The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-02-20
Schiliing's Letter
to Coolidge.

There are not many who have said
it Tor the farmer bette, than w. F.
Schilling, of Mortified, Mimi, N the
letter tnat he is credited with writing
to President Coolidge, and which l.,
going tie rounds of the newspapers.
We aglee with most of the state
mclits that Mr.. Schilling makes, bu:
especially with the statement that i;
is not more credit that the farmers
Beed. Every man entitled to credit
Can get all he needs right from HIS
local banker and there is no need OF
the governments stewing about how
the farmer may find some mems OF
borrowing more money.
For every one man whom credit
makes, it breaks" a dozen.
Ii men would have had to Isy for
all the things that they bought dur
ing the good years, they would not
nov be bending an aching back under
d burden of debts that is crushing
,tem.
Mr.. Sohilling is, an honest-to- good :
ness farmer. His whole being Is bound
up in tie business of agriculture and
he knows, probably better thar most
men, just what are the real needs Of
the farmer.
The letter referred to, and which
was written some weeks ago, is as
follows:
My Dear President: ], together
with several million dirt farmers, am
not invited to attend the farmers
clinic at the nations seat of govern
ment next Monday. We do not feel
badly or sighted in the least, for #
we haG enough to make the trip we
would buy a COW, hog and few
mems ana stay at home and diversity
ourselves into prosperity.
i don want you to neglect your
regular chores this morning to read a
iong letter from a dirt farmer, as
you are preparing to meet a delega-
ton of one hundred men from the
central west who know just what is
the matter with us birds. listen
They know because when we got IL
the "rea" two years ago they began
to feel it in the towns, and now they
all want to help US.
have travelled over eighty thou
Sand miles in the past seventeen
months and have talked t. mere farm
els tGan any other man in America,
and l believe that l know Their feel
ings. Here are some of the things
they don't want and don't neel
They don't need any more credit.
IGCy have more of that than they
know what to do with. If you can
help the bankers, who were good to
rs and are holding the bag, give then
d loan. If we are worthy of more
credit, these bankers know it better
than any politician
They don't want railroad rates
reduced if they have to pay mere IN
taxes to build rubber railroad every
ten years alongside of the p: esent
best railroad system in the wo, Id.
They don't need any more Pity
Pills from anyone. They only want
a chance and square deal.
Now just word or two as to what
the farmers do want, and if you can
get it for them, they will be ore hun
hundred per cent republicans all over
america:
They want the same standard OF
living the city fellows have. and in
order to get it they must have pro
tective tariff for their infant in
6ustry" the same as the manufacture
ELS VINO are selling to them enjoy.
They want tariff on wheat. beef,
oils, casein, fats and other gleases
and other farm products, so high that
they can compete with other countries
and still ride in the same kind OF
Cars that their city neighbors enjoy
They want more encourae ement
from good business men in organic
ing their industry along sare, CO.
operative lines-as often expI essed
by you.
They want lower taxes, less red