The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-19
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INDIANAPOLIS, April 19.-Review-
Ing the measures enacted by the pres
ent congress, Senator Harry S. New,
n an address here at noon today be-
fore the Kiwanis club, declared that
he business outlook is vastly better
Ind conditions greatly improved" and
hat the nation may expect a healthy
fnd steady improvement generally.
Senator New, who is a candidate for
denomination at the May primary, also
pointed out that every effort has been
made and will continue to be made to
reduce the expenses of governmental
operation.
Referring to the legislation enacted
Ply the congress for the benefit Of the
farmers of the nation, Senator New
paid that ''he the farmer) is begin
hing to smile and to feel that he has
bot been neglected and that the world
s not such bad place to live in after
ILL.,
The senator said that while there
has been some complaint that the tar
# bill has not been passed the bill
Rill be better for the delay and prob
fbly will be passed within the next
30 days.
On last Saturday morning | met
becretary Hoover in Washington"
Senator New said 'In the conversa-
Ion which followed he expressed him
felf as more than confident Of the
continuance of a marked Improvement
business and he told me that he had
ust been scanning the reports of the
department. He said there had been
very sharp upturn, that many manu-
acturing plants that had been run
hing at 25 and 35 per cent capacity a
Tear ago had increased to 65 and 70
Der cent and were gradually adding to
hat
Unemployment Declines
sie day I left Washington for In
annapolis / met Secretary Davis of
he department of labor. The figures
here showed that unemployment had
decreased by about 20 per cent and
vas on the upgrade, notwithstanding
he augmented numbers of unemployed
resultant from the coal strike
Now | am not here to claim ex-
ravagant success" Senator New con-
lnued. Il do assert that the bust
ess outlook is vastly better and con-
itions greatly improved. Some one
ays psychology has had something to
o with it. All right. you say that in
ne case of the doctor who is called
n to prescribe for the patient who is
esperately III. You say that faith in
he doctor has had its part in bringing
bout the recovery of the sick mem
or. All right again. 1t is part of the
octor's business to inspire faith and
confidence and the doctor Who has not
he faculty Of doing that lad better
etlre from the practice of medicine
nd go to making shoes But he can
lot and does not accomplish results
hereby by inspiring faith Give him
redit for knowing what to prescribe
nd for having prescribed it, for he is
Untitled to the credit that goes with
he restoration to health of the patient
treats"
Senator New pointed out that the
nan who probably suffered the most
amid family sorely afflicted" was
he farmer and particular attention
-as given to his case 1--WE may talk
S We please and minimize the farm
rs troubles as we do. but after all
said and done, none of us prosper
Mess the farmer prospers, and par
icular attention was paid to his case
he senator then said that a series Of
Ills was passed Dy the congress Wh1cf
Yes intended to improve his condi
O. if not to cure his ills" and as
esult there has been a marked i'm
rovement in the value of farm pro
ucts
Corn for which he (the farmer) go
PISS than 30 cents, and in some cases
own as low as Is cents bushel be
pre- this legislation was passed, he i
ow getting somewhere around A
ents, Senator New said This varie
omewhat as to locality of course
Ist as it varies somewhat from da.
b day in the figure. but that il
hirly representative. He is gettin
II for that 81 hog of seven or eigh
nonths ago. He is getting S1.50 70
is wheat. He is beginning to smil
nd feel that he has not been neg
Pcted and that the world is not sucl
bad place to live in after all"