Evening star., 1923-07-18

Commenting on the election to the
Senate of Magnus Johnson, farmer
labor candidate, Chairman Adams of
the republican national committee in
a statement last night declared that
"in general way the result in Min
nesota was a voice of protest against
conditions temporarily affecting the
farming interests adversely" Agri-
cultural conditions are bound to ina
lean farmer can be depended upon in
the long run to support the cause of
good government. sound economics
and stable institutions"
Chairman Hull Of the democratic
national committee also took occasion
to discuss the election result. declar-
ing in a statement that it constituted
"a general condemnation of dominant
republican national leadership since
1919-a leadership that has resulted
in the affairs of the nation and of the
world drifting aimlessly along, while
our domestic business conditions are
temporary. artificial and uncertain"
Mr.. Adams. pointing out that re-
turns indicated the democratic cand1-
date polled about 5 per cent of the
total vote, said that certainly the
democratic party cannot get much
comfort out Of this result"
Farm-Labor Support.
ION the face of the returns" con-.
tinued the republican committee
chairman. 'it appears that the farmer
labor candidate. indorsed by several
other organizations. including the
communists, received the bulk OF the
democratic vote. Conservative demo-
cratic leaders in Minnesota supported
Gov. Preus.
"As the situation stands today the
republican party is the only organ
ized influence around which the con-
structive, progressive forces OF the
country can rally. In Minnesota and
other states the democratic organi
zation has been completely wiped out
by third parties Of radical tendencies.
The indications are that the demo-
cratic party in the next campaign
will make common cause with those
radical influences and indorse part OF
their socialistic program: ,,.
"In a general way the result IN
Minnesota was a voice of protest
against conditions temporarily AFFECT
ing the farming interests adversely.
At such times candidates who prom
ise the most. regardless of whether
their promises can be redeemed or
not, are the beneficiaries in popular
elections. s .a-.-@-.
eCondftions to Improve
Conditions in Minnesota and else
where in agricultural. sections of the
country are bound to improve, and
with their Improvement public opin-
ion in those sections will right itself.
The American people, and especially
the American farmer, have the great
saving quality Of sober second
thought. and they can be depended
upon in the long run to support the
cause of good government, sound
economies and stable institutions"
Mr.. Hull. in the course of his state
ment, declared:
"The American farmers have ex-
perienced a complete tryout OF typical
republican high tariffs-tariffs that have
never increased the prices of farm
products, but have tremendously in
creased the prices of most COM
modities the farmer must buy. The
verdict of. the Minnesota farmers is
that such republican high tariffs are
and always have been a colossal fraud
upon the American. farmer and that
there is no greater handicap to
farmers prosperity. The farmers
were told Stwo years ago that high
tariffs would increase the prices Of
their farm products. whereas they