The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-10-15
POINTS TO G. O.P.
RECORD ON farm
RELIEF MATTERS
Policy Of Party Has Been One
of Continuous Sympathy for
Farmer and His Problems

the COurler)-"Ihe record OF the Re-
publican party on farm relief legisla-
tiOn during the five years it has held
governmental central has been one of
continuous sympathy and thought for
the farmer and his problems" said
Frank Hazelbaker, chairman of the
Montana State Republican Central
committee, today.
every congress during that per-
iod has passed legislation affecting
the farmer, the result being a steady
flow of beneficial agricultural legis-
lation which is certain to be con-
tinued as rapidly as possible. This
fact has been forcefully brought to
the attention of Montana voters dur
ing the campaign by such statesmen
as u. S. Senator Peter Norbeck Of
South Dakota and Ex-Governor w. L.
Harding of Iowa.
Farmers Interested
Montana farmers are especially
interested in these efforts to provide
adequate cooperation. That's one Of
the reasons why they have demon
strated growing interest in the candi-
dacies of Ronald Higgins of MissOula,
candidate for congress in the First
district and Congressman Scott
Leavitt in the Second district.
"The 1924 report of the American
Farm Bureau federation refers to
the fact that at that time. congress
was criticized in some quarters as
delinquent in its work, yet it accom-
plished things in which agriculture is
particularly Interested It limited
immigration in about the same man,
ner and extent advocated by the
bureau federation. It slipped more
teeth into the Packer and Stock
yards act. The tax schedules as fin
ally passed were similar to those ad-
vocated by the bureau.
''The 1924-25 legislative report Of
the bureau points out that congress
passed legislation aiding the farmer:
to obtain items running all the way
from new irrigation projects tt
greatly augmented agricultural re-
search activities on the part of staL
experiment stations.
Speedy Action
Referring to the speed with
which congress acted on emergency
agricultural matters in 1924-25, the
report of the Farm bureur cites the
appearance of The Foul Pest o.
European Plague which caused vas
financial loss and then says: within
So hours from the time the activities
along this line (obtaining an appro
priation to fight the plague) started
the appropriation was made, in spit,
of the fact that number of con
gressmen had left for the holiday va
cation.
"These are just a few Of the in
stances of agricultural legislation fo
which Republican leaders are re
spOnsible. They naturally are tn,
ones in which the American Farm
Bureau federation had hand ant
the report deals only with Legislation
| that it advocated. Many other bill
helping the farmer were passed b,
the Republican congresses from 1872.
to 1926.
Outstanding Legislation
"Some of the outstanding agricu
tural legislation during that perio'
follows:
Amending the War Finance Cor
poration act enabling it to make loan
for agricultural and livestock pur
poses and providing it with one bill
lion dollars credit for use as a revolv
ing fund.
Amending the Federal Reserve &C
to give agricultural interests repre-
sentation on that board.
Amending the Federal Farm LOa
act to facilitate sale Of federal far1
loan bonds and to increase the avail
able funds for loans.
"The Agricultural Credits act.
Amendment Of the Warehousin
act to supplement- the Agriculture
Credits act.
Three seed loan acts to reliev
emergencies in drought-stricken di.
tricts of the northwest and south
west.
"A series Of acts deferring pay
ments due from agricultural prOdul
ers on irrigation and reclamation PR
: jects.
During the last five years the go
eminent has extended more than tv
and one-quarter billions Of dollars
credits to the farmer through Repul
hcan legislation.
: s'These facts have not been forgo