Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-09
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it's early days by great citizen of
Nebraska. Sterling Morton-has
done much for the welfare of the
American farmer. Unquestionably II
can and it should do more. 1t has
devoted the larger share of, its &C
tivity in the past to problems OF
protection; It should be stimulated
now to think in terms of marketing
and distributing. The farmer Shouts
be aide7 in the study of his costs
and assisted in building up nation
wide systems of cooperative market.
ing. The department should be rid
of political influence, and presided
over by q secretary, comp -ent
coura geous and loyal to the be-. III.
terests of agriculture, and care
should be taken to see that its Ell.
tire personnel is of the same char
aCter.
Would Purge Boards
1.-The interstate commerce com
mission, with it's control over rail
road rates; the farm loan board and
the federal reserve board, with their
control over credits: and the federal
tariff commission, with its present
powers Of investigation and review
all deal with interests vital to az.
riculture. No person biased or
prejudiced for or against any par
ticular class or interest should be
permitted to sit on any of these
bodies. Personal honesty alone is
not a sufficient qualification. InteIli-
gence and impartiality and courage
are equally demanded.
Equally important to the farm.
err are the department of justice
and the federal trade commission.
1t is to an able and aggressive at.
torney general and an active and
alert federal trade commission thar
the public must look for protection
and defense.
According to my view, the re-
sponsibility for providing such an
administration rests upon the shouI
ders of him who is chosen to be
president of the United States. He
may share with others the burdens
of the task; his responsibility he
cannot divide. 1t is his business
to select fit men for office, and
when mistakes in selection are made
to be prompt in their correction
He need not wait for congressional
them out; nor can hes or the party
that he leads escape responsibility
on the plea of general good char.
acter or fair intent. 1t is his bust.
ness to give the people a govern.
ment honest all the way through
1t such is the wish of the Ameri-
can people l shall not seek to es-
cape the duty nor avoid the re
sponsibility for it's performance.
Reviewing the plight of the farm
er and the contributing causes Mr.
Davis said the chief complaint Of
agriculture today is that it no Ions
er enjoys economic equality with in
dustry and commerce. Placing the
blame for this condition on the Re
publican party, the Democratic nom
inee declared it was ignorant or in
sincere" to cry out against the farm
bloc in congress as if it were a new
thing.
G. O. p. Political Fiction
Each succeeding Republican ad
m1nistration has been a government
by an industrial bloc" he asserted
adding that the attempt of agricul
ture to get a fair Tearing in congress
explained the insurgent movement
in the Republican party in 1920 anC
1912 and also 'the wide breach il
that party today"
Launching into Remuneration O
"tfe oppressive" Fordney -McCum
Der tariff law. Mr.. Davis charged thu
Republicans with having sought tt
delude the farmer with a false pre-
tense of benfits to flow from tariff!
on his products. When the price o
wheat and corn fell after the enact
ment of that law, tie speaker contin
ued, the promised relief was seen t.
be pure political fiction"
The action of President Coolidge II
approving an increase in the tariff
on wheat was characterized as al
additional sop" to the farmer.
Pointing out that the price O
wheat had fallen after this tariff in
crease, Mr.. Davis said that surel,
ire day when the farmer can b,
luiled to rest by nominal tariff OF
the commodities of which he has sur
plus to sell abroad. is passed for
ever"
The same economic blindness ha,
aftected the foreign policies of tn,
republican party" the speaker wen
on.
w men the war was over 1t shoulC
rave been clear to everyone that th,
1lrst duty which the government o
the United States was called mo,
10 perform, was to assist in tn,
prompt and permanent restora tio,
VI those nations who were orr chic
customers. Instead of that we chose
uhoer Republican guidance, to shin
JUL eyes TO the needs of Europa ana
our own best interests. to decIar
LOT policy of isolation and leave th,
hatlons exhausted by the war +
make their own way out of their diff
ficulties. ~ !
Capitalizing Dawes Plan Hit
AT the bottom of the F,1ronao,
problem lies and has lain ever Sirc,
oiIe arlllstlce, the question of rep
"Iat4ohs' In 1919 President Wilson
asked permission of congress to an
point an American representative
On the PREPARATION commission. Ir
spirit OF partisan jealousy if wa,
9ehled' And for five long years. :,
Iar as we were concerned, we Ief
Ii@t question TO bedeVil the econono
&c lie of Europe and delay the hon,
"hen Germany and the other defeat
+ Gu natlons might be restored r.
heaIth and be able once more to con
trIoute TO the economic prosperity a.
the world. y ~
Today we hear from those most
responsible for this state of affairs
toud praise and self congratUIstion
over the fact that Americans nartici
Pated in the recent reparations con SG,
oeTence that brought forth the 50
- alIeu Dawes report. That rebori
% 'sn canned as a diplomatic vic
ana Ut Lor an administration that tins
,,llu tl1ne again disclaimed in mos
positive terms all responsjbiIitv 70 for
Inc Inc presence Of General Dawes ans ~
+. IN ms colleagues or any particinatio for
" :. 'I ~ preparation of their report
rou4 nave no desire to decry tfat 20.