The Delta independent., 1924-10-03
CANDIDATE DAVIS
FARM RELIEF PLAN

NtSl DIS Oulllntu III HIS oUlana adj
: dress, is:
l. To adopt an international policy
! of such cooperation, by direct official
5 means, as will re-establish the
farmers export market by restoring
the industrial balance in Europe and
! the normal flow of international trade
| with the settlement of Europe's eco,
, nomic problems.
Answer. The moment the United
States takes official steps to aid in
settling economic problems in Eu.
: rope, the United States becomes in
volved in European politics. AL of
the economic problems of Europe are
likewise political problems. In his
Baltimore address, September 9th,
President Coolidge reflected the wise
and, it is believed, the majority scnti-
ment of the people, when he said:
''The course of our country in recent
years has been an example of indie
pendence through service We have
avoided entanglements by reserving to
our own decision when and how we
should help. We have not failed to
AASip' lC - hlltl oldltS, InTOuRl Inc
efforts of experienced economists all
private citizens, has contributed most
to whatever forward steps have been
made toward the settlement of Eu-
ropes economic problems. Candidate
Davis would undertake this help by
forcing the United States into the
League of Nations plan rejected bv
/ q n ri Of tha
and by President Coolidge.
2. To adjust the tariff so that the
farmer and all other classes can buy
again in a competitive market
Answer. This is a smoke screen to
conceal the old Democratic doctrine
Of low or revenue" tariff, commonly
called free trade. The farmer and all
other classes now buy in a competitive
market, that is in a domestic market
where goods meet the competition of
foreign goods. The 1922 protective
tariff has not stopped importation of
manufactured goods from foreign
countries. Foreign textiles, foreign
hardware and foreign food products
have come into the American mar
ary /, 1923. Competition in some lines
of manufacturers, due to large i'm
portations. has been intense. This
is especially true in the cotton goods
manufacture. This accounts in a
measure for the depression in this line
value of more than s342, 900 900 were
imported from the United Kingdom
of industry. During the last fiscal
year, manufactured goods to the
alone. These were largely textile
goods We imported more than a
billion dollars worth of European
goods in the last fiscal year, most Of
which we could have made ourselves.
Candidate Davis would increase these
imports and deprive American wage
earners of work. Is 1t not far better
to keep American wage earners busy
earning good wages, than to increase
competition and cut prices slightly?
A reduction in the price of an article
few cents, is of no benefit to the
American wage owner II he loses his
job. Nor is this slight reduction OF
any benefit to the farmer, because he
loses the purchasing power of the
wage Garner
3. To reduce taxation, both direct
and indirect, and by strict economy
to tighten the burdens of government
Answer. Candidate Davis and his
party could do no more than the
Coolidge administration has done al
ready. The Coolidge administration
! h1o radnaaI
ming expenses of the government, and
reduced the public debt, thus repair
: ing some Of the damage done by the
. previous reckless and extravagant
Democratic administration. This pro
gress has been accomplished already;
=, and will continue.
l 4. To readiust and lower rail and
e water rates which will make our mar
kets. both for the buyer and the
y seller national and international in
0 stead Of regional and local.
= Answer. If this means anything II
g means that the wages Of railroad EN-
:. ployes will be reduced, and rates IN
e all parts Of the country be made horl
/ zontal regardless OF regional condlt
ions. The experience Of the Inter
d state Commerce Commission is that
J. this Is impractical. How can rates BIZ
l. made national and international?
n 5. To bring about the early com
! pletion OF internal waterway systems
l for transportation. and to develop oui
o water powers for cheap fertilizer anC
l. use on our farms
. Answer. This Is program not be
>. longing exclusively to the Democrat,
, party or to Candidate Davis TIL,
y Coolidge administration favors 9TH,
% construction Of the most feasibl,
70 waterways from the Great Lakes I,