Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-11
FARM RELIEF
is BIG issue,
DEMS ASSERT
Charge c.. 0. P. Lead
err Opposed to Civ
ing Farmer Essen
tial Aid

SouthWest, according to a statement
issued Thursday from the head
quarters Of the democratic campaign
committee Of the 9th senatorial dis
trict. Discussing the issue, the state
ment says:
An issue in the presidential cam
paign, of vital Importance 10 the
West and Southwest. is the matter Of
farm relief, by which is meant JUS
tice to the farmer.
"Tke manufacturing industries of
the nation, protected from foreign
competition by the tariff, became
vast reservoirs of capital, and this
capital was wisely expended in eff
fecting mergers and consultations,
in building new factories with ever
new and more efficient labor saving
machinery, IN scientific research, or
ganzation, management, salesmansihp
and distribution, and in nationwide
advertising. So that, today, these in
dustries stand unsurpassed, and are
the marvel, the study and the de-
spair Of every industrial nation on
the globe.
Meanwhile. the great farming in
dustry, bulwark of freedom and man
hood since America became a nation,
has suffered staggering losses, par
ticularly during and since the World
war, and to all appearance IS deca-
dent, save in specialties such as fruit
growing or truck-marketing or dairy
ing. The great staple products
wheat, cotton, and liyestock-are ire
q~uently produced IN qualified be-
yond home consumption, and the
surplus that must be exported de-
--..m 49, Wra.n Of tho RntlFa
American product. To prevent rum
ously low prices, some method OF
controlling this surplus, or its mar
ket price, must be devised.
Tariff No Remedy
"The tariff furnishes no remedy,
for we are dealing with oyer-produc-
ton at home, and not with competi-
tive imports from abroad. Inc IN
dividual farms cannot be merged into
large corporations, and thus go
through the same process as manu-
featuring; nor would it be to the
public interest for them to 20 into
the hands of a few financial giants.
for that would make wage-earnsrs OF
the real farmers, and destroy their
fine manhood and independence.
THE farm situation IN relation 70
staple crops has been acute through
out the administrations OF Presidents
Harding and Coolidge but nothing
whatever has been done about y, eA-
cept 10 make campaign promises that
have never been fulfilled. n Nc
Nary-Haugen bill, the only sane
heasure promising relief, was vetoed
by President Coolidge, and IL Is
charged that Secretary Hoover was
mainly responsible for this veto.
THE principle of the ball was ap-
proved IN the democratic party's plat
form, and has been strongly endorsed
bv Governor Smith in mis- recent
sneech speech at Omaha. That prin-
ciple Is 10 control and market the ex-
uortable surplus through a single
agency-the cost of the operation 70
be borne by the whole industry
wheat or cotton, etc, as the case may
be-so that the price may not be re-
dueed below cost OF production. Inc
bounty OF nature would not then
mean a disastrous loss TO the FARMER
Hoover Opposes Principle
"Mr. Hoover, and the controlling
element in the republican party, are
onnosed to this principle, and nope
once more to rally the farmers TO
their support By promises OF hlgher
tariffs. which sound well, but mean
.This raises a clean-cut issue OF
.,afor inheritance between Governor
smith and Mr.. Hoover. When farm
ers consider it, they want to Know
one thing: Assuming that hIghet
tariff rates would be unavaillng, can
thev RELY upon Mr.. Hoover, as theL
sincere friend, TO work out some oth9
ar solution that Will be ellec'INe
More briefly, Is Mr.. Hoover q reai
friend Of the farmers. H.
The answer il given by NJ hooN-
or himself in his conduct q 1he
saod administration during the war
hat conduct, so far as II concerns
- live stock end Of the business
Was investigated by the senate COM
v,ittee on agriculture and forestry
aarlv in 1918. The evidence oo-
taired was not published because IL
- "a startling and damaging that
!, might have affected the morale
~ me people and prevented them
from putting forth their greatest
affort "a win the war. Later the
marEet committee Of the American
I've stock association issued a
ramphlet containing much Of n
eviderce md squarely charged MT
Hoover with responsibility Tor the
enormous losses sustained by the
Farmrrs and stockraisers in 1917 and
1918.
Appeals to Farmers
nThe essential facts are that IN
August. 1917, a nationwide appeal
WAS made tc them 10 increase by
everv possible means their produc-
zion Of cattle. sheep and hogs IN
crder "a overcome domestic short
,geq IA some lines. and 70 make up
10 depletion in Europe. amounting
"a 2s.nOO,OO cattle, 5i.O0O,OOO sheep
and 40 900, 900 hogs; and Mr.. Hoover
nromised over his signature, on
Sentember q, 1917. to use the auto
crstir uower welded by him as food
administrator. 10 control export buy
irg and the packers practices, SO
al 70 maintain n price that would
Give the producer a reasonable re-
turn.
avis words were: The food ad-
uinistration intends. 10 the fullest
event az is powers. through the
infIuence Of export buying, 10 main
tain a price for animal products
that will give n reasonable return TO
tho nroducer. for il is our conception
that stimulation OF production is vi
tai 70 the nation and must be EN-
couraged in every way. The food
administration is supplied with the
necessary power to prevent n un-
iust. unreasonable. discriminatory
and unfair charge. profit or practice
affecting the welfare Of the pro-
ducer. This power will be used
whenever necessary 10 secure that
the growers products reach the con-
SINNER at reasonable and normal
cost OF manufacture and distribu-
ton
MIR. Hoover in fact had. as he
said. power to fix and maintain
- nrires 10 the grower by con