The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-10-31
WHOM WOULD CHAIRMAN HULL CONSULT?

The Democratic party, speaking through its national chair
man, is very dissatisfied with what the Republican party has done
for the farmer during the last two years and a half. The burden
of the publicity of the Democratic national committee, as well as
the output of Chairman Hull, is to the effect that agricultural in
terests would be better served by turning the Republican party
out of power and putting the Democratic party in power.
This gives rise to some very pertinent questions.
Just what act or acts of the Republican administration in con-
nectlon with agricultural problems would the Democratic party
undo were it in control?
Whom would the Democratic party leaders consult in regard
to agricultural conditions if they were in control, and whose advice
would they follow were they seeking to remedy agricultural con-
ditions?
These questions are pertinent because of the twenty-six spe-
cifc pieces of farm legislation enacted by the last Republican Con-
gress, every one was endorsed by reliable organizations represent
ing agricultural interests and supported in both branches of con-
gross by the farm bloc"
To go back a little further, it may be stated that the bulk of
farm legislation enacted by the last Republican Congress was
drafted by accredited representatives of agricultural interests, in
troduced by members of the farm bloc" endorsed before the con-
gressional committees in public hearing by representatives of
agricultural interests and pushed through to enactment by mem
bers of congress, who represent strictly agricultural districts.
In fact, in a ~left-handed effort to discredit the Republican adj
Gratis, have publicly claimed they, and not Republican administra-
ton, were responsible for the remedial measures which were pro-
posed to congress and enacted by it.
til a matter of record that congress did not refuse to enact
a single major proposition that was proposed and generally en-
dorsed by reputable farm organizations of the country.
1t is a matter of record that congress did not pass a single
measure affecting agricultural conditions that was opposed by
reputable farm organizations or by the farm bloc" in either
branch of congress.
In other words, the acts of commission as well as the acts of
omission, affecting agricultural conditions of the last congress
were both performed in obedience to the advice of the accredited
representatives of agricultural, live stock and dairy interests!
Never IN the history of the United States has any administra-
ton co-operated to such a close degree with the representatives of
agricultural interests and taken their advice so implicitly as the
present administration.
Ii the Democratic national committee and Chairman HUI. are
right IN their criticism of the Republican administration. then the
conclusion must be drawn that if ever the Democratic party gets
into power it will not consult with the representatives of farm or
CARNATIONS. 1t will override the wishes of the farm bloc" in
either branch OF congress in matters affecting agriculture. It
Will take It's cue for agricultural legislation from other sources.
PROBABLY Mr.. Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor, who
denounced the agricultural conference called by the Republican ad-
mlnlstration; or it may take the advice of Mr.. Baruch, of Wall
Street; or it may take the advice of the importing interests of
New York City; or It may take the advice of the international
banking crowd who are more interested in foreign securities than
they are in farm profits.
In any event, the fact that the Democratic national committee
and MIR. Hull are thoroughly convinced that what has been done
in the last two years at the request of representatives Of aoricul-