The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-08-06

10 Lure getting ready to
Farm Vote spring new sur
prise among his
many surprises and that he Will
employ it to Wean away as much
of the farm vote from Governor
Landon of Kansas as is possible.
The President usually has a caro-
up his sleeve, one that he can pull
out with a flourish and one that, on
the surface at least, carries very
convincing prospects in the partlcu-
lar line he has chosen.
In this instance, it seems rather
well established that you may eX-
pect the President to come forward
shortly with a brand new PROPOSE
ton for greater cooperative effort
between the farmers and the city
consumers. He is likely to pre-
sent this new proposition-some OF
his critics have been unkind enough
to describe it as new rabbit from
the hat-in a dressing that Will be
quite alluring. 1t is not clear yet
just when the new plan will be Of
fered by the President and his New
Deal associates, but the guess can
be made that it will come in time
to permit a full exposition of the
program by the New Dealers in
advance of election. By the same
token, it is apparent that the Presl-
dents 1886 promises for the farm
ers will be disclosed late enough so
that the Republicans will have little
time to pick it to pieces.
The tip-off on the fact th1t Mr..
Roosevelt is developing another
farm program comes in Mr.. Sec
rotary Wallace's latest book
'Whose Constitution. Of course,
the secretary's observations may
not be charged directly to the Pres
ident. Nevertheless, it is the opin-
ion of many of us who have
watched the New Deal wheels go
around that the secretary o. agri-
culture usually leads the procession
in offering new suggestions for New
Deal activities.
Secretary Wallace is candid
man and his frankness continuous
ly has been of an engaging sort.
For the reason that he is of this
type, I think it can be said usually
that his views reflect what is going
on beneath the surface. That is,
his views ordinarily serve as trial
balloon, whether the secretary re-
allies it or not, and If they are
watched closely, an accurate fore
cast of what is coming may be
made.
1t might have been that the Sec
retary's book would have escaped
attention as a vehicle carrying q
message from the inner circle Of
New Dealers except for one line
that was tucked away in the Dem
ocratic platform, or the platform
adopted by the Philadelphia con.
vention.
The sentence in the platform with
which the secretary's book may
properly be connected reads: I'VE
will act to secure to the consumer
fair value, honest sales and de-
creasing spread between the price
he pays and the price the producer
receives"
Some observers here have linked
that proposition with thought thai
Mr.. Roosevelt proposes to organize
not only co-operatives among the
farmers but to link those co-opera
tives with similar cooperative:
among the consumers. The Convic
ton held by these individuals i:
that Mr.. Roosevelt, astute politi
clan that he is, is seeking to xii
two birds with one stone. In othel
words, they contend that his plal
will be thrown out as an induce
ment for the farmers to supper
his policies and re-elect him ant
that when he deals with the voter
in great industrial areas he vii
point out to them the possibility o
cheaper food in this manner.
It is to be remembered in con
nection with the reported new farm
program that Mr.. Roosevelt ha
sent a commission to Europe t
study the cooperative idea. Their
has been no fanfare, no blare O
trumpets about the departure O
these men, each being an avowe,
.. New Dealer and each one bein
thoroughly dependable. That is
they are men who can be depende
upon to present the facts they gath
er in true New Deal light. The
have been in Europe now about
month. 1t is expected they will re
main at least one month longer. L
then, they take month to writ
that we can expect another NeN
Deal farm program, based upo
the cooperative idea, to emery
from the White House around Or
tober l. 1t is just 80 days fror
that date to the election.
, We now have had acceptanc
! speeches by both Mr.. Roosevelt an
: Governor Landor
Campaign his opponent. 7
Issues the extent thu
the keyn o t
speeches of the national col
yentions indicate the trend Of min
of the party workers and to the e.
tent that the acceptance speeche
I tell in a way the deeply roo
e ed views of the candidates, the il
$ sues of the campaign are drawn.
OF course, it has frequently bee
the case that the issues of July al
not the issues that decide the ele
n ton in November. There are tho:
K students of politics who are sayir
: this year that the questions di
: cussed by President Roosevelt ar
l. Governor Landon in their accep
, ance speeches are going to hay
e very little to do with the decisie
+ of the voters three months henc
e I can report only on a consensl