The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-11

stitutional amendment for woman suf.
frage, and furnished 30 Of the 30 leg
islatures which have ratified it to
date.
Legislation for the relief Of the
consumers Of print paper, for the
extension of the powers Of the gov.
ornment under the food control act,
for broadening the scope of the war
risk insurance act, better provision
for the dwindling number of aged vet
Grams of the civil war and for the
better support OF the MANNED and
injured of the great war, and for
making practical the vocational re-
habilitation act, has been enacted by
the republican congress.
Record for Economy
we passed the oil leasing and wa
ter power bill to unlock for the public
good the great pent up resources of
the country; we have sought to
check the profligacy Of the admin
istration, to realize upon the public
Of the government and to husband
the revenues derived from taxation.
The republicans In congress have
been responsible for cuts in the esti-
mates for government expenditures
OF nearly three billion dollars. since
the signing of the armistice
We enacted national executive
budget law; we strengthened the fed
eral reserve act to permit banks to
lend needed assistance to farmers, we
authorized financial corporations TO
develop export trade, and finally,
amended the rules OF the senate and
house which will reform evils in
procedure and guarantee more eff.
cient and responsible government.
Agriculture
The farmer is the backbone OF the
nation. National greatness and eco
nomic independence demand popu-
lation distributed between industry
and the farm, and sharing on equal
terms the prosperity which Is wholly
dependent on the efforts Of both.
Neither can prosper at the. expense
of the other without inviting joint
disaster.
The crux of the present agricul
tural condition lies in prices, labor
and credit.
The republican party believes that
this condition can be improved by
practical and adequate farm repre-
sentation in the appointment Of gov
ernmental officials and commission;
the right to form cooperative as5o-
Citations for marketing their products
and protection against discrimina-
ton; the scientific study of agricul'
tural prices and farm production costs
at home and abroad, with a view TO
reducing the frequency Of abnormal
fluctuations; the uncensored publica-
ton Of such reports; the AUTHORIZE
ton OF associations for the eXten-
sion Of personal credit national
inquiry on the coordination of rail-
water and motor transportation with
adequate facilities for receiving. hand
ling ard marketing food the encour-
agement of our export trade; an end
to unnecessary price fixing and i'll
considered efforts arbitrarily to re-
duce prices of farm products which
invariably result to the disadvantage
of both producer and consumer; and
the encouragement or the production
and importation of fertilizing mater
ial and Of its extensive use.
The federal farm loan act should
be so administered as to facilitate the
acquisition OF farm land by those
desiring to become owners and pro
prietors and thus minimize the evils
of farm tenantry and to furnish such
long time credits as farmers may
need to finance adequately their larg-
er and long time production opera
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