Evening journal., 1920-07-13
HARDING SPIKES
COX REFORM
Dirt Farmer in Cabinet for
10 Years Until Wilson
Put in a Professor
RAYMOND ROBBINS
PLEDGES SUPPORT

MARION, Ohio. July i3.-senator
Harding, Republican Presidential nom
iiieo' IN sharp interview yesterday
ureW a contrast between Republican
dnu democratic administration of the
Department Of Agriculture His stale
mehts Formed a reply 20 the an
nouncement Of Governor Cox that In
elected President he would apnoint n
real dirt farmer" as Secretary of Az
rloulture Senator Harding said:
Il note that the Democratic candi-
date announces, as one OF the first re-
forms he has IN mind, his Intention
10 appoint a real dirt farmer as Sec
relary or Agriculture That is a re-
form the Republican party dods not
need 10 adopt For sixteen years. I'M
der three Republican administrations.
we had Z real farmer from a real farm
as Secretary Of Agriculture. 'Unclo
Jm' Wilson OF Iowa, who made the
department the greatest OF its sort in
Tue world. lie ran II for the farmers.
made 1t an instrument TO fight for
the farmers and TO serve them In a
thousand ways.
when the Democrats came into
power they brought a university pres
ident as Secretary Of Agriculture (.
and after him a publisher. The Dem
ocratic party certainly needs to be
reformed In this regard. The Repub-
llcan party certainly does not. As in
the past, the Republican party will
60 on developing tho department for
the service Of real farms and real
farmers.
The truth Is that II the great De-
partment Of Agriculture that Jim
Wilson built up under Mckinley.
Roosevelt and Taft had been main
tained and carried forward under the
the old Republican ideals OF practl-
cal usefulness half our problem OF
high cost Of living would have been
solved for us In advance.
1T is gratifying TO sec this early
recognition OF at least one mistake Of
Democratic administration and the
purpose to correct II by returning TO
Republican methods. A lot Of others
viii be found that can best be cor
recled IN the same way, and when
lhe country comes TO pass on the
programme 10 viii decide TO apply the
Rcpublcan method OF correction al
rectly-through a Republican admin
lstration"
Senator Harding also held a confer
ence with l.. j. Taber. master Of the
Ohio State Grange Mr. Taber declar-
ed after the conference that Senator
Harding was giving keen attention TO
The agricultural and fO0dstufis prob
lens which face the nation and real
ize their importance fully.
"Ihe problem OF agriculture and an
adequate food supply for the nation,
said Mr.. Taber, lis ono OF the biggest
problems confronting the republic. 1t
was inspiring TO find that Senator
Harding h keenly alive 10 the impor-
lance Of proper recognition Of agri-
culture, and l feel confident that hi,
uttcrances on real questions Will ap-
peal to the rural thought OF the ma
| ton.
Organized agriculture Is never 20
litical. but The American farmer has
felt he has not received a square deal
In recent years The farmer Is think
Ing for himself and viii give his sup
port 10 the candidate whose utter
ances and record give promise for
the best development OF rural life"
This was day OF much activity
on the front porch and the vicnage
thereof senator Harding. besides
other things. held a conference last
ing four hours with two prominent
Liberal leaders, Raymond Robins. OF
Illinois. and Walter r. Brown, Of To
ledo, tho latter one OF the Republican
candidates for Senator In Ohio and
both Old Roosevelt supporters. He