The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-01-28
THE ANSWER TO Nh. HARDING's
PLEA FOR HARMONY or THE
SECTIONS

wise. but unless his seed IS s0Mn On
good soil his efforts will result in fall
ure.
In his two tours Of the South, in
order to promote good impression
among our people, for which he is to
be commended, Mr.. Harding pleads
for unification and harmony OF the
sections.
How, may we ask IS his plea being
received by those in authority as well
as by the bone and sinew of his party
Mr.. George Holden Tinkham, one
of the leaders Of his party from the
city of Boston. representative in
Congress. is using all his EFFORTS to
cut down the representation Of the
South in Congress
He is doing this upon accusations
proven TO be unfounded and inspired
solely by hostility te this unoffendinr
section.
It is unnecessary to say that a unfit
cation and pacification of the sections
,an not be brought about in that way
md it is up to Mr. Ha~iifis 10 have
the Boston statesman understand it.
One Of our Republican friends re-
Gently sent US a clipping from one OF
his Republican local newspapers the
Iowa Cedar Rapids Republican, de-
cIaring thar during the entire progress
of the World war the South fattenen
on the favors of government; that the
E.mocratic administration made ranr
Determinations between the sections
shat useless and unnecessary train
ing camps, ship building plants and
favors of many and various kinds were
showered upon this section while its
own section was wantonly ignored,
the truth Of which is all amply and alb
solutely disproven by the official re-
cords.
And it viii be remembered that the
Chicago Tribune, claiming to be the
worlds greatest newspaper. con-
tanned a number Of editorials contend
ing that the South failed TO furnish
its quota of troops during our partici-
patton in the war against Germany.
thereby questioning the LOYALTY and
patriotism of the South.
If the editor of the Tribune had
made a secret expedition 10 all por-
tons of the South. even its remotest
corners. he would have been convinc-
ed from the universal sentiment of
the people men women and children
- that the South was nothing it not
loyal and patriotic.
Now. another one of our subscribers
sends us a clipping from the Sioux
Dakota Falls Press containing some
very severe and unjust structures upon
the Democratic administration for its
fragrant favors to the Southern farm
er and its outrageous treatment of the
Northern farmer.
We can well remember when the
newspapers of the country were put
ting forth the claim that il the time
should ever come when the price of
wheat should reach Dollar busheI
the wheat growers of the country
would all roll in wealth
Wheat is one of our great food pro-
ducts
1t was well known that our army
could not exist without bread. so steps
had to be taken to secure this neces-
sary article for without it the win
ming of the war would be impossible.
One Dollar was the longed for price
but the administration did not fix the
price at that longed for sum. but it
was much more generous TO the wheat
growers and fixed the price at more
than double that amount.
Yet the Sioux Falls. tSouth Dakotae
Press says that during the Democratic
administration the utStpEE VI -N1iAiA-
ern agriculture was one Of hardship
and oppression.
Continuing it says:
.sTha price of wheat was fixed SO
close to the cost of production that
only the intervention of Providence.
IN sending the largest wheat crop in
history. saved the farmer from dis
asfek II the farmer sought to hold
his As'ain for more profitable price
ne was called Stacker and was
Threatened with confiscation of his
crop Government agents were sent
into every community to see that
wheat was thrown on the market.
Elevators were forbidden to store
wheat for more than thirty days. Ele-
gators IN rural districts were unable
TO handle the vast amount of grain
thrown on the market and grind AT
the same time. At a time when there
was an acute shortage OF labor and
ira asportat ton facilities wheat was
forced on the railways