Evening star., 1924-09-07
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crowd ION behalf of the militant
Democracy of Nebraska"
| Gov. Bryan was presented as the
nrst speaker, and he got rising
shout of applause. He held up his
nands Tor silence and launched at
once into his address, welcoming in
his capacity as the States chief ex-
| ecutive the head of the Democratic
| ticket
Mr.. Davis was hailed by Chairman
| Mullen as the leader Of the construc-
tive political thought of the day.
AS Mr.. Davis was presented Gov
Bryan arose to lead the applause.
| The audience was up with him and
the cheering and handclapping lasted
nearly minute.
Only Pictorial Farmer.
There was a laugh and applause
When MIR. Davis, departing from his
prepared address. announced he was
mot a dirt farmer"
| m not even a pictorial farmer"
he said, and the laughter and an
| plauSe swelled
Mr.. Davis held the Republican
party responsible for the defation
| policy of the Federal Reserve Board
| and quoted the record to support his
| contention. He attributed to this
| pollcy much of the hardship which
the FARMER has experienced since 1920.
AS the Democratic nominee warmed
| up In his attack on the opposition.
| he spurred his audience to frequent
applause. This was particularly true
with reference to his attacks on that
party for its tariff policy. A protect
I've tariff. he said, had been the ONLY
panacea the Republicans had to offer
| for any and all ills in fifty years.
Mention of Wilson.
The real outburst came when Mr.
Davis first mentioned the name Of
Woodrow Wilson. Here the nominee
began to interpolate into his address.
declaring that under Wilson the
horde of lobbyists had been driven
from the Capitol. while when the Re-
puollcans were returned to power the
same horde returned and practically
wrote their own tariff rates
MI Davis was frequently inter-
rupted by applause when he insisted
that in the light of the stated and
published record denying RESPONSE
putty Tor the presence of Charles C.
Dawes and his colleagues at the
reparaIions conference the admin
istration could not claim the result
as an accomplishment of its own.
Ihere was even more laughter and
applause when Mr.. Davis began his
attack on the Republican farm relief
program as outlined by Mr.. Dawes.
Referring to the proposal to again
refer the question to a commission
Mr. Davis said:
Il can smell moth balls now"
The crowd first roared with laugh
ter, then broke into applause, and
there were cries of Davis. Davis he's
all right"
Scattering applause greeted the
presentation by Davis of each Of the
seven planks of his farm relief pro-
gram, but when, stamping his foot, he
declared that if elected he proposed
to put it into effect with the aid Of
Democratic Congress, there was an
outburst of cheering
When Mr.. Davis came to the con-
clusion and struck directly at the re-
sponsibility of the President to give
the people government honest ali
the way through" he brought about
almost continuous applause. When
he concluded. after speaking for an
hour. the crowd was on its feet clap
ping and applauding.
Taking up the Republican pro-
posals as outlined by Charles q.
Dawes. the vice presidential candi"
date, that the entire farm relief prob
lem be submitted to an impartial.
non-partisan. competent commission.
asserted that there already had been
sufficient investigation. and charged
that in proposing new one the ad-
ministration was seeking to evade
decision on matters of principle"
The Democratic party" Mr.. Davis
said, has a definite program, by
means of which we hope to restore to
the farmer the economic equality of
which he has been unjustly deprived.
We undertake:
Balance of Trade.
ITO adopt an international policy
of such cooperation, by direct Off
cial instead of indirect and evasive
unofficial means, as will re-establish
the farmer expert market by rcstor-
ing the industrial balance in Europe
and the normal flow of international
trade with the settlement of Europe's
economic problems.
ITO adjust the tariff SO that the
farmer and all other classes can buy
again in a competitive market.
ITO reduce taxation. both direct
and indirect, and by strict economy
to tighten the burdens of govern
ment.
ITO readjust and lower rail and
water rates, which will make our
markets, both for the buyer and the
seller, national and international, in
stead Of regional and local.
Internal Waterways.
ITO bring about the early compile
ton of internal waterway systems for
transportation and to develop our
use on our farms.
ITO stimulate by every proper gov
ernmental activity the progress of the
cooperative marketing movement
and the establishment of an expert
marketing corporation or commission
in order that the exportable surplus
may not establish the price of the
whole crop.
ITO secure for the farmer credits
suitable for his needs.
This is our platform and our pro-
gram: and If elected, I purpose with
the aid of a Democratic Congress. to
put it into effect.
Importance of Executive.
This program is made up of both
administration and legislation. 1 am
not sure that of these, honest and
effective administration is not the
more important. No law, however,
beneficial in it's purposes, can accom-
plish good results if it is badly ad-
ministered. 1t Is quite as important
to the farmers of the United States
that existing agencies Siouiu oe du-
ministered to their interest as it is
that new laws should be passed for
their aid and benefit.
while the farmer shares the gen
eral interest of every citizen in good
government he has a peculiar inter-
est in some of its activities. The De-
partment of Agriculture, created in
1889 under a Democratic President,
and presided over in it's early days
by a great citizen of Nebraska.
Sterling Morton-has done much for
the welfare of the American farmer.
IInnuestionahlY 1t can and it should