Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-31
New York Opposes Farm Relief

New Yor delegations to both national eonventiops
will be firmly opposed to farm relief. While Governor
Smith has made no definite declaration as to his stand
on the leas McNary-Haugen measure. Tammany lead
ers have frankly voiced their opposition and are ex-
pected 10 voice similar opposition in the national con-
vantion. Western adherents Of Smith are i~nsistently
demanding a specific statement. In his last message
10 the state legislature Smith said; Both national and
state policies should be moulded to insure equality OF
opportunity and reward between those groups which
NJ rodrce the food and those who consume IT," but agri-
N uItural interests assert this statement is not suffi-
III iently explicit and will demand that a definite plank
~ inserted in the national platform.
New York republican leaders admit that farm re-
ief has become the big issue before the party, and
hey are equally frank in their opposition TO the Nc
Nary Haugen program, stating that the state delega-
hon will vote IS a unit TO upheld the administration
Various state leaders have made il clear that while
&here has been no opportunity to canvass the delega-
#ion, there was no doubt ii would stand together
against any proposal to commit the party to an ex-
IRENE farm plank, including endorsement Of the equal
Fization fee. Since Frank o. Lowden, the farm factions
candidate. has declared the equalization fee impera-
tive to the plan, and Vice President Dawes must start
where Lowden leaves off. If Dawes starts at all in the
presidential race, the situation was declared to have
shut out either Of these candidates from New York
support.
The issue will be presented to the republican ma
tional convention in such form that the convention
will be requested to go on record as sustaining either
the president or congress in the farm relief battle.
With so large a number Of the republican members Of
congress on record for the bill, 2 close fight in the
convention is expected, and il will be fought out on
the floor Of the convention on the committee report.
New England and the Eastern states are expected to
stand firstly opposed to any plank IN the platform &C.
cepting the equalization fee plan Of the McNary-Hau-
gen bill, and the West and Southwest will be equally
firm in demanding its inclusion. TheAstand of the
Southern delegations has not been definitely ascertain
Cd. Practically all delegates from the South are ex-
reeted 70 line UP under the Hoover banner, but will be
extremely cautious in regard 70 participating in a party
row where the forces will be 50 equally divided.
The agricultural element in the democratic party
will face a very similar situation, but the democrats
will have the epublcan. convention as an index to the
extent Of the appeal of the Mc~Nary-Haugen program.
The South. Southwest and West will doubtless be a
unit in demanding a platform declaration in favor IF
the equalization fee, and the East viii be equally as
firm in opposition. Smith probably will not make n
definite declaration, leaving it 70 the convention 70
dispose Of the issue, and will accept the decision with
out protest.