The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-08-01
Republican Party
AGRICULTURE


fit farmers must serve the national welfare. pros
agriculture with free and Independent farmers
is fundamental to the national interest.
We charge the present Administration with seek
ing to destroy the farmers freedom We denounce
the Administrations of tax money and multi
tude of federal agencies to put agriculture under
tisan political dctation and to make the farmer de-
pendent upon Government. We condemn the Brannan
plan which aims to control the farmer and to socalize
agriculture. We brand INSCRIPTIONS the Admins
tration's manipulation of grain markets during the
1948 election campaign to drive down farm prices and
its deliberate Misrepresentation of laws passed by the
Republican 80th Congress which authorized a long
range farm price-support program and provided for
adequate grain storage
We condemn a fraud on both the farmer and
the the Brannan plan scheme to pay direct
subsidies from the Federal Treasury in lieu of prices
to producers.
We favor farm program aimed at full parity
prices for all farm products in the market place Our
program includes commodity loans nonpershabe
products, on-thefarm storage, sufficient farm cred
1t and voluntary sefsupportng crop insurance Where
government action perishable commodities is de-
srable, recommend locally controlled marketing
agreements and other voluntary methods
Our program should include commodity loans
all nonpershabe products supported at the level
cessary to maintain balanced production. We do
not believe in restrictions the American farmers
ability to produce.
We favor bipartisan federal agricultural
mission with power to review the policies and admin
istration of our farm programs and to make recon-
mendations.
We support a constructive and expanded so-con-
servation program administered through locally
troled local districts and which shall emphasize that
payments shall be made for practices and improve
ments of a permanent nature.
Flood control programs should include the appli-
cation of sound land use reforestation and Waterman
agement practices on each watershed. These, far
feasible, should be decentrazed and locally con-
rolled to insure economy and effective soil
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We recommend expanded agricultural research
and education to promote crops and uses, new
markets, both foreign and domestic, trustworthy
crop and market estimates, realistic trade program
for agriculture aimed at restoring foreign markets and
developing outlets at home. Promotion of world
trade must be basis of fair competition We sup
port the principle of bona fde farmerowned farmer
operated cooperatves and urge the further develop
ment of rural identification and communication, with
1ederaly assisted production of and facilities
for distribution when these not adequately avail
able through private enterprise at fair rates..
We insist that adequate supply of power
on the farm is necessary to national welfare and
security and shall do those things required to
this result.
The Republican party will create conditions pro-
vding for farm prosperity and stability, safeguarding
the farmers independence and opening opportunities
for young people in rural communities. We will do
those things necessary to simplify and make efficient
the operation of the Department of Agriculture pre-
vent the Department from assuming neither
tended delegated by Congress, and to place the c
administration of farm programs closely possible
to State and local levels. u
This filler" taken in too great haste by the COP e
convention will come back to plague that party G
thousand fold since the facts show that the assertion
of grain market manipulation is absolutely false Ed e
LABOR r
The Republican party believes that regular and Y
adequate income for the employee together with unn-
errupted production of goods and services through y
he medium of private enterprise essential to y
ound national economy This can only be obtained "
n of industrial peace. y
With the above in mind we favor the retention of n
he Taft-Hartley Act, which guarantees: ~
To the working g