The New York herald., 1922-12-19
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tional affairs which does not meet the
demands of the farmer.
The eyes of more than sixty of Mr..
Brookhart's associates in both parties
radiated unusual interest as they To-
cussed on his sturdy, almost stocky.
figure when he arose from his seat on
the extreme right of the presiding Of
ficer. which is largely tenanted by
Democrats. Mr.. Brookhart is of the
rolypoly type. short and sinewy in
stature and thick through the torso.
His head is round. wide at the temples
and, deep and bulging at the peak. as
II lot of good gray matter and hard
sense were parked there.
The hair that completely covers the
round head is dark brown and inclined
to be curly. A tuft which fond moth
ers describe as a roach" hangs down
over the right eye an inch above that
organ. Mr. Brookhart has a smooth
shaven 'open face" In repose 1t Is
rather serious. but when animated is
boyishly candid and genial. The face
is wide at the cheek bone and pug
naciously solid at the jaw; the chin
thick1jand bulky. slightly cleft. The
nose is blunt.
Seems Very Human Sort.
On casual study one would not de-
scribe Mr.. Brookhart as unusually
gifted in imagination or possessed Of
a pronounced sense Of humor. At an
off glance he would be catalogued as
an average business men or SNUG.
small town lawyer. There is nothing
about him to bear witness to his long
experience as a farmer. Generally he
appears to be a very human sort OF
man Of broad sympathies and under
favoring conditions an interesting
companion.
The test to which Mr.. Brookhart
was subjected to-day did not reveal
any of the qualities that aroused the
enthusiasm Of the farmers OF Iowa.
His voice, which revealed no unusual
tones, is we'll modulated and left no
lurking impression in the mind. He
essayed no oratorical flights. although
his address would have intrigued a
more finished orator to have ventured
into the realms of the more sensitive
emotions, coordinated to the harmo-
ming gestures.
Mr.. Brookhart just read on, and on,
and on. He was chock full of his sub
ject and paid more attention to the
substance than to the form of its de-
livery.
For Farmers First.
Mr.. Brookhart naturally devoted
much of his speech to picturing the
conditions of the farmers of his part
Of the country. He displayed little
interest or sympathy for the elements
which are not fortunate enough to live
on farms. His portrayal Of agricul-
tural conditions was neither fiattering
to the farmers nor symptomatic of
any new causes for grievance.
If the portrait that Mr.. Brookhart
drew Of the American farmer in the
West Is the correct one the agricul-
tuyists of that section Of the country
are little more than mendicants or
the gullible victims of the hypocritical
sophistry Of political demagogues.
The sum and substance of Mr..
Brookhart's contention was that the
% 90 he, ntrxr orn ad
to preferment over any other class
of the people. He directly charged
that the admittedly oppressive agri-
cultural conditions in his part of the
country were due to the favoritism
shown the railroads by the Govern
ment.
"The railroads of this country"
said Mr.. Brookhart, ARE now getting
over $4,000. 100000 Of capital at less
than Az per cent. Under the Esch-
Cummins act we would pay them
more than So per cent. or a bonus
Of about s15o.oOo.0o0 year. This Is
unjust and tho law should define n
more reasonable rate so that 1t should
not exceed the interest rate on the
bonded portion OF the capital. Under
this law the Government itself has
imposed excessive burdens upon the
American farmer and Is to an extent
to blame for his present plight"
Says Omcials were Traitors.
Mr.. Brookhart said that while he
did not question the patriotism of the
Director General of the Railroads
when they were operated by the Gov
ernnent during the war there were
below him" officials who were neither
loyal 70 him nor to the Government
of the United States.
these officials" said Mr.. Brook
bart. Served the private owners Of tho
railroads and wanted TO discredit Gov
ernment operation so the roads would
be turned back 10 them. They We're
traitors as truly as Benedict Arnold.
was. They deliberately muddled and
mixed up the service. hey hired an ex
cessive number OF inefficient employees
and paid them excessive wages for the
deliberate purpose of increasing tho
operating prices. They advertised
their own crimes as the evils OF Gov
ernment operation"
Mr.. Brookhart, who was arguing
for the abandonment of the ship sub
sidy bill to make room for the rura'
credits measure carrying s100.00o,Oo0.
said the shipping bin was "a filibuster
against the sovereign voice of the peo-
Pile"