The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-28
Hitchcock 70 Du Strength From Regular Republicans 70 OhsOn Ban
URGES BONUS AND
 AID FOR FARMERS
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and to prevent it from coming to fruition is the first duty of the citi- gen. who, in order to preserve his own prosperity and security, must preserve the security of the inde- pendent experiment in government and in human happiness which we call the United States
 Waxing sarcastic, Johnson declared that the proposed Hughes plan commission needed only economists and mathematicians and that there were plenty of these in Europe. He accused Lloyd George of carrying the propaganda for what he claimed was Britain's desire to secure the sup port of American natural and mili- tary resources.
 In sounding a keynote of optimism at his opening, Johnson named two groups as those he feared most those with universal panacea for every economic i'll and the reaction aries who will not move at all"
 No effort should be spared to af ford relief" he said, taking up the tax question, but it must be justly done It can be accomplished only by keeping plighted faith.
 Says Bonus Impelling.
 "The responsible heads of the dom inant political party have for some DIGQEeQ party to the soldiers adjusted com pensation act. You may say it is economically unwise. It is emotion ally and morally persuasive and i'm polling; and long ago it was decreed by those in command of the govern ment to be just.
 There is no baser appeal than that to cupidity in violation of g pledge.
 ,eD..A -.. a. 1-n. eS;4h ....4r A. nations defenders and deal justly by our taxpayers"
 After citing Secretary Mellon's fig ures as proof of this statement, John son declared that ultimately with economy in government expenditures other reductions in taxes will neces- sarily follow"
 Conditions on the wheat farms are deplorable, he said, pointing out that many farmers are in stark want" 1 that "in some localities they are ex- isting on the lowest possible stand ards of living" and in many other instances face bankruptcy and ruin. He referred to them as "a class of people too long and too often be- fooled by politicians and officials"
 Tt is perfectly plain that the ! farmer is charged first too much for ahe transportation of his wheat. and next by those who stand between him and the consumer"
 Urges Farm Relief.
 Johnson would not have the gov ernment make up to the farmer what is "unjustly taken" from him by these two factions, but would ore vent the taking in the first instance through rate reduction and co-opera- tive marketing with the' co-opera- tion of the many agencies of gov ernment. at the same time doing without government price-fixing or government participation in the grain business. Again here he at tackled the administration for dila- tory tactics toward farm relief. eno indirectly promised his own "every possible consideration and aid" Legislation alone cannot change economic laws" he said, but what legislation is sound, should be adopted"
 He did not question any exposition of law by the supreme court but questioned it's philosophy. he said, in such cases as the courts adverse de- cision on the child labor act and minimum wage act for women.
 "It evinces a tendency to prevent to a philosophy of a bygone age from which we fondly imagined we had emerged long ago." he asserted
 "It Is unfortunate if the constitu- lion renders difficult enactments so