The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-10-04


Yes, my friends, the farmer has his
problem. As | have said, he is not
upon an equality in the matter of tax
alton. He Is not upon an equality il
the matter of transportation. He is
not properly protected in enjoying
the home market. And he is entitled
to aid and assistance in marketing his
surplus. He is entitled to the consider
alton and the assistance of all who
believe in the prosperity of the AM
eriean people and the perpetuity of
American institutions. Those who be-
heve that You can have prosperity
upon permanent basis without pros
perity on the farm build upon false
foundation.
But while the farmer has his pro-
blem, do not believe-and | repres-
ent an agricultural state-I do not be-
leve, in order that he may be helped.
that ne should be called upon to sur
render his initiative, his individuality.
and above all, his economic freedom.
| do not believe he should be called
upon to surrender his good sense
and his Judgment to an uncontrolled
highly paid and highly incompetent
bureau at Washington | do not be-
lleve that relief is to be secured bv
reducing the producer of this country
to state of economic peonage. declar-
ing him an incompetent and taking
over his affairs for administration
by vast machine in which he is a
voiceless cog.
Over in Russia Lenin and Trotskv
said to the Russian peasant: Bring
your stuff to us. We will market it
for you. We will exercise our Judge
ment, and we will return to YOU the
proflts-if there are any, The Rus
sian peasant, having gotten the first
Inspiration of liberty for three hun
bred years, said to Lenin and Trotsky:
We will not bring our stuff to YOU.
We will have voice ourselves in
marketing that which we produce. It
will be carried on under the Judgment
OF the Russian peasant, and not under
the judgment of a bureau at Moscow.
we Will sell to the government but
the government may not act as our
agent to the exclusion of our iudg-
ment."
And the result Of it was-the re-
suit of it was that the Russian peas
ant shot through and through the
MARKHAM bureaucracy, and today he
IS an independent agricultural unit,
as Independent as lives under Gods
shining sun.
Now we propose by legislation to
incorporate every American farmer in
bureau at Washington. We propose
to legislate him in, and we do not
propose to give him an opportunity
o get out. We propose to take away
MS discretion, his judgment. In nv
opinion, my friends, the greatest ben
fit and the greatest favor which has
'een rendered to the American farmer
n his economic independence was
Vhen Calvin Coolidge vetoed this bill.
md the time will come when the Am
rlcan farmer will recognize the cour-
ge and recognize the craftsmanship
the man who vetoed the plan to
lake him bureaucratic serf.
There has been an intimation that
reason of his act he has forfeited
ne esteem of large portion of this
eople throughout the middle west.
venture to say that if he were noni-
ated by this convention and should
ccept ne would carry every agricul-
lral state north Of the Mason and
lxon line. And not only that, not
NY that, but if certain things happen
'wn at Houston he would shake the
of the solid south.
My friends, there is difference
view as to the method. There is no
terence of view as to the purpose
Id the great aim to be accomplished.
Veryone so far as | know, recognize
e existence Of this great problem.
ne Republican party has been the
rmers party. 1t must continue so.
will protect his independence, his
dlviduality; it will also protect his
onomic freedom. But it will strive
every possible way to give him his
uality with the other people of the