The Bismarck tribune., 1934-09-24


liberal banner of the Democratic
party. I know that when Henry Holt
appeals for election as senator; when
Tom Noodle asks for election as gov
ernor: when w. D. Lynch and Gus
Lamb ask for election to congress,
you will weigh their claims carefully.
I know these men will be one hum
dred per cent with President Roose-
velt In his forward-looking program,
and am sure their case will find
sympathetic consideration at the
heads OF the intelligent electorate Of
North Dakota.
occasionally, there are among us
men who try to belittle the Democra-
tic party, and its aims.
Charges have been made recently
that the Democratic party has taken
away the liberty of the American
people. What ridiculous charge to
make against a party that has always
fought for human liberty. One hun
dred and forty years ago Thomas
Jefferson first enunciated the liberal
doctrines that definitely took form
as the Democratic party organization.
That party has survived.
Protests Human RiShts
The Democratic party stands to-
day, more than ever before, NATIONAL
ly as well as in North Dakota, pro-
tector Of the rights Of the many as
against privilege for the few. Wood
row Wilson used to say that the rea-
son for the virility of the Democratic
party was because it had heart un-
der its jacket.
Back in the industrial east they
are telling us that the purpose of the
Roosevelt administration Is to destroy
the profit element in business for the
benefit OF the farmer. Here In the
agricultural west they are explaining
just as loudly that the desire Of the
administration is to turn the country
over to the monopolists and exalt the
city laborers at the expense Of the
tillers OF the soil-and either of these
two statements IS as accurate as the
other.
Even the distinguished and incom-
parable economist. Henry Fletcher,
chairman Of the Republican national
committee, is quite aware of the CIR
cumstance that the city dweller
would have no job If the farmer
didn't have money to buy the output
OF our mills and factories. Likewise,
the farmer would have no market if
the people in the towns and cities
were not prosperous enough to pay
for what the farmer raises.
Cites Farm Loan Act
! One thing that should be start
lingly familiar to the people Of North
Dakota with the change Of admins.
tration a year ago last March is the
way III which the farm loan act has
been administered. In 1923, under the
Hoover management. we find about
seven and half million dollars loan
ed to the farmers by the Federal Land
bank Of st. Paul. In 1929. 1t had sunk
to four and three-quarters million,
IN 1880 1t was barely three and a halt
millions; in 1881, 1t was down to three
millions, and in 1882 the cylce OF de-
flation which the Hoover administra-
ton insisted upon cut the loans to
the four states of Michigan, Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota and North Dakota.
down to $2.700,000.
/ Farms We're being foreclosed, agri-
culture was PROSTATE, but was there
any human feeling manifest in the
operations Of this important function
Of the government? No, say, and |
know the voices OF hundreds and
thousands Of farmers throughout this
section will echo the answer.
In 1888, President Roosevelt as
sumed office, and set out at once to
redeem his promise to the farmers of
the country. During 1888, loans made
through the Saint Paul Federal Land
bank rose to total of $34,50o 900
And in 1884, to the first of September
the loans made through the various
agencies Of the farm credit admins
tration reached the total for this dis
trict Of $l79,000,OOO.
Government Has q Heart
Here Is the answer to the farmers
question. It should assure you that
under the Roosevelt administrator
you have at last q government that