Omaha daily bee., 1921-10-29

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Farmers AMI "Farm bloc"
Oxford, Neb,. Oct. 26.-To the
Editor OF The Bee: Your editorial,
"No Time 10 Stage Feg j." In Mon
days Bee puts Senator Moses In the
light OF driving the so-called farm
bloc in congress 20 irmer resolve
TO strengthen their efforts for class
legislation and TO object to and OBJ
struct almost all legislation not In
troduced by them. Senator Moses
may. as you imply, be pre1udiced In
the interests OF eastern capitalists,
but no one who has closely watched
this congress can deny that his
arraignment OF this selt-styled
farmer bunch is strictly In accord
ance with the cold facts. Less gov
ernment In business and more busi-
ness In government has no appeal
10 this class legislation bunch. They
may In some instances be sincere In
wanting TO help the farmers, but
generally IL has the appearance or
gallery playing. Farmers are In
sore straits. they have been com
PEELED TO sell the fruits of their toll
at much below the cost OF produce
ton, they have been compelled to
pay exhorbitant prices for hired
help to save their crops. They have
been forced to pay better than 100
per cent advance on all they buy
while selling their grain at less than
pre-war prices. Through criminal
speculation they are compelled to
pay confiscating taxes on watered
stock In their farms. Every farmer
who knows enough to go In out Of
the rain rs familiar with these facts
from sad experience. It does not
help enc bit to have bunch of our
congressman wasting their salary
and time repeating these facts and
at the same time concocting legis-
lation that can do nothing but
aggravate our troubles. Farmers
cannot be helped by destroying the
incentive for capital to seek invest
ment In business enterprise. They
cannot be helped by having their
stock markets and grain markets
placed in the hands of meddling
bureaus whose only knowledge of
the business is what they learn |
from socialistic knockers.
Farmers self-respect Is in no way |
enhanced by their self-styled lead
ers putting them in the class Of
the labor unions, which are more |
than any other one thing the cause
ot the farmers misery. Senator
Moses made home thrust when
he pointed out that these political
farmers had provided in their tax
Dill that their own salaries were to
% protected from taxes. Another
point that Moses made was that 1t
nattered little what method we pro-
,lded for seeking out new sources
If income If we did not curtail the
waste In government
which are not only a
gigantic load upon the shoulders Of
he general public but a wicked ex.
lmple for individual waste and ex-
Farmers are econo-
nizing; they are not branching out
n improvements, they are buying
'nly actual necessities and trying
heir best to meet their taxes and
ave their farms. This, while the
arm bloc in congress is staging all
,inds Of fad legislation and under
he cloak of helping the farmers
re almost Russianizing our govern
nent In establishing high salaried
bureaus of all descriptions. This
loc makes the welkin ring with the
in Of putting money in tax exempt
ecurities and at the same time they
re manufacturing legislation to
rive capital into hiding. Farmers
re the most nisrepresented class
n congress today and out Of con-
ress they are burdened with farm
ureau officials who draw princely
alaries like union labor leaders and
ng class hatred. Our country needs
between all classes If
,e would prosper. We need legis-I
alive economy If we can hope for
Individual frugality.
Taxes must of necessity be heavy.
ut there is no call for making them
reater by increasing salaried off,
ials either in the national govern
nent or that of the state. Strikes
UGH as is proposed should be made
felony, yet every man should be
rotected in the right to labor or
uit work, and such a thing as the
losed shop should be banished, as
re hope for q free America.
A. c. RANKIN.
Why Ask the Farmers?
Tekamah, Neb., Oct. 24.-To the
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