Evening star., 1922-01-17
Making the 'Dirt Farmer"
Banker.

That dirt farmer" who figured SO
largely in the 1920 campaign is again
in the political spotlight This time
he is to be legislated into position
on the Federal Reserve Board, II the
Agricultural bloc can put him there.
But President Harding has made 1t
plain to the leaders of that group
that he has no disposition to have
nominations made for him by legis-
lation," as one writer puts it. So the
incident, as many editors see it, fur
nishes an excellent opportunity for
scotchins snd 81 Ike biocs R al latest
The Senate committee on banking
soe ad Sas ppoponng
Of the Federal Reserve Board the
President should exercise due regard git
for fair of ahf
aSs'rsal ehs eauntrys ans This reeommendation.
as the press views it. is quite unob-
sumes the executive is in need of
such advice. But the agricultural bloc
has seized upon it and is endeavoring
to amend t. i in gSsh i Nsy, way as ,sneSl wopld
CAM, require the President in filling
serve Board to appoint. 9 farmer 'ex-
Ing called the bloc leaders into con-
ference with him to discuss this pro-
posed legislation, and it is rumored
that he declared he would veto the
"a little consideration Of the Is:
sue" must, in the opinion Of the Can
ton (Ohio) News (democratic), "con-
vince most persons that the Presi-
dent has all the argument, in his
wise to establish a precedent that
would arouse the various organiza-
tions and interests of the country to
an expectation that they can secure
special favors for themselves by in
sisting on representation on federal
pected to take the same stand against
any group that, presumed to force
the appointment of steel manufac.
turer, say, or 4 banker or a ship
builder Or q, miner or an OIL pro-
psnd psndentS "a ssserts. tor: A'0 >
'"The chief executive could not ad-
minister his office as 1t is both his
right and his duty to administer it
under the fundamental law OF the
nation It censrsss p5s.cribsd n5e.crI "a from
appoint his aids to carry out his
policies and programs" ...-.
The President's disapproval Of such
a measure will be indorsed, the
Wilkes Barre Record (repnblican) says.
''by many people who are not out of
sympathy with the combination Of MEM
6ers Of Congress to secure 1egisla-
tion in the interest of the farmers" !"
not, the Nashville Tennessean Unde-
pendent democrattc) says. because
There is any objection to dirt
farmer or any other kind Of q farmer
on the board" but because :.1egisla-
fion which has as its object the
limitation Of membership to any, one
class Of persons 10 dangerous legis-
Hut in overstepping the mark by q
proposal which clearly infringes
upon the prerogatives Of the chief
executive" the Brooklyn Eagle. (inde-
pendent democratic) thinks. "the
agricultural bloc has presented the
President with q magnificent oppor.
tunity to strike directly. at govern
ment by bloc while asserting his own
constitutional authority as well as
his authority as head Of the party in
power" No other course 10 open to
him. the Florida Metropolis IJack-
sonvilIe, democratic) suggests, than
10 ,seixo this occasion to regain lost
ground, for "the power OF his ofice
Is gradually disintegrating, his In
duenes 10 waning. his wishes carry
little weight with them. all because
BE has assumed the role of a national
umpire, rather than the. role OF chief
oxecutive." Nevertheless BY Af0 stand
"a this latest development the