Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-07-27

Had Just Had Fresh Election
Senator Reed had just had fresh
election and the time when he would
be interested in the farmer was six
years off.
Senator Reed and his friends are
trying to make it appear that the
price then established was a mimi
mum price, and merely guarantee
that wheat would not sell below
$2.26 a bushel. And they say that
Hoover, contrary to the spirit and
purpose of the recommendation of
the committee and the Presidents
proclamation, made this minimum
price maximum price and held the
wheat price down when wheat should
have been allowed to sell as high as
it would. | sat on that commission,
and know it was intended that the
price was to be fixed. one, neither
above nor below which wheat should
SELL So did the farmer and the pub
lie understand it. No one, SO far as
] know, was nlisled, and even Sena-
tor Reed, / believe, knew the facts at
that time. But since he has forgot
ten or, at least, salts the purpose of
his campaign to say that Hoover
pIfposely and maliciously held the
farmers wheat price down.
"I was as certain, then as l am
now that the price fixed for wheat
was too low and after it was fixed l
urged a liberal Interpretation Of the
Presidents proclamation. To this
Hoover declined to aecede, and in so
doing erred and did the farmers q
great injustice. Later wheat sold
substantially above the fixed price
because the Presidents regulations
were in measure suspended But
in gaining this congestion, which re-
suited greatly in the advantage Of
the farmer, Senator Reed contributed
nothing except obstacles. He had
so persisently abused Hoover and so
strongly obstructed the Presidents
policies that he had placed himself
in position where he could not
have helped the farmer, even if he
had thought of helping and had
wanted to try.
Reed Conspicuous by Absence
When the cattle feeders of Mis-
souri, and nearby states were losing
from $35 to $50 a head on the steers
they had fattened, loss due to- an
absurd way Of grading beef car.
cssses by the army and navy and
allied buyers. committee of stock
men went to Washington to secure
modification Of these grades. Pht
committee had the warmest and mos
effective support Of the, Congress
men from Missouri and the othei
corn belt states and was accompanied
to Hoover's office by the Missour
delegation headed BY the late Chsrnr
CLARK. But Senator Reed was con;
spicuous by his absence. And Sen,
ator Reed, because of personal an,
Etagonism to the Food Administra,
ton and to the nations chief exerui
tive, would have prejudiced the ,cahss
of the cattlemen if he had gone witt
them.
"Whife the price Of farm product;
declined one-half, and that months
in advance of wages and commodit,
prices, leaving the farmer in the po
sition Of having to sell on lov
plane and buy on high plane, wha
did Senator Reed do to help remedy
this unfortunate and unfair situation
Did he use his influence, to help set
tie conditions in Europe BY the earl.
ratification of the Versailles treaty
thus restoring az far astwas possibI
the buying power Of the rest Of tn,
world and giving the farmer bette
market for his produets2
"And when the farmer was threat
ened with bankruptcy was Senate
! Reed. among those who first advo
!, Gated the revival of the War Finafl
! ce Corporation to help tide tn
farmer and the country banks owe
this dangerous period? Neither Q
these things did Senator Reed dc
sBut again he contented himself wit
denopaciag Hoover and Presiden
Wilson's policies and criticising th
platform Of the party from which h
now seeks the favor Of an election
There are then, two reasons VIII
Senator Reed has NOT helped th
farmer in any way that the farne
can see or feel First, he wasn't in
lterested enough to make the effoi
and secondly by reason Of his j
temper and unfairncss his standin
with the administration was such .
1 10 leave him without the power I
do anything except what he did 81
abuse everything and everybody.
Attitnde Characteristic
"And this attitude Is characteristi
of Senator Reed II mas been n
course since he first became a Seni
i tor from Missouri. N the almost
slyears he has served as Senator ns
one great rneasure that has bee
passed Of even introduced stands !
Il his credit,
]. "If President Wilson and his asss