New Ulm review., 1922-10-18
Kellogg Exposes Himself.


discussion of real issues by Senator
Kellogg in his opening address of his
ampaign at St. Cloud recently must
ave been sorely disappointed. The,
.ddress was filed with the usual pla-
itudes, and was as devoid Of thought
t .Kellogg's record is Of accomplish
nent Of anything for the betterment
i the farmers he processes to love SC
learly, or for the betterment of the
reat mass OF people.
The junior senator very appropriate
y joined his political fortunes will
hose of the Harding administration
md devoted the major part of his
.ddress to upholding the discredited ad-
ninistration, claiming his share OF
redit for it's Accomplishments
To uphold the record OF the present
administration, which is nc nctoriously re-
dictionary, pro-Big Business, without
isicn Of any kind and even without
cal leadership is fitting for man Of
;he caliber Of Kellogg and for what he
tands. To point to achievements OF
he Harding administration is bitter
rony, and would be laughable if it
we're not almost tragic. The irony OF
he situation must have appealed even
20 the professional standpat Republican
politicians, Office holders and capi-
:alists Of the twin cities who motore6
% st. Cloud in their luxurious Ii.
nousines to give tone and color tt,
Ibis "opering gum Of the Republican
campaign and swell the attendance.
The Esch-C -Cummins law, the Ford
,ey-McCumber tariff bill recently
passed by Congress, the four-powe,
act, which 10 one knows today whethe3
really exists or not, the agricultural
i'd act which was an act to aid tht
bankers instead, and other Harding
administration achievements were
pointed out by Kellogg in proof Of
lis assertion that the administration
vas wonderful success. He even
mentioned tie ''high prices being re-
,eived by the farmers for their Fro
ducts, giving the administration due
credit fer this.
Farmers are we'll aware Of the bene.
its that have accrued to them through
The Esch-C -Cummins railroad bill, the
dill which guarantees tie railroads.
Kellogg says only five and half in
stead of six per cent-a reasonable"
.eturn on their watered and inflated
stock, return which, in large
Measure, is paid out Of the pocket
books of the farmers.
Kellogg did claim full and complete
credit and he probably deserves it.
tor including shingles in the free lists ir
the tariff bill. Is it strange coin.
:idence that Backus and other Of the
large Minnesota lumber barons are
manufacturing shingles in Canada, and
that it would be distinctly and de
cidedly to their advantage were shin
zles on the free list? This may be q
mere coincidence, but a conjecture
is justified, even if it imputes ulterior
motives to this representative of the
big lumber and other interests who poses
IS a benefactor to the farmer and the
workers and struggling humanity in
general.
It appears, though, that Kellogg
made one seriolsh mistake in his adj
dress, and that was to refer to- the
good" prices the farmer is receiving
for his products. With the prices for
farm products lower than they have
been for a score Of years, so low in
fact that farming in many cases not
only is not profitable but is conducted
at financial loss, it requires gall for
a public man to make such state
.ment from public platform. Dis,
cussion is useless. At best, it is a
slurring insult to the intelligence Of
the farmers Of the state. The far
mers will know how to answer that
insult effectively,