The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-02
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AGRICULTURAL
STAND0F G. 0. P.
Governor of Nebraska, Ma
tiOnal Candidate, Speaks
in South Dakota
LACES TARIFF IDEAS
Also Declares Republicans
Failed to Help Agriculture
When Given Chance

River Sioux Park, Elk Point, South
Dakota, Sept. Ex-Governor Charles
w. Bryant the Democratic nominee
for cr-president, opened his par
tvs Middle Western campaign here
Yesterday with u spirited attack
against the Republican adminlstra-
ton for corruption in office, 4 high
tariff and for failure to provide re
lief to the farmer.
Speaking from the front porch OF
the farm home of Louis N. Crlll'
South Dakota Democratic chairman
ne sic, presidential nominee adj
dressed his Labor Day message 70
an audience made up chiefly OF
farmers and laboring elements oil
nearby points in this state, Nebras-
Ia and Iowa.
While he did not mention specific
remedies for agriculturalists, Cover
nor Bryan urged his hearers and
every farmer and wage Garner in
the United States to obtain copy
Of the Democratic platform and
carefully read it. 1t contained, he
said, every practical remedy for the
relief and encouragement OF agrlcul-
ture" The Democratic party is
friend of labor, he said, adding that
the word labor" no longer applies
only to shop and factory workers
but to those who work on the farm
as we'll.
Blow at Agriculture
Gov. Bryan declared the Repub-
lican administration during the past
four years had struck a blow to ag-
rculture "that can only be remedied
during the next four years by the
election of a Democratic President
and Democratic Congress in No
vember."
A "few" Republican members of
Congress from the northwest who
"have been compelled to bolt the
Republican party" because it be
trayed the trust placed in that party
by the farmers of the entire coun-
try" the nominee asserted, were
the last two years and assisted
them in "restoring equality before
the law as it applied to the tax bill"
"If the Democratic party as a
whole is progressive enough and
honest enough to secure the votes
of the progressive Republican SEN
ators and congressman of the agri-
cultural states of the northwest, are
not the farmers of the northwest
justified in supporting the Demo
cratic national candidates who have
been progressive in office and are
now standing upon and are pledged
to the most progressive Democratic
platform that was ever written by a
national political party?" Mr.. Bryan
asked.
The Democratic party, he con-
Ainued, is not party represented
by blocs, factions, sections or creeds,
but is one standing on the broad
Jeffersonian principle of equal
rights to all and special privileges
to none" Its representatives in
Congress, he said, "have been fur
nishing the votes to every so-called
bloc that wanted a square deal and
opposing every interest that has
been seeking special privilege
agriculture is not asking for
aims" Mr.. Bryan said. The farm
ers care not seeking information
rs to how to farm" nor are they
Suffering on account of their own
extravaganza or lack of thrift
What they want, he said, is "the
handicaps and the hobbies which
have been placed on them by the
Republican administration removed
Farmers Demands
The farmers were seeking de-
mands similar to those of labor-"a
sufficient price for their products
to enable them to live at American
standards with margin for old
age"
Gov. Bryan said that "almost
every social, economic and financial
reform that has been adopted by
this nation had it's origin in the
agricultural classes and they were
its chief supporters"
"Our Republican opponents" he
continued, "are now intimating that
those residing in the great agricul-
tural states are dangerous ele
r1ent and that they are not standing
on the Constitution. The common
people, among whom are to be found
the farmers and wage earners, viii
give their answer in November"
Discussing agriculture at another
point, the vice-presidential candi
date said misuse of the Fedora
Reserve system" by the Republican:
had reduced the per capita circula
ton Of currency from fifty-one tt
thirty-nine dollars and curtailed tn,
value of farm products and land.