Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-08-07
SENATOR COOLING SAYS
COOLIDGE ELECTION SURE;
CONTINUES FREIGHT FIGHT

United States is predicted by U.
Senator Frank r. Gooding, who
in Boise with A. J. Ford, secretar
= OF the Intermediate Rate associatio
to urge that Idaho get squarely be
hind the Gooding bill, which vii
make it impossible for the railroad
to discriminate in freight rate
against the intermountain countr
and will so stabilize those rates a
to build up the interior sections
They held a conference with tn
traffic bureau of the chamber o
commerce which has been backing
the fight made by the Intermediate
Rate association to bring about al
equalization and sterilization O.
freight rates for this section.
Speaking of President Coolidge
Senator Gooding said:
II find President Coolidge very
popular over the country. People
have confidence in his honesty and
integrity He Is man of great cour-
age and his ability as an executive
has been recognized for many years
There are some mighty. problems
to be solved in this country. l find
the people generally believe they can
] be best solved by the Republican par
| ty having control OF the executive
and congress. 1t is very danger
Gus time to try new experiments or
to interfere with our protective tar
if in any way. l find that feeling
prevails very generally among farm
ers where agriculture suffered over
the country yet the high protection
of dairy industry Of sight cents a
pound on butter saved that indus
try. although / am satisfied that it
will be necessary with the high i'm
portations that have been coming
into the country to increase protec-
tion on dairy products. Protection
of 81 cents pound on secured wool
based on the clean content of the
wool, has done much to save the
sheep industry. The cattle industry
has suffered great deal, yet the
four cents pound on beef has
saved it from a deplorable condi-
ton. Eight cents dozen on eggs
has excluded the importation of eggs
from China to a very large extent,
and has helped the poultry indus
try, and our protection on grass
seeds OF four cents pound has
been a wonderful Aeip to those who
produce clover and alfalfa seed.
I'm fact. every farm product is
protected under the FerdHey-Mc-
bill by duty which IL sey-
eral hundred per cent higher than
under the free trade Underwood bill.
II feel very confident OF Mr.. Coo
lidge's election. am sure that when
we get through discussing the is
sues of the campaign the farmers
Of the country will be for the party
that projects their interests.
For the tisst time all of the po-
litical parties adopted strong agri-
cultural plapks in their platforms
fhe Republican plank is stronger
than that in any stAsF platform. It
pledges the party to pass any issis-
alton that may be necessary to bring
'ack balanced condition between
agriculture, industries. and labor,
md that Is all the farmers of the
country are asking for.
Prosperity of the farmers was de-
troyed very largely through legis-
alton passed as war time measures
ogether with the unfortunate ad-
Of that legislation. Eco
omic relationship between agricult-
ire, industry and labor that existed
or many years was destroyed which
EFT an unbalanced condition farm
rs have been unable to meet. By
ssis4st.sa We Increased the price of .
'nor upon ths fsiff8ads ]H9@e per :
emit over pre-waf pfiess, Then, 5
trough legislation, we increased tbs 4
-eight rates IS per cent over pre-
ar freight rates. This legislation in i
-eased the price OF labor in every .
Z 9sstlry in America and upon every !,
4rm n . AaAAAssTtca until today every :
Tag that the taFmer has to buy
r the farm has been i4ersased by
ore than 100 per cent over pre-
ar prices. No part of this increas-
cost of production, that has been VI
reed upon the farmer has he been q
Ne y PRES On to the people. for :,
me one eiss st~aSs AxeJ the price " y,
farm products. Today tbs fa.u- W.
buy on an organized market and ~
u on an organized market. Pros Oh
ftty sf the farmer has been de- "a
Dyed fhfsast tesislstion apd l am -
listed the eeuRtFy is Beginning to =
he must be helped through iegis- =
Ion to bring about a more inteili- Oh
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