The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-01-25
eDTAa ADDRESSES
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Advises Trade Commission To
Curb Proflteers In
Kentucky.

a state trade commission, with cities
and towns authorized to create SINH
lar local commissions for inquiring
into charges Of proflteering and ex-
tortion, was urged on the Kentucky
General Assembly here today by
William Jennings Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan addressed Joint ses-
sion of the assembly as a result of
a special invitation extended several
: days ago, when It became known
that he would speak in Lexington
this afternoon.
There can be no return of prosper
ity until the condition of the farmer
is remedied, Mr.. Bryan told the leg
islators and several hundred visitors
gathered in the chamber of the
house of representatives. This as
sertion was applauded. He said there
should be a farmer who farms, a
laborer who labors and a business
man who is not banker" on the
Federal Reserve Board.
He said that farmers were selling
their products at prices that were as
low as those of 20 to 40 years ago.
Preface. to Address
Mr.. Bryan's statements regarding
the needs of the farmers and his
recommendation of a state trade
commission, were made a preface to
an address against the Darwinian
theory of evolution. He said that
his trip to Kentucky from Florida
was due to his having learned that
some of the church people of the
state were going to ask the legisla-
ture to bar teaching of Darwinism
In the schools and universities of the
state. He then told his beliefs con-
corning the theory, which he holds
cannot be correct If the Bible is TO
be believed.
There can be no return of pros
perity until the farmers conditions
are improved" Mr.. Bryan told the as
sembly. you cannot expect pros
perity so long as the farmer must
sell his product at pre-war prices"
Farmer Picked On
I'm all my experience | have new
er known the farmer to be in so bad
shape" he said. THE farmer was
the first person picked on. He was
defeated first" He said farmers in
Illinois were selling wheat in Illinois
last year at price as low as 1t was
sold 40 years ago.
This Congress he said, referring
to the national legislature. is not
better or worse than the preceding
Congress but 1t is worse scared be-
cause of the pressure brought by the
farmers. He said the farm bloc was
responsible for the passage of the
bill regulating packing.
The Federal Reserve Board, he
said is the most important board in
the country and yet three great
groups are not represented on it. He
declared that there should be far
mer. laborer and a non-banker
business man ON itS
An amendment to a bill making
this possible has passed the senate.
Regulate Merchants
I'VE have to deal with the prof.
tecr," he said. 1--WE regulate banks
and make them keep within certain
rates of interest but the merchant is
not regulated and many charge as
much as 100 per cent" He urged
plain marking of wholesale and re-
tail prices on goods.
II urge you at this session to
create at this session a state trade
commission with power to inquire
into all charges of extortion and to
authorize all cities to do the same"
he said. IF you create the machin-
cry, then 1t is the fault of the peo-
pie II they do not use it,"
He said that machinery must be
had before anything can. be done for
machinery is necessary in anything.
Mr.. Bryan then turned to Darwin
ism saying the had come to Ken
lucky from Florida because he had
heard some Kentucky church people
were going to ask the legislature to
bar teaching Darwinism in the uni
yersity.
Mr.. Bryan said that as he went
about lecturing he found a GOODNESS
toward the Bible in the universities.
He had paid no attention to Darwin
ism from/the time he left the uni
yersity until he was 40. Then he
began to study 1t TO find out If OAR
wins theory or the Bible were true.
He then decided the Bible was true
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