Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26


tion-gambling, they call. ton the
stock market, on the grain and produce
exchanges, brings disaster TO the pro-
| Queer. They will expect the new Con-
| gress to curb that evil.
They are convinced that the present
system Of taxation, which lays burden
on the farmer and in many States ex.
empts the manufacturer, Is fatally de.
fective 50 far as the interests Of agri-
culture are concerned But they realize
that this Is q problem which must be
solved mainly by the States, not by the
Federal Government.
They are burdened by excessive
transportation costs on their products.
But they give credit to President Hoo
yer for his leadership in developing q
system of inland waterways that should
.esult in benefit to agriculture.
They are not satisfied with a system
of distribution of farm products that
gives the grower one-tenth or one
twentieth Of tie price paid by the con-
sumner in the cities. But they realize
that this is problem that cannot be
solved In o year. five years or ten.
They have the absolute assurance that
the Federal Farm Board. created under
the Hoover administration. Is taking
practical, effective steps to reduce the
spread between producer and consumer,
in the interests of both. They know
that the steps must be ones worth tax
ing. because Of the cries Of anguish
from some OF the "go-betweens," in
GLIDING the grain gamblers who make
living from buying and selling little
pink slips of paper that they call OPP
lions" on wheat and corn and oats that
never existed.
Many Are Prosperous.
And there are farmers who don't
raise wheat or other crops now selling
at no-profit prices-Several million
farmers, in fact---who have derived real
benefit from the activities Of the Fed
eral Farm Board. They are receiving
snbstantial share of the total farm in
come Of $4,000 ,OOo, 900. and are max
ing q cash profit from their labor
Many Of them are connected with the
farmer-owned farmer managed coop
erative associations aided financially by
the Farm Boards fund. There are men
and women raising tobacco, apples, Cit
rus fruits, live stock, poultry and
great number Of other products OF the
harm who have felt the benefit OF laws
enacted under the Hoover administra-
ton.
There are millions Of farmers not sat
isfled under present conditions VINO re-
n much preferable to that OF the peo-
pie Of other lands. In Cuba the sugar
producer is In dire straits; in Brazil
the coffee grower has been reduced TO
bankruptcy; in Canada agricultural
conditions are such that farmers are
giving ND their land to go to the United
States. All these things the farmer
knows and understands.
Something else, also, Is likely to keep
tie votes Of the farmers In the Repub-
lican column In 1890. That something
else In q deep, steadfast, well placed
confidence in Herbert Hoover. In
Hoover farmers sense Q determination
and courage 10 do right, and q desire
to deal Justly. They approved Hoover's
selections for the Farm Board-and
even more 90 after they saw the board
In action, taking o Arm stand for the
farmer producers against the demands
and Representations Of the grain specu-
lators and the United States Chamber
Of Commerce.
There Is something courageous and
admirable about Mr.. Hoover, In the
estimation Of the farmers, In the way
that he tends to the business of the
country, apparently oblfvious to parti-
san criticism. There II Q feeling among
the farmers that Mr.. Hoover has not
forgotten them; that agriculture Is as
important, In his estimation, as indus
try. The farmers have confidence In
the desire Of the President to afford
deal" They do not expect the Govern
ment to guarantee them q profit; but
they do want the guarantee. and they
feel they have 1t, Of the same consid-
GRAFTON afforded the demands Of In
dustry.
The farmers have had the experience.
In their own cooperative organizations,
of the diSruptive and destructive effect
Of factions. They know that the head
Of q farm cooperative association can't
manage It's affairs with benefit to the
grower members II the directors are
arrayed against the executive. And,
having that experience in mind. 1t is
unlikely that the farmers will vote into
ONCE this Fall Democratic Congress TO
harass and hamper Republican Presi-
dent.
In millions Of farm homes, as this
Is written, men and women who have
toiled hard all day long are sitting
about their radio sets. weighing and
considering the political speeches that
are being broadcast throughout the
Nation. other millions are being
reached with political promises and
persuasion through newspapers. maya
zines and the personally spoken word.
To no class is the 1880 election more
important than to the farmers Of
America. It Is q class on which Is bot
toned all our hopes Of renewed and
sustained prosperity. It is class whose
interests must be fostered and promoted
year after year II America Is TO advance
in It's standards Of living. To my mind,
the interests of those engaged In agri-
culture are safest, most likely to be
advanced. under the leadership of
Herbert Hoover, backed by a Repub-
lican Congress.
And that opinion. believe. will be
the verdict also OF the majority OF farm
folk who 60 to the polls November Z,