The Monte Vista journal., 1920-12-18
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w" country to thr mcnac" To w.,
future unless American uxrirui,ur.
IL preserved, The agriculture o,
the United States is tn. basic indu.
try of the country. In which over,
person In America has u deep con,
ecrn. u history does not deceive
us by unchanxing ropcti,ions OF hs,
prcccpts. u nations life In no longer
than tho span Of her agricultural
health. The soil IL our mother and
tn" mother OF nations: Il is land
hunger that foundx revolutions. an
nrchy and decay. We must look our
land problems and farming situation.
sQuarely In the face. and act bravsiy
and wisely and promptly. BunEling
and economic nonsense and false
promises and prodiEal waste and d,c-
tatorial powers, all OF which have
smothered the farmers. as thoy have
smothered all others for eight years
In taxes and interferences. must
cease and instead OF unworkabie
words and overworked executive
powers. In the meeting Of this great
agricultural problem. as in all our
national problems. We must 10 hack
to the functions OF our republic and
OF our representative system. W..
must restore the will OF the people
and stop the will OF the wilful.
Agricultural problems, an we'll rs
all other great problems. must be
met not In the twilight Of general
tiles. but In the full sunlight OF dca.
milton and forward marching.
In undertaking this adjustment.
We must. keeping in mind the RES
possibility OF the farmers. turn to
the consumers OF the United States
and say. This is your problem and
your posterity's problem M we'll AZ
the farmers problem.
! desire. with all my heart. to
speak for the consumer when l
speak of American agriculture
There An much to be said to the con-
sumcr OF the United States about the
agricultural needs OF America. The
day Of land hunger is upon us. The
day when we see before us the spec
tacle OF the laud-owning farmer be-
In NJ hxy coll 1laefu
lation In land and the soil-exhaust-
ing and landlord-exploited tenant
farmer has come. The day, when
the share Of the American farmer In
whatever is left OF prosperity has
been overtopped by the share taken
by our Industrial production, has
come. The day when industry out
bids agriculture for labor. has come
The day when the profit of the farm
ers has been cut down. and the
price to the consumer has been
lifted up. has come. The day when
bad or wastsful distribution between
producers and consumers. and the
day Of too much unrighteous profit
eering. by too many unnecessary
middlemen. has come. The day
when production of our soil must
be protected against the soil products
of countries OF low standards of liv-
ing. has come.
These conditions call for wise ac-
tton on the part Of government.
They call for the presence OF the
american farmer In our government
offices, administrative and represen-
tative. They call for the extension
of the farm loan principle. not only
in the case of the man who already
owns q farm, but to worthy Ameri-
cans who want to acquire farms. In
other words, they call for capital
available to the farmers OF America
as a bulwark against the exploits OF
capital available to the land specu-
lator.
These conditions call for will
ingness on the part Of all Americans
to act together in restoring to Amer.
ican agriculture a prosperity that
will keep landowner and land
worker upon the soil.
My plan to help the farmers would
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