The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-10-19
FRANKLIN COUNTY FARM
BUREAU HEARS GREENE


Speaker at Northern State Meet
ing.
Remarks Of Frank r. Greene. 81
Albans. al annual meeting Of Frank
lin County Farm Bureau In that city
Wednesday afternoon, October IS
1922.
Mr. Greene said he did not appear
on the program as a candidate for
election next month, but as a public
servant already In Office who had
been asked by the president Of Coun-
" Farm Bureau to explain why he
voted for a duty on Potash when the
Tariff was going through It's final
stages at the last session OF Congress.
He was glad 10 respond TO the cour-
teous invitation and felt that II was
his duty TO give an account OF his
stewardship at any time.
He had read the highly sensational
article OF a well-known agricultural
paper circulating in New England in
which the majority Of the New Eng
land members OF the House OF Rep
resentatiyes. including himself were
sayagely denounced as enemies to
the farmers and the people generally
because OF their attitude toward this
matter and their record and votes
upon IT, He said the picture and inn
pressions set out by that periodical
were wholly misleading as to the
importance of the affair or the atten-
tion given to II. and the article was
evidently bit of propaganda of a
particularly vicious character, hay-
ing for its animus the desire to abuse
somebody publicly and make great
fuss about IL for itself as the only
genuine "friend of the farmer"
Mr.. Greene said that it was not
unusual In this life TO see men of
undoubted intelligence and good in
tentions disagreeing with one anoth-
er as how best to promote a common
interest, and voting In opposite ways
accordingly. He had no criticism to
make Of his colleagues who voted to
put Potash on the free list On the
other hand, the fact that a greater
number of the New England men
voted the other way, and these men
also numbered among them some of
the most substantial and responsible
men in the New England delegation,
was evidence in the minds of fair
minded folks that probably they
thought they had some good reason
for their vote. Sometimes men are
widely separated in their views about
public affairs, said Mr.. Greene. but
any man with sense knew that no
man In the New England delegation
in Congress, however he votes, is
and Intentionally an en-
emy TO the farmers or the people
but on the contrary is try
ing to serve what he thinks Is their
best interest II he has no other
reason for il, If he is impelled by no
moral sense. he is politician enough
10 try to deserve their votes.
The transaction involved in the
ast few details of winding up the
Tariff bill during the closing days of
Congress must be regarded as taking
place in a great hurry and with
everybody of whatever opinion as to
he merits of the bill eager to close
[ out with the least possible further
lelay. II had already been in prep !
ration over twenty months, and It
anne before the two houses in those
losing hours with thousands OF !
TENS of amendment 10 consider and
gree upon. The printed tariff as 1t
.nally became law makes big book. =
The Tariff bill as 1t originally pass =
d the House in 1921 and went to :,
he senate provided a duty on Potash 7
I 2I cents a pound for the first two
ears. . cents a pound for the third
ear: IL cents a pound for the fourth =
ear; ] cent a pound for the htth ii
car. after which Potash was to be J,
n the free list Various PROPOSE =
ons we're made to the Senate look (,
Y to the imposition OF lower duty y,
b Potash and the Farm Bureau 4
ederation itself favored one Of these u.
ith the additional provision that \
le duty SO collected be III turn dis q
ibuted to American producers Of r.
otash as a bonus The Senate re- :.
cited an these plans finally and put M
otash on the free list. Manifestir y
compromise between the duty inn IN
ised hy the House and the free list tb
.rrested b. the senate was expected ".
the end. ds
when the senate sent the Tari1 ~
10 back 10 the House with De- thous
rs 81 amendment upou agree
ent Of both Houses the bin went 70 -
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