Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-30
.BORAH SAYS SMITH
|. ONCE HIT FARMERS
Charges Candidate Chided
Observation-Disclosures
Robinson.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LINCOLN. Nebr., September 20
Senator Borah of Idaho fired broad
side ON the agricultural relief battle
ments of the Democratic party In q
campaign speech at the University of
Nebraska Coliseum here tonight.
His major fusillade was trained on
the positions Gov. Smith, Democrati:
standard bearer, and Senator Robin .
son, vice presidential nominee, have
taken on farm relief.
Senator Borah declared the Demo-
cratic vice presidential nominee toox
his present position on farm relief
after comforting with Gov. Smith.
Quotes Robinson.
During the McNary- Haugen bin
fight in Congress. Senator Robinson
declared, II do not believe the nd
tional legislature has the power or
should have the power to compel the
producers Of agricultural products to
submit their surplus products or any
part of them, to a particular process
of marketing nor do l believe Coll
press has the power to compel the pay
ment of such marketing costs as the
equalization fee of this bill proposes
and l do not believe any lawyer III
this chamber believes that Congress
has that power.
The remedy which he proposed was
that of tearing down the tarln wall
Senator Borah continued. adding that
on this subject he said: If the farmers
of the country, instead OF seeking 10
associate themselves with the plunoei
system of high protective tarln' mac
made an assault on the tarlh they wouio
not be asking this relief
Senator Robinson not only declared
AGAINST the principle and machinery OF
the McNary- Haugen BILL Senator Borah
asserted. but he also declared in favor
of the taking of the tariff oil meat
products and other farm products.
This Is the farm relief he indicated
he favored by the views he expressed
at that time" the Senator said. TO
what extent, or why, or whether he had
changed his mind is a matter for others
to decide"
Turns to Smith.
Gov, Smiths published statements on
farm relief received ironic comment
from the Senator. Only few months
ago. in January. 1927. the governor
offered AS solution to the agricultural
situation, the Senator said, the fol-
lowing interesting comment:
"A chain Of farms might help the
situation. At least the business methods
embodied in the situation would be able
to bring the only relief that I can pos
siblv think Of
The Senator declared he believed that
was an original idea of Smiths and
not doctrine fostered by Tammany
Commenting on the fact that at the
time Of the governors statement the
McNary- Haugen bill had been under
debate for four years. the Senator said:
The governor certainly did not ap-
prove of the bill st that time If indeed
he was aware of its existence"
In the same statement. according to
Senator Borah. Gov. Smith said, when
the farmer stops sitting on top of the
world and begins thinking and keeping
the rules of economics and common
sense. he will begin to help himself
The fact Is the only one who can save
the farmer is the farmer himself"
On prohibition. the Senator declared
that New York is one of the 'wettest"
States in the Union. and that Smith,
as Governor of New York has four
times taken the oath to support the
Constitution of the United States. in
Guiding the eighteenth. amendment.