Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27


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plucking in the vineyard of the state,
there have been nothing but thorns and
thistles for the tillers Of the soil. And
the result Is a condition of ruination
that is a disgrace to our civilization.
Millions Of farms have been abandoned
Two million men have been driven from
the paternal acres by economic neces-
sity within the year. The. hammer of
the auctioneer knocking down farm
lands has sounded like the continuous
bombardment of major battle In the
West. Does the ruling caste want fig
ures? Then take this-in five years OF
this administration there has been
depreciation In the value of farm lands
and equipment OF $4,000 900 .000l
What Does c. o. r.. Propose?
And what does the ruling caste say to
this? 1t calls 1t temporary depression"
that the farmers shall become better
business men.
Now when ii suits the pleasure Of the
privileged to legislate money into its
Golfers 1t is applauded by the claquers
as patriotic craftsmanship: but when
the farmer demands his share In the
unhappy game Of paternalism they de-
nounce him as a radical and crank.
One day the head OF the state by q
scratch of the pen increased the tariff
loot of the pig iron industry by so per
cent. and the next day he delivered
hon,ily to the farmers on the wicked
ness of expecting profit from q govern
mental act.
one day Mr.. Mellon offered an argu-
ment against farm relief bill: and the
next day Republican Senator by SUB.
shutting tariff" for farm relief" ana
duties" for equalization fee" convert
ed the Mellon argument into devastat-
ing denunciation Of the very processes
through which much Of the Mellon for
tune has been made.
One month ago the President bitterly
denounced with contemptuous phrasing
the revolving fund Of farm relief Dill,
and the next day he heartily approved
the revolving fund for the favored snip
And then. with millions Of producers
IN the verge of bankruptcy and despair,
they contemptuously kicked their case
from court and adjourned the Congress
with a cheer. Thus for eight long years
they have stood in the midst OF the
wreckage OF the farms and have done
nothing to decrease the cost OF trans
porting the farmers produce 70 the
marts; nothing to rehabllitate MS lost
markets across the sea; but they have
added a billion year TO the cost or the
thinps the farmer has TO buy.
Now we do not ask paternalistic privi-
Iege for the farmer, but We do demand
that the hand Of privilege shall DC
taken out OF the farmers pockets and
off the farmers throat We propose 10
tear down the system OF privilege ana
nut the farmer on an absolute equahty
with every other industry--that Is JET
fersonian democracy. We do not pro-
nose that the most basic of all our In
dustries shall longer be door mat for
Ali the others TO wipe their feet upon
as they enter the Temple OF Privilege.
All. but when we protest against
the commercialization OF government
they say we are enemies OF business.
We'll history refutes them. Thomas Jef-
ferson was not an enemy OF business.
He merely objected to the use OF the
instrumeritalities Of the state to make
N nossible for q few men TO pick the
rockets of their fellow men under the
protection Of the police.
Jaeksen's Business Views.
Andrew Jackson was not an enemy
~ business. He Disseminated between
business and brigandage: and he was
en- much the friend Of honest business
that he fought TO make 1t free.
woodrow Wilson was not an enemy
, of business. In the eight years OF MS
administrations we gave more intein-
gent legislative service to honest pusi-
ness than had been given 1t In gen.
Grafton before.
we defy them TO name q Democratic
President who was an enemy Oh Dusi-
ness.
nut we differ from those TO whom
Mr.. Mellon Is sacrosanct In our nenni-
! ton of a business man. In every tax
reduction measure OF the last eight
wears the Democratic minority in Con-
gress has fought the battle OF ID per
cent OF the American business men
against his per cent. 49,.
We hold that the owner OF q little
shop, the proprietor Of - store IN
little town, is as much business man
| as the barong OF iron and steel. Inc
man who owns and operates rancn
| In Texas or Montana is as much OF
business man as the banker In New
York. The men who till the soil and
! feed the Nation are better business
! men 10 the Jeffersonian than the most
successful Spectator in stocks ana
! bonds. We cannot unuefaLanu Inc re-
| gime in power for we are interested
in the Rabbits, and they In the Bulls
| ana the Bears.
No War on Big Business.
We wage no war on big business II u
! be honest business, we md no fault
with fortunes, however large, provided
! they are not accumulated through the
| misuse OF governmental power. But we
| do wage war upon the comnercializa :
ton OF government t1sat makes for
corruption and crime.
! Privilege and pillage are the Gold
Dust twins OF normally. The Wilson
administration Is green spot bounded
| on one side by the Mtiihall mess and
on the other by an oil tanker flying a
pirates flag.
The last seven and half years have
been piitrid beyond precedent. We make
no eharge--We follow the ofiiciai record
We have seen q governmental depart
ment designed for the legal protection
| Of the people converted into 4 rendez-
| vous for the barterers Of iliegkf permits