The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-23
Middle Course
Plan of Mathers
to Help Farmers
Gering Banker Declares Solu-
lion of Conditions Cannot Be
Found in Teachings of Two
Radical Groups.

Special Dispatch 20 The Omaha Bee.
Crawford. Neb.. Aug. a2.-A. y.
aMthers. ,Gering banker and speaker
Of the statehouse Of representatives.
in an address here discussed present
day conditions and gave his ideas OF
possible solution. Following is a
digest OF his speech:
The great commonwealth Of Amer
lea is like a great structure and mug
rest upon strong and substantial
foundation. Finance. industry. rail
roads and agriculture may we'll rep
resent the corner xtones supporting
this structure.
Urges Fair Consideration.
II Is the sacred duty Of the admin
istration of government 70 give fair
and equitable consideration 10 each
cornerstone. Many believe the gov
ernment has acted wisely in suspend
ing the fundamental laws ~ supply
and demand and ope competition. and
thus protecting and bringing prosper
ity TO finance. idustry and railroads.
Now what of agriculture fs our
ture is ignored and denied considera-
ton, and farmers iooses increased.
that greater profits may 40 TO H.
nance. industry and railroads. Ser
lous enough when finance. industry.
railroads and agriculture. each oper-
ate without n profit Doubly serious
when by governmental consideration
and preferment. finance. industry and
railroads are made prosperous. ac-
eumulatlng wealth and dividends out
Of farmers losses. THIS spread be.
tween the price Of what the farmer
sells snd what he buys has become
ruinous 10 the farm.
Cannot Depend ON Laws.
Il 10 fundamental. true that peo-
pie cannot generally look 10 the ma
tional Legislature for prosperity and
success. Why should this fundamen-
tai theory be suspended aud powerful
organized groups such as finance. In
dustry and railroads receive protec-
no2uafme Supmc- -. prutal aoiu I'M
ernment and then TIM theory be APP
piled alone Ia agrieultures
America today Is facing two dan
Rerous policies. one is unsouud as
the other One is advocated by those
who demand that the farmers distress
IL the result of his own bad manage
ment and unhusiness like methods,
and cannot and should not expect any
consideration from our national gov
ernmeut rgnoriR governmental con-
sldcratiou that ~ making other great
groups prosperous and brazenly con
tending. that the farmer cannot direct
" or indirectly be assisted By CON
gressionai and administrative eonsid
eratiou This group demands that
the farmers problems arc entirely
economic and In no sense political
Radicals Will Fail.
The other group contends that ac
rleultural problems are not economic
but political That by eleotng n
bunch of wild, radical. noisy dena.
gogues 10 the national congress laws
can he passed that will forthwith
make farmers prosperous. regardless
Of the adoption of fundamental husl.
ness methods Of producing and mar.
keting. This group contends that the
farmers problems are entirely political
aud la no sense economic.
Both of these policies are wrong
Ind uusound. Both are radical and
extreme. Be@aro Of the groups that
are advocating them.
Urges Middle Coursc.
w" fhsrfcfe conclude that suuud
national policy though unable 10 III