ and able to assure us dependable
lefense. ! believe in small army
lut the best in the world, with a mind
ILLNESS for preparedness which VIII
lxoid the unuitei9ble cost of our pre-
-lous neglect. believe in our en-
hence in trade abroad which lhe gov
.rniuent should aid 10 expanding both