The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-11-05
FAvORs ROOSEVELT

CAVONS AOOSEvEkI
Washburn, N. D.,
Nov. 4, 1882.
Editor, Tribune:
I hope you will give me space
in your Peoples Forum to give
my view on the political question
as I see it from a farmers side.
am a Republican. But cannot vote
for Mr.. Hoover. The reasons are
many why cannot vote for Hoover.
He did not live up to his promises
to the farmers. He gave us the farm
board but that is his babe, not the
farmers, as they did not ask for that.
Hoover's campaign pledge was that
he would put the American farmer
on an equal basis with industry. What
did he dot? Well, every farmer, when
he sells something and takes that
money to buy something he needs
finds that is Is not on an equal basis
with any one, not even with the boot
blacks. When Hoover called a special
session to pass farm tariff what
happened? When congress was
through with it and Hoover signed it,
1T was an industrial tariff not farm
ers' tariff and tariff, if you please,
that has nearly ruined this entire
country. High taxes and no income.
Hoover is a good spender when he
can spend the peoples money. Taxing
property that has no income to create
good times in this machine age is not
using good common sense. ANY farm
er knows that. It does not take
much brains to be able to figure that
out. On top Of that he rebates back
taxes to all his big friends to the tune
OF billions. So he finds that U. 8.
Treasury Is. lopSided, or out Of bal
ance. Well he sets about to balance
the budget as he calls 1t. Then the
people he has put on an equal basis will
have to help. am only going to
name a few Of the things that affects
the farmers, Gas Tax 1c per gallon,
oil &c per gallon. No rebate to agri-
culture. II you have a gas tractor you
can figure out how much it is going
to cost you a year. It. will be more
than all Of our personal tax. II you
strike a match to light your lamps
or pipe you pay federal tax. That is
good, isn't it. Well. Hoover put you
on an equal basis, did he not? Well
Hoover for he always says IL did
this and did that-found that lot
OF people were boarding money under
those good times 50 he started cam
paign or drive to get the people to
put the money back in the bank. He
said it worked. The people put mil
lions back in the banks so he got a
chance at them again. This time he
put tax on checks OF &c. Every time
you write check you pay &c to Uncle
Sam under Hoovers rule. That takes
brains to do those things. am will
ing to give Hoover all that Is coming
to him. He has been a good president
for the wealthy few and for the
tramp. The tramp today finds it
easier to 60 to the back door and get
a hand out. as 1t does not take the
tramp so long now to convince the
housewife he cannot get Job. But
as for the masses. he has MIXED
them dry. Yes. the cream OF the
country has flowed into the Golfers of
the few. Yes, Hoover comes out and
says that he. Is a friend to the farm
ers and he wants the farmers to be-
lieve in him again. How can We?
Hoover believes in a high protective
tariff. A high tariff will never save
this country. The farmers cannot get
any protection. You sell on world
market, and all you buy Is on closed
market, or protected market. That
works just like taking more money
out of q bank than you are putting
In. Those thatsare protected have to
come down, that Is, the tariff has to
be adjusted so that everything the
people buys will be cheaper. It has to
come down until the farmers dollars
IS worth as much as the manufacture
ers' dollar. Everything is too lopsided
now. We cannot hope for any change
until every one has taken a loss the
same as the farmers and the rest Of
the common people. It cannot be
done under Hoover, as he can only
think in terms Of the big boys and
they won't come down unless they
have to. II you want better times,
and I am sure everyone does, vote
for Mr.. Roosevelt. as he has q good
understanding Of how to equalize
business so that everybody will get a
better deal. All business has to first
Of all be equalized 50 as to take the
same level before any change can
take place. From there on all kinds
Of business and different occupations
can work up together. It Is q known