The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-10-09
SAMUELS TELLS
PROGRESSIVE Plan
NO SPECIAL PRIVILEGE-M MORA
TARIUM FOR IMMEDIATE
RELIEF OF FARMERS


A good sized crowd heard the cam
paign address at Eggan's hall Satur-
day night by H. F. Samuels, candi
date for governor on the progressive
ticket, and accorded the speaker an
attentive hearing. The audience in
cluded a large number of farmers OF
the district tributary to Moscow. Mr.
Samuels has been carrying on a cam
paign throughout the state for several
weeks, and states that he is visiting
every point of any sipe in the state
in behalf of his candidacy.
The speaker was introduced by ].
S. Thompson, local farmer and active
worker of the progressive party.
Mr.. Samuels assured his hearers at
the outset that if elected he would
not be a candidate for reelection, as
he believed that no man could serve
all the people while laying his wires
for another campaign. He said, also,
that one of the first laws that would
be enacted, if he had the legislature
with him, would be to enact a law
repeating the state constabulary law.
He set forth his intention of elimin-
ating duplication in duties and salar-
les and to place the state on busi-
ness basis.
Opposes Special Privilege.
Mr. Samuels asserted his intention
of battling against what he termed
special privilege and called attention
to the law levying taxes on the net
Income of mines, all expenses in min
ing, large salaries Of officers and i'm
provements, being charged off as re-
pairs, as well as all possible depre-
: citation having been eliminated before
the levy is made. "The entire mine
T1al fl,O
will pay taxes on the valuation of
1888 1896" he said. He continued
that he believed that $5O,O00,000 or
$4,000, 900 would not buy the mines
of Idaho.
FavOrs Moratorium.
Mr.. Samue1s declared that the fl
nancial condition of the merchant and
farmer was critical, and that the only
remedy was to demand moratorium
on all foreclosures for one year, CIV
ing the farmers and merchants one
more chance to save their homes.
Mr.. Samuels declared that he had
made a special study of the various
counties, only to find that the ma
jority of farmers and business men
were on the verge of hopeless bank
ruptcv Something drastic must be
done, he said.
He added that while this PROPOSE
tion was drastic, he had not taken
this step unadvisedly. He said he had
consulted many men, among WnOm
were two of the leading bankers of
this state. One prominent banker OF
Boise told him that the big construct
i've banks of the state had already
more or less declared moratorium
to held the merchants and the farm
ers and tide them over But, he adj
~
les are foreclosing on some of the fin
est land in Idaho. A years moratori-
um would make them stop and play
the fair game"
Mr.. Samuels was very emphatic In
saying that this would not mean a
moratorium on all debts such as an
open account, but he was in favor OF
moratorium on judgements, chat
tel and real estate mortgages.
"The abnormal conditions of the
market are responsible for many CT
the famers' failure to pay off," con-
tinued the speaker wheat is lower !
today than it has been for five years.
The potato market is chaotic, and un-
less something is done in this way,
the farmers will all be broke and I
that will break the mercban 8.
Opposes Federal Reserve Bank.
The Federal Reserve bank act, he
as another special priv
llege, placing the control of the peo-
pies money and credit in a system
owned and controlled by private par
ties and commonly known as the
money monopoly.
Tracing the history of the act, he
said that within six weeks OF the
Of the last amendment, the
crime of 1920 was committed, refer
fng to the order that all country
banks should collect the farmers
notes and not reJoan, "As the farm
err could not get reIoan, he was com
PEELED 10 sell his cattle, his sheep
Or what eyer he raised TO pay b1s
oofe The five packers, who own a
arge interest ia the federal reserve
bank system a. the price for which
tbe farmer had 10 sell 10 1920. snd ~
ne cost 81 about op~bsif OF the ae-
IDsI cost Of production,
Warmer Helpless
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