The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-11-03

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the Senate Committee on Agriculture.
He kept that bill in his committee for
one year. 1t was not reported from
that committee until a committee
representing the agricultural inter-
ests of the state demanded that it be
reported. 1t will also be recalled that
the Democrat candidate refused to
even countenance proposal to elimi-
nate the State tax of $13,000,0 100000
that largely falls on the farmers, but
substituted for this proposal lower in
come taxes, which largely benefited
those who are more fortunate than the
tax paying farmer is.
The advertisement also speaks of
the Democrat candidates national
programme" This gentleman has no
programme, unless he calls the one
announced by President Hoover his
own. AS a matter of fact the Presi-
dent is now and has been advocating
many of the policies that Candidate
Roosevelt now calls his programme.
Mr.. Roosevelt, however, does promise
to lower the tariff that is not in Mr..
Hoover's programme.
Later on in this brazen attempt to
deceive the farmer through the
columns of the farm magazines, we
find that there is "Six Point Pro-
gramme" in Candidate Roosevelt's bag
of tricks for farmers.
Point one calls for the refnancing
of farm mortgages with lower rates
and longer time for payment. Presi-
dent Hoover has already started this.
The Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton is helping and President Hoover
stands pledged to continue to do what
this Roosevelt advertisement says the
Democrat candidate promises to do.
Actions still speak louder than words.
Point two of this farm magazine
advertisement promises to restore
trade by tariff reform. The Democrat
candidates plan for tariff reform is
something new. 1t is competitive"
tariff with international agree
ments" thrown in for good measure.
His plan calls for sweeping tariff
rates with competitive countries. The
rates that our competitive countries
want lowered are our agricultural
rates. Canada would make no agree
ment with us unless we lowered our
tariff on wheat, milk, eggs and so
forth. Argentina would insist upon
lower duties on her corn and beef.
Australia would not be satisfied I'M
less we lowered our rates on wool and
mutton. Mexico would insist upon
lower duties on cattle and vegetables,
and the nations of the world would
make similar demands.
Point three promises to raise do
nestle prices on farm products. This
runs counter to Candidate Roosevelt's
own statements that the farmers
hope is to be found in foreign mark
cts. AS a matter of fact, thanks to
our tariff and standards of living, and
despite world wide depression the
prices paid for farm products in our
home markets is higher than it is in
the other markets of the world.
This deceptive screed's fourth point
declares that the Democrat candidate
will put into effect a national land
planning policy. Well, what of it?
President Hoover and the United
States Government has just such
project under way today. President
Hoover has done what Candidate
Roosevelt promises to do.
The fifth point in this remarkable
advertisement tells all who read that
the Democrat candidate will reduce
and equalize land taxes. He has failed
to do this in his own state, despite the
fact that he has been Governor for
over three and a half years. Presi-
dent Hoover advocated the reduction
of land taxes long ago. He told the
Governors of the several states that
this should be done and urged that
they take steps to do so. The United
States Government does not collect
land taxes in the several states. The
states do. President Hoover stands
pledged to continue his efforts to
bring about a complete readjustment,
not only of land taxes, but of other
taxes as well.
The sixth and last point in this adj
vertisement is typical of the Demo-
cratic party and worthy of Tammany
Hall itself. 1t calls for the re-
organization of the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture. Such re-
organization would do one thing well.
1t would give quite a few jobs to de-
serving Democrats. However, in view
of the excellent work that the Depart
ment of Agriculture has done to aid
the American farmer and to help him
combat the things that injure his
crops, the pests, blights and so forth,
it is extremely difficult to see why
the department should be reorganized
except for lob getting PURPOSES,