The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-03-09

dBdlHSl GUILTY. VI Wy "b""N
town, of the east against the west
and the north against the south,
until we have come TO believe that
we are country of sections and of
seetionalism, of class and classes,
and that we are as farmers in
class separate and apart and that
every consumer in this country is
arrayed against US.
Take it at the present time dur
ing this price adjustment period.
and we hear it said so frequently
that farm product prices dropped
first and dropped lower in the scale
and that we have been the goat in
the whole procedure. Maybe that's
correct as to rapidly receding prices
and possibly in greater proportion
than other things. But go back to
the time when the price increase
started and what advanced first?
Merchandise and general commodi-
ties of food and food products?
Which advance came first, farm
products or the price of labor?
Strike a Law OF averages and see
where we are, and say to you that
we have received just as square a
deal and just as fair treatment as
that of any other class or form Of
industry.
believe in organization, and !
know that organization is essential
to every particular industry in this
country OF ours, for humanity is
essentially selfish we are all look
ing to our particular interest and
trying to foster and advance that
r;.stti;cIlai interest Ak the expense
Of every other particular intrest.
This is the history of organized eff
fort since its incipiency, hence the
interest that is not organized is at
such a disadvantage that ii will find
survival difficult unless it has
counter organization.
But an organization to succeed
must of necessity have public senti-
ment and public endorsement. so
long as it has this ii is invincible,
but without it, it is doomed to fail
ure. SO this Farm Bureau move
ment has been formulated along
practical, feasible, reasonable bust
ness lines, and has given such pub
LEFTY to its efforts that il has Sc
cured the approval of the public,
and the endorsement OF every class
worthy OF consideration.
What have we organized for?
Our educational program is that
of educating the general public to
the fact that agriculture is vital
and essential industry, that profita-
BILE agriculture means profta BILE
business, that improbable agricul-
ture means financial ruin, and just
so rapidly as business men in every
industry come to an appreciation
and realization of this fact, just
their influence behind us.
that soon will we have the force of
l might give you illustration af-
ter illustration of the necessity of
this. To many of you it is so obvi-
Gus that GU consider ii foolish 20
| discuss any such campaign, but IL
YOU will study the acts of the L. S.
Congress, see the speeches made
and the measures presented by
those men VINO are considered
above the average in intelligence,
YOU will find that it is absolutely
! necessary for some OF the most in
auential have the group and class
conception such as ! have indicated
and are discussing and cussing ag-
| riculture as special group of
! sharks and grafters who are asking
for special legislation detrimental
to the best business interests of the
rest OF the country.
There is legislation vital to agri-
culture pending at the present time,
such as needs organized effort to
pass.
The Cepper-Volstead bill permit
ting cooperative marketing on any
scale necessary.
The Kenyon-Anderson bill regu-
lating the packing industry OF the
country.
The French truth in fabric bill.
The Kahn-Wadsworth bill rela-
tive to preserving the Muscle Shoals
nitrate plant. This bill is now OPP
posed by every fertilize company in
America but is backed by the Farm
Bureau.
The Nolan bill placing a special
tax on land over a certain figure.
The German Credit Bill, 10 lend