The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-10-25
BURCHARD AND
LEMKE TALK AT.
SAME MEETING
Farmer-LabCr and Democratic
Candidates For Senator
Outline Platforms

4 good sized audience was present
at 4 joint Democratic and Farmer-
Labor rally held at Patterson's hall
Saturday evening at which William
Iamke. Farmer Labor candidate for
United States Senator, and +. j.
Burchard. Democratic candidate for
Senator. spoke.
In his speech, Mr.. Lcmke declared
that the basis Of the present farm
trouble was the money question and
scored the Federal Reserve Bank and
the War Finance Corporation as aid
ers of special privilege to exploit the
farmer. He quoted statistics show
ing that the condition OF the farmer
was steadily growing worse and de-
clared that Il per cent of the farm
ers in North Dakota were struggling
under heavy mortgages. In closing,
he urged organization Of the farmers
to obtain immediate relief.
Avcrring that the Republican party
lis controlled nationally by the most
sinister influences that ever preyed
upon a people" Mr.. Burchard. asked
Democratic ticket.
Election to congress Of Republicans
out Of sympathy with their party
leadership is merely form of pro-
test, Burchard said. land gets no
where II the people really desire
relief from the intolerable condi-
tions that beset them today their one
sure remedy is to turn to the Demo
cratic party.
sYou have protested negatively long
enough. II you want relief show the
glehold on the Republican party that
ha,c nd nj
critic senator That act of yours
would be understood. even in the
White House, where SO little under
standing relative to the needs Of the
people seems to exist today
Cooperative marketing, Burchard
said, is the only hopeful sign on the
agricultural horizon, land the only
reason il is given any governmental
encouragement by eastern interests
10 inspired by their belief that il
will be failure. Had the govern
ment wanted to give relief to agri-
culture it could have been done" =
Must Eliminate Middleman
Elimination Of the middlemaI
through cooperative marketing may
do much to solve the farm problem
Burchard said, and averred that farm
products cost the consumer from TIVE
to five times as much as the producer
received.
Turning to the tariff, Burchart
placed himself on record as favorini
. tariff for revenue only with "rea
sonable protection for business nee
essary to our national well-being
but expressed "unalterablc oppOsi
ton to a tariff so high that it en-
couraged exploitation Of the masse
and fosters monopoly"
Industries with the most protec
tion pay the lowest wages, Burchar'
said, adding that '.the benefits of
high tariff have never been reflects
in the pay envelope Of labor"
The Republicans, he charged, ar
parading 'ghost" before the peopl
in "bread and butter appeal tina
has been heard in many campaigns
Time and again the ghost that Repub
lican defeat meant starvation for tn
wives and babies of workingmen ha
been paradcd before the people an
today the same cry is heard whereye
spokesmen for this administratio
Gratis, he said, stand for the creates
rood for the greatest number withot
regard to the "sordid dollar"
Issues Challenge
Rurchard charged that "the hig
protective tariff IL the driving il
centive which has caused men tn
year to spend 81 900 900 in Illinois ar
$4,000, 900 in Pennsylvania to buy
whole electorate" and alleged tn
sswhen you can justify the busine
81 i pickpOcket you can justify
tsrifk which permits fortunate e
Is s. spiander the unfortunate masse
The speaker pledged himself, if ele
tea. U oppose the seating Of vare
Pennsylvania and Smith Of lllinc
if they are elected and challenG'
NJ epponents - make clear the
uoeftfon On ne subject.
Burchard also attacked Republic'
pe1ieie1 with regard % the civil o