Evening star., 1926-10-21
DANIELS H|TSG. O,P,
ON FARM RECORD
Pledge to Put Agricultural In
tereStS on Equality Basis
Ignored, He Charges.
BY the Associated Press.

0s tne Associated Press.
MANSFIELD. Ohio, October 2f.-
Josephus Daniels. former Secretary
or the Navy. attacked the Republican
agricultural record in an address
here last night in behalf Of the Demo
cratic party in Ohio.
The Republican party" Mr.. Dan
iels said. pledged itself tn the devel-
"pment and enactment OF measures
which would place the agricultural
interests OF America on basis OF
economic equality with other indus
tries TO insure prosperity and sue
cess.
Its only pretense of fulfilling the
promises" he continued, was to in
crease the tariff rates on agricultural
products. The price OF products fell
under that legislation and farmers
had to pay higher prices for every
thing they bought"
The former member Of Woodrow
Wilson's cabinet declared that the
F'ordney tariff act promised the
ton and that it had become the
refuge and subsidy OF monopoly"
Given Stone, He Says.
In 1928" he asserted. when the
Western farmers. unable to make
anything on their farms. asked for
the economic equality promised
when Coolidge was nominated. they
had the experience of asking for
bread and being given a stone.
In December. 1928 Mr.. Coolidge
declared that simple and direct
methods put into operation by the
farmer himself are the only real
sources of restora ton and he praised
the high tariff law as beneficial to
farmers"
Mr.. Daniels stated that, in answer
TO the President, the American coun-
Gil Of agriculture and the corn belt
committee last December asked the
following questions:
If the existing tariff is such n boon
TO agriculture. then how can the fact
be explained that. although the tariff
has been in operation for five years,
agriculture is at this hour staggering
on the brink of complete collapse?
Neither Mr.. Coolidge nor any other
Republican has been able to parry or
answer this question" the speaker as
serted.
Puts Blame OH Mellon.
Various measures for farm relief
were pressed at the last session of
Congress. Nothing was done Cool
tdge and Mellon refused to permit any
measure to be enacted to place agri.
cultural interests Of America on a
basis Of economic equality with other
Industries and to insure its prosperity
and success
The legislation chiefly pressed by
the farm block was killed by Mellon.
Undoubtedly the legislation looked
10 increasing the price Of the staple to
tne FARMER. Cheaper transportation
and economical marketing would have
prevented much increase to the CON
sumner. Even il it had. would i not
ne as just to give the farmer one.
tenth as much incre ase as NJ. Mel
IONS company received by the tariff
subsidy on aluminium products p,Ir.
chased for farm homes and all other
households? If it is right to assure
prosperity and success to the alunl.-
mum trust by tax on all ccrsu,n.
ers, why must the farmers be deried
economic equality with other indus.
tries?" e1 -"
If agriculture j. to ne st~anrlea.
now long before It's stagnatYon viii
be reflected In the sbi!!t,. to huy"
livery factory and Industry depends
Tor prosperity upon purchasers being
aole 70 pay. If present unpro9table
conditions continue q. tie farms bo.y
fonS nefore many ether viii! feel the
eHects IN lesSening deraand?"
IL the Coolidge a'irc nis-! alton il 70
ne credited with prosperity. when there
Is employment ard large earnings. Is
II not 10 he charged with the prostra
tion OF agriculture? lc All adn1.rlet1a.
tloh mas the poWe} - make prosperity
At VIII. why does II discriminate
ssainst farming and certain other in
dustries. but never aeairs. ir1,,st,.i.s
owned In Pittsburgh? That question
clamorS for an answer"