The New York herald., 1922-12-19
BROOKHART, RADICAL, HITS
SUBSIDY IN SENA TIE DEBUT

of the Norris bill to extend immediate
credit to farmers, Mr.. Brookhart ad-
mitted II was drastic" but said the
time has come when some radical Leg
islation In the interest Of the farmer
should be enacted.
Williams Attacks Norris Bill.
Senator Williams interrupted Mr..
Brookhart to express his disapproval
of both the shipping bill and the Nor
ris rural credits bill. The Mississippi
Senator said he had thought II was
impossible for human ingenuity to
devise a worse bill than the ship SUBJ
sidy measure, but that has been ac-
complished by the Senator from Me-
braslSa In preparing the farmers bonus
bill" Mr.. Williams referred to the
radicals in Congress as the holy
sacred party which denounces special
privileges on one hand and would have
the Government go into the commits
sion business in the interest of the
farmer on the other"
After nearly thirty years OF public
life," said Mr.. Williams,a"I have con-
cluded that the best Government In
the world Is the government man ex-
ercises over himself. The power OF the
Government over the individual ought
to be restricted. l believe the least
governed people are the best governed.
I have never surrendered the view
that the Government has no right to
carry on private business, that 1t Is the
right OF the Federal Government to
go into the pawnbroking business. the
warehouse business. the grain elevator
business, or to compete with any man
or any set of men who have an estab-
lished business. 1t Is the prostitution
Of all Governments"
Borah Attacks Shipping Bfll.
Senator Borah, who preceded Mr.
Brookhart. urged the Senate to lay
aside the shipping bill and do some
thing for the farmer. He declared
that the arguments in support Of the
Shipping bill had reached the point
of sublime absurdity." The Idaho
Senator then said he would advise
his Republican friends to abandon the
shipping measufe.
purposes" said Senator Borah. 49,
5o.OOO.000 for agriculture. $24,S73.
900; for public health, $15,S77,000; for
education, $10.151, 900; for labor inter-
ests. S4,71S.OO0 and for the causes OF
and remedies for war not one cent.
II this measure can rest on its merits.
IL it can stand the test Of debate, II
1t is in accordance with the wishes OF
the American people there will be
ample time to pass it after the Con-
eress has come into power which was
elected after II was made an issue
in this country.
'I submit to my Republican friends
upon this side of the Chamber that
we have trifed with our 100000 ma
jority OF two years ago about as long
as we ought. In the short space OF
two years we have disposed OF a ma
jority on 100000. and those who OBJ
ject to the program are regarded as
irregular or as not being Republicans
at ALL II takes two things to make
political party. First, you must have
your organization. but secondly, II Is
absolutely necessary to have votes.
"The program which we are now
carrying out is as inexpedient polit-
ically, aside from its injustice and
it's unwisdont. as anything I can well
imagine. The ship subsidy, whatever
its merits and demerits. can wait. The
farmer cannot wait. He must have
his security, his transportation or the
decrease in acreage in this country
during the next year will be startling
to the American people"
Mr.. Brookhart will conclude his at
tack on the ship subsidy bill to-mor-
row and an effort will be made to
force a vote on the proposal to set II
aside and bring up the rural credits
bill.